Lauren Wood (album)

Lauren Wood released in 1979 is the first eponymous album by Lauren Wood. It features her Chunky, Novi & Ernie bandmates Novi Novog (her cousin), and bassist Ernie Emerita. The disc is studded with guest stars including Little Feat members Bill Payne and Fred Tackett, Steve Lukather, Ronnie Montrose and Jim Keltner. Her duet with Michael McDonald, "Please Don't Leave", went to #5 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and #24 on the Pop Singles chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Lauren Wood except "Nothin' But a Heartache" by Michael McDonald and "Dirty Work" by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker

1. "Please Don't Leave" (3:58) Vocals - Lauren Wood, Michael McDonald; Piano, Synthesizer solo - Bill Payne
2. "Save the Man" (4:19) Guitar solo - Jay Graydon; Viola - Novi; Syndrums - Alvin Taylor
3. "Hollywood" (5:12) Guitar solo - Summer Mering; Synthesizer solo - Novi
4. "Nothin' But a Heartache" (3:50) Saxophone solo - John Klemmer; Background vocals - Wood, McDonald, John Townsend, Rosemary Butler, Bobby LaKind
5. "Gotta Lotta" (4:03) Synthesizer intro - Duncan Mackay; Saxophone solo - Andrew Love; Horns - Love and Ben Cauley
6. "Where Did I Get These Tears" (4:31) Viola solo - Novi
7. "Dirty Work" (3:44) Guitar solo - Ronnie Montrose; Synthesizer - Mackay; Background vocals - Wood, McDonald, Townsend, Butler, Patrick Simmons
8. "Time Zone" (5:52) Synthesizer - Novi; Background vocals - Wood, McDonald, Townsend, Butler, LaKind
9. "Overload " 4:31 Acoustic piano and all vocals - Wood; String arrangement - Novi

Personnel

• Keyboards - Lauren "Chunky" Wood, Bill Payne, Jai Winding
• Drums - Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Alvin Taylor, Michael Baird, Rick Shlosser
• Bass - Ernie Emerita, Abraham Laboriel, David Hungate
• Guitars - Steve Lukather, Fred Tackett
• Synthesizer - Novi, Bill Payne, Duncan Mackay
• Viola - Novi
• Saxophone - John Clemmer, Andrew Love
• Concertmistress - Marcy Dicterow
• Percussion - Paul Lani, Steve Forman, Bobby LaKind, Michael J. Jackson, Sinclair Rogers Lott III
• Additional Background vocals - Bill Champlin, Arno Lucas, Ricardo de Campas, Ki-Ki Koury

Production

• Produced by Michael J. Jackson, "Please Don't Leave" produced by Jackson and Ted Templeman
• Engineered by James Isaacson

References

• Lauren Wood; "Lauren Wood" liner notes; Warner Bros. Records 1979
• All Music Guide