Categories
  • 1974 albums
  • Dory Previn albums
  • Albums produced by Nick Venet
  • Warner Records albums
    •   Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
      supported by EncyclosphereKSF

    Dory Previn (album)

    From Wikipedia - Reading time: 5 min

    Dory Previn
    Studio album by
    Dory Previn
    ReleasedSeptember 1974
    StudioBurbank Studios, Burbank, California
    GenreSinger-songwriter
    LabelWarner Bros.
    ProducerNik Venet
    Dory Previn chronology
    Live at Carnegie Hall
    (1973)     		Dory Previn
    (1974)     		We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx
    (1976)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
    The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

    Dory Previn is a solo studio LP by Dory Previn, released in 1974.[4][5] It was her first album for the Warner Brothers label, having left United Artists.[6][7]

    Critical reception

    [edit]

    The New York Times wrote that "very few other singer/songwriters can match the wisdom and the wit of Previn whose work turns our psyches inside out."[4]

    Track listing

    [edit]

    All tracks composed by Dory Previn

    1. "Lover Lover Be My Cover"
    2. "Coldwater Canyon"
    3. "Atlantis"
    4. "Mama Mama Comfort Me"
    5. "Brando"
    6. "New Rooms"
    7. "The Empress of China"
    8. "The Obscene Phone Call"
    9. "The Crooked Christmas Star, '73"
    10. "Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister?"

    Personnel

    [edit]
    • Guitar: David Bennett Cohen, Brian Davies, Peter Jameson, Dory Previn, Waddy Wachtel. Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore. Bouzouki: Perry Botkin, Jr.
    • Bass: Ray Brown, Lyle Ritz, Joe Osborn
    • Keyboards: Tom Keene, Lincoln Mayorga
    • Drums: Ron Tutt
    • Saxophone, flute, clarinet: Buddy Collette
    • Violin: James Getzoff. Fiddle: Bobby Bruce
    • Backing Vocals: Pat Henderson, Carolyn Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Sherlie Matthews, Marti McCall, Lisa Roberts[8]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Donovan, Charles. Dory Previn at AllMusic
    2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 640.
    3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 399.
    4. ^ a b Alterman, Loraine (September 8, 1974). "Pop" – via NYTimes.com.
    5. ^ "Dory Previn: Singer and songwriter hailed for hersearing honesty". The Independent. February 16, 2012.
    6. ^ "Dory Previn | Biography & History". AllMusic.
    7. ^ "Dory of the Blues - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
    8. ^ "Dory Previn". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved March 7, 2025.


    Stub icon

    This 1970s album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    • v
    • t
    • e
    This article is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
    Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dory Previn (album)
    Status: article is cached
    Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF