On the Track (album)

On the Track is the debut album by Leon Redbone, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1975, and reissued on CD in 1988.

The album features a cover illustration by Chuck Jones depicting the character Michigan J. Frog.

Track listing Side one "Sweet Mama Hurry Home or I'll Be Gone" (Jack Neville, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:49 "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 4:03 "My Walking Stick" (Irving Berlin) – 3:41 "Lazybones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 3:06 "Marie" (Irving Berlin) – 4:24

Side two "Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:42 "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:34 "Some of These Days" (Shelton Brooks) – 3:16 "Big Time Woman" (Wilton Crawley) – 2:44 "Haunted House" (Lonnie Johnson) – 4:58 "Polly Wolly Doodle" (Traditional) – 2:56

Personnel Musicians Leon Redbone – vocals, guitar, harmonica Phil Bodner – saxophone Patti Bown – piano Garnett Brown – trombone Jonathan Dorn – tuba Steve Gadd – drums Emanuel Green – violin Milt Hinton – double bass Leo Kahn – violin Ralph MacDonald – percussion, castanets Charles Macey – guitar Don McLean – banjo Gene Orloff – violin Seldon Powell – saxophone Billy Slapin – clarinet Joe Venuti – violin Joe Wilder – trumpet, cornet

Production Joel Dorn – producer Bob Liftin – engineer William Eaton – string & horn arrangements Vince McGarry – mastering engineer Chuck Jones – artwork Tom Zito – photography

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