''Maria Muldaur'' is the 1973 debut studio album of musician Maria Muldaur. The album includes "

Midnight at the Oasis "Midnight at the Oasis" is a 1973 song written by David Nichtern. It was recorded by American folk and blues singer Maria Muldaur for her self-titled album and is her best-known recording; it peaked at #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #21 i ...

", her best-known single, which charted at #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and "Three Dollar Bill", which charted at #7 on the

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charts. The album, which peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, was certified gold by the RIAA on May 13, 1974.Maria Muldaur RIAA
Accessed August 27, 2007. The album was positively reviewed, and very positively in at least one case. Writing in October 1973, ''Rolling Stone's'' reviewer

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described the album as "one of the half-dozen best" of the year, "the kind of glorious breakthrough that reminds me why I fell in love with rock & roll." Copy posted at The album is heavily influenced by

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and blues.

Track listing

Side One # "Any Old Time" (

Jimmie Rodgers James Charles Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as "the Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive rhythmi ...

) – 3:45 # "

" (

David Nichtern David Nichtern (born 19 February 1948) is an American songwriter and television composer, soundtrack artist and Buddhist teacher of the Shambala tradition of Chögyam Trungpa. Biography Born and raised in Manhattan, Nichtern is the son of Sol Nic ...

) – 3:49 # " My Tennessee Mountain Home" (

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

) – 3:32 # "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" (Nichtern) – 2:49 # "The Work Song" (

Kate McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010)Obituary at CBC ...

) – 4:04 Side Two # "Don't You Feel My Leg (Don't You Get Me High)" (

Blue Lu Barker Louisa "Blue Lu" Barker (née Louise Dupont) (November 13, 1913 – May 7, 1998) was an American jazz and blues singer. Her better-known recordings include "Don't You Feel My Leg" (1938), which she wrote with her husband, "Georgia Grind" and "Lo ...

Danny Barker Daniel Moses Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994) was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans. He was a rhythm guitarist for Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter during the 1930s. One of Barker's earl ...

J. Mayo Williams Jay Mayo "Ink" Williams (September 25, 1894 – January 2, 1980) was a pioneering African-American producer of recorded blues music. Some historians have claimed that Ink Williams earned his nickname by his ability to get the signatures of t ...

) – 2:48 # "Walkin' One and Only" ( Dan Hicks) – 2:47 # "Long Hard Climb" ( Ron Davies) – 3:03 # "Three Dollar Bill" (

Mac Rebennack Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from t ...

) – 3:58 # "Vaudeville Man" (

Wendy Waldman Wendy Waldman (born November 29, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Early life Waldman (born Wendy Steiner) grew up in the Los Angeles area. She was raised in a musical environment: her father Fred Steiner ...

) – 2:41 # "Mad Mad Me" (Wendy Waldman) – 3:13

Charts

Personnel

* Maria Muldaur - vocals *

Clarence White Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrd ...

- acoustic guitar ("My Tennessee Home" and "The Work Song") * Bill Keith - banjo ("Work Song" and "Vaudeville Man"), steel guitar ("Long Hard Climb" and "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song") * Ry Cooder - acoustic guitar ("Any Old Time") * David Lindley - Hawaiian guitar ("Any Old Time") *

Andrew Gold Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold played on scores of reco ...

- acoustic guitar ("Vaudeville Man") *

- acoustic ("Long Hard Climb", "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song", "My Tennessee Home", "The Work Song", "Walkin' One and Only" and "Midnight at the Oasis" & electric guitar ("Long Hard Climb"), producer ("Mad Mad Me") * David Grisman - mandolin ("My Tennessee Home") *

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

- keyboards ("Vaudeville Man', "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Three Dollar Bill"), horn arrangements ("Vaudeville Man", "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Three Dollar Bill") *

Jim Dickinson James Luther Dickinson (November 15, 1941 – August 15, 2009) was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Biography Dickinson was born in Li ...

- piano ("Any Old Time") * Mark T. Jordan - piano ("The Work Song" and "Midnight at the Oasis") *

Spooner Oldham Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy S ...

- piano ("Long Hard Climb" and "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song") * Greg Prestopino - piano ("Mad Mad Me"), background vocals ("The Work Song" and "My Tennessee Home"), voices ("Midnight at the Oasis") * James Gordon - organ ("Three Dollar Bill"), clarinet ("Vaudeville Man") *

Chris Ethridge John Christopher Ethridge (February 10, 1947 – April 23, 2012) was an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band (ISB) and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Pars ...

- bass ("Long Hard Climb", "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song", "My Tennessee Home" and "The Work Song") *

Klaus Voormann Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer. Voormann was the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and performed as a session musician on a host of recordings, including " You're So ...

- bass ("Vaudeville Man" and "Don't You Feel My Leg") * Ray Brown - bass ("Walkin' One and Only") *

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

- bowed bass ("Mad Mad Me") * Jimmy Calhoun - bass ("Three Dollar Bill") * Tommy McClure - bass ("Any Old Time") *

Freebo Daniel Friedberg, better known by the stage name Freebo, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer noted primarily for his work with Bonnie Raitt. He is also a session musician who has recorded and performed with Ringo Starr, ...

- bass ("Midnight at the Oasis") * Amos Garrett - bass, guitar, vocals, guitar solo ("Midnight at the Oasis") *

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America". Howard Sounes. ''Dow ...

- drums (all but 4 tracks) *

Ed Shaughnessy Edwin Thomas "Ed" Shaughnessy (January 29, 1929 – May 24, 2013) was a swing music and jazz drummer long associated with Doc Severinsen and a member of The Tonight Show Band on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Biography Shaughn ...

- drums ("Walkin' One and Only") * John Boudreaux - drums ("Three Dollar Bill") * Jim Gordon - drums ("Midnight at the Oasis") * Chris Parker - drums ("Mad Mad Me") * Jerry Jumonville - alto horn, horn arrangements ("Vaudeville Man", "Don't You Feel My Leg", "Three Dollar Bill") * Artie Butler - alto horn, horn arrangements ("The Work Song") * Nick DeCaro - accordion ("I Never Did Sing You a Love Song"), string arrangements ("Long Hard Climb", "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" and "Midnight at the Oasis") * Richard Greene - violin ("My Tennessee Home" and "Walkin' One and Only") * Larry Packer - violin, viola ("Mad Mad Me") * Karen Alexander - background vocals ("The Work Song") *

Gloria Jones Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul". She recorded the 1965 hit song " Tainted Love" and has w ...

- background vocals ("Three Dollar Bill") * Ellen Kearney - background vocals ("My Tennessee Home", "The Work Song") * Bettye LaVette - background vocals ("Three Dollar Bill") * Jessica Smith - background vocals ("Three Dollar Bill") * Beryl Marriott - violin

References

{{Authority control 1973 debut albums Maria Muldaur albums Albums produced by Joe Boyd Albums produced by Lenny Waronker Reprise Records albums