Attitudes (band)
Attitudes was a rock band from Los Angeles consisting of keyboardist David Foster, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bass guitarist Paul Stallworth and drummer Jim Keltner.[1] Its four members came together while working as session musicians during the recording of George Harrison's album Extra Texture (Read All About It).[1] One single by the band, "Sweet Summer Music" reached #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.[2] James Taylor later covered their single "Honey Don't Leave L.A." and that version reached #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.[3]
Band members
- David Foster – keyboards
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Danny (Kootch) Kortchmar – guitar, lead and background vocals
- Paul Stallworth – bass, lead and background vocals
Discography
Albums
- 1976: Attitudes (UK AMLH 22008) (USA SP22008) (Japan KING GP-289)
- 1977: Good News (UK K 56385) (USA DH 3021) (Japan WARNER P-10386D)
Singles
- 1975: "Ain't Love Enough" / "The Whole World's Crazy" (UK AMS 5504) (USA DH 10004)
- 1976: "Honey Don't Leave L.A." / "Lend a Hand" (USA DH 10008)
- 1976: "Sweet Summer Music" / "If We Want To" (UK AMS 5508) (USA DH 10011)
- 1977: "Sweet Summer Music" / "Being Here with You" (USA DRC 8404)
- 1977: "In a Stranger's Arms" / "Good News" (USA DRC 8452)
Attitudes
All songs produced by Lee Kiefer and Attitudes.
- Track listing
- Side 1
- "Ain't Love Enough" (David Foster, Brenda Gordon Russell, Brian Russell)
- "Street Scene" (Danny Kortchmar)
- "A Moment" (Foster, Jim Keltner, Kortchmar, Paul Stallworth)
- "You and I Are So in Love" (B.J. Cook, E. Mercury)
- "Squank" (Foster, Keltner, Kortchmar, Stallworth)
- Side 2
- "Lend a Hand" (Stallworth)
- "Chump Change Romeo" (Kortchmar)
- "First Ballad" (Foster, Keltner, Kortchmar, Stallworth)
- "Honey Don't Leave L.A." (Kortchmar)
- "In the Flow of Love" (Gilbert Bottiglier, Chuck Higgins Jr., Stallworth)
- Personnel
- Additional musicians
- Jesse Ed Davis – Guitar
- Chuck Higgins – Vocals
- Vince Charles – Percussion, Timbales
- Vanette Cloud – Background vocals
- Cosmo DeAguero – Conductor
- Lee Kiefer – Producer, Engineer
- Pat Murphy – Conductor
- Carmen Twillie – Vocals, Background vocals
- Fabio Nicoli – Art Direction
- Kathryn Collier – Background vocals
Good News
Produced by Jay Lewis and Attitudes.
- Track listing
- Side 1
- "Being Here with You" (Foster, Keltner, Kortchmar, Stallworth)
- "Drink My Water" (B. G. Russell, B. Russell)
- "Sweet Summer Music" (Bottiglier, Higgins Jr., Stallworth)
- "Let's Talk Turkey" (Kortchmar)
- "Foster's Frees" (Foster)
- "Turning in Space" (Brown, Higgins Jr., Stallworth)
- Side 2
- "Change" (Stallworth)
- "In a Stranger's Arms" (Kortchmar)
- "Manual Dexterity" (Kortchmar)
- "Promise Me the Moon" (Kortchmar)
- "Good News" (Stallworth)
- Personnel
- Additional musicians
- Ringo Starr – Drums (on "Good News")
- Tower of Power – Horns
- Jorge Calderón – Lead and background vocals
- Chuck Higgins – Lead vocals
- George Bell – Flute
- Marvin Braxton – Harmonica
- Vince Charles – Percussion, Timbales
- Donny Gerrard – Lead and background vocals
- Jay Graydon – Guitar
- Jimmie Haskell – String arrangements
- Booker T. Jones – Organ, Keyboards
- Jay Lewis – Guitar
- Pat Murphy – Percussion, Conductor, Conga
- Keith Olsen – Engineer
- Yvonne Rankin – Lead and background vocals
- Emil Richards – Percussion
- Waddy Wachtel – Guitar
- Greg Adams – Horn Arrangements
References
- Badgley, A. "Attitudes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- Ruhlmann, W. "Attitudes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- "JT awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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