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I Would Have Had a Good Time

from I Don't Know How To Love Him by Yvonne Elliman

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    Tracklist

    A1
    Look At You, Look At Me
    Written-By – Dave Mason
    4:12
    A2
    I Would Have Had A Good Time
    Written-By – John Kongos
    4:01
    A3
    Can't Find My Way Home
    Written-By – Steve Winwood
    3:09
    A4
    Everyday Of My Life
    Written-By – David Spinozza
    3:50
    A5
    I Don't Know How To Love Him
    Conductor – Alan Doggett
    Written-By – Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber*
    3:32
    B1
    Sugar Babe
    Written-By – Stephen Stills
    4:19
    B2
    Nothing Rhymed
    Written-By – Gilbert O'Sullivan
    3:36
    B3
    World In Changes
    Written-By – Dave Mason
    3:40
    B4
    Interlude For Johnny
    Written-By – Yvonne Elliman
    2:01
    B5
    Speak Your Mind
    Written-By – Marc Benno
    4:35
    B6
    Heat
    Written-By – Bruce Epstein
    2:53

    Companies, etc.
    Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
    Recorded At – A&R Studios
    Recorded At – Olympic Studios
    Pressed By – Decca Records Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
    Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.

    Credits
    Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Epstein (tracks: B4), Louis Stewart (tracks: A5), Mark Warner (tracks: B4), Yvonne Elliman (tracks: B4)
    Arranged By – Andrew Lloyd Webber (tracks: A5), David Spinozza (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6)
    Art Direction, Design – Virginia Clark
    Backing Vocals – Hilda Harris (tracks: A4, B5), Linda November (tracks: A4, B5), Maeretha Stewart (tracks: A4, B5)
    Bass – Alan Weighall (tracks: A5), Stu Woods (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6)
    Cello – Barbara Hunter Coke* (tracks: A2, A4)
    Congas, Percussion – Ralph MacDonald (tracks: A3, B6)
    Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – Bill Oakes
    Drums – Bruce Rowland (tracks: A5)
    Drums, Percussion – Rick Marotta (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6)
    Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6)
    Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Hugh McCracken (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6)
    Flugelhorn – Albert A. Delmonte* (tracks: A2, A4)
    Flute – George Young (2) (tracks: A2, A4, B2)
    French Horn – Peter Gordon (8) (tracks: A2, A4, B2)
    Organ [Positive Organ] – Peter Robinson (tracks: A5)
    Organ, Piano, Electric Piano – Ken Ascher (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6)
    Other [Assistant Engineer] – Gary
    Other [Engineered By] – Dixon
    Photography By – Joel Brodsky
    Piano – George Butcher (tracks: A1)
    Producer – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
    Trombone – Garnett Brown (tracks: A2, A4), Dominick J. Monardo* (tracks: A2, A4)
    Viola – Alfred V. Brown* (tracks: A2, A4)
    Violin – David Nadien (tracks: A2, A4), Gene Orloff (tracks: A2, A4), Lewis Eley (tracks: A2, A4), Max Ellen (tracks: A2, A4), Tony Posk (tracks: A2, A4)
    Notes
    DL 7-5341 on cover, DL 75341 on labels.

    A Qwertyuiop Production
    Barcode and Other Identifiers
    Matrix / Runout (Matrix side A, on label): 7-13016
    Matrix / Runout (Matrix side B, on label): 7-13017◆
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): MG-7-13016-W-2 2II
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): MG-7-13017-W-2 2II

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Elliman takes a more subtle approach to her rockin' sound here, choosing to yield to the sake of the music and let it guide her. The option pays off and we have a folk ballad that is the type you would never hear again. You WILL have a good time with this one!

lyrics

I've learned to chew very well
Every minute of my time
The face you see is my diary
Years in every line
No matter what you know
You got a long way to grow
Before you catch me

My legs are getting slower
And my hands are growing weak
And some days I must think awhile
Before I speak
But don't pity me
I'm not what you think you see
Your eyes are green

I can see much better now
I can see so clearly now
If only I knew them as much as I do now
I would have had a good time
Would have had a good time

I've known wise men and I've danced with fools
I was both in my life
Life's been hard, so have I
Had my share of strife
It's not the things you do
It's what you never get round to
That makes you sad


I can see much better now
I can see so clearly now
If only I knew them as much as I do now
I would have had a good time
Would have had a good time

I've known wise men and I've danced with fools
I've been both in my time
Time is going faster nowadays
And days too soon are night
It's not the things you do
It's what you never get round to
That makes you sad

credits

from I Don't Know How To Love Him, track released July 1, 1972
Arranged By – David Spinozza
Bass – Stu Woods
Cello – Barbara Hunter Coke
Drums, Percussion – Rick Marotta
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – David Spinozza
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Hugh McCracken
Flugelhorn – Albert A. Delmonte*
Flute – George Young
French Horn – Peter Gordon
Organ, Piano, Electric Piano – Kenny Ascher
Photography By [Jacket] – Joel Brodsky
Producer – Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber*
Trombone – Garnett Brown, Dominick J. Monardo
Viola – Alfred V. Brown
Violin – David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Tony Posk

Written-By – John Kongos

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Yvonne Elliman Honolulu, Hawaii

She got her big break playing Mary Magdalene in the original London production of "Jesus Christ Superstar".
Later, she became part of Eric Clapton's live band before going solo.
Her biggest hit "If I Can't Have You" was taken from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack and went to No.1 in the US chart. ... more

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