Playing Possum

~ Release by Carly Simon (see all versions of this release, 26 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1975 Elektra Entertainment
℗ 1975 Elektra Entertainment, manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-22 05:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1After the Storm
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Klaus Voorman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Andrew Gold
electric guitar:
Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Alan Estes
piano:
Carly Simon
solo alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Carly Simon
orchestrator:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recording of:
After the Storm
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:49
2Love Out in the Street
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Andy Newmark
guitar and tambourine:
Andrew Gold
percussion:
Emil Richards
piano:
Carly Simon
piano [2nd piano]:
Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge, Clydie King, Rodney Richmond (background vocals) and Carly Simon
conductor:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) (strings)
strings arranger:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician)
recording of:
Love Out in the Street
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:45
3Look Me in the Eyes
recording engineer:
Norm Kinney
acoustic guitar:
Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
electric piano and synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
percussion:
Alan Estes
background vocals:
Vini Poncia and Carly Simon
recording of:
Look Me in the Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music
3:37
4More and More
recording engineer:
Andrew Berliner
bass:
Klaus Voorman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Freddie Staehle
piano:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
tambourine:
Richard Perry (producer)
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard and Carolyn Willis
recording of:
More and More
writer:
Merle Kilgore and Webb Pierce
recording of:
More and More
writer:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Alvin Robinson
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Rizzum Music (BMI-affiliated)
4:04
5Slave
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar and mandolin:
Lee Ritenour
piano:
Carly Simon
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge, Clydie King and Carly Simon
conductor:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) (woodwind [woodwinds], horn [horns], strings)
horn [horns] arranger, strings arranger and woodwind [woodwinds] arranger:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician)
recording of:
Slave
writer:
Jacob Brackman and Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music, Maya Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:57
6Attitude Dancing
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
congas [conga]:
Eddie Bongo
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Andrew Gold
piano:
Carly Simon
background vocals:
Abigale Haness, Carole King, Kenny Moore and Carly Simon
horn [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Attitude Dancing
writer:
Jacob Brackman and Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music, Maya Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
23:52
7Sons of Summer
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
piano:
Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor)
vocals:
Carly Simon
recording of:
Sons of Summer
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mernit (American singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, author and actor)
publisher:
Thorkus Publishing Company (BMI-affiliated)
3:08
8Waterfall
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clarinet:
Lon Van Eaton
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Lee Ritenour
flute:
Derrek van Eaton
piano:
Carly Simon
background vocals:
Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Waterfall
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:35
9Are You Ticklish
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Joe Mondragon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Irv Cottler
piano:
Carly Simon
conductor:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician) (clarinet [clarinets], trombone)
clarinet [clarinets] arranger and trombone arranger:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician)
recording of:
Are You Ticklish
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:28
10Playing Possum
recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Andrew Gold
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Sneaky Pete
piano:
Carly Simon
sitar:
Lon Van Eaton
background vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
strings arranger:
Carly Simon
orchestrator:
Perry Botkin, Jr. (composer, producer, arranger, and musician)
recording of:
Playing Possum
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’Est Music and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:58