Oh How We Danced
Original Release Date:
1972
Original Label:
Island
"Capaldi hits a new creative peak"
Tony Stewart, NME
TRACKLISTING
01 Eve
02 Big Thirst
03 Love Is All You Can Try
04 Last Day Of Dawn
05 Don’t Be A Hero
06 Open Your Heart
07 How Much Can A Man Really Take?
08 Oh How We Danced
CREDITS
Produced by Jim Capaldi & Chris Blackwell
All songs written by Jim Capaldi , except “Big Thirst” written by Capaldi / Mason; and “Oh How We Danced”, written by Chaplain / Jolson.
Recorded during December 1971 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama (Engineer: Jerry Masters) and Island Studios, London (Engineer: Brian Humphries)
Musicians:
Electric Guitar: Paul Kossoff, except on “Eve” - Jimmy Johnson, “Love Is All You Can Try” - Steve Winwood, and “Open Your Heart”. Additional guitars on “Oh How We Danced”: Jimmy Johnson. Solo on “Don’t Be A Hero”: Dave Mason.
Piano and organ: Barry Beckett, except on “Open Your Heart”: Jim Capaldi and “How Much Can A Man Really Take”: Bob Griffin
Organ on “Eve” and “Open Your Heart”: Steve Winwood
Bass: David Hood, except on “Open Your Heart” - Rich Grech and “How Much Can A Man Really Take” - Trevor Burton
Percussion: Rebop Kwaku Baah on “Last Day Of Dawn”, “Open Your Heart” and “How Much Can A Man Really Take”
Drums: Roger Hawkins, except on “Open Your Heart” - Jim Gordon, and “How Much Can A Man Really Take” - Mike Kellie
Acoustic Guitar on “Last Day Of Dawn”: Jim Capaldi
Harmonica on “Big Thirst”: Dave Mason
Electric Sax on “Open Your Heart” and Flute on “How Much Can A Man Really Take”: Chris Wood
Backing Vocals on “Big Thirst”: Sue and Sunny
The Muscle Shoals Horns play on “Eve”, “Love Is All You Can Try” and “Oh How We Danced”
String arrangements on “Big Thirst”, “Last Day Of Dawn” and “Don’t Be A Hero” by Harry Robinson
Cover photography: Neal Preston
Graphics and inside layout: CCS