Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign

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Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign
Studio album by Dory Previn
Released	November 1972
Genre	Singer-songwriter
Label	United Artists
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Dory Previn chronology
Reflections in a Mud Puddle (1971) Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign (1972) Live At Carnegie Hall (1973)

Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign was the fourth solo LP by Dory Previn, released in November 1972. This was a thematic album about Hollywood misfits. The songs were intended for a musical revue that ran briefly in Los Angeles. It was planned to stage it on Broadway, but the previews were poor and the show was cancelled before it opened.

[edit] Track listing

1. Mary C. Brown and The Hollywood Sign (4'41)
2. The Holy Man On Malibu Bus Number Three (4'45)
3. The Midget's Lament (4'07)
4. When a Man Wants a Woman (2'25)
5. Cully Surroga He's Almost Blind (5'12)
6. Left Hand Lost (4'56)
7. The Perfect Man (3'11)
8. Starlet Starlet On The Screen Who Will Follow Norma Jean? (2'36)
9. Don't Put Him Down (3'55)
10. King Kong (3'54)
11. Medley (8'36)
    1. Morning Star/Evening Star
    2. Jesus Was A Androgyne
    3. Anima/Animus

[edit] Personnel

• Laurindo Almeida - guitar
• David Cohen - guitar
• Bryan Garofalo - bass
• John Guerin - drums
• Peter Jameson - guitar
• Tom Keene - keyboards
• Michael Lang - keyboards
• Joe Osborne - bass
• Earl Palmer - drums
• Reinie Press - bass
• Dory Previn - vocals, guitar
• Peggy Sandvig - keyboards
• Ron Tutt - drums