'' Sweet Bird ''is an album by the American singer
Lani Hall. Like many of Hall's albums, ''Sweet Bird'' is made up of cover versions of songs.
Track listing
#"
Send in the Clowns" (
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...
) 2:21
#"That’s When Miracles Occur" (
Andy Pratt) 3:07
#"Early Mornin’ Strangers" (
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...
,
Hal David) 3:40
#"Mr. Blue (Misty Blue)" (
Michael Franks) 3:29
#"Too Many Mornings" (
Bill Quateman) 4:40
#"At the Ballet" (
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT ...
,
Edward Kleban) 6:27
#"The Moon Is All Alone (Like Me)" (
Michel Colombier, Lani Hall, E. Colombier) 3:22
#"Dolphins Lullaby" (
Rick Roberts) 4:17
#"Sweet Bird" (
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
) 2:53
Album credits
Performance credits
*Lani Hall - all vocals
*
Michel Colombier - all keyboards
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Larry Carlton
Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. He has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorde ...
- guitar
*
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s.
Biography
Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...
- guitar
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Dennis Budimir - guitar
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Chuck Domanico - bass
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Stanley Clarke - bass on "Send in the Clowns"
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Jim Keltner - drums, percussion
*
Milt Holland - percussion
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Herb Alpert - trumpet solo on "Mr. Blue"
Technical credits
*
Michael Boddicker - synthesizer programmer
*
Bruce Swedien - microphone
References
1977 albums
Albums produced by Herb Alpert
A&M Records albums
Lani Hall albums
Albums recorded at A&M Studios
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