Careless (album)

Careless
Studio album by Stephen Bishop
Released	1976
Recorded	ABC Studios, A&M Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	39:19
Label	ABC Records
Producer	Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop chronology
Careless (1976) Bish (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Careless is the first album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes two hit singles: "On and On", which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart,^[3] and "Save It for a Rainy Day" which made it to No. 22. The album itself rose to No. 34 on the Billboard albums chart.^[4] Notable contributors to the album include Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel and Chaka Khan.

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen Bishop.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On and On"	3:03
2.	"Never Letting Go"	3:48
3.	"Careless"	3:45
4.	"Sinking in an Ocean of Tears"	3:08
5.	"Madge"	4:03
6.	"Every Minute"	3:58
7.	"Little Italy"	3:27
8.	"One More Night"	4:02
9.	"guitar interlude"	0:35
10.	"Save It for a Rainy Day"	3:12
11.	"Rock and Roll Slave"	3:38
12.	"The Same Old Tears on a New Background"	2:40

Personnel

• Stephen Bishop – lead & background vocals, acoustic guitar, trombone
• Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, electric piano
• Art Garfunkel - vocals, background vocals
• Chaka Khan – vocals, background vocals
• Mac Cridlin – bass
• Reinie Press – bass
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Larry Brown – drums
• Victor Feldman – organ, percussion, vibes, marimba
• Eric Clapton – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Larry Carlton – acoustic guitar
• Andrew Gold – electric guitar
• Jay Graydon – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar
• Max Bennett – bass
• John Guerin – drums
• Alan Lindgren – synthesizer
• Jeffrey Staton – bass, electric guitar
• Michael Staton – steel guitar
• Craig Doerge – electric piano
• Larry Knechtel - electric piano, organ
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Leah Kunkel – background vocals
• Ray Pizzi – saxophone
• Tommy Tedesco – mandolin
• Steve Paietta – accordion
• Ian Freebairn-Smith – string arrangements, horn arrangements, woodwind arrangements
• Lee Holdridge – string arrangements

References

1. Careless at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 135. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
3. Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 65. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
4. Whitburn, Joel (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd Edition, p. 35. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7631-8