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Dory Previn is a solo studio LP by Dory Previn, released in 1974.[4][5] It was her first album for the Warner Brothers label, having left United Artists.[6][7]

Dory Previn
Studio album by Dory Previn
Released	September 1974
Studio	Burbank Studios, Burbank, California
Genre	Singer-songwriter
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Nik Venet
Dory Previn chronology
Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) Dory Previn (1974) We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "very few other singer/songwriters can match the wisdom and the wit of Previn whose work turns our psyches inside out."[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dory Previn

1. "Lover Lover Be My Cover"
2. "Coldwater Canyon"
3. "Atlantis"
4. "Mama Mama Comfort Me"
5. "Brando"
6. "New Rooms"
7. "The Empress of China"
8. "The Obscene Phone Call"
9. "The Crooked Christmas Star, '73"
10. "Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister?"

Personnel

• Dory Previn – guitar, vocals
• Ray Brown – acoustic bass^[ambiguous]
• Bobby Bruce – violin
• David Cohen – guitar
• Buddy Collette – saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Brian Davies – acoustic guitar
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
• Pat Henderson – backing vocals
• Peter Jameson – guitar
• Tom Keene – keyboards
• Carolyn Matthews – backing vocals
• Myrna Matthews – backing vocals
• Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
• Lincoln Mayorga – piano
• Marti McCall – backing vocals
• Joe Osborn – bass^[ambiguous]
• Lyle Ritz – bass^[ambiguous]
• Lisa Roberts – backing vocals
• Ron Tutt – drums
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar
• Perry Botkin, Jr. – string arrangements, conductor, bazouki

References

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