Child Is Father to the Man

Who played on Child Is Father to the Man

• Al Kooper arranger, organ, piano, lead vocals, bass drum, keyboard all tracks
• Bobby Colomby drums (drum set), percussion, vocals, membranophone, tambourine all tracks
• Dick Halligan trombone all tracks
• Fred Lipsius alto saxophone, piano, arranger all tracks
• Jerry Weiss flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals all tracks
• Jim Fielder bass all tracks
• John Simon arranger, conductor, mix, producer, instrument arranger, piano all tracks
• Randy Brecker flugelhorn, trumpet all tracks
• Steve Katz acoustic guitar, guitar, background vocals on 11 tracks
• Alan Shulman cello on 5 tracks
• Anahid Ajemian violin on 5 tracks
• Charles McCracken cello on 5 tracks
• Emanuel Green violin on 5 tracks
• Emanuel Vardi viola on 5 tracks
• Gene Orloff violin on 5 tracks
• Harold Colletta viola on 5 tracks
• Harry Katzman violin on 5 tracks
• Harry Lookofsky violin on 5 tracks
• Julie Held violin on 5 tracks
• Leo Kruczek violin on 5 tracks
• Paul Gershman violin on 5 tracks
• Melba Moorman vocals on 2 tracks
• Valerie Simpson vocals on 2 tracks
• Al Gorgoni guitar on 1 track
• Leslie Gurgle vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Overture — Al Kooper 1:32
2. 2 I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know — Al Kooper 5:55
3. 3 Morning Glory — Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley 4:15
4. 4 My Days Are Numbered — Al Kooper 3:19
5. 5 Without Her — Harry Nilsson 2:41
6. 6 Just One Smile — Randy Newman 4:34
7. 7 I Can't Quit Her 3:38
8. 8 Meagan's Gypsy Eyes — Steve Katz 3:23
9. 9 Somethin' Goin' On — Al Kooper 7:58
10. 10 House in the Country — Al Kooper 3:05
11. 11 The Modern Adventure of Plato, Diogenes and Freud — Al Kooper 4:11
12. 12 So Much Love / Underture — Carole King 4:42

Production

• Fred Catero engineer, arranger

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