Making a Good Thing Better

~ Release by Olivia Newton‐John (see all versions of this release, 43 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Making a Good Thing Better
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar:
John Farrar and Jay Graydon
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro and Joe Porcaro
piano:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Laura Creamer, Myrna Mathews and Julia Rinker
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
cover recording of:
Making a Good Thing Better
lyricist and composer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
Uncle Doris Music Co. Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3:46
2Slow Dancing
acoustic guitar:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
other instruments [steel]:
Sneaky Pete
piano:
Greg Mathieson
slide guitar [acoustic slide guitar]:
John Farrar
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist)
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
cover recording of:
Slow Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Jack Tempchin
publisher:
Jazz Bird Music (ASCAP) and WC Music Corp.
44:01
3Ring of Fire
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet:
Greg Mathieson
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
fiddle:
Byron Berline
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
John Farrar
background vocals:
Laura Creamer, Myrna Mathews and Julia Rinker
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
43:19
4Coolin’ Down
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
electric piano:
Greg Mathieson
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recording of:
Coolin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
John Farrar
publisher:
John Farrar Music
3:58
5Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
recorded in and remixed in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
engineer:
Armin Steiner
conductor:
Peter Myers (of "Peter Myer's Orchestra")
orchestrator:
Peter Myers (of "Peter Myer's Orchestra")
recorded at and remixed at:
Little Mountain Sound Co. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
cover recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
36:04
6Sad Songs
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
piano and synthesizer:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Pattie Brooks (American singer), Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews and Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist)
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
cover recording of:
Sad Songs
writer:
Billy Alessi and Bobby Alessi
publisher:
Alessi Music, Tenyor Music and 大洋音楽
3:39
7You Won’t See Me Cry
acoustic guitar:
John Farrar and Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet:
Greg Mathieson
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
oboe and ocarina:
George Marge
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro and Joe Porcaro
background vocals:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist)
cover recording of:
You Won’t See Me Cry
writer:
Joe Falsia (Producer, songwriter, guitarist) and Stephen Sinclair
publisher:
Jencan Music (BMI) and Lee Kramer Music (BMI)
3:03
8So Easy to Begin
acoustic guitar:
John Farrar and Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano:
Greg Mathieson
other instruments [steel]:
Sneaky Pete
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
cover recording of:
So Easy to Begin
lyricist and composer:
Jules Shear
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:33
9I Think I’ll Say Goodbye
acoustic guitar:
John Farrar and Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and background vocals [backing vocals]:
John Farrar
mandolin:
Byron Beline
other instruments [steel]:
Doug Livingston
piano:
Greg Mathieson
cover recording of:
I Think I’ll Say Goodbye
writer:
Marshall Chapman (US singer, songwriter & author) and Jim Rushing (songwriter)
publisher:
Don Williams Music, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:42
10Don’t Ask a Friend
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar:
John Farrar and Jay Graydon
harpsichord and piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recording of:
Don’t Ask a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Zargon Music (publisher related to the works of Olivia Newton-John)
3:47
11If Love Is Real
bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and background vocals [backing vocals]:
John Farrar
harmonium:
Randy Edelman (American score composer)
harpsichord and piano:
Greg Mathieson
slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
Jay Graydon
cover recording of:
If Love Is Real
lyricist and composer:
Randy Edelman (American score composer)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
4:34