Randy's discography

[NightMistBlue]

According to Meisner, Rich & Swan guitarist Vern Monnett, he and Randy (and some other friends, including Ron Grinel who was in the Silverados) played on an album for Roger Varian in the early-mid 1990s sometime.

Whoever this Roger Varian cat is (on the left in this photo), he's got some high-tone friends. In addition to Randy's participation, David Crosby sang back-up on a track. That's Vern on the right in the shades.

[Delilah]

Thanks NMB. Have you heard any of Roger Varian's material?

[NightMistBlue]

I have not! I see he's released at least two albums.

[NightMistBlue]

Thanks to guitarist Waddy Wachtel, all the people of the Earth now know which tracks on Richie Furay's 1979 solo album Randy sang back-up on:
http://waddywachtelinfo.com/RichieFuray.html

P.S. In his own discography, Waddy also lists a 1976 solo album by one Allan Rich. Surely this is Charlie Allan Rich, Jr. who went on to perform and record with Randy as part of Meisner Rich & Swan. http://waddywachtelinfo.com/AllanRich.html

Circles within circles.

[Delilah]

Awesome find, thanks! And Randy and Timothy sing on the same tracks. I'll have to check it out.

Interesting about Allan Rich. I always thought that Charlie Jr. looked like his dad in later years, but it's hard to tell from the album cover if that's him. He's so young there.

[Delilah]

Since track #10 ("What's the Matter, Please") isn't linked on the Waddy Watchel website, I'm posting it here. However, there's not a lot of backing vocals on this one.

[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ygsw2o6cxQU[/ame]

My guess is that this was recorded in '78-'79 after Randy left the Eagles. Was it awkward working with Timothy? Maybe at that point Randy sympathized with him.

[LuvTim]

Since track #10 ("What's the Matter, Please")

My guess is that this was recorded in '78-'79 after Randy left the Eagles. Was it awkward working with Timothy? Maybe at that point Randy sympathized with him.

Ha! Just funny.

[LuvTim]

Thanks to guitarist Waddy Wachtel, all the people of the Earth now know which tracks on Richie Furay's 1979 solo album Randy sang back-up on:
http://waddywachtelinfo.com/RichieFuray.html

P.S. In his own discography, Waddy also lists a 1976 solo album by one Allan Rich. Surely this is Charlie Allan Rich, Jr. who went on to perform and record with Randy as part of Meisner Rich & Swan. http://waddywachtelinfo.com/AllanRich.html

Circles within circles.

Is there anyone with whom Waddy Wachtel hasn't worked?? Ya know whutta mean? Talk about prolific.

[LuvTim]

Thanks to guitarist Waddy Wachtel, all the people of the Earth now know which tracks on Richie Furay's 1979 solo album Randy sang back-up on:
http://waddywachtelinfo.com/RichieFuray.html

P.S. In his own discography, Waddy also lists a 1976 solo album by one Allan Rich. Surely this is Charlie Allan Rich, Jr. who went on to perform and record with Randy as part of Meisner Rich & Swan. http://waddywachtelinfo.com/AllanRich.html

Circles within circles.

Track #6 I Still Have Dreams -- Bass featured heavily, especially the intro.
I just have to wonder, even being a very good and renowned bassist in his own right, how the celebrated Leland Sklar might have felt there in the studio with Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit standing so close and, presumably, watching him a lot of the time ! Did he feel the pressure? I think that I would have, for sure! (I mean, if I played, which I don't.) Lol...of course, Timothy and Randy respected Leland. He's a legend, too.
(I presume they did record in the same studio together in those days, as opposed to the digital generation and their way of laying down tracks that are emailed back and forth much of the time. Not that that's an entirely bad thing, I guess. I'm just sayin'.)

[Delilah]

I think you're right, LT, about them recording together in the studio, especially the vocals.

I thought Timothy's voice was prominent on the first song; I didn't hear Randy as much. On the others I could hear them both. They sound really great together. I'll have to give these songs another listen when I have time.