''Performance'' is a 1970 soundtrack album to the film ''Performance (film), Performance'' by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg. It features music from Randy Newman, Merry Clayton, Ry Cooder, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Last Poets and Mick Jagger. A single from the album, "Memo from Turner" sung by Mick Jagger (b/w the instrumental "Natural Magic") was released in 1970 reaching #32 on the UK singles chart.

Tracks

Side 1 # "Gone Dead Train" 2:56 - Randy Newman (Jack Nitzsche/Russ Titelman) # "Performance" 1:49 (Bernie Krause, Merry Clayton) # "Get Away" 2:09 (Ry Cooder) # "Powis Square 2:25 (Ry Cooder) # "Rolls Royce and Acid" 1:50 (Jack Nitzsche) # "Dyed, Dead, Red" 2:35 (Buffy Sainte-Marie) # "Harry Flowers" 4:03 (Jack Nitzsche, Randy Newman) Side 2 # "Memo from Turner" 4:08 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) # "Hashishin" 3:39 (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ry Cooder) # "Wake Up, Niggers" 2:47 (The Last Poets) # "Poor White Hound Dog" 2:50 (Merry Clayton) # "Natural Magic" 1:40 (Jack Nitzsche) # "Turner's Murder" 4:15 (Merry Clayton Singers)

Screen credits

* Original music by Jack Nitzsche * Conductor: Randy Newman * Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-Marie * Santoor (Persian instrument), Santoor: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad * Moog synthesizer: Bernard Krause Music performers * Ry Cooder – guitar * Amiyo Das Gupta – sitar * Lowell George – guitar * Milt Holland – drums, percussion * Gene Parsons – drums, guitars * Russ Titelman – percussion * Bobby West (musician), Bobby West – bass

References

''Performance'' credits
{{soundtrack-stub Crime film soundtracks Albums produced by Jack Nitzsche 1970 soundtrack albums Warner Records soundtracks