Playing Possum/ Carly Simon

US original盤
Norman Seeffによる美しいジャケット写真。（インナースリーブの写真も良いです）
BeatlesファンとしてはRingoとKlaus Voormanの参加が嬉しいです。それにてもこれだけのミュージシャンを投入して作られるアルバム、悪かろうはずがありません。Carly Simonってこんなに良かったんだ！と歌詞カードをじっくり見ながら聴き入ってしまう作品です。

Carly Simon – lead vocals, acoustic piano, horn arrangements, string arrangements, backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Billy Mernit – acoustic piano
James Newton Howard – ARP synthesizer, electric piano
Dr. John – acoustic piano

Lee Ritenour – electric guitar, mandolin
James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jeff Baxter – guitar
Alvin Robinson – guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar

Klaus Voormann – bass
Willie Weeks – bass
Leland Sklar – bass
Joe Mondragon – bass

Andrew Gold – drums, guitar, tambourine, acoustic guitar
Andy Newmark – drums
Ringo Starr – drums
Russ Kunkel – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Irving Cottler – drums
Alan Estes – percussion
Emil Richards – percussion
Fred Staehle – percussion
Richard Perry – tambourine
Eddie Bongo – congas

Trevor Lawrence – alto sax solo
Derrek Van Eaton – flute
Lon Van Eaton – clarinet, sitar
Tommy Morgan – harmonica
Perry Botkin Jr. – string arrangements, orchestration, conductor, horn and woodwind arrangements, clarinet and trombone arrangement
Paul Riser – horn and string arrangements

Rita Coolidge – backing vocals
Clydie King – backing vocals
Rodney Richmond – backing vocals
Vini Poncia – backing vocals
Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
Maxine Willard – backing vocals
Carolyn Willis – backing vocals
Abigale Haness – backing vocals
Carole King – backing vocals
Ken Moore – backing vocals