Living in the USA

For the Steve Miller album, see Living In The U.S.A..

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For the Steve Miller album, see Living In The U.S.A..

Track listing

1. "Back in the U.S.A.
   Back in the U.S.A.
   
   "Back in the U.S.A." is a song by Chuck Berry, which was first issued in 1959 as a single a-side and on Berry's 1962 album More Chuck Berry, ....
   " (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music....
   )
2. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream
   When I Grow Too Old to Dream
   
   "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" is a popular music song with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1934 in music....
   " (Oscar Hammerstein II
   Oscar Hammerstein II
   
   Oscar Hammerstein II was an American writer, Theatrical producer, and Theatre director of Musical theatre for almost forty years, collaborating on many of the most important pieces of musical theatre of the twentieth century....
   , Sigmund Romberg
   Sigmund Romberg
   
   Sigmund Romberg, born Zsigmond Romberg was an United States composer best known for his operettas....
   )
3. "Just One Look
   Just One Look (song)
   
   "Just One Look" was a hit single co-written and sung by United States R&B singer Doris Troy in 1963. The song peaked at #10 in the U.S. singles charts....
   " (Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne
   Doris Troy
   
   Doris Troy was an United States Rhythm and blues singer, known to her many fan as "Mama Soul."She was born Doris Higginson in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbados Pentecostal Minister ....
   )
4. "Alison
   Alison (song)
   
   "Alison" is the fifth track on Elvis Costello's first album, My Aim Is True, released in 1977. Because "Alison" was recorded before Elvis Costello and the Attractions formed, his backing band was Clover , which included Huey Lewis, who went on to later fame with Huey Lewis and the News....
   " (Elvis Costello
   Elvis Costello
   
   Elvis Costello is an England musician and singer-songwriter. Costello came to prominence as an early participant in London's Pub rock scene in the mid-1970s, and later became associated with the punk rock and New Wave musical genres, before establishing his own unique voice in the 1980s....
   )
5. "White Rhythm & Blues" (J.D. Souther)
6. "All That You Dream" (Paul Barrere
   Paul Barrere
   
   Paul Barrere is a current member of the band Little Feat, having joined the band in 1972. Barrere has also recorded and performed with many notable musicians including Chicken Legs, Blues Busters, , Valerie Carter, Helen Watson , Chico Hamilton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Palmer , Eikichi Yazawa, and Carly Simon....
   , Bill Payne
   Bill Payne
   
   Bill Payne is a founding member of critically acclaimed United States rock and roll band , Little Feat. He is considered to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues musicians by many other piano rock musicians, including Sir Elton John....
   )
7. "Ooh Baby Baby" (William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren Moore)
8. "Mohammed's Radio" (Warren Zevon
   Warren Zevon
   
   Warren William Zevon was an American rock music singer-songwriter and musician noted for weaving his offbeat, sardonic view of life into his music, composing dark, sometimes humorous songs often laced with political or historical themes....
   )
9. "Blowing Away" (Eric Kaz
   Eric Kaz
   
   Eric Kaz, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947, is a singer-songwriter active mainly in the late 1960s and the 1970's....
   )
10. "Love Me Tender
    Love Me Tender (song)
    
    "Love Me Tender" is a song sung by Elvis Presley, to the tune of "Aura Lee" , a sentimental American Civil War ballad with music by George R. Poulton and words by W.W....
    " (Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley
    
    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
    , Vera Matson)

Personnel

• Linda Ronstadt - vocals
• Dan Dugmore - electric & pedal steel guitars
• Waddy Wachtel
  Waddy Wachtel
  
  Robert "Waddy" Wachtel is a Los Angeles musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel's passion for music, and ease of adaptation toward a variety of genres has placed him in a position as one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career, playing with high profile rockers like the Keith Ri...
   - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
• David Sanborn
  David Sanborn
  
  David Sanborn is an United States alto saxophone saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental Pop music and R&B....
   - alto saxophone
• Don Grolnick
  Don Grolnick
  
  Don Grolnick was an United States jazz and pop music pianist and composer, most noteworthy for his work with artists such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Steps , Billy Cobham, David Sanborn, the Brecker Brothers, Bob Mintzer, Dave Holland and Steely Dan....
   - piano
• Mike Mainieri
  Mike Mainieri
  
  Michael T. Mainieri, Jr. is a vibraphone most known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead.Mainieri is also a pioneer in introducing an electronic vibraphone, known as a "synth-vibe"....
   - vibraphone
• Kenny Edwards - bass, background vocals
• Russell Kunkel - drums
• Peter Asher
  Peter Asher
  
  Peter Asher was born on 22 June 1944 in Willesden, London, then part of Middlesex, England. He is a guitarist, singer, Talent manager and record producer....
   - cowbell, tambourine, background vocals
• Andrew Gold
  Andrew Gold
  
  Andrew Maurice Gold is an United States singer, musician and songwriter, best known in his homeland for his 1977 Top 40 single "Lonely Boy " and the 1978 single "Thank You for Being a Friend." His best known solo single in the United Kingdom is "Never Let Her Slip Away", which reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978....
  , Pat Henderson, Sherlie Matthews
  Sherlie Matthews
  
  Sherlie Matthews is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a backing vocalist for Pop, R&B and Rock groups from the mid 1960s to the present time....
  , David Lasley
  David Lasley
  
  David Lasley is an United States singer-songwriter, best known for his contributions as a background singer for such artists as Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and Luther Vandross....
  , Arnold McCuller
  Arnold McCuller
  
  Arnold McCuller is an African American singer from Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio.Although a singer with a solo career in his own right, McCuller is perhaps best known for his work as a back-up singer for such better-known artists as James Taylor, Phil Collins, Beck, and Bonnie Raitt....
   - background vocals
• Jan Michael Alejandro - tech
• Harold Jones - tech