Simple Dreams

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A1	It's So Easy Written-By – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:27
A2	Carmelita Organ – Don GrolnickWritten-By – Warren Zevon	3:07
A3	Simple Man, Simple Dream Cello – Dennis KarmazynDouble Bass – Richard FevesShaker – Rick MarottaViola, Arranged By [Strings] – David CampbellViolin – Charles Veal*Written-By – J. D. Souther*	3:12
A4	Sorrow Lives Here Written-By – Eric Kaz	2:57
A5	I Never Will Marry Arranged By – Linda RonstadtBacking Vocals – Dolly PartonWritten-By – Traditional	3:12
B1	Blue Bayou Backing Vocals – Don HenleyCowbell – Rick MarottaMandolin – Kenny EdwardsMarimba – Steve FormanWritten-By – Joe Melson, Roy Orbison	3:57
B2	Poor Poor Pitiful Me Backing Vocals – Larry HaglerTambourine, Maracas – Peter AsherWritten-By – Warren Zevon	3:42
B3	Maybe I'm Right Backing Vocals – John David SoutherWritten-By – Robert Wachtel*	3:05
B4	Tumbling Dice Electric Guitar – Dan DugmoreWritten-By – Mick Jagger & Keith Richard*	3:05
B5	Old Paint Arranged By – Linda RonstadtBacking Vocals – Herb PedersenWritten-By – Traditional	3:05

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
• Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Recorded At – The Sound Factory
• Mixed At – The Sound Factory
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Published By – MPL Communications Inc.
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – Darkroom Music
• Published By – WB Music Corp.
• Published By – Golden Spread Music
• Published By – Embassy Music Corp.
• Published By – Normal Music
• Published By – Acuff Rose Publications, Inc.
• Published By – Leadsheet Land
• Published By – Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MPL Communications Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Copyright (c) – Darkroom Music
• Copyright (c) – WB Music Corp.
• Copyright (c) – Golden Spread Music
• Copyright (c) – Embassy Music Corp.
• Copyright (c) – Normal Music
• Copyright (c) – Acuff Rose Publications, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Leadsheet Land
• Copyright (c) – Colgems-EMI Music Inc.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Dan Dugmore (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Linda Ronstadt (tracks: A5, B5), Waddy Wachtel (tracks: A2, A5, B1, B3)
• Backing Vocals – Kenny Edwards (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B4, B5), Linda Ronstadt (tracks: A1, B5), Peter Asher (tracks: A1, B3, B5), Waddy Wachtel (tracks: A1, A2, B3, B4)
• Bass – Kenny Edwards (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
• Clavinet – Don Grolnick (tracks: A1, B2)
• Design, Art Direction – Kosh*
• Drums – Rick Marotta (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B4)
• Electric Guitar – Waddy Wachtel (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4)
• Electric Piano – Don Grolnick (tracks: A3, B1)
• Electronic Drums [Syn-drums] – Rick Marotta (tracks: A2, B1, B2)
• Guitar [Dobro] – Mike Auldridge (tracks: A5, B5)
• Mastered By – Doug Sax
• Photography By – Jim Shea
• Piano – Don Grolnick (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B4, B5)
• Producer – Peter Asher
• Recorded By [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Howlett
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Val Garay
• Steel Guitar – Dan Dugmore (tracks: A3, B1)

Notes

Centre labels:
Mfg by Elektra Asylum Nonesuch Records. A Devision of Warner Communications Inc.

℗ 1977 Asylum Records

Track A1: MPL Communications, Inc. BMI
Track A2: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. & Darkroom Music BMI
Track A3: WB Music Corp. & Golden Spread Music ASCAP
Track A4: Embassy Music Corp. BMI
Track A5: Normal Music BMI

Track B1: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. BMI
Track B2: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. & Darkroom Music BMI
Track B3: Leadsheet Land ASCAP
Track B4: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. ASCAP
Track B5: Normal Music BMI

Inner sleeve:
Track A1: © Copyright 1958 MPL Communications, Inc./BMI
Track A2: © Copyright 1972 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. & Darkroom Music/BMI
Track A3: © Copyright 1976 WB Music Corp. & Golden Spread Music/ASCAP
Track A4: © Copyright 1967 Embassy Music Corp./BMI
Track A5: © Copyright 1977 Normal Music/BMI

Track B1: © Copyright 1961 Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc./BMI
Track B2: © Copyright 1973 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. & Darkroom Music/BMI
Track B3: © Copyright 1973 Leadsheet Land/ASCAP
Track B4: © Copyright 1977 Schaltone B.V. All administrative right for U.S. and Canada controlled by Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./ASCAP
Track B5: © Copyright 1977 Normal Music/BMI

Mike Auldridge appears courtesy of Flying Fish Records, Inc.
Dolly Parton appears courtesy of RCA Records A division of RCA Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

Sleeve:
Recorded & mixed at the Sound Factory, LA
Recorded May 23rd-July 22nd, 1977.
This album was mixed using the Aphex Aural Exciter system mastered at the Mastering Lab, LA

℗ & © 1977 elektra/asylum records
a division of warner communications inc.

Other info:
Includes inner sleeve with printed lyrics and a photo on reverse.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 6E-104-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 6E-104-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout): 6E-104 A-8 SP SP TML-M
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - Stamped): TML-M
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout): 6E-104 B-10 SP SP
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - Stamped): TML-S
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2, etched, "TML-M" is stamped): 6E.104 A-8 SP SP TML-M -3
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2, etched, "TML-S" is stamped): 6E-104 B-10 SP SP :2 TML-S
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3, etched, "TML-M" is stamped): 6E.104 A SP TML-M SP 1-M
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3, etched, "TML-M" is stamped): 6E-104 B-8 SP SP -2 TML-M

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6E-104	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Asylum Records	6E-104	US	1977
ET8 104	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams ‎(8-Trk)	Asylum Records	ET8 104	Canada	1977
TC5-104	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	Asylum Records	TC5-104	US	1977
7559-60510-2	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Asylum Records	7559-60510-2	Germany	1986
6E-104	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Asylum Records	6E-104	US	1977

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