After a protracted legal battle with Blue Thumb Records, Dave Mason finally signed to Columbia and released the hopefully titled It's Like You Never Left, his first new studio solo album in more than three years.
Mason received prominent vocal assistance from Graham Nash, who helped turn tracks like "Every Woman" into singers' showcases.
(Other guests included Stevie Wonder and George Harrison.) The songs had all the catchiness, but not as much of the individual flavor of Mason's best work.
And the modest commercial acceptance the album enjoyed made it apparent that he would have to rebuild some career momentum.
(Originally released by Columbia Records as Columbia 31721, It's Like You Never Left was reissued on CD by One Way Records as One Way 26077 on July 18, 1995.).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baby... PleaseDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Every WomanDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 01:41 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 3 | If You've Got LoveDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | MaybeDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Head KeeperDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Misty Morning StrangerDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Silent PartnerDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Side TrackedDr. Rick Jaeger, Dave Mason, Lonnie Turner | Dave Mason | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | The Lonely OneDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | It's Like You Never LeftDave Mason | Dave Mason | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 35 mins | 80 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 208 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Batdorf | Vocals |
| 2 | Norma Jean Bell | Horn |
| 3 | Malcolm Cecil | Engineer, Producer, Programming |
| 4 | Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu | Percussion |
| 5 | Charles Fletcher | Bass |
| 6 | Jim Gordon | Drums |
| 7 | George Harrison | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Dr. Rick Jaeger | Composer, Drums |
| 9 | Mark T. Jordan | Organ, Piano |
| 10 | Mark Wilson Jordan | Organ, Piano |
| 11 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 12 | Clydie King | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Glen Kolotkin | Engineer |
| 14 | Steve Madaio | Horn |
| 15 | Dave Mason | Composer, Guitar, Moog Bass, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Dennis Morouse | Horn |
| 17 | Graham Nash | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 18 | Nastyee | Congas |
| 19 | Carl Radle | Bass |
| 20 | Chuck Rainey | Bass |
| 21 | Greg Reeves | Bass |
| 22 | Rocky | Congas |
| 23 | Kathleen Saroyan | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Al Schmitt | Engineer, Mixing |
| 25 | Son of Harry | Guitar |
| 26 | Lorrie Sullivan | Photography |
| 27 | Julia Tillman Waters | Vocals |
| 28 | Julia Tillman | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Lonnie Turner | Bass, Composer |
| 30 | Jimmy Wachtel | Artwork, Design |
| 31 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Stevie Wonder | Guest Artist, Harmonica |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |