''Home by Dawn'' is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter
J.D. Souther, released in 1984 on
Warner Bros. Records
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Musician'' reviewer
J. D. Considine wrote simply: "Don't wait up."
Track listing
All songs written by
J.D. Souther, except where noted.
#"Home by Dawn" – 2:49
#"Go Ahead and Rain" – 3:31
#"Say You Will" (Souther,
Danny Kortchmar
Daniel "Danny Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassidy, Gr ...
) – 2:51
#"I'll Take Care of You" – 2:32
#"All for You" – 3:31
#"Night" (Souther,
Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy ...
) – 3:29
#"Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do" – 2:09
#"Bad News Travels Fast" – 5:52
#"All I Want" – 5:59
Personnel
*J.D. Souther – guitar, piano, drums, vocals, backing vocals
*Steve Goldstein – keyboards on "Night"
*
Don Henley – vocals, backing vocals
*
David Hungate – bass
*
Vince Melamed
Vincent Edward "Vince" Melamed is an American keyboardist and songwriter who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in New York, and moved to Los Angeles at an early age. Melamed has appeared with many bands as a keyboardist (Bob Dylan, J.D ...
– keyboards
*
Josh Leo
Josh Leo (born 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.
Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1976, he moved to Chicago, Illinois ...
– guitar
*Russ Martin – backing vocals
*Randy McCormick – keyboards
*
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...
– vocals on "Say You Will"
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Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, backing vocals
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Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy ...
– guitar on "Night"
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Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He composed singles for Eddie Rabbitt, including " I Wanna Dance with You", " That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and " ...
– guitar
Production
*David Malloy - producer
*Richard Bosworth - engineer
*Joe Bogan - recording
*
Niko Bolas
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, Russ Martin - additional vocal recording
References
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J. D. Souther albums
1984 albums
Warner Records albums
Albums produced by David Malloy