Choruses composed of singers who also have independent careers

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bob dylan chimes in at the end of leonard cohen's memories, first harmonizing and then singing a few bars of 'you cheated, you lied.' he's mixed down pretty low, too.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 7 January 2003 19:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

not leonard cohen's memories, but leonard cohen's 'memories' (from death of a ladies' man)

― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 7 January 2003 19:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

I had no idea that Mick Jagger did backing vocals on "You're So Vain." That's so weird.

I dunno about being "famous," but lots of backup singers in the funk/soul genres had solo records as well.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 7 January 2003 19:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

dan ackroyd sings in the 'we are the world' chorus. that required a lot of ego-checking i think.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 7 January 2003 19:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

No but Amateurist I'm in love with the idea of Bob Dylan always chiming in at the end of Leonard Cohen's memories (no quote marks)!

― Paula G., Tuesday, 7 January 2003 19:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

boy, that sure was a great night, me and suzanne making love in the moonlight. her naked body o-- what the fuck is bob doing here?

― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 7 January 2003 19:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

I love you.

― Paula G., Tuesday, 7 January 2003 20:02 (twenty-one years ago) link

U2's War features backup vocals by The Coconuts (of "Kid Creole and ..." fame).

And Cyndi Lauper's "Change of Heart" (on True Colors) features backup vocals by The Bangles. The Lauper album has lots of celebrity cameos, actually, and many of them -- notably The Bangles and Billy Joel -- are mixed so low you'd never notice. I let go of this disc a long time ago, but I seem to recall in the liner notes a comment from Cyndi that went something like, "This is a SOLO album"; that seemed to be the policy during mixdown, anyway. Lovely title track, though.

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 01:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

Alice Cooper's "Teenage Lament '74" has backup vocals from Liza Minnelli, Ronnie Spector, the Pointer Sisters, and Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash of Labelle.

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 01:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

not quite the same but toni basil was backed by devo as her band on the recordings.

― simon 803 (simon 803), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 01:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

weren't some of 80s soul albums - Womack(s)? or some Quincy Jones productions? ... Aretha?? - prone to having a whole host of luminaries on back vox?
not sure 'bout the names now, but i do remember wondering then: what's the big friggin' deal bringing them all in only to turn their individual voices into an indistinct collective mush?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 02:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Correction: Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle and Justo Bentacourt are the chorus on Puerto Rican Power's Wild Wild Salsa (which I just bought along with that Tito Gomez CD, hence the mix-up).

― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 02:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Michael Jackson on Stevie Wonder's "All I Do" is one of my faves. Back when Michael was the shit - not shit.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 17:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

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