American Roulette (album) explained

American Roulette
Type:	studio
Artist:	Danny O'Keefe
Cover:	American Roulette cover.jpg
Released:	1977
Genre:	Country
Label:	Warner Bros. Records
Producer:	Kenny Vance
Prev Title:	So Long Harry Truman
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	The Seattle Tapes Vol. II
Next Year:	1978

American Roulette is the fifth studio album by American country musician Danny O'Keefe released in 1977 on Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing

1. "The Runaway" - 4:23
2. "Islands" - 3:34
3. "On Discovering A Missing Person" - 4:15
4. "The Hereafter" - 3:45
5. "You Look Just Like A Girl Again" - 4:20
6. "All My Friends" - 4:11
7. "Plastic Saddle" - 3:13
8. "In Northern California (Where The Palm Tree Meets The Pine)"^[1] - 3:23
9. "American Roulette" - 3:34
10. "Just Jones" - 3:20

Personnel

Credits for American Roulette adapted from liner notes.^[2]

• Roger Bethelmy - drums
• Ollie E. Brown - conductor, congas
• John Court - guitar
• Laudir DeOliveira - percussion
• Bobbye Hall - conductor, congas
• John Hobbs - keyboards, piano, electric piano
• Charlie Irwin - organ
• Charlie "Fingers" Irwin - keyboards, organ
• Roger Kellaway - keyboards
• King Errisson - conductor, congas
• David Lindley - fiddle, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Gary Mallaber - drums
• Vic McAlpin - composer
• Reggie McBride - bass
• Vince Melamed - keyboards, piano, organ
• Mike Melvoin - piano
• Randy Nicklaus - engineer
• Danny O'Keefe - composer, guitar, primary artist, vocals
• Dave Parlato - bass, drums, piano
• Steven Schaeffer - drums
• Tom Scott - saxophone, wind
• Scott Strong - guitar, rhythm guitar
• Alvin Taylor - drums
• Kenny Vance - producer, background vocals
• Peter Woodford - guitar

Notes and References

1. News: Sowards . Hunter . 2024-07-01 . Say goodbye to the palm and the pine, hello to new California landmark . CBS Sacramento . 2024-07-03 . en-US.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-roulette-mw0000409775/credits American Roulette - Danny O'Keefe | Credits | AllMusic