Dory Previn (album)

Dory Previn
Studio album by Dory Previn
Released	September 1974
Studio	Burbank Studios, Burbank, California
Genre	Singer-songwriter
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Nik Venet
Dory Previn chronology
Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) Dory Previn (1974) We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Dory Previn is a solo studio LP by Dory Previn, released in 1974. ^{[4] [5]} It was her first album for the Warner Brothers label, having left United Artists. ^{[6] [7]}

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "very few other singer/songwriters can match the wisdom and the wit of Previn whose work turns our psyches inside out." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dory Previn

1. "Lover Lover Be My Cover"
2. "Coldwater Canyon"
3. "Atlantis"
4. "Mama Mama Comfort Me"
5. "Brando"
6. "New Rooms"
7. "The Empress of China"
8. "The Obscene Phone Call"
9. "The Crooked Christmas Star, '73"
10. "Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister?"

Personnel

• Guitar: David Bennett Cohen, Brian Davies, Peter Jameson, Dory Previn, Waddy Wachtel. Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore. Bouzouki: Perry Botkin, Jr.
• Bass: Ray Brown, Lyle Ritz, Joe Osborn
• Keyboards: Tom Keene, Lincoln Mayorga
• Drums: Ron Tutt
• Saxophone, flute, clarinet: Buddy Collette
• Violin: James Getzoff. Fiddle: Bobby Bruce
• Backing Vocals: Pat Henderson, Carolyn Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Sherlie Matthews, Marti McCall, Lisa Roberts ^[8]

References

1. Donovan, Charles. Dory Previn at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 640.
3. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 399.
4. Alterman, Loraine (September 8, 1974). "Pop" – via NYTimes.com.
5. "Dory Previn: Singer and songwriter hailed for hersearing honesty". The Independent. February 16, 2012.
6. "Dory Previn | Biography & History". AllMusic.
7. "Dory of the Blues - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
8. "Dory Previn". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved March 7, 2025.