''Reflections in a Mud Puddle'' was the third solo LP by

Dory Previn Dorothy "Dory" Veronica Previn ( 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 her t ...

, released in late 1971. The second side of the original LP was entitled ''Taps Tremors And Time Steps (One Last Dance for My Father)'', and was a continuous suite of songs reflecting on her childhood experiences with a mentally ill father and its impact on her adult relationships.

Track listing

:Words and music by

, fish horns arranged by Dan Morehouse, and strings and horns arranged by Perry Botkin, Jr. ''Reflections in a Mud Puddle'' #"Doppelganger" #"The New Enzyme Detergent Demise of

Ali MacGraw Elizabeth Alice MacGraw (born April 1, 1939) is an American actress and activist. She gained attention with her role in the film '' Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She gained an ...

" #"The Talkative Woman and the Two Star General" #"The Altruist and the Needy Case" #"Play It Again, Sam" ''Taps Tremors and Time Steps (One Last Dance for My Father)'' #"The Earthquake in Los Angeles (February, 1971)" #"The Final Flight of the Hindenburg (May, 1937)" #"I Dance and Dance and Smile and Smile" #"The Air Crash in New Jersey" #"Aftershock"

Personnel

;Musicians *

– main performer, music and lyrics, vocals, and guitar * Steve Douglas – alto, tenor and soprano saxophone, fish horns, a&r contractor * Abe Most – alto and soprano saxophone *

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and

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, Stan Farber – backing vocals *

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. Among his more notable session wo ...

– banjo and guitar *

Joe Osborn Joseph Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Carol Kaye Carol Kaye (née Smith, born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. Kaye began play ...

Lyle Ritz Lyle Joseph Ritz (January 10, 1930 – March 3, 2017) was an American musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass (both double bass and bass guitar). His early career in jazz as a ukulele player made him a key part of the Hawaii music scene ...

– bass *

Frank Capp Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography ...

Paul Humphrey Paul Nelson Humphrey (October 12, 1935 – January 31, 2014) was an American jazz and R&B drummer. Biography Humphrey was born in Detroit and began playing drums at age 8, taking private lessons in Detroit. In high school he played baritone hor ...

, Earl C. Palmer,

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

– drums * Dennis Budimir, David Cohen, William Keene, Don Peake, Thomas Tedesco – guitar * Thomas Keene – 1st piano, organ, toy piano, Ondioline, honky-tonk piano, and harpsichord * Perry Botkin, Jr. – 2nd honky-tonk piano * Mike Lang – 2nd piano * Gene Cipriano, Ted Nash – saxophone * Murray Adler,

Israel Baker Israel Baker (February 11, 1919 – December 25, 2011) was an American violinist and concertmaster. Through a long and varied career he played with many of the greatest figures in the worlds of classical music, jazz and pop. He appeared on hu ...

, Harry Bluestone, Joseph DiFiore, Jesse Ehrlich, James Getzoff, Armond and Nathan Kaproff, Raymond Kelley Jr., Lou Klass, William Kurasch, Gareth D. Nuttycombe, Nathan Rass, Sidney Sharp, Jack Shulman, Paul C. Shure, Joseph Stepansky, Gerald Vinci – strings (violin, viola, and cello) * Richard Nash – trombone * Dick Hyde – trombone and performer * Buck Monari, Anthony Terran – trumpet * Paul Hubinon – trumpet and flugelhorn ;Production * Nikolas Venet – producer * Buck Herring – sound engineering *

Norman Seeff Norman Seeff (born March 5, 1939, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a photographer and filmmaker. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative ...

– photography and art direction * Robert Harvey – cover painting * Roger E. Farris – copyist

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