This Girl's Got To Play

Narada/ Virgin Music  (2004) 

AMAZON MUSIC
APPLE MUSIC

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1.  Expression  (4:08) 

Joyce Cooling – electric and acoustic guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards 

Billy Johnson – drums 

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion 

Danny Joe Soto – percussion 

 

2.  Take Me There  (4:13) 

Joyce Cooling – guitars, vocals 

Jay Wagner – keyboards, vocals 

Nelson Braxton – bass, additional rhythm tracks 

Billy Johnson – drums 

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion 

Annie Stocking – vocals 

Nicholas Beard – vocals 

 

3.  Camelback  (4:04) 

Joyce Cooling – guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards, soprano sax 

Louie Rivera – drums 

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion 

Reggie Reg – “sitar” sample 

 

4.  No More Blues  (5:39) 

Joyce Cooling – lead vocal, guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards, additional rhythm tracks 

Jon Evans – bass 

Alan Hall – drums 

 

5.  Green Impala  (4:22) 

Joyce Cooling – guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards, programming 

Rich Aguon – drums 

Bill Ortiz – flugelhorn 

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion, drum loop 

 

 

6.  This Girl’s Got To Play  (4:34)  

 Joyce Cooling – lead & background vocals, lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar  

Jay Wagner – keyboards, background vocals  

Ray Obiedo – electric rhythm guitar  

Rich Aguon – drums  

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion, background vocals  

Victor Owens – background vocals  

  

7.  Toast & Jam (3:25)  

Joyce Cooling – guitars            

Jay Wagner – organ  

Nelson Braxton – bass  

Rich Aguon – drums 

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion  

Annie Stocking & Nicholas Beard – vocals

 

8.  Natural Fact  (5:52) 

Joyce Cooling – lead vocal, guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards, rhythm tracks 

Bill Ortiz – trumpet 

 

9.  The Wizard  (5:11) 

Joyce Cooling – electric & acoustic guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards 

Billy Johnson – drums 

Gary Calvin – bass 

Karl Perazzo – percussion 

Bill Ortiz – trumpet 

 

10.  Talk  (4:19) 

Joyce Cooling – lead vocal, guitars 

Jay Wagner – keyboards, rhythm tracks 

Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion 

Annie Stocking – background vocals 

Nicholas Beard – background vocals 

 

 

All songs written by Joyce Cooling (Blue Curl Music, BMI) and Jay Wagner (Jedo West Music, BMI) ©2004 

  

Produced by Jay Wagner  

Arranged by Jay Wagner - additional arranging by Joyce Cooling  

Additional arrangement on track 6 by Ray Obiedo  

Additional background vocal arrangement on track 6 by Peter Michael Escovedo  

Additional horn arrangement on track 8 by Bill Ortiz  

Additional vocal production on tracks 4, 6, 10 by Gary Mankin  

  

Recorded & Mixed at The Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA  

Additional Recording at: Werewolf, Oakland, CA by Ray Obiedo; Knob & Tube, San Francisco, CA by Gary Mankin; PM Studios, Thousand Oaks, CA by Peter Michael Escovedo  

 

Mixed by Steve Sykes with additional mixing by Gary Mankin and Jay Wagner; Tracks 2 & 7 mixed by Steve Sykes; Track 4 mixed by Gary Mankin and Jay Wagner  

Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA  

  

Tech Support: Victor Owens, Gary Mankin, David Denny  

 

Photography: Sheryl Schindler  

Digital Editing: Roger Graham  

  

 © 2004 Narada - Virgin Music  CD - 72435-97225-2-8

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