Careless (album)

Careless is the debut album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes two hit singles: "On and On", which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart,[4] and "Save It for a Rainy Day" which made No. 22. The album itself rose to No. 34 on the Billboard albums chart.[5] Notable contributors to the album include Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel and Chaka Khan.

Careless
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedABC Studios, A&M Studios
GenrePop, soft rock
Length39:19
LabelABC Records
ProducerHenry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop chronology
Careless
(1976)
Bish
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen Bishop.

No.TitleLength
1."On and On"3:03
2."Never Letting Go"3:48
3."Careless"3:45
4."Sinking in an Ocean of Tears"3:08
5."Madge"4:03
6."Every Minute"3:58
7."Little Italy"3:27
8."One More Night"4:02
9."guitar interlude"0:35
10."Save It for a Rainy Day"3:12
11."Rock and Roll Slave"3:38
12."The Same Old Tears on a New Background"2:40

Personnel

  • Stephen Bishop – lead vocals (1-8, 10, 11, 12), backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 11), acoustic guitar (1-12), trombone (3)
  • Andrew Gold – electric guitar (1, 6)
  • Michael Staton – steel guitar (1)
  • Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (2)
  • Eric Clapton – slide guitar (4), electric guitar solo (10)
  • Jay Graydon – electric guitar (4), acoustic guitar (6)
  • Larry Carlton – acoustic guitar (7)
  • Tommy Tedesco – mandolin (7)
  • John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano (1, 10), acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
  • Alan Lindgren – synthesizer (4, 8)
  • Steve Paietta – accordion (7)
  • Larry Knechtel – electric piano (11), organ (11)
  • Mac Cridlin – bass guitar (1, 3, 4)
  • Reinie Press – bass guitar (2, 8, 11)
  • Max Bennett – bass guitar (6, 7)
  • Jeff Staton Jones – bass guitar (10), electric guitar (10)
  • Larry Brown – drums (1, 3, 4)
  • Jim Gordon – drums (2, 8, 11)
  • John Guerin – drums (6, 7)
  • Russ Kunkel – drums (10)
  • Victor Feldman – marimba (1), percussion (1, 7), vibraphone (1, 7)
  • Ray Pizzi – saxophone solo (4)
  • Ian Freebairn-Smith – string arrangements (2, 7), string conductor (2), horn arrangements (4, 10), woodwind arrangements (7)
  • Lee Holdridge – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 8)
  • Chaka Khan – backing vocals (2, 7, 10)
  • Art Garfunkel – backing vocals (3, 6, 11)
  • Leah Kunkel – backing vocals (11)

Production

  • Producers – Stephen Bishop and Henry Lewy
  • Engineer – Henry Lewy
  • Assistant Engineers – Leslie Jones and Helen Silvani
  • Recorded at ABC Recording Studios and A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman
  • Cover and Back Photography – Gary Heery
  • Inside Photography – Gary Heery, Patti Boyd Harrison and Charles Villiers.

References

  1. Careless at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 135. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 65. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd Edition, p. 35. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7631-8
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