Time Takes Time
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Although the booklet's credits include the statement "Tom Petty appears courtesy of MCA Records," Petty is not listed as a player or vocalist on any of the booklet's track-by-track personnel listings.
Personnel
- Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, & percussion on all tracks; Tambourine (4)
- Benmont TenchBenmont TenchBenjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
– keyboards (1, 2), piano (7, 10), Hammond B-3 (7, 10), Hammond C3 (9), harmonium (9) - Jeff LynneJeff LynneJeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
– producer, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, and backing vocals (3, 6) - Andy SturmerAndy SturmerMarvin Andrew Sturmer is an American musical artist, writer and producer. He was one of the founding members of the band Beatnik Beatch, which led to the formation of Jellyfish.- Jellyfish :...
& Roger ManningRoger Joseph Manning Jr.Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. is an American keyboard player and founding member of bands Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes. He has also spent several years as an integral member of Beck's backing band, and made contributions to several recordings by the band Air. He is...
of JellyfishJellyfish (band)Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. It formed after Beatnik Beatch broke up in 1989. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr...
– backing vocals (1, 2, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (7) - Andrew GoldAndrew GoldAndrew Maurice Gold was an American singer, musician and songwriter. His works include the Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" , as well as the singles "Thank You for Being a Friend" , and "Never Let Her Slip Away" ....
– acoustic guitar (4), guitar solo (4), backing vocals (4, 9, 10) - Mark Hart – additional synth keyboards/guitars (5), backing vocals (5, 8, 9)
- Mark Hudson – additional percussion (5), backing vocals (5, 8, 9), backing vocal arrangements (9)
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1, 2, 7, 9, 10)
- Harry NilssonHarry NilssonHarry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
– Special Guest appearance on "Runaways"
- Peter AsherPeter AsherPeter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...
– producer, tambourine (4) - Berton Averre – backing vocals (2)
- Jeff Baxter – guitar (5, 8)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (4, 9)
- Doug FiegerDoug FiegerDouglas Lars "Doug" Fieger was an American singer-songwriter-musician. He was the lead singer of the power pop band The Knack, and co-wrote "My Sharona", the biggest hit song of 1979 in the USA, with lead guitarist, Berton Averre.-Life and career:Fieger's father was Jewish, and his mother of...
– backing vocals (2, 9) - Bob GlaubBob GlaubBob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
– bass (4) - Mark Goldenberg – guitar (1, 2, 9)
- David GrissomDavid GrissomDavid Grissom is a US session guitarist who has played and toured with several of America's leading bands and recording artists.- Professional Biography :...
– Acoustic Guitar (7, 10) - Jim HornJim HornJim Horn is an American saxophonist and woodwind player. He was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for five years, playing sax and flute on the road, and in the recording studio...
– saxophone (3) - Suzie Katayama – cello (3)
- Michael LandauMichael LandauMichael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis...
– Guitar (8, 10) - Jamie MuhoberacJamie MuhoberacJamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones , Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell , My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Girlfriend, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys...
– Keyboards (9) - Neil StubenhausNeil StubenhausNeil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.-Career:He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975...
– bass (5, 8) - Michael Thompson – guitar (5, 8)
- Jeffrey Vanston – Arrangement (5, 8), keyboards (5, 8)
- Waddy WachtelWaddy WachtelRobert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work...
– guitar (4) - Don WasDon WasDon Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
– strings arrangement (10) - Backing vocals — Craig Copeland (5, 8), Kathryn Cotter (8), Darlene Koldenhoven (5, 8), Brian O'Doherty (9), Naomi Star (5, 8), Johnny Warman (8), Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
(9) - Additional backing vocals on "Golden Blunders": Peter Asher, Raven Kane, Rosemary Butler, Valerie Carter, Terri Wood, Carmen Twillie, Wendy Fraser, Stephanie Spruill, Andrea Robinson, Bobbi Page
Production
- Produced By Don Was (tracks 1, 2, 7, 9, 10), Jeff Lynne (3, 6), Peter Asher (4) & Phil Ramone (5, 8)
- Engineers: Ed Cherney, Richard Dodd, Bill Drescher, Mark Linnet, Rik Pekkonen, Frank Wolf
- Assistant Engineers: Elaine Anderson, Dan Bosworth, Mark Hagen, Marnie Riley
- Mixing: Ed Cherney, Jeff Lynne, Frank Wolf, Bob Clearmountain
- Mastering: Doug Sax
- Re-Mastering: Kouzi Tanaka
External links
- Summary of Time Takes Time from "Complete U.K. Discography of John, Paul, George and Ringo", an anonymous fan's website