Jackson Browne – The Pretender
(Asylum Records AS53048)
Matrix No’s: A4/B2
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality – initials on side 1 label)
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
The Pretender is the fourth album by the American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Browne except where noted.
Side 1
- “The Fuse” – 5:50
- “Your Bright Baby Blues” – 6:05
- “Linda Paloma” – 4:06
- “Here Come Those Tears Again” (Browne, Nancy Farnsworth) – 3:37
Side 2
- “The Only Child” – 3:43
- “Daddy’s Tune” – 3:35
- “Sleep’s Dark and Silent Gate” – 2:37
- “The Pretender” – 5:53
Personnel
Musicians
- Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2)
- Craig Doerge – piano (1, 6, 7, 8)
- Roy Bittan – piano (2)
- Bill Payne – Hammond organ (2), piano (4, 5)
- Michael Utley – Hammond organ (4)
- David Lindley – slide guitar (1, 6), violin (5)
- Lowell George – slide guitar (2), harmony vocals (2)
- Roberto Gutierrez – guitarrón (3), violin (3), backing vocals (3)
- Luis Damian – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (4, 7, 8), guitar left (6)
- John Hall – guitar solo (4)
- Albert Lee – electric guitar (5)
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar right (6)
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1, 6, 7)
- Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 5)
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar (4, 8)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (1)
- Jim Gordon – drums (2, 4)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (5-8)
- Gary Coleman – percussion (5)
- Arthur Gerst – harp (3), backing vocals (3), musical arrangements (3)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (6)
- Richard Hyde – trombone (6)
- Jim Horn – saxophone (6), horn arrangements (6)
- Quitman Dennis – saxophone (6)
- David Campbell – string arrangements (7, 8)
- Rosemary Butler – harmony vocals (4)
- Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (4)
- Don Henley – harmony vocals (5)
- J. D. Souther – harmony vocals (5)
- David Crosby – harmony vocals (8)
- Graham Nash – harmony vocals (8)
Production
- Producer – Jon Landau
- Engineers – John Haeny (Tracks 1, 2 & 4-8); Greg Ladanyi (Track 3).
- Additional recording – Mark Howlett
- Assistant recording – Paul Black
- Mixing – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks 1-6 & 8); Val Garay (Track 7).
- Mix assistant – Dennis Kirk (Tracks 1-6 & 8)
- Mixed at The Sound Factory (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Management – Mark Hammerman
- Art direction and design – Gary Burden
- Back cover photo – Jackson Browne
- Front cover photo – Tom Kelley
- Other photography – Howard Burke, Peter Golden and Tony Lane.
- Liner notes – Pablo Neruda and Kenneth Rexroth
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