Head First

~ Release by The Babys (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Love Don’t Prove I’m Right
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
lead vocals:
John Waite
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Love Don't Prove I'm Right
writer:
Tony Brock, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
52:46
2Every Time I Think of You
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass:
Jack Conrad
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too), Myrna Matthews and Marti McCall (session vocalist)
lead vocals:
John Waite
conductor:
Jimmy Haskell
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmy Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1978, in 1979) and Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Every Time I Think of You
writer:
Jack Conrad (in 1978) and Ray Kennedy (singer, songwriter, and record producer based in L.A.) (in 1978)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Hudson Bay Music, Seven Summits Music and X‐Ray Music
4.354:03
3I Was One
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Mikel Japp, Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
I Was One
writer:
Mikel Japp and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
53:29
4White Lightning
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
organ:
Michael Corby
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Billy Nicholls (English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director)
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
53:21
5Run to Mexico
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
keyboard:
Michael Corby
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
synthesizer:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne's band)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Run to Mexico
writer:
Tony Brock, Michael Corby, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:34
6Head First
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Head First
writer:
Tony Brock, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:02
7You (Got It)
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Michael Corby and Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
You (Got It)
lyricist and composer:
John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:40
8Please Don’t Leave Me
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
piano:
Michael Corby and Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Please Don't Leave Me
writer:
Michael Corby, Wally Stocker and John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
55:09
9California
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink
additional percussion:
Bobbye Hall
bass and lead vocals:
John Waite
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tony Brock
guitar:
Wally Stocker
organ:
Michael Corby
piano:
Kevin Kelly (piano, organ, accordion player)
synthesizer:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne's band)
background vocals:
Diana Lee (credited mostly for backing vocals, does soprano too) and Myrna Matthews
conductor:
Allan MacMillan
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
California
lyricist and composer:
John Waite
publisher:
Hudson Bay Music
54:00