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The Pretender
Jackson Browne

Asylum
6E 107-2

1. THE FUSE (5:47)
DRUMS: RUSSELL KUNKEL
BASS: LELAND SKLAR
PIANO: CRAIG DOERGE
SLIDE GUITAR: DAVID LINDLEY

2. YOUR BRIGHT BABY BLUES (6:01)
DRUMS: JIM GORDON
BASS: CHUCK RAINEY
PIANO: ROY BITTAN
ACOUSTIC GUITAR: JACKSON BROWNE
SLIDE GUITAR & HARMONY: LOWELL GEORGE
ORGAN: BILLY PAYNE

3. LINDA PALOMA (4:05)
VIJUELLA, GUITAR & BACKGROUND VOCAL: LUIS F. DAMIAN
GUITARON, VIOLIN & BACKGROUND VOCAL: ROBERTO GUTIERREZ
HARP & BACKGROUND VOCAL: ARTHUR GERST
ARRANGED BY ARTHUR GERST
RECORDED BY GREG LADANYI
MILLONES DE GRACIAS A VAN DYKE PARKS

4. HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN (3:35)
DRUMS: JIM GORDON
BASS: BOB GLAUB
PIANO: BILLY PAYNE
ELECTRIC & ACOUSTIC GUITAR: FRED TACKETT
GUITAR SOLO: JOHN HALL
ORGAN: MIKE UTLEY
HARMONIES: BONNIE RAITT & ROSEMARY BUTLER
RANDOM NOTES: JON LANDAU

5. THE ONLY CHILD (3:40)
DRUMS: JEFF PORCARO
BASS: CHUCK RAINEY
PIANO: BILLY PAYNE
ACOUSTIC GUITAR: FRED TACKETT
ELECTRIC GUITAR: ALBERT LEE
PERCUSSION: GARY COLEMAN
HARMONIES: JOHN DAVID SOUTHER & DON HENLEY
VIOLIN: DAVID LINDLEY

6. DADDY'S TUNE (3:34)
DRUMS: JEFF PORCARO
BASS: LELAND SKLAR
PIANO: CRAIG DOERGE
GUITAR LEFT: FRED TACKETT
GUITAR RIGHT: WADDY
SLIDE GUITAR: DAVID LINDLEY
HORNS: JIM HORN, CHUCK FINLEY, DICK HYDE & QUITMAN DENNIT
HORNS ARRANGED BY JIM HORN

7. SLEEP'S DARK AND SILENT GATE (2:35)
DRUMS: JEFF PORCARO
BASS: LELAND SKLAR
PIANO: CRAIG DOERGE
ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC GUITAR: FRED TACKETT
STRINGS ARRANGED BY DAVID CAMPBELL
MIXED BY VAL GARAY

8. THE PRETENDER (5:50)
DRUMS: JEFF PORCARO
BASS: BOB GLAUB
PIANO: CRAIG DOERGE
ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC GUITAR: FRED TACKETT
HARMONIES: DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH
STRINGS ARRANGED BY DAVID CAMPBELL
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TRACKS RECORDED BY JOHN HAENY
ASSISTED BY PAUL BLACK
ADDITIONAL RECORDING: MARK HOWLETT
MIXED BY GREG LADANYI
ASSISTED BY DENNIS KIRK
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BONNIE RAITT & LOWELL GEORGE APPEAR COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC

GRAHAM NASH & DAVID CROSBY APPEAR COURTESY OF ABC RECORDS, ATLANTIC RECORDS & POLYDOR INTERNATIONAL GMBH
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RECORDED AT SUNSET SOUND
MIXED AT THE SOUND FACTORY WITH APHEX AURAL EXCITER
MASTERED BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN AT A&M
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PRODUCED BY JON LANDAU
MANAGED BY MARK HAMMERMAN FOR ONE ON ONE
FRONT COVER PHOTO BY TOM KELLEY STUDIOS
BACK COVER PHOTO: JACKSON BROWNE
THE ROAD: HOWARD BURKE
THE SKY: PETER GOLDEN

ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN: GARY BURDEN
WITH THANKS TO TONY LANE
THANKS TO LOWELL GEORGE AND VALERIE CARTER FOR THEIR INSPIRATION AND ELIZABETH REYNOLDS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. THANKS ALWAYS TO DAVID GEFFEN

CD MASTERING BY GREG LADANYI