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1976 studio album by Stephen Bishop
Careless is the debut album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes two hit singles: "On and On", which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart,[5] and "Save It for a Rainy Day" which made No. 22. The album itself rose to No. 34 on the Billboard albums chart.[6] Notable contributors to the album include Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel and Chaka Khan.
All songs written by Stephen Bishop.
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| 1. | "On and On" | 3:00 |
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| 2. | "Never Letting Go" | 3:48 |
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| 3. | "Careless" | 3:45 |
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| 4. | "Sinking in an Ocean of Tears" | 3:08 |
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| 5. | "Madge" | 4:03 |
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| 6. | "Every Minute" | 3:58 |
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| 7. | "Little Italy" | 3:27 |
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| 8. | "One More Night" | 4:02 |
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| 9. | "Guitar Interlude" | 0:35 |
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| 10. | "Save It for a Rainy Day" | 3:10 |
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| 11. | "Rock and Roll Slave" | 3:38 |
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| 12. | "The Same Old Tears on a New Background" | 2:40 |
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- Stephen Bishop – lead vocals (1–8, 10–12), backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 11), acoustic guitar, trombone (3)
- John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano (1, 10), acoustic piano (2–4, 6, 8, 10)
- Alan Lindgren – synthesizers (4, 8)
- Steve Paietta – accordion (7)
- Larry Knechtel – electric piano (11), organ (11)
- Andrew Gold – electric guitar (1, 6)
- Michael Staton – steel guitar (1), backing vocals (1)
- Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (2)
- Eric Clapton – slide guitar (4), electric guitar solo (10)
- Jay Graydon – electric guitar (4), acoustic guitar (6)
- Larry Carlton – acoustic guitar (7)
- Tommy Tedesco – mandolin (7)
- Jeff Staton Jones – electric guitar (10), bass (10), backing vocals (10)
- Mac Cridlin – bass (1, 3, 4)
- Reinie Press – bass (2, 8, 11)
- Max Bennett – bass (6, 7)
- Larry Brown – drums (1, 3, 4)
- Jim Gordon – drums (2, 8, 11)
- John Guerin – drums (6, 7)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (10)
- Victor Feldman – marimba (1), percussion (1, 7), vibraphone (1, 7)
- Ray Pizzi – saxophone solo (4)
- Ian Freebairn-Smith – string arrangements (2, 7), string conductor (2), horn arrangements (4, 10), woodwind arrangements (7)
- Lee Holdridge – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 8)
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals (2, 10), co-lead vocals (7)
- Art Garfunkel – backing vocals (3, 6, 11)
- Leah Kunkel – backing vocals (11)
- Producers – Stephen Bishop and Henry Lewy
- Engineer – Henry Lewy
- Assistant Engineers – Leslie Jones and Helen Silvani
- Recorded at ABC Recording Studios and A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman
- Cover and Back Photography – Gary Heery
- Inside Photography – Gary Heery, Patti Boyd Harrison and Charles Villiers.
- ^ Careless at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 34.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 135. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 65. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd Edition, p. 35. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7631-8
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