Death Of A Ladies’ Man

 

 

Released: November 1977
Chart position: UK #35
Producer: Phil Spector

01. True Love Leaves No Traces (4:23)
02. Iodine (5:01)
03. Paper Thin Hotel (5:39)
04. Memories (5:56)
05. I Left A Woman Waiting (3:25)
06. Don’t Go Home With Your Hard-On (5:33)
07. Fingerprints (2:55)
08. Death Of A Ladies’ Man (9:20)
Total time: 42:31 / COL CD 86042

Engineer: Larry Levine
Recorded: June-July 1977
Venues: Gold Star Recording Studios, Whitney Recording Studios, Devonshire Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Musicians:
Drums: Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner
Guitars: Art Munson, David Kessel, Dan Kessel, David Isaac, Jesse Ed Davis, Phil Spector, Ray Pohlman
Slide pedal guitar: Albert Perkins, “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow
Keyboards: Dan Kessel, Pete Jolly, Tom Hensley, Don Randi, Bill Mays, Barry Goldberg, Mike Lang, Phil Spector
Synthesizer: Dan Kessel, Devra Robitaille
Bass: Ray Pohlman, Ray Neapolitan (upright&electric)
Percussion: Terry Gibbs, Emil Radocchia, Gene Estes, Bob Zimmitti
Fiddle: Boby Bruce
Sax: Don Menza, Steve Douglas, Jay Migliori
Sax solos: Steve Douglas
Flute: Don Menza, Steve Douglas
Trombone: Charles Loper, Jack Redmond
Trumpet: Conte Candoli
Organ: Dan Kessel
Vibes: Terry Gibbs
Synthesizer programming: Bob Robitaille
Background vocals: Dan Kessel, David Kessel, Sherlie Matthews, Gerry Garrett, Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Brenda Bryant, Bili Thedford, Oren Waters, Lorna Willard, Julia Tillman, Oma Drake, Phil Spector, Bob Dylan, Alan Ginsberg, Bill Diez, Ronee Bakley
Ronee Blakley featured on “True Love Leaves No Traces”, “Iodine” and “Memories.”

Other credits:
Assistant engineers: Bob Rabitaille, Stan Ross
Assistant to the engineers: Bruce Gold
All rhytm arrangements by Phil Spector except “I Left A Woman Waiting” and “Iodine”, arranged by Nino Tempo
Vocal arrangements by Phil Spector
Horn arrangements by Don Menza
The co-writers wish to thank Bob Dylan, Alan Ginsberg and Bill Diez for their vocals on “Don’t Go Home With Your Hard-On”; Jane Tutor and her Little Children’s University for their help; Martin J. Machat for introducing the co-writers to one another; Suzanne and Avril for their support; George Brand for his extreme care and caution in all things and to devra Robitaille for coordinating the musicians and for her grave concern in the face of overwhelming odds.
All Liquor purchased from John & Pete’s liquor store
All Pizza from Piece O’ Pizza
Cover Photograph by anonymous photographer at a forgotten polynesian restaurant; l to r: Eva LaPierre, L.C., Suzanne
Design: Ron Coro, Bill Naegels/Gribbitt!
Art direction: John Cabalka

Notes:
All songs credited to “Spector/Cohen”
Originally released by Warner Brothers (Spector’s label)