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Core Band:
- *Candy Givens – Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
- *David Givens – Bass, Guitars, Vocals
- *Jock Bartley – Guitar, Vocals
- Founding member of the band Firefall with Rick Roberts of the Flying Burrito brothers whom he met while touring with Gram Parsons. The band remains active to this day.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefall
- *P.M. Wooten – Drums, Percussion
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/1324550-Michael-Wooten-2?srsltid=AfmBOoquUq9F84ppjrJ84F6Ic3m_3xOXhA0xsTBApvYZAi0IckOWvCoU
- Went on to play on three of Carol King’s albums.
- *Dan Smyth – Keyboards, Organ, Piano
- Only credit on Discogs.
- *John Alfonse – Congas
- *Bobby Notkoff – Violin
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/282860-Bobby-Notkoff?srsltid=AfmBOopIjQLQ92x5xB0tvbcTJEGkhG8wsGyStji6uBPS301ze_6muh4P
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Notkoff
- Folk violinist. Went on to play with Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
- Sadly he passed away in 2018.
Technical:
- Engineer [Gotham Recording Studios] – Preston Smith (4)
- One of only two credits listed on Discogs.
- Engineer [Summit Studios] – Malcolm Addey
- British engineer who started work at Abbey Road. Over 800 credits on Discogs starting in the early 1960s.
- Engineer [Wally Heider Studios] – Ken*
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Caillat
- American record producer. Has worked with Billy Idol, Frank Sinatra, Pat Benatar, Wilson Phillips, the Beach Boys, Herbie Hancock, David Becker Alice Cooper, and Christine McVie.He won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Rumours.
- Producer – David Givens, Zephyr (2)

Album Art & Booklet Review
Includes 11″ x 22″ lyric sheet.
Some copies were released as promotional as shown with round pink sticker on back of sleeve as well as a single sheet insert with album details and band biography (see image). Everything else appears the same including labels and runouts.
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- Written-By – David Givens
- Moving Too Fast
- Written-By – David Givens

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- Sold My Heart
- Written-By – David Givens, Jock Bartley
- Sierra Cowgirl
- Written-By – Candy Givens
- Chasing Clouds
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For More Information:
- https://www.discogs.com/release/1983061-Zephyr-Sunset-Ride
- https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2022/12/zephyr-sunset-ride-1972-us-pure.html
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