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INTRO
​​DAD AND THE MONKEY
WHATEVER MAKES
OK GUY
LONG, LONG WAY FROM HERE
LUCKY GUY
ROCKIN' CHAIR
COWBOY MUSIC
OTHER DAYS LIKE THIS
RUB TWO NICKELS
ONE MORE NIGHT WITH SHADOWS
PROMISES TO GOD
​HEY JOAN SOMEBODY

Produced by Chip Taylor
Acoustic guitar / Vocal tracks produced by Tony Mercadante & Chip Taylor
Recorded at Train Wreck Studios in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Mixed at Huck Bennert’s Home Studio in Saco, Maine.
Recording engineers Tony Mercadante & Huck Bennert
Extra engineering by Goran Grini (in his home studio in Norway)
Mixing engineer Huck Bennert

John Platania’s guitars recorded by Milt Costakis
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at 3 Bays Recording Studio
John endorses LaBella Strings & Duesenberg Guitars

All songs written by Chip Taylor 
published by Back Road Music, (BMI)
Administered by Sony Music.​

Musicians:

Chip Taylor acoustic guitar, electric piano, vocals
John Platania dobro, nylon  and electrics guitars
Tony Mercadante electric bass
Goran Grini strings on 
​
“Other Days Like This” and “OK Guy”


Background vocals on 
​
“Long, Long Way From Here"
Joan Voight, Mary & Chuck Knoblock & 
​Tony Mercadante

In November 2019, Goran Grini & I were in the final stage of mixing my album In Sympathy Of A Heartbreak. The plan was to release the record in February, in advance of tours I had scheduled in March/April in Norway and Holland.

At this time, I finished writing a song, based on a true story from my childhood days, called Dad & The Monkey. Several other songs quickly followed. This was nothing new. Most of my previous albums were of songs written in clusters. By the end of November I had ten new songs that generally held some sort of magic for me. I first thought it probably made the most sense to record them when I returned from my tour in Holland in late April. But that made me nervous. What if something happened and they were left unrecorded? With that in mind, I wanted to record them before I went on tour.

There was one problem. My engineer, friend, bass player and confidante, Tony Mercadante, was scheduled to leave for Florida on December 14th and be away for the entire winter season. I desperately wanted him to engineer and be my right arm for this project.

We were on a mission! We decided to start on December 2nd and try to finish the 11 songs by December 13th.  With Tony at the controls, I started recording guitar/voice versions of the songs at my humble, small studio in Mamaroneck, N.Y.  Tony, a one-of-a kind bassist in the soul tradition, added bass. I sang a bit of harmony on several tracks.

Introducing – pianist, Chip Taylor

Over the years, every so often I would try to play a few chords on the piano, but that’s as far as it went.  Several years ago, I had purchased a Yamaha PSR e303 electric piano, but it had been all but left unplayed. ​
For the Dad & The Monkey album, I dusted it off and practiced for several weeks. I loved practicing and loved the warm, simple sound of that piano in the ”grand piano” mode.

The basic guitar/voice/ bass and piano tracks were finished on time on the afternoon of December 12th just in time for Tony to leave for Florida.

Shortly after, Huck Bennert, my amazing engineer friend from Maine, set up my NY apartment for recording and, over a period of 3 days, I played lead electric piano on most of the tracks.    

In early January Huck sent the tracks to the amazing guitarist, and another great friend, John Platania. I asked John to play whatever he felt on whatever songs he chose. Within a few days he had played on several – and I never changed or edited one note. I absolutely loved everything John played!

In March, the covid virus changed everything. The tours were canceled and we were quickly in lockdown mode. During that time my great friend and brilliant arranger, Goran Grini, played beautiful mellotron strings on two tracks.

In the final stages, Huck mixed the tracks in his basement studio in Maine.
​
I absolutely loved making this album. And I love the warm, humble way it sounds. It was an album that, in most circumstances, would have never been recorded.


Dedicated to:

The crazy – “all for their kids”–  spirit of my loving dad, Elmer and my oh so giving and loving mom, Barbara.

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  • Artists
    • Chip Taylor
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      • Can I Offer You A Song
      • Dad and the Monkey
      • NY to Norway and Back
      • In Sympathy of a Heartbreak
      • Whiskey Salesman
      • Time Waits For No Little Girls
      • Fix Your Words
      • Last Chance The Warner Bros Years
      • Son Of A Golf Pro
      • A Song I Can Live With
      • Little Brothers
      • I'll Carry For You
      • Sixteen Angels Dancing Cross The Moon
      • The Little Prayers Trilogy
      • Block Out The Sirens Of This Lonely World
      • Golden Kids Rules
      • F**K All The Perfect People
      • Live At McCabes
      • Rock N Roll Joe
      • The James Wesley Days
      • Jesus Christ Don't Let The Cactus Fall
      • Yonkers NY
      • Songs From A Dutch Tour
      • New Songs Of Freedom
      • Unglorious Hallelujah
      • Black and Blue America
      • London Sessions Bootleg
      • Seven Days In May
      • Living Room Tapes
      • Hit Man
      • Human Passing Through
    • Evie Sands Store
    • Carrie Rodriquez Store
    • John Platania Store
    • Chip and Carrie Store
    • Kendel Carson Store