Stained Glass Morning Explained

Stained Glass Morning
Type:	studio
Artist:	Scott McKenzie
Cover:	Stained Glass Morning.jpg
Released:	1970
Genre:	Folk
Length:	39:50
Label:	Ode
Producer:	David Anderle
Prev Title:	The Voice of Scott McKenzie
Prev Year:	1967

Stained Glass Morning is the second and last album by Scott McKenzie, released in 1970. It is notable for the work of "sterling backup players, including Ry Cooder, Rusty Young (of Poco), and Barry McGuire."^[1] The album did not chart on the Billboard 200.

One single was released off the album, "Going Home Again", but it did not chart.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Scott McKenzie.

1. "Look in the Mirror" – 3:37
2. "Yves" – 4:35
3. "Crazy Man" – 4:18
4. "1969" – 3:00
5. "Dear Sister" – 5:19
6. "Going Home Again" – 3:37
7. "Stained Glass Morning" – 4:57
8. "Illusion" – 4:49
9. "Take a Moment" – 5:38

Personnel

• Scott McKenzie – vocals, 12-string guitar, electric piano
• Ry Cooder – electric and acoustic bottleneck
• Rusty Young – pedal steel guitar
• Barry McGuire – harmonica
• Colin Cameron, Max Bennett - bass
• Chuck Domanico - acoustic bass
• Craig Doerge - piano, organ, harpsichord, electric piano
• Walter Foutz - organ
• Mac Elsensohn - drums
• Bunk Gardner - saxophone
• Edgar Lustgarten - cello
• Brooks Hunnicutt, David Mani, Dorothy Durr, Girls of Pittsburgh Manor, Jeffrey Thomas, Julia Tillman Waters, Lorna Willard, Robert Markland - backing vocals

Technical

• Bart Chiate, David Anderle, Henry Lewy - engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stained Glass Morning: Scott McKenzie. Allmusic.
2. http://www.45cat.com/record/ode66012 Scott McKenzie, "Going Home Again" single release