Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

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I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Ghost Writer - Garland Jeffreys

Stock Number

SP 4629

Label

A&M Records

Country

Canada

Format

vinyl album, cassette album.

Released: 1977

Track	Track Title	Track Time
1	Rough and Ready	00:02:57
2	I May Not Be Your Kind	00:03:46
3	New York Skyline	00:03:29
4	Cool Down Boy	00:04:04
5	Ghost Writer	00:05:39
6	Lift Me Up	00:03:28
7	Who-O	00:03:38
8	Wild In the Streets	00:02:59
9	35 Millimeter Dreams	00:03:12
10	Spanish Town	00:07:43

Credit	Role Sort ascending
James Taylor	vocal
Garland Jeffreys	vocal
Arnold McCuller	vocal
Lynne Pitney	vocal
David Spinozza	vocal
David Lasley	vocal
Burt Collins	trumpet
Randy Brecker	trumpet
Danny Cahn	trumpet
Phil Messina	trombone
Al Cohn	tenor sax
Michael Brecker	tenor sax
David Spinozza	string and horn arrangement
David Sanborn	soprano sax
David Spinozza	slide guitar
Roy Cicala	producer
David Spinozza	producer
Garland Jeffreys	producer
Manny Gonzalez	photography
Duane Michaels	photography
Rubens Bassini	percussion
Steve Gadd	percussion
Lew Hahn	mix
Bernie Grundman	mastering
Charlie Shays	horn arrangement
Theodore Jones	guitar
Alan Freedman	guitar
Hugh McCracken	guitar
Garland Jeffreys	guitar
David Spinozza	guitar
Lew Hahn	engineer
Steve Gadd	drums
John Boudreaux	drums
Rick Marotta	drums
Carole Langer	design
Christine Martin	coordination
Leon Pendarvis	clavinet
Dr. John	clavinet
Don Grolnick	clavinet
Johnny Ace	bass
Anthony Jackson	bass
David Peel	background vocal
Randy Mason	assistant engineer
Carole Langer	art direction
Garland Jeffreys	arranger
Dr. John	arranger
Earl Lindo
Winston Grennan

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