No Other

by Gene Clark

Type: Album
Released: September 1974
Label: Asylum
Country: United States
Length: 43:07
Community rating: 4.76/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

For 'No Other', Gene Clark departed from his country-folk roots, embracing a lavish and sprawling production by Thomas Jefferson Kaye that fused country-rock with opulent layers of gospel, soul, and funk. The album's dense, baroque arrangements and intricate vocal harmonies provide the backdrop for Clark's soul-searching, philosophical lyrics on spiritual themes. Notorious for its exorbitant production costs, the album was a devastating commercial and critical failure upon release, only to be posthumously reappraised and celebrated as a singular masterpiece.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, spirituality, expansive, melodic, storytelling, orchestral

Tracklist

Credits

Gene Clark - vocals, guitar, primary artist, arranged by, written-by
Jesse Ed Davis - guitar
Danny Kortchmar - guitar
Craig Doerge - keyboards
Leland Sklar - bass
Russ Kunkel - drums
Richard Greene - violin
Joe Lala - percussion
Michael Utley - keyboards, organ
Butch Trucks - drums, percussion
Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar
Clydie King - backing vocals, voices
Claudia Lennear - backing vocals
Venetta Fields - backing vocals, voices
Cindy Bullens - backing vocals
Chris Hillman - mandolin, bass
Timothy B. Schmit - vocals, background vocals
Stephen Bruton - guitar
Carlena Williams - backing vocals, voices
Shirley Matthews - backing vocals, voices
Ronnie Barron - vocals, backing vocals, voices
Thomas Jefferson Kaye - producer, arranged by
Doug Dillard - lyrics by, composed by
Tony Reale - engineer [recording]
Joe Tuzen - engineer [assistant]
Mallory Earl - engineer [mixing]
John Dietrich - art direction, design
Ea - artwork [cover art]
Linda Dietrich - photography by
Pleasure Dome, Hollywood - costume designer [clothes designed by]