@bslon: AND Emitt wrote all the songs on the album, and did the recording in his home studio in Hawthorne, engineering it himself on a 4-trk. machine. When I recorded with Emitt in 1997 (he was producing a single song for a solo artist I was involved with.), he still had the Gibson ES335 pictured on the back cover, and the pump organ seen inside the gatefold.
A very talented guy, but one doomed to a miserable life, thanks in part to the brutal, vicious business practices of Dunhill Records (Lou Adler himself, I believe.). That misery had by 1997 turned Emitt into a very bitter, mean---cruel, even---man. His critiquing of the bassists playing had the guy in tears. Fortunately I escaped his wrath, as my playing met with his approval.
I saw further evidence of Emitt’s musical talent when he suggested a more "advanced" version of the tambourine part I was dubbing over my drumset part. His suggested part was really, really cool (and sophisticated), one I myself would never have thought of. Performing it perfectly was right at the top of my musical abilities ;-) . Luckily, I got it on the first take. Emitt liked to work fast.
