Thursday, September 1, 2022

Bill Danoff / Fat City / Bill and Taffy

  William Thomas Danoff, *07-05-1946 Springfield, MA
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
  also member of  Starland Vocal Band
1968 Fine Sound, New York City – Fat City  (Bill Danoff, Taddy Nivert [vcl] + Dave Appel [gt], Howard Collins [gt],  Bucky Pizzarelli [gt/banjo],  Ernie Hayes [piano],  Bob James [piano/ keyboards], Margaret Ross [harp], Joe Grimm [sax],  Alan Raph [trombone], Alan Rubin [trumpet],  Hubert Laws [flute]. Producer: Dick Weissman)
F01 68-213 CITY CAT CP-469/CPLP-4508-S
F02 REINCARNATION CPLP-4508-S  
F03 LOCKED IN A CAGE CPLP-4508-S  
F04 ANGELINE CPLP-4508-S  
F05 PRINCE OF PEACE CPLP-4508-S  
F05 ATLANTIS CPLP-4508-S  
F06 68-219 WALL STREET CP-469/CPLP-4508-S
F07 YOU LOOK LIKE A MEMORY CPLP-4508-S  
F08 EASTER ISLAND CPLP-4508-S  
F09 HOLLY WOULD CPLP-4508-S  
F10 SALLY ANNE CPLP-4508-S  
F11 WE DON'T LIVE HERE NO MORE CPLP-4508-S  
4 February 1971 RCA Victor Studio, 1133 6th Ave., New York City – John Denver and Fat City (John Denver [vcl/gt], Mike Taylor [gt], Eric Weissberg [steel/banjo],Richard Kniss [bass], Gary Chester [drums], Frank Owens [piano] + Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert [bck vcl]. Producer: Milt Okun)
D01 APA1-4514 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS 74-0445/LSP-4499 60768-2
February/July 1972 poss. New York City – Fat City (Bill Danoff [vcl/gt], Taddy Nivert [vcl] + Dick Weissman [banjo], Eric Weissberg [steel], Jim Parker [bass], Herb Lovelle [drums], Richard Greene [violin], Frank Owens [keyboards],  Clive Stevens [flute]. Producer: Milton Okun)
F12 NOBODY CAN TAKE MY DREAMS FROM ME PAS-6028  
F13 READJUSTMENT BLUES PAS-6028  
F14 MB-26459 I GUESS HE'D RATHER BE IN COLORADO PAA-0162PAS-6028      
F15 FALLIN' IN A DEEP HOLE PAS-6028  
F16 THE JESUS SAYS HELLO TANGO PAS-6028  
F17 MB-26462 MORNING GO AWAY PAA-0162/PAS-6028  
F18 O, SAY CAN YOU SEE! PAS-6028  
F19 NOT WHAT WE PROMISED TO BE PAS-6028  
F20 BABY, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PAS-6028  
F21 THE FAT CITY HIGH SCHOOL FIGHT SONG PAS-6028   
F22 WORKINGMAN'S DAY PAA-0176/PAS-6028  
July 1972 poss. New York City – Fat City
F23 WORKINGMAN'S DAY PAS-6028  
1973 RCA’s Music Senter Of The World, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Bill and Taffy (Producer: Bill and Taffy Danoff, Dave Blume)
B01 CPA3-2664 PASS IT ON APL1-0217   
B02 DO YOU BELIEVE APL1-0217  
B03 OUR FATHER APL1-0217
B04 FLYIN' HOME TO NASHVILLE APL1-0217  
B05 THERE'S A MAN IN CHINA APL1-0217
B05 SHE WON'T LET ME FLY AWAY APL1-0217  
B06 ROLL OVER APL1-0217
B07 SOME SWEET DAY APL1-0217
B08 O MISTRESS MINE APL1-0217  
B09 FRIENDS WITH YOU APL1-0217  
B10 CPA3-2786 DIDN'T I TRY APL1-0217
1974 RCA Victor Studio, 1133 6th Ave., New York City  New York City – Bill and Taffy (Bill Danoff [vcl/ac gt], Taffy Danoff[vcl/al gt] + Bob Rose [ac gt], Mike Cotter [ac gt/bck vcl], Bob Rose [el gt], Eric Weissberg / Jeff Baxter [steel],  Jon Carroll [harpsichord/piano/ bck vcl],  Stan Schwartz [harpsichord], Joe Osborn/  Russell George [bass], Allan Schwartzberg/  Herb Lovelle /  Hal Blaine [drums], George Devens [percussion], Russell George [violin],  Stan Schwartz [organ/piano], Larry Muhoberac [piano].  Producer: Bill and Taffy Danoff)
B11 LATE NIGHT RADIO CP1-0605
B12 RICHARD CP1-0605
B13 MAYBE PB-10009/CP1-0605
B14 BE HAPPY, DON'T WORRY CP1-0605
B15 JANET FROM ANOTHER PLANET CP1-0605
B16 DEAREST ESMERALDA CP1-0605
B17 ANNIE (SAY IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT) CP1-0605
B18 HOW LUCKY CAN YOU BE PB-10009/CP1-0605
B19 ONE ANOTHER CP1-0605
B20 THANK YOU CP1-0605
B21 THE BAND PLAYED ON CP1-0605
1989 Watch Your Head Studio, ? – Bill Danoff (Bill Danoff [vcl/ac gt], Pete Kannedy [gt/ bass/ percussion], Danny Pendleton [steel/ac gt], Butch Powell [bass], Keith John [drums/percussion], Jon Carroll [keyboards] + Doris Justus, Sean McGhee, Lucy Danoff, Julia Connell, Taffy Danoff, Emma Danoff [bck vcl].
001 POTTER'S WHEEL BD-891
002 DONDA ESTA ROSA? BD-891
003 ROAD SIGNS BD-891
004 CAIPIRINHA BD-891
005 GOOD AS GOLD BD-891
006 RODEO ME BD-891
007 NOT WHAT WE PROMISED TO BE BD-891
008 IF THERE'D NEVER BEEN AN IRELAND BD-891
009 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS BD-891  
1989 Bias Recording, 5400 Carolina Place, Springfield, VA – Bill Danoff (Bill Danoff [vcl/ac gt], Jon Carroll [el gt/drums/ bck vcl], John Jennings [el gt], Scott Young [sax], Margot Kunkel [bck vcl])
010 COMMODORE BD-891
2002 Watch Your Head Studio, ? – Bill Danoff (Bill Danoff [vcl/ac gt]. Producer: John Carroll)
011 NOBODY CAN TAKE MY DREAM FROM ME
012 READJUSTMENT BLUES
013 BABY, YOU LOOK GOOD TO ME TONIGHT
014 FRIENDS WITH YOU
015 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
016 PLEASE DADDY, DON'T GET DRUNK THIS CHRISTMAS
017 SHE WON'T LET ME FLY AWAY
018 DEAREST ESMERALDA
019 WE DON'T LIVE HERE NO MORE
020 THE POTTER'S WHEEL
021 LATE NIGHT RADIO
022 I GUESS HE'D RATHER BE IN COLORADO
Tracks above issued on album I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado
2007 unknown – Bill Danoff
023 BIRD ON THE CHIMNEY
024 MY OWN TRAIN
025 DEALER OF DREAMS
026 BEEN WITH YOU
027 BLASTED IN THE BASEMENT
028 BLIND TRAVELERS
029 GOODBYE YOU
030 HEARTS ARE ONLY HUMAN
031 IT´S ALL COMIN' BACK
032 DON'T LOOK DOWN
Tracks above issued on album Blasted In The Basement


ALBUMS
Probe CPLP-4508-S Reincarnation
: Reincarnation; Wall Street; Locked In A Cage; Angeline; Prince Of Peace; Atlantis; You Look Like A Memory; City Cat; Easter Island; Holly Would; Sally Anne; We Don't Live Here No More – 69 Fat City
Paramount PAS-6028 Welcome To Fat City: Nobody Can Take My Dreams From Me; Readjustment Blues; Fallin' In A Deep Hole; The Jesus Says Hello Tango; Morning Go Away; Workingman's Day; O, Say Can You See!; I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado;  Not What We Promised To Be; Baby, What's Wrong With You; The Fat City High School Fight Song – 72 Fat City
RCA Victor  APL1-0214 Pass It On: Flyin' Home To Nashville; Do You Believe; Our Father; Didn't I Try; There's A Man In China; She Won't Let Me Fly Away; Roll Over; Some Sweet Day; O Mistress Mine; Friends With You; Pass It On – 73 Bill and Taffy
RCA Victor CPL1-0605 Aces: Late Night Radio; Richard; Maybe; Be Happy, Don't Worry; Janet From Another Planet; Dearest Esmeralda; Annie (Say It's Gonna Be Alright); How Lucky Can You Be; One Another; Thank You; The Band Played On – 74 Bill and Taffy
Bill Danoff BD-891 CD Souvenir: Potter's Wheel; Donda Esta Rosa?; Road Signs; Caipirinha; Commodore; Good As Gold; Rodeo Me; Not What We Promised To Be; If There'd Never Been An Ireland; Take Me Home, Country Roads - 90
Watch Your Head no #  I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado: Nobody Can Take My Dream From Me; Readjustment Blues; Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight; Friends With You; Take Me Home, Country Roads; Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas; She Won't Let Me Fly Away; Dearest Esmeralda; We Don't Live Here No More; The Potter's Wheel; Late Night Radio; I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado - 02
Oasis no #  Blasted In The Basement: Bird On The Chimney; My Own Train; Dealer Of Dreams; Been With You; Blasted In The Basement; Blind Travelers; Goodbye You; Hearts Are Only Human; It´s All Comin' Back; Don't Look Down - 07

Special Projects:
Tomorrow Ent. ER-7209-LP Victory Is Peace: Victory Is Peace (Fanfare); Victory Is Peace (Acapella); Victory Is Peace (Folk/Rock Instrumental); Victory Is Peace (Folk/Rock 1); Victory Is Peace (Folk/Rock 2); Victory Is Peace (Folk/Rock Fanfare) – 72 John Denver with Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff (NBC Olynpic Theme Music- XI Winter Games, Saporo)\


SINGLES
Probe (1969) Fat City
CP-469 City Cat / Wall Street – 12-69 (rev. Cashbox Dec. 27)
RCA Victor
74-0445 [John Denver with Fat City:] Take Me Home, Country Roads / [John Denver:] Poems, Prayers And Promises – 03-71 (reissued in 1972 on  RCA Victor Gold Standard 447-0904)
Paramount (1972) Fat City
PAA-0162 Morning Go Away / I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado – 04-72
PAA-0176 Hey! Loretta! (Sweet Suburban Queen) / Workingman's Day – 10-72
RCA Victor (1974) Bill And Taffy
RCA 2377 Pass It On / Didn’t I Try – 08-06-73 (UK)
PB-10009 Maybe / How Lucky Can You Be – 07-74


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