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A move from United Artists to Warner Brothers found Dory Previn in fine form and with a battery of very good jokes, not least of which is a typically off-kilter take on gospel, "Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister?." Unlike other comedic songwriters, (e.g., Randy Newman), she never values a cheap joke or a glib cleverness over direct, heartfelt expression, as the tender "Atlantis" attests. Her musicianship was fast catching up with her wordplay, too. The sly, cinematic chord progressions of "The Empress of China" are leaps and bounds above the basic structures of her early songs. ~ Charles Donovan
Personnel: Dory Previn (vocals, guitar); Carolyn Matthews, Sherlie Matthews, Marti McCall (vocals, background vocals); Pat Henderson, Lisa Roberts, Myrna Matthews (vocals); Brian Davies, David Cohen (guitar, acoustic guitar); Richard Wachtel, Peter Jameson (guitar); Robert Wachtel (acoustic guitar); Peter G.D. Jameson (bottleneck guitar); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar); Don Dugmore (pedal steel guitar); Bobby Bruce (violin, fiddle); Perry Botkin, Jr. (strings); Buddy Collette (clarinet, wind); Lincoln Mayorge, Lincoln Mayorga (piano); Tom Keen (electric piano); Tom Keene (keyboards); Ray Brown (acoustic bass); Lyle Ritz, Joe Osborne (bass guitar); Myrna Y. Matthews, Lisa Roberts, Patricia Henderson (background vocals); Ron Tutt (drums).
Liner Note Author: Richie Unterberger.
Dory Previn Music | List Price | $12.97 (You save $2.52) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Oldies, Vocal, Singer/Songwriter, Jazz | | Label | Collectors' Choice Music | | Orig Year | 1974 | | All Time Sales Rank |  84538  | | CD Universe Part number | 7433815 | | Catalog number | 7862 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 17, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Nikolas K. Venet | | Engineer | Andy MacDonals; John Neal; Frank Jones | | Recording Time | 36 minutes | | Personnel | Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
Ray Brown - acoustic bass
Ron Tutt - drums
Sherlie Matthews
Myrna Matthews - vocals
Joe Osborne - bass guitar
David Cohen - guitar, acoustic guitar
David Cohen - guitar, acoustic guitar
Buddy Collette - clarinet, wind
Richard Wachtel
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