''Mythical Kings and Iguanas'' is the second solo LP by

Dory Previn Dorothy Veronica "Dory" Previn (née Langan; October 22, 1925 – February 14, 2012) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter and poet. During the late 1950s and 1960s, Previn was a lyricist on songs intended for motion pictures and, with h ...

, released in early 1971. Following her successful debut as a confessional singer-songwriter the previous year, it concentrated on the quest for spiritual fulfilment and a loving relationship.

Track listing

#"Mythical Kings and Iguanas" #"Yada Yada la Scala" #"The Lady With the Braid" #"Her Mother's Daughter" #"Angels and Devils the Following Day" #"Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign" #"Lemon Haired Ladies" #"Stone for Bessie Smith" #"The Game" #"Going Home"

Personnel

*Guitar:

David Bennett Cohen David Bennett Cohen (born August 4, 1942) is an American musician best known as the original keyboardist and one of the guitar players for the late-1960s psychedelic rock and blues band Country Joe and the Fish. Early life and influences C ...

, Brian Davies, Peter Jameson, Clark Maffitt, Dory Previn,

Louie Shelton William Louis Shelton (born April 6, 1941) is an American guitarist and music producer. Biography During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s Shelton was a session musician working in recording studios around Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood. ...

, Hamilton Wesley Watt *Bass:

Joe Osborn Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Larry Knechtel Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles–based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Sim ...

, Tom Sowell *Drums:

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who was the principal drummer for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. He was also a session drummer who recorded with some of ...

*Percussion: Paul Humphrey *Clarinet:

Buddy Collette William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Early life William Marcel Collette was born in ...

*French Horn: Marilyn L. Johnson, Gale Robinson *Cello: Jesse Ehrlich,

Raymond Kelley Raymond "Ray" Kelley (February 26, 1938 – March 4, 2025)Final Note: Ray Kelley
''AFM''. ...

*Viola: Rollice Dale, Harry Hyams *Violin: Murray Adler, Henry Ferber, Lou Klass, Bernard Kundell, Joy Lyle, Ralph Schaeffer, Tibor Zelig *Trumpet:

Bud Brisbois Austin Dean "Bud" Brisbois (April 11, 1937 – June 1, 1978) was a jazz and studio trumpeter. He played jazz, pop, rock, Country music, country, Motown, and classical music. Career Brisbois was born in Edina, Minnesota and began studying the tr ...

*Trombone:

Conte Candoli Secondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orc ...

Herbie Harper Herbert Harper (2 July 1920 — 21 January 2012) was an American jazz trombonist of the West Coast jazz school. Born in Salina, Kansas, he played swing music with Benny Goodman and Charlie Spivak in the 1940s and 1950s. Working on the West Coas ...

*Backing Vocals: Abbey Hall Singers, Denny Brooks, B.G. Davies, Floyd Maffitt, Judy Mayhan,
Michael McGinnis, Peter Morse, West Venet

Reception

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References

{{Authority control 1971 albums Dory Previn albums Albums produced by Nick Venet United Artists Records albums