''Phoenix'' is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter
Dan Fogelberg, released in 1979 (see
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Track listing
All songs written by Daniel Fogelberg.
Personnel
* Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion (1, 9),
Prophet 5,
electric and
acoustic pianos (4–7, 9), bass guitar (10), orchestral arrangements
*
Kenneth A. Buttrey
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Buttrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, became a ...
– percussion (3)
*
Paul Harris – acoustic piano (2)
*
Jerry Hey –
flugelhorn
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(8)
*
Russ Kunkel – drums (5, 6),
conga
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s (7)
* Gayle Levant –
harp
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(8)
* Marty Lewis –
tambourine (5)
*
Jody Linscott – conductor, congas (4)
*
– drums (2–4, 7, 9)
*
Norbert Putnam – bass guitar (except on 10)
*
Tom Scott – saxophone (7),
lyricon (7)
* Sid Sharp – concertmaster
* Glen Spreen – orchestral arrangements
*
Mike Utley – organ (2, 5)
Production
* Producers – Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis and Norbert Putnam.
* Engineers – Jeff Guercio and Marty Lewis
* Recorded at Northstar Studios (Boulder, CO.); Quadraphonic Sound Studios (Nashville, TN); Bayshore Recording Studios (Coconut Grove, FL);
The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA);
Record Plant
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(Sausalito, CA).
* Mixed by Marty Lewis at Quadraphonic Sound Studios.
* Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
* Music Consultant (Track 5) –
Joe Walsh
* Art Direction and Design –
Kosh
* Cover – Dan Fogelberg
* Photography – Andy Katz
* Management – Front Line Management
Chart performance
Weekly Charts
Year End Charts (1980)
Charting Singles – Billboard (North America)
References
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Dan Fogelberg albums
Epic Records albums
1979 albums
Albums produced by Norbert Putnam