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Country Joe McDonald

Initial release : 1989

Fantasy FCD-7709-2

A compilation of tracks from Country Joe McDonald's mid to late 70's albums on Fantasy

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Tracks

  • Coyote (McDonald)
  • Love Is A Fire (McDonald)
  • Breakfast For Two (McDonald)
  • Oh, Jamaica (Barthol/Marsh/McDonald)
  • Baby Baby (McDonald)
  • Copiapo (McDonald)
  • Do-Wop-Oh (McDonald)
  • Blood On The Ice (McDonald)
  • Space Patrol (McDonald)
  • U.F.O. (McDonald)
  • Get It Together (McDonald)
  • Save the Whales! (McDonald)
Musicians

The liner notes of this compilation provide full musician information for each track.

Coyote;

  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Jay Graydon - guitar
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • David Foster - piano
  • Mike Porcaro - bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - drums
  • Stephanie Spruill, Lisa Roberts, Jim Gilstrap - backing vocals
  • Trevor Lawrence - arrangements
Love Is A Fire;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • John Hug - guitar
  • Ralph Wash - guitar
  • Jay Dee Maness - steel guitar
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Jim Gordon - drums
  • Jim Ed Norman - arrangements
Breakfast For Two;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Peter Milio - drums
  • Sally Stevens, Maxine Anderson, Michael Irwin, Marleena Jetter, Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Gerald Garrett - backing vocals
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • John Rotello - baritone saxophone
Oh Jamaica;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Peter Milio - drums
  • Vanetta Fields, Carleena Williams, Shirlee Mathews - backing vocals
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • John Rotello - baritone saxophone
Baby, Baby;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • John Hug - guitar
  • Ralph Wash - guitar
  • Jay Dee Maness - steel guitar
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Jim Gordon - drums
  • Jim Ed Norman - arrangements
Copiapo;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • Peter Walsh - bass
  • Peter Milio - drums, tympani
  • Terry Adams - cello
  • John Fuller - harp
  • Bill Summers - percussion
Do-Wop-Oh;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Tip Wirrick - guitar
  • Bob Kingson - bass
  • Daoud Shaar - drums
  • The Persuasions - background vocals
Blood On The Ice;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • Peter Walsh - bass
  • Peter Milio - drums, tympani
  • Terry Adams - cello
  • John Fuller - harp
  • Maggi Payne - synthesized wind
  • Marty Balin - vocals
Space Patrol;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Jay Graydon - guitar
  • Bill Cuomo - piano
  • Mac Cridlin - bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - drums
  • Trevor Lawrence - arrangements
U.F.O.;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Jay Graydon - guitar
  • Bill Cuomo - piano
  • Mac Cridlin - bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - drums
  • Peter Walsh - vocals
  • Steve Madaio, Trevor Lawrence, Chuck Findlay - horns
  • Trevor Lawrence - arrangements
Get It Together;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • David Foster - piano
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • Mike Porcaro - bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - drums
  • Lisa Roberts, Stephanie Spruill, Marti McCall, Roger Kennerly-Saint - backing vocals
  • Trevor Lawrence - arrangements
Save The Whales!;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Marsh - guitar
  • Steve Gaboury - piano
  • Bruce Barthol - bass
  • Ron Marabuto - drums
  • Vanetta Fields, Carleena Williams, Shirlee Mathews - backing vocals
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • John Rotello - baritone saxophone
Credits

  • Original producers - Trevor Lawrence, Jim Stern, Bill Belmont, Joe McDonald, Richard Corsello
  • Original engineers - Don Cody, Richard Corsello, Phil Kaffel, John Fishbach, H. David Henson
  • Mastering - Kirk Felton
  • Art direction, design - Jamie Putnam
  • Photography - Phil Bray
  • Liner Notes - Gene Santoro
  • All songs recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Related releases

Breakfast for Two, Oh, Jamaica and Save the Whales! were originally released on;

Love Is a Fire and Baby Baby were originally released on; Copiapo and Blood on the Ice were originally released on; Coyote, Space Patrol, UFO and Get It Together were originally released on; Do-Wop-Oh was originally released on

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