Episode #162 – Fandango (1977) - The Deep Purple Podcast

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Personnel:

Bass, Vocals – Bob Danyls
- Most credits are from Fandango.
- Did play on a Brian Connolly (from The Sweet) album:”Hypnotized.”
Drums – Abe Speller
- https://www.abespellerjazztrio.com/
- Most recently in Abe Speller Jazz Trio
Guitar, Lead Vocals – Joe Lynn Turner
Guitar, Vocals – Rick Blakemore
- Went on to have writing credits on JLT albums, Alkatrazz, Ted Nugent, and Girlschool.
Keyboards, Vocals – Denny LaRue*
- Also went on to have writing credits with Ted Nugent and others.
Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Organ – Joe Delia
- http://www.joedeliamusic.com/
- Lots of credits on Discogs including being in Stevie Wonder’s band as well as The Isley Brothers and playing with Buster Pointdexter.
- Also worked on music for movies.

Additional Personnel:

Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – David Campbell (tracks: A3, A5, B2), Joe Delia (tracks: B5)
- https://davidmusic.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Campbell_(composer)
- Father of Beck.
- Arranger and composer with over 1500 credits on Discogs.
- Did composition and arrangement for almost too many to mention: Cher, Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Rondstadt, Billy Joel.
Backing Vocals – Candy Kurgen (tracks: B1)
- Only credit on Discogs.
Bass – Don Payne (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Payne_(musician)
- American jazz bassist.
Congas – Santos (11) (tracks: A2, B1)
- Walter Santos
- Most of credits appear to be Fandango releases.
Guitar – John Tropea (tracks: B2, B5)
- http://www.johntropea.com/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tropea
- American guitarist and producer.
Saxophone – David Sanborn (tracks: A5)
- https://www.davidsanborn.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn
- Very prolific sax player with almost 800 Discogs credits.
- Played with all kinds of artists including James Taylor, B.B. King, etc.
Tambourine, Drums – Lou Mondelli (tracks: A4)
- Only a few other credits on Discogs.

Technical:

Engineer [Recording], Remix [Engineer] – Gus Mossler
- Most credits in the 70s, 80s, 90s in production.
Executive-Producer – Warren Schatz
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Schatz
- Almost 500 production credits on Discogs.
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- http://www.sterling-sound.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Jensen_discography
- Sterling Sound with over 4,000 mastering credits on Discogs.
Producer – Neil Portnow
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Jensen_discography
- Bass player, songwriter, and current president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (also known as the Recording Academy), the organization that presents the Grammy Awards.
Producer [Assistant] – Dorothy Steiner
- Only credit.

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Album Tracks:

Side One:

Headliner (LaRue, Blakemore)
Down Down Down (LaRue, Blakemore)
- Congas – Santos (11) (tracks: A2, B1)
- Bass – Don Payne (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5)
Jesse And Will (Blakemore)
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – David Campbell (tracks: A3, A5, B2), Joe Delia (tracks: B5)
San Joaquin (LaRue, Blakemore)
- Tambourine, Drums – Lou Mondelli (tracks: A4)
Life Of The Party (Delia, LaRue, Turner)
- Saxophone – David Sanborn (tracks: A5)
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – David Campbell (tracks: A3, A5, B2), Joe Delia (tracks: B5)

Side Two:

Shadow Boxing (LaRue, Blakemore)
- Backing Vocals – Candy Kurgen (tracks: B1)
- Congas – Santos (11) (tracks: A2, B1)
- Bass – Don Payne (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5)
Helpless Heart (Meyers, Denny LaRue, Blakemore)
- Tambourine, Handclaps – Lou Mondelli (tracks: B2)
- Guitar – John Tropea (tracks: B2, B5)
- Bass – Don Payne (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5)
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – David Campbell (tracks: A3, A5, B2), Joe Delia (tracks: B5)
Devil Rain (LaRue, Blakemore)
Misery Road (LaRue, Blakemore)
- Marimba, Congas, Timbales – Lou Mondelli (tracks: B4)
Goin’ Down For The Last Time (LaRue, Turner)
- Guitar – John Tropea (tracks: B2, B5)
- Bass – Don Payne (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B5)

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