Various Artists
Various Artists - Performance - Original Soundtrack (Coloured Vinyl) (Rhino)
Format: Yellow Vinyl LP
Cat No: 0603497843916
Starring James Fox as a British gangster on the run who finds refuge in the home of reclusive ex-rock star Mick Jagger, Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg's PERFORMANCE is one of the great cult movies of the 1970s. The film's soundtrack, produced by Jack Nitzsche for Warner Bros., is equally noteworthy. Needless to say, the Rolling Stones connection is strong; the Jagger-sung single "Memo From Turner" was co-written with Keith Richards, and vocalist Merry Clayton (famous as the duet partner on "Gimme Shelter") appears on three tracks. Several up-and-coming WB artists also make key contributions, including Randy Newman (the raucous "Gone Dead Train"), slide guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder and Little Feat leader Lowell George. Like the film itself, the PERFORMANCE original motion picture soundtrack offers a fascinating glimpse at one of the most exciting eras in rock.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Randy Newman - Gone Dead Train
2. Merry Clayton & Bernard Krause - Performance
3. Ry Cooder - Get Away
4. Ry Cooder - Powis Square
5. Bernard Krause - Rolls Royce And Acid
6. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Dyed, Dead, Red
7. Jack Nitzsche - Harry Flowers
8. Mick Jagger - Memo From Turner
9. Ry Cooder & Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Hashishin
10. The Last Poets - Wake Up, Niggers
11. Bernard Krause & Merry Clayton - Poor White Hound Dog
12. Bernard Krause - Natural Magic
13. Bernard Krause & The Merry Clayton Singers - Turner's Murder
