Hoyt Axton
LESS THAN THE SONG
A&M SP4376
Oklahoma native Hoyt Axton (1938-99) was a prominent songwriter, best known for "The Pusher" (Steppenwolf), "Greenback Dollar" (Kingston Trio) and Three Dog Night ("Never Been to Spain" & "Joy to the World").
His mother, Mae Axton, wrote Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel."
SIDE ONE
Sweet Misery 3:20/ Less Than the Song 3:00/ Sweet Fantasy 3:07/ Days are Short (Arlo Guthrie - Howard Beach Music ASCAP) 3:47/ Mary Makes Magic 3:24/ Peacemaker 3:00.
SIDE TWO
Nothin' to Lose 3:02/ Oklahoma Song 2:17/ Mexico City Hangover 3:16 (Screen Gems- Columbia Music BMI ... written by Axton) 3:16/ Hungry Man 2:43/ Somebody Turned on the Light 2:58/ Blue Prelude (Gordon Jenkins & Joe Bishop- World Music Inc. ASCAP) 1:47.
All songs by Hoyt Axton (Lady Jane Music BMI) except where indicated.
Produced by Bob Johnston/ Engineer: Bob Potter, Island Studios, London; Ray Stevens Sound Laboratory, Nashville; Tommy Viscari, A&M Studios, Hollywood; Remix: Bob Potter.
Hoyt Axton - acoustic guitar, vocals/ Ron Cornelius, Max Gordon - drums/ Karl Himmel - bass/ Tim Drummond - harmonica/ Ed Kollis - piano & organ/ Bob Wilson - fiddle/ Stephen Pace - piano/ Dana Brady, Claudia Linnear, Donna Washburn, Donna Weiss, Linda Ronstadt - background vocals/ Roland Young - art direction/ John Van Hammersveld - design/ Jim McCrary - photography/ Special thanks to Abe Somer, Allan McDougall and Reverend C.
A double-CD reissue of Hoyt Axton's A&M studio albums has been released.
JB
www.sixcats.com/axton/hoyt.htm
Credits:
LESS THAN THE SONG
A&M SP4376
Oklahoma native Hoyt Axton (1938-99) was a prominent songwriter, best known for "The Pusher" (Steppenwolf), "Greenback Dollar" (Kingston Trio) and Three Dog Night ("Never Been to Spain" & "Joy to the World").
His mother, Mae Axton, wrote Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel."
SIDE ONE
Sweet Misery 3:20/ Less Than the Song 3:00/ Sweet Fantasy 3:07/ Days are Short (Arlo Guthrie - Howard Beach Music ASCAP) 3:47/ Mary Makes Magic 3:24/ Peacemaker 3:00.
SIDE TWO
Nothin' to Lose 3:02/ Oklahoma Song 2:17/ Mexico City Hangover 3:16 (Screen Gems- Columbia Music BMI ... written by Axton) 3:16/ Hungry Man 2:43/ Somebody Turned on the Light 2:58/ Blue Prelude (Gordon Jenkins & Joe Bishop- World Music Inc. ASCAP) 1:47.
All songs by Hoyt Axton (Lady Jane Music BMI) except where indicated.
Produced by Bob Johnston/ Engineer: Bob Potter, Island Studios, London; Ray Stevens Sound Laboratory, Nashville; Tommy Viscari, A&M Studios, Hollywood; Remix: Bob Potter.
Hoyt Axton - acoustic guitar, vocals/ Ron Cornelius, Max Gordon - drums/ Karl Himmel - bass/ Tim Drummond - harmonica/ Ed Kollis - piano & organ/ Bob Wilson - fiddle/ Stephen Pace - piano/ Dana Brady, Claudia Linnear, Donna Washburn, Donna Weiss, Linda Ronstadt - background vocals/ Roland Young - art direction/ John Van Hammersveld - design/ Jim McCrary - photography/ Special thanks to Abe Somer, Allan McDougall and Reverend C.
A double-CD reissue of Hoyt Axton's A&M studio albums has been released.
JB
www.sixcats.com/axton/hoyt.htm
Credits: