Dory Previn (album)

1974 studio album by Dory Previn

Dory Previn

Studio album by

Dory Previn

Released| September 1974
Studio| Burbank Studios, Burbank, California
Genre| Singer-songwriter
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer| Nik Venet
Dory Previn chronology
| Live at Carnegie Hall
(1973)  | Dory Previn
(1974)  | We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx
(1976)

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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

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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

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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

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* Dory Previn – guitar, vocals
* Ray Brown – acoustic bass[ambiguous]
* Bobby Bruce – violin
* David Cohen – guitar
* Buddy Collette – saxophone, flute, clarinet
* Brian Davies – acoustic guitar
* Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
* Pat Henderson – backing vocals
* Peter Jameson – guitar
* Tom Keene – keyboards
* Carolyn Matthews – backing vocals
* Myrna Matthews – backing vocals
* Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
* Lincoln Mayorga – piano
* Marti McCall – backing vocals
* Joe Osborn – bass[ambiguous]
* Lyle Ritz – bass[ambiguous]
* Lisa Roberts – backing vocals
* Ron Tutt – drums
* Waddy Wachtel – guitar
* Perry Botkin, Jr. – string arrangements, conductor, bazouki

## References

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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.

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* The Leprechauns Are Upon Me (1958)
* On My Way to Where (1970)
* Mythical Kings and Iguanas (1971)
* Reflections in a Mud Puddle (1971)
* Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign (1972)
* Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
* Dory Previn (1974)
* We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx (1976)

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