Friends and Legends

Infobox Album |
Name = Friends and Legends
Type = Album
Artist = Michael Stanley


Released = 1973
Recorded = 1973
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = MCA
Producer = Bill Szymczyk
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:acfwxq95ld6e link] |
Last album = "Michael Stanley"
(1972)
This album = "Friends and Legends"
(1973)
Next album = "You Break It, You Bought it"
(1975)

"Friends and Legends" was the second solo album from Michael Stanley. The album title refers to the backing musicians accompanying Stanley on the album, which was recorded at Applewood Studios in Golden, Colorado. The basic band on all tracks was Barnstorm, comprised of Joe Walsh on lead guitar and synthesizer, Joe Vitale on drums, flute, synthesizer and backing vocals, and Kenny Passarelli on bass. In addition, three members of Stephen Stills' Manassas performed: Paul Harris on keyboards, Joe Lala on percussion and Al Perkins on pedal steel guitar, and the band also included saxophonist David Sanborn. Other backing vocalists included Richie Furay and Dan Fogelberg.

Although the album produced one of Stanley's most popular songs, "Let's Get the Show on the Road", and led to a headline spot for Stanley (backed by Barnstorm) on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert", it made little impact on the charts, partially because Stanley's all-star band was unable to tour behind it. After this, Stanley decided to form his own band, which was named The Michael Stanley Band, so that touring would no longer be a problem.

ongs

#Among My Friends Again (Stanley)
#Help! (Lennon, McCartney)
#Yours for a Song (Stanley)
#Let's Get the Show on the Road (Stanley)
#Just Keep Playing Your Radio (Stanley)
#Roll On (Stanley)
#Bad Habits (Stanley)
#Funky Is the Drummer (Stanley, Walsh, Harris, Vitale, Passarelli, Bigby, Lawson)
#Poets' Day (Stanley)

Musicians

*Michael Stanley - lead vocals, guitars
*Joe Walsh - lead guitars, synthesizer
*Joe Vitale - drums, flute, synthesizer, backing vocals
*Kenny Passarelli - bass
*Paul Harris - piano, organ, clavinette
*Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar
*Joe Lala - congas, timbales, percussion
*Jon Bendis - acoustic guitar
*David Sanborn - alto saxophone
*Bill Szymczyk - percussion
*Tasha Thomas - backing vocals
*Lani Groves - backing vocals
*Carla Hall - backing vocals
*Richie Furay - backing vocals
*Dan Fogelberg - backing vocals