Just an Old Fashioned Love Song

Just an Old Fashioned Love Song
Studio album by Paul Williams
Released	1971
Studio	A&M (Hollywood) Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop
Label	A&M
Producer	Michael James Jackson
Paul Williams chronology
Someday Man (1970) Just an Old Fashioned Love Song (1971) Life Goes On (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Just an Old Fashioned Love Song is a studio album by Paul Williams, released in 1971. Notable songs from the album, which were hits for other artists, include "(Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song", "We've Only Just Begun", "Let Me Be the One" and "When I Was All Alone".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Williams; except where indicated

1. "Waking Up Alone"
2. "I Never Had It So Good" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols)
3. "We've Only Just Begun" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols)
4. "That's Enough for Me"
5. "A Perfect Love"
6. "(Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song"
7. "Let Me Be the One" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols)
8. "Simple Man" (Graham Nash)
9. "When I Was All Alone"
10. "My Love and I"
11. "Gone Forever"

Personnel

• Paul Williams – vocals
• Craig Doerge – acoustic piano, electric piano (9)
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1–7,10,11)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (1–4,10), congas (4,7,10,11), tambourine (2,10)
• David Spinozza – acoustic guitar (1,3–5,7,9,10), electric guitar (2,6,10,11)
• Michael Utley – organ (1,5,8,10,11)
• Bobbye Hall Porter – congas (1), percussion (4)
• Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (1,10), flute (5,6,9) clarinet (6)
• Gene Cipriano – oboe (1), tenor saxophone (6), woodwinds (4)
• Paul Shure – first violin (5,8,9)
• Marv Limonick – second violin (5,8,9)
• Milt Thomas – viola (5,8,9)
• Edgar Lustgarten – cello (5,8,9)
• Joe Mondragon – bass guitar (3), double bass (8)
• Dick Hyde – tuba (6)
• Jack Conrad – bass (9)
• Rick Marotta – drums (9)
• Teddy Boy Friesen, Daffy Jackson, The Hobbit – kazoo (6)
• Bob Brookmeyer – trombone (1)
• Al Aarons – trumpet (1)

Technical

• Bruce Botnick, Dick Bogert, Hank Cicalo, Norm Kinney, Robert Appère, Tommy Vicari – engineer
• Chuck Beeson, Junie Osaki – art direction
• Jim McCrary – photography

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2]	22
US Billboard 200 [3]	141

References

1. Donovan, Charles. "Paul Williams – Just an Old Fashioned Love Song". AllMusic . Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 338. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
3. "Paul Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.