Description
Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night‘s “An Old Fashioned Love Song” and “Out in the Country“, Helen Reddy‘s “You and Me Against the World“, Biff Rose‘s “Fill Your Heart”, and the Carpenters‘ “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays“. He also wrote “Cried Like a Baby” for teen idol Bobby Sherman.
Video: Paul Williams – Rainy Days And Mondays (1974)
Tracklist:
| Just An Old Fashioned Love Song (1971) | |||
| 1 | Waking Up Alone | 3:40 | |
| 2 | I Never Had It So Good | 4:31 | |
| 3 | We’ve Only Just Begun | 3:19 | |
| 4 | That’s Enough For Me | 5:18 | |
| 5 | A Perfect Love | 2:25 | |
| 6 | An Old Fashioned Love Song | 3:12 | |
| 7 | Let Me Be The One | 3:00 | |
| 8 | Simple Man | 2:12 | |
| 9 | When I Was All Alone | 3:46 | |
| 10 | My Love And I | 3:34 | |
| 11 | Gone Forever | 4:07 | |
| Here Comes Inspiration (1974) | |||
| 12 | Nilsson Sings Newman | 0:56 | |
| 13 | You And Me Against The World | 3:41 | |
| 14 | You Know Me | 3:33 | |
| 15 | Born To Fly | 3:34 | |
| 16 | That’s What Friends Are For | 3:55 | |
| 17 | Rainy Days And Mondays | 3:37 | |
| 18 | Inspiration | 3:08 | |
| 19 | If We Could Still Be Friends | 3:01 | |
| 20 | What Would They Say | 2:40 | |
| 21 | Driftwood | 3:02 | |
| 22 | In The Beginning | 3:26 | |
| 23 | Dream Away | 4:17 |
Personnel:
- Paul Williams – vocals
- Craig Doerge – acoustic piano, electric piano (9)
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1-7,10,11)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (1-4,10), congas (4,7,10,11), tambourine (2,10)
- David Spinozza – acoustic guitar (1,3-5-,7,9,10), electric guitar (2,6,10,11)
- Michael Utley – organ (1,5,8,10,11)
- Bobbye Hall Porter – congas (1), percussion (4)
- Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (1,10), flute (5,6,9) clarinet (6)
- Gene Cipriano – oboe (1), tenor saxophone (6), woodwinds (4)
- Paul Shure – first violin (5,8,9)
- Marv Limonick – second violin (5,8,9)
- Milt Thomas – viola (5,8,9)
- Edgar Lustgarten – cello (5,8,9)
- Joe Mondragon – bass guitar (3), double bass (8)
- Dick Hyde – tuba (6)
- Jack Conrad – bass (9)
- Rick Marotta – drums (9)
- Teddy Boy Friesen, Daffy Jackson, The Hobbit – kazoo (6)
- Bob Brookmeyer – trombone (1)
- Al Aarons – trumpet (1)
Credits:
- Clarinet – Tom Scott
- Flugelhorn – Chuck Findley
- Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Kenny Ascher*
