Sweet SurpriseEric AndersenInitial release : 1976Arista 4075 The tenth Eric Andersen LP, his second on the Arista label. Brent Mydland provides backing vocals on two tracks of this album.
Tracks
- Lost In A Song (Andersen)
- How It Goes (Andersen)
- Dreams Of Mexico (Andersen)
- San Diego Serenade (Andersen)
- Sweet Surprise (Waits)
- Down At The Cantina (Andersen)
- Crazy River (Andersen)
- Love Will Meet Again (Andersen)
Musicians
- Eric Andersen - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Chris Parker - drums
- Richard Bell - ARP synthesizer, keyboards
- Tony Brown - bass
- Arlen Roth - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- David Mansfield - fiddle, guitar
- Antonio Ramos - percussion
- Tom Sellers - additional keyboards
- June (Sister Joon) Millington - additional acoustic and electric guitar
- Tim Scmitt - background vocal (Sweet Surprise)
- John Batdorf - background vocals (Crazy River and Dreams of Mexico)
- Brent Mydland - background vocals (Crazy River and Dreams of Mexico)
- Greg Coller - background vocals (Crazy River and Dreams of Mexico)
- Jennifer Condos: acoustic guitar, vocals (Love Will Meet Again)
- Happy Traum - concertina, mandolin (Down at the Cantina)
- Paul Horan - Acoustic guitar, harmony vocals (Lost in a Song)
- Dennis Perracra - background vocals (Lost in a Song)
- Wacky Jacky Robbins - cello (Love Will Meet Again)
- Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar (How it Goes and Sweet Surprise)
- Tom Scott - saxophone (San Diego Serenade)
Credits
- Producer - Tom Sellers
- Engineer - Mark Harman
- Arranger - Eric Andersen, Tom Sellers
- Concert Master - Sid Sharp
- Liner Notes - Eric Andersen
- Cover Photo - Guy Cross
- Recorded in New York and Los Angeles
Related releases
Dreams Of Mexico was included on a compilation of tracks taken from Andersen's three LPs released on Arista in the 1970s;
Lost In A Song, How It Goes, Down At The Cantina, Sweet Surprise and Love Will Meet Again were included on;
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