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PAUL BUTTERFIELD
BETTER DAYS

Original 1973 album liner notes


Side One

1. NEW WALKIN BLUES  4:54
(Robert Johnson)

Paul Butterfield – vocal, electric piano and harp
Geoff Muldaur – slide guitar
Amos Garrett – guitar
Ronnie Barron – organ
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums

2. PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE  5:09
(Percy Mayfield)
Venice Music BMI

Geoff Muldaur – vocal
Paul Butterfield – harp
Amos Garrett – guitar
Ronnie Barron – piano
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums
Howard Johnson – baritone sax
Peter Ecklund – trumpet
Sam Burtis – trombone
Gene Dinwiddie – tenor sax
Dave Sanborn – alto sax
(Horns arranged by Howard Johnson)

3. BROKE MY BABY’S HEART  5:09
(Ronnie Barron)
Ether Music BMI

Ronnie Barron – vocal and organ
Paul Butterfield – harp
Geoff Muldaur – piano
Amos Garrett – guitar
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums
Howard Johnson – baritone sax
Dave Sanborn – alto sax
Stan Shafran – trumpet
J.D. Parran – tenor sax
Gary Brocks – trombone
(Horns arranged by Howard Johnson)
Background voices: Paul Butterfield, Geoff Muldaur, Amos Garrett

4. DONE A LOT OF WRONG THINGS  3:52
(Bobby Charles)
Street People Songs ASCAP

Paul Butterfield – vocal, harp and electric piano
Geoff Muldaur – vocal
Ronnie Barron – piano
Amos Garrett – guitar
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums
(Strings arranged by Geoff Muldaur)


Side Two

1. BABY PLEASE DON’T GO  3:28
(Big Joe Williams)
MCA Music, Inc. ASCAP

Paul Butterfield – vocal and harp
Geoff Muldaur – vocal and slide guitar
Amos Garrett – guitar
Maria Muldaur – vocal and fiddle
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums

2. BURIED ALIVE IN THE BLUES  3:44
(Nick Gravenites)
Heavy Gravy Music ASCAP

Paul Butterfield – vocal and harp
Geoff Muldaur – vocal and electric piano
Ronnie Barron – piano
Amos Garrett – guitar
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums

3. RULE THE ROAD  4:13
(Eric Von Schmidt)
Minglewood/Poppy Music BMI

Geoff Muldaur – vocal and acoustic guitar
Paul Butterfield – harp
Amos Garrett – acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
Background voices: Paul Butterfield, Maria Muldaur, Amos Garrett

4. NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE  3:37
(Nina Simone; Arranged by Better Days)
Nina Simone/Rolls Royce Music ASCAP

Paul Butterfield – vocal and harp
Geoff Muldaur – vocal, guitar and vibes
Amos Garrett – guitar
Ronnie Barron – electric piano
Christopher Parker – drums
Chorus: Bobby Charles, Dennis Whitted, Maria Muldaur, Ronnie Barron

5. HIGHWAY 28  3:10
(Rod Hicks)
Hickey-Do Music ASCAP

Paul Butterfield – vocal and harp
Geoff Muldaur – vocal
Amos Garrett – guitar
Ronnie Barron – piano
Billy Rich – bass
Christopher Parker – drums
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Produced by Paul Butterfield and Geoff Muldaur

Recorded and mixed at Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, New York

Engineer: Nick Jameson


Cover Design: Milton Glaser, Push Pin Studios

Black and white photography by Katherine Butterfield


Special thanks: Nick Jameson and David Jackson

Thanks also to Charlie Green


STEREO

Bearsville Records, distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91505. 44 East 50th Street, New York, New York 10022. Made in U.S.A.
© 1973 Warner Bros. Records Inc. (P) 1973 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A.


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