Head First

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Love Don't Prove I'm Right
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
lead vocals:
John Waite
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Love Don't Prove I'm Right
writer:
Tony Brock, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
52:45
A2Every Time I Think of You
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass:
Jack Conrad (producer and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too), Myrna Matthews and Marti McCall (session vocalist)
lead vocals:
John Waite
conductor:
Jimmy Haskell
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmy Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1978, in 1979) and Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1979)
recording of:
Every Time I Think of You
writer:
Jack Conrad (producer and songwriter) (in 1978) and Ray Kennedy (singer, songwriter, and record producer based in L.A.) (in 1978)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Hudson Bay Music, Seven Summits Music and X‐Ray Music
4.354:00
A3I Was One
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Mikel Japp, Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
I Was One
writer:
Mikel Japp and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
53:30
A4White Lightning
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
organ:
Michael Corby
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Billy Nicholls (English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director)
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
53:20
A5Run to Mexico
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
keyboard:
Michael Corby
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
synthesizer:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Run to Mexico
writer:
Tony Brock, Michael Corby, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:35
B1Head First
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Head First
writer:
Tony Brock, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
53:57
B2You (Got It)
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Michael Corby and Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
You (Got It)
lyricist and composer:
John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:37
B3Please Don't Leave Me Here
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Michael Corby and Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Please Don't Leave Me
writer:
Michael Corby, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
55:08
B4California
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
additional percussion:
Bobbye Hall
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
organ:
Michael Corby
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
synthesizer:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
California
lyricist and composer:
John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:00

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Bill Murphy
mastering:Mike Reese (mastering engineer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!)
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967–2008) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7111529 [info]