Once Upon a Dream
Atlantic album SD 8169; released
19 February 1968
recorded between 21
September
1967 and 16 November 1967
Produced by the Rascals
Arif Mardin: Arranger and Conductor
Tom Dowd: Chief Engineer
Adrian Barber: Sound Effects Engineer
Richard Davis, Ron Carter and Chuck Rainey: Bassists Extraordinaire
Easy Rollin'
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 2 October 1967
Felix:
organ (r), electric piano (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r), acoustic guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session player: bass (c)
Buddy Lucas ?:
harmonica (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (c)
Other: sound effects (birds) (r), muttering (r)
Rainy Day
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 26 September 1967
Felix:
piano (r)
Gene: acoustic guitar (r)
Dino: drums (l)
Session players: bass (l), ,
woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet?) (r), brass (trumpet, trombone,
French horn?) (r)
Gene Orloff and His Strings (violin, viola, cello) (l)
Percussion:
tympani
(l)
Vocals: Eddie - lead (c), Felix &
Dave - backing (l)
Other: sound effects (rain) (c), female speaking voice (c)
Please Love Me
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
Felix:
piano (r)
Gene: electric guitar (c)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l)
Steve Marcus ?: soprano sax (l)
Vocals:
Felix - lead (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (l)
It's Wonderful
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
21 September 1967
Felix:
piano (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l),
Hubert Laws ?: flute (l)
Mel Lastie ?: trumpet (r)
Vocals:
Eddie & Felix - lead (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (c)
Coda:
Dino: snare drum
Other: whistling, toy noisemakers
I'm Gonna Love You
(by Gene Cornish)
Felix:
organ (l), electric piano (c)
Gene: electric guitars (r & c)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (r), cello (l), brass (trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba
?) (r)
Percussion: crash cymbals (l)
Vocals:
Gene - lead (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (c)
My Hawaii
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
Felix:
piano (l)
Gene: acoustic guitar (r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), harp (r), French horns (c), woodwinds
(oboe, clarinet, flute ?) (c & r)
Gene Orloff and His Strings (violin,
viola,
cello ?) (c)
Session player (or Gene?): pedal steel guitar (r)
Vocal: Eddie - lead (c)
My World
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 16 November 1967
Felix:
organ (r), electric piano (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session player: bass (l)
Percussion: tubular bells (l)
Vocals:
Felix - lead (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (c), Eddie & Dave -
backing (l), Eddie & Dave - backing (r)
Silly Girl
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 18 October 1967
Felix:
piano (r)
Gene: acoustic guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l), flute, brass (trumpet, French horn ?) (r)
Gene Orloff and His Strings
(violin, viola, cello) (c-r)
Vocals:
Eddie - lead (c), Felix & Dave - backing (l)
Other: female speaking voice (same person as on "Rainy Day"?)
Singing the Blues Too Long
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
Felix:
piano (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Session
players: bass (l)
King Curtis ?: tenor saxophone (l)
Mel Lastie ?: trumpet (l) (you can hear the horn
players talking at the beginning)
Vocals:
Felix - lead (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (r)
Sattva
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
Felix:
sitar (c), piano (r)
Dino: tabla (r), drums (l)
Eddie: tamboura (r)
Session player: bass (l)
Vocals:
Felix - lead on verses (double-tracked) (r & l), Eddie - lead on
brdige (c), Eddie & Dave - backing (r)
Other: something deep going boing (l) (could be electric guitar
through wah-wah - Gene ?)
Once Upon a Dream
(by Felix Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded 18 October 1967
Felix:
piano (r)
Dino: drums (r)
Session player (or Gene?): mandolin (r)
Session
players: string bass (l), brass (trumpets, trombones, French horns)
(l), winds (flute, clarinet, piccolo) (r)
Gene Orloff and His Strings (violins, violas,
cellos) (r)
Vocal:
Dave (c)
Other: sound effects (kids) (c)
