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Paradise With An Ocean View

Country Joe McDonald

Initial release : October 1975

Fantasy 9495

Tracks

  • Tear Down the Walls (McDonald)
  • Holy Roller (McDonald)
  • Lost My Connection (McDonald)
  • Save the Whales! (McDonald)
  • Oh, Jamaica (Barthol/Marsh/McDonald)
  • Lonely On The Road (McDonald)
  • The Limit (McDonald)
  • Tricks (McDonald)
  • Breakfast for Two (McDonald)
Musicians

Musicians information from the LP;

  • Country Joe McDonald - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • David Hayes - bass
  • John Blakeley - electric guitar
  • Peter Milio - drums
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
On Save The Whales
  • Bruce Barthol - bass
  • Phil Marsh - guitar
  • Ron Marabuto - drums
  • Steve Gaboury - piano
Featured horns
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone
  • John Rotella - baritone saxophone
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
Background vocals
  • Vanetta Fields, Carleena Williams, Shirlee Mathews
except on Tear Down The Walls and Breakfast For Two;
  • Sally Stevens, Maxine Anderson, Michael Irwin, Marleena Jetter, Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Gerald Garrett
Three tracks from this album were included on the Classics compilation. Full musician details for these tracks is provided in the booklet that accompanied the compilation.

Breakfast For Two;

  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Peter Milio - drums
  • Sally Stevens, Maxine Anderson, Michael Irwin, Marleena Jetter, Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Gerald Garrett - backing vocals
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • John Rotello - baritone saxophone
Oh Jamaica;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Ted Ashford - keyboards
  • John Blakeley - guitar
  • David Hayes - bass
  • Peter Milio - drums
  • Vanetta Fields, Carleena Williams, Shirlee Mathews - backing vocals
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • John Rotello - baritone saxophone
Save The Whales!;
  • Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Marsh - guitar
  • Steve Gaboury - piano
  • Bruce Barthol - bass
  • Ron Marabuto - drums
  • Vanetta Fields, Carleena Williams, Shirlee Mathews - backing vocals
  • Steve Medaio - trumpet
  • Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • John Rotello - baritone saxophone
Credits

  • Producer - Jim Stern
  • Co-producers - Bill Belmont, Joe McDonald
  • Executive producer - Bill Belmont
  • Horns, strings and vocal arrangements and conducting - Trevor Lawrence
  • Ambience - Van Dyke Parks
  • Basic tracks engineer - Don Cody
  • Overdub engineer - Richie Moore
  • Recorded at Fantasy Studio "C", Berkeley
  • Overdub recording at TBS/Scoring I and II, Burbank
  • Remix - Jim Stern
  • Mastering - David Turner
  • Concertmaster - Sid Sharp
  • Art direction - Phil Carroll
  • Cover and liner art - Jamie Putnam
Related releases

Two singles were released in conjunction with this LP;

  • Breakfast For Two / Lost My Connection, Country Joe McDonald, 1975, Fantasy 758
  • Save The Whales / Oh Jamaica, Country Joe McDonald, 1976, Fantasy 765
Breakfast for Two, Oh, Jamaica and Save the Whales! were included on;
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