It's Like You Never Left

It's Like You Never Left is an album by Dave Mason, released on 29 October 1973, on the CBS Records label (S65258) in the UK and by Columbia Records (PC 31721) in the US. It was reissued on CD in the US by One Way Records (A 26077) in July 1995 and Repertoire Records (RES 2320) in Europe in 2005. [5] [1]

It's Like You Never Left
Studio album by Dave Mason
Released	29 October 1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	CBS Studios, San Francisco; Record Plant, Los Angeles; Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Pop/rock
Length	34:40
Label	Columbia / CBS
Producer	Dave Mason
Dave Mason chronology
Dave Mason Is Alive (1972) It's Like You Never Left (1973) Dave Mason (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]
MusicHound Rock	2/5[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Mason, unless otherwise noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Baby... Please"	3:15
2.	"Every Woman"	1:40
3.	"If You've Got Love"	3:19
4.	"Maybe"	4:03
5.	"Headkeeper"	3:35

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Misty Morning Stranger"		4:30
7.	"Silent Partner"		3:03
8.	"Side Tracked"	Dave Mason, Rick Jaeger, Lonnie Turner, Mark Jordan	3:30
9.	"The Lonely One"		4:42
10.	"It's Like You Never Left"		3:03
Total length:			34:40

Personnel

• Vocals – Dave Mason, Graham Nash (tracks: 1, 2, 5), John Batdorf (track: 6)
• Backing vocals – Clydie King, Julia Tillman Waters, Kathleen Saroyan, Maxine Willard Waters (track 3, 10)
• Guitar – Dave Mason, George Harrison (track: 3)
• Piano – Mark Jordan (tracks: 3, 6, 9)
• Organ – Mark Jordan (tracks: 9)
• Moog programming – Malcolm Cecil (track: 7)
• Synthesizer [Moog Bass] – Dave Mason (track: 7)
• Bass – Chuck Rainey (track: 1), Carl Radle (track: 3, 9), Charles Fletcher (track: 4), Greg Reeves (tracks: 5, 10), Lonnie Turner (track: 6)
• Drums – Jim Keltner (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10), Rick Jaeger (tracks: 1, 6, 7)
• Congas – Rocky (tracks: 1, 7), Nastyee (track: 10)
• Horns – Denny Morouse, Norma Jean Bell, Steve Madaio (track: 6)
• Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (track: 9)[5]

Production

• Producer – Dave Mason
• Co-producer – Malcolm Cecil
• Arranged By – Dave Mason
• Recorded By – Al Schmitt, Glen Kolotkin, Malcolm Cecil
• Mixed By – Al Schmitt[5]

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Dave Mason It's Like You Never Left". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 721. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
4. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds) (1983). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. New York, NY: Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 318. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
5. "Dave Mason – It's Like You Never Left". Discogs. Retrieved 11 May 2015.