''Mythical Kings and Iguanas'' is the second solo LP by

Dory Previn Dorothy "Dory" Veronica Previn ( Langan; October 22, 1925 – February 14, 2012) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter and poet. During the late 1950s and 1960s, Previn was a lyricist on songs intended for motion pictures and, with her t ...

, released in early 1971. Following her successful debut as a confessional singer-songwriter the previous year, it concentrated on the quest for spiritual fulfilment and a loving relationship.

Track listing

#"Mythical Kings and Iguanas" #"Yada Yada la Scala" #"The Lady With the Braid" #"Her Mother's Daughter" #"Angels and Devils the Following Day" #"Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign" #"Lemon Haired Ladies" #"Stone for Bessie Smith" #"The Game" #"Going Home"

Personnel

*Dory Previn – Vocals, Guitar *Abbey Hall Singers – Backing Vocals *Murray Adler – Violin *Bud Brisbois – Trumpet *Denny Brooks – Backing Vocals *

Conte Candoli Secondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orch ...

– Trombone *David Cohen – Guitar *

Buddy Collette William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Early life William Marcel Collette was born in L ...

– Clarinet *Rollice Dale – Viola *B.G. Davies – Backing Vocals *Brian Davies – Guitar *Phil Davis – Synthesiser *Jesse Ehrlich – Cello *Henry Ferber – Violin *Herbie Harper – Trombone *

Paul Humphrey Paul Nelson Humphrey (October 12, 1935 – January 31, 2014) was an American jazz and R&B drummer. Biography Humphrey was born in Detroit and began playing drums at age 8, taking private lessons in Detroit. In high school he played baritone hor ...

– Percussion *Harry Hyams – Viola *Peter Jameson – Guitar *Marilyn L. Johnson – French Horn *Tom Keene – Keyboards *Tom Sowell – Theremin/Moog Synthesizer *Ray Kelley – Cello *Lou Klass – Violin *

Larry Knechtel Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles-based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Simon ...

– Keyboards *Bernard Kundell – Strings *Joy Lyle – Violin *Clark Maffitt – Guitar *Floyd C Maffitt – Backing Vocals *Judy Mayhan – Backing Vocals *Michael McGinnis – Backing Vocals *Peter Morse – Backing Vocals *

Joe Osborn Joseph Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Louie Shelton William Louis Shelton (born April 6, 1941) is an American guitarist and music producer. Biography During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s Shelton was a session musician working in recording studios around Hollywood. Among his more notable session wo ...

– Guitar *

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

– Drums *West Venet – Backing Vocals *Hamilton Wesley Watt – Guitar *Tibor Zelig – Violin *

Mike D. Stone Mike D. Stone (October 24, 1949 - December 3, 2017) was an American audio engineer, recording engineer and record producer. Stone worked with Frank Zappa (multiple albums), Joe Walsh, B. B. King, Bee Gees (multiple albums), America (band), Amer ...

of the

Record Plant The Record Plant is a recording studio established in New York City in 1968 and currently operating in Los Angeles, California. Known for innovations in the recording artists' workspace, it has produced highly influential albums, including Blon ...

– engineer

Reception

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

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References

{{Authority control 1971 albums Dory Previn albums Albums produced by Nick Venet United Artists Records albums