Attitudes was a rock band from

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consisting of keyboardist

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, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Paul Stallworth and drummer

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. Its band members came together while working as session musicians on

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's album '' Extra Texture (Read All About It)''. They then recorded for Harrison's

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record label. The band's 1976 single "Sweet Summer Music" reached number 94 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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's recording of their single " Honey Don't Leave L.A." peaked at number 61 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1978.

Band members

– keyboards *

– drums, percussion * Danny (Kootch) Kortchmar – guitar, lead and background vocals * Paul Stallworth – bass, lead and background vocals

Discography

Albums

* 1976: ''Attitudes'' (UK AMLH 22008) (USA SP22008) (Japan KING GP-289) * 1977: ''Good News'' (UK K 56385) (USA DH 3021) (Japan WARNER P-10386D)

Singles

* 1975: "Ain't Love Enough" / "The Whole World's Crazy" (UK AMS 5504) (USA DH 10004) * 1976: " Honey Don't Leave L.A." / "Lend a Hand" (USA DH 10008) * 1976: "Sweet Summer Music" / "If We Want To" (UK AMS 5508) (USA DH 10011) * 1977: "Sweet Summer Music" / "Being Here with You" (USA DRC 8404) * 1977: "In a Stranger's Arms" / "Good News" (USA DRC 8452)

Album details

''Attitudes''

All songs produced by Lee Kiefer and Attitudes. ;Track listing ;Side 1 # "Ain't Love Enough" (

, Brenda Gordon Russell, Brian Russell) # "Street Scene" ( Danny Kortchmar) # "A Moment" (Foster,

, Kortchmar, Paul Stallworth) # "You and I Are So in Love" (B.J. Cook, Eric Mercury) # "Squank" (Foster, Keltner, Kortchmar, Stallworth) ;Side 2 #

"Lend a Hand" (Stallworth) # "Chump Change Romeo" (Kortchmar) # "First Ballad" (Foster, Keltner, Kortchmar, Stallworth) # "Honey Don't Leave L.A." (Kortchmar) # "In the Flow of Love" (Gilbert Bottiglier, Chuck Higgins Jr., Stallworth) ;Personnel ;Additional musicians *

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– guitar * Chuck Higgins – vocals *Vince Charles – percussion,

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*Vanette Cloud – background vocals *Cosmo DeAguero – conductor, congas *Lee Kiefer – producer,

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*Pat Murphy – conductor *Carmen Twillie – vocals, background vocals *Fabio Nicoli –

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*Kathryn Collier – background vocals

''Good News''

Produced by Jay Lewis and Attitudes. ;Track listing ;Side 1 # "Being Here with You" (Foster, Keltner, Kortchmar, Stallworth) # "Drink My Water" (B. G. Russell, B. Russell) # "Sweet Summer Music" (Bottiglier, Higgins Jr., Stallworth) # "Let's Talk Turkey" (Kortchmar) # "Foster's Frees" (Foster) # "Turning in Space" (Brown, Higgins Jr., Stallworth) ;Side 2 #

"Change" (Stallworth) # "In a Stranger's Arms" (Kortchmar) # "Manual Dexterity" (Kortchmar) # "Promise Me the Moon" (Kortchmar) # "Good News" (Stallworth) ;Personnel ;Additional musicians *

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– drums (on "Good News") *

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– horns *

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– lead and background vocals *Chuck Higgins – lead vocals *George Bell – flute *Marvin Braxton – harmonica *Vince Charles – percussion, timbales *Donny Gerrard – lead and background vocals * Jay Graydon – guitar *

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s * Booker T. Jones – organ, keyboards *Jay Lewis – guitar *Pat Murphy – percussion, conductor,

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– engineer *Yvonne Rankin – lead and background vocals * Emil Richards – percussion * Waddy Wachtel – guitar * Greg Adams – horn arrangements

References

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