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THE SEALS & CROFTS COLLECTION (1979), LIFT UP YOUR VOICES AND SING, VOL. (lyrics by James Seals music by James Seals & Dash Crofts, 1971)įrom the albums SUMMER BREEZE (1972), GREATEST HITS (1975), Produced by Louie Shelton Jim Seals- vocals, guitar, fiddle, saxophone Dash Crofts – vocals, mandolin, electric guitar, piano Robert Lichtig – bass, flute, clarinet piano – Larry Knechtel, Clarence McDonald, Mike Lang, Michael Omartian, John Ford Coley drums – Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, John Guerin, Russ Kunkel bass – Wilton Felder, Harvey Brooks, Joe Osborn, Louie Shelton tamboura and tablas – Milt Holland congas – King Errison electric guitar – Louie Shelton steel guitar – “Red” Rhodes banjo – John Hartford flute – Jim Horn, with love from Shelter background singers – Dee Higgins, Louie Shelton, Donnie Shelton string arrangement – Mary Paich recorded at Sound Factory, Hollywood engineers – Dave Hassinger (first), Val Garay (second) special thanks to our bass player, Bobby Lichtig (who was late for our picnic picture) for his continuing devotion and inspirational musicianship throughout the past two albums art direction – Ed Thrasher illustrations – Mark English album design – Dave Bhrang special thanks to our road manager Jim Root for services rendered above and beyond the call of duty roadies – Leonard Mace and Ron Aston. Unreleased song from the SUMMER BREEZE recording sessions in July of 1972 was Number 1, a surprise in retrospect, was War's THE WORLD IS A GHETTO. According to Billboard ratings, SUMMER BREEZE was ranked #2 among all albums chartedĭuring 1973.