Stampede

[ Stampede ]
Stampede – 1975

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  1. Sweet Maxine [Lyrics]
  2. Neal’s Fandango [Lyrics]
  3. Texas Lullaby [Lyrics]
  4. Music Man [Lyrics]
  5. Slat Key Soquel Rag (Instrumental)
  6. Take Me In Your Arms [Lyrics]
  7. I Cheat The Hangman [Lyrics]
  8. Precis (Instrumental)
  9. Rainy Day Crossroad Blues [Lyrics]
  10. I Been Workin’ On You [Lyrics]
  11. Double Dealin’ Four Flusher [Lyrics]


Produced by Ted Templeman
Engineered by Don Landee

Art Direction: Ed Thrasher
Photography: Michael & Jill Maggid
Design: John & Barbara Casado
Hand Tinting: Kristin Sundborn

The Doobie Brothers:
 Tiran Porter – bass/vocals
Tom Johnston – guitars/vocals
John Hartman – drums
Pat Simmons – guitars/vocals
Keith Knudsen – drums/vocals
Jeff Baxter – guitars

Additional Players:
 Billy Payne – keyboards
Ry Cooder – bottleneck guitar on “Rainy Day Crossroad Blues”
Maria Muldaur – vocals on “I Cheat The Hangman”
Carl Himmle – drums/percussion on “I Been Workin’ On You”
Conte and Pete Condoli – trumpets on “I Cheat The Hangman”
Bobbye Hall Porter – congas on “Take Me In Your Arms”
Victor Feldman – marimba/percussion
Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields, and Jessica Smith – vocals on “Take Me In Your Arms” and “I Been Workin’ On You”

Arrangements:
 Curtis Mayfield – strings and horns on “Music Man”; orchestrated by Richard Tufo
Paul Riser – strings and horns on “Take Me In Your Arms”; horns on “Sweet Maxine” and “Double Dealin’ Four Flusher”
Nick De Caro – strings on “Texas Lullaby”, “I Cheat The Hangman”, and “Rainy Day Crossroad Blues” (Harry Bluestone – Concert Master)

Recording:
 Copyright 1975 Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
Recorded and mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood)
Additional recording at the Burbank Studios (Burbank), Curlom Studios (Chicago), and The Record Plant (Sausalito)
“I Been Workin’ On You” recorded at Creative Workshop, Nashville; engineered by Turk Travis