''Just an Old Fashioned Love Song'' is a studio

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by Paul Williams, released in 1971. Notable songs from the album, which were hits for other artists, include " (Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song", "

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", "Let Me Be the One" and "When I Was All Alone".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Williams; except where indicated # "Waking Up Alone" # "I Never Had It So Good" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) # "

" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) # "That's Enough for Me" # "A Perfect Love" # " (Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song" # " Let Me Be the One" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) # "Simple Man" (

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) # "When I Was All Alone" # "My Love and I" # "Gone Forever"

Personnel

* Paul Williams – vocals *

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– acoustic piano, electric piano (9) *

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– bass guitar (1-7,10,11) *

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– drums (1-4,10), congas (4,7,10,11), tambourine (2,10) *

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– acoustic guitar (1,3-5-,7,9,10), electric guitar (2,6,10,11) *

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– organ (1,5,8,10,11) *

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– congas (1), percussion (4) * Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (1,10), flute (5,6,9) clarinet (6) *Gene Cipriano – oboe (1), tenor saxophone (6), woodwinds (4) *Paul Shure – first violin (5,8,9) *Marv Limonick – second violin (5,8,9) *Milt Thomas – viola (5,8,9) *Edgar Lustgarten – cello (5,8,9) *

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- bass guitar (3), double bass (8) * Dick Hyde – tuba (6) *Jack Conrad – bass (9) *

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– drums (9) *Teddy Boy Friesen, Daffy Jackson, The Hobbit – kazoo (6) *

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– trombone (1) *

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– trumpet (1) ;Technical * Bruce Botnick, Dick Bogert,

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, Norm Kinney, Robert Appère,

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- engineer *Chuck Beeson, Junie Osaki - art direction *Jim McCrary - photography

Charts

References

1971 albums Paul Williams (songwriter) albums A&M Records albums Albums recorded at A&M Studios Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders {{1970s-pop-album-stub