The Painter is a 1976 album by Paul Anka produced by Denny Diante and arranged by Michel Colombier, and featuring Anka's "West Coast" sound. The LP cover was notable for being a portrait of Anka by Andy Warhol, and was United Artists first release to employ the new Sansui Electric QS Regular Matrix system for Quadraphonic sound and 4-channel pressing technology. The album reached number 16 on the Canadian charts, and 85 on the US charts.
Singles included "Happier", written by Anka, which reached No. 46 on the Canadian charts, and No. 60 on the US charts.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by Paul Anka, except where indicated.
Personnel
Paul Anka – vocals
Michel Colombier – keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements and conductor (3-10)
John Harris – keyboards
Larry Muhoberac – keyboards
Joe Sample – keyboards
Ronald Feuer – organ
Larry Carlton – guitar
Jay Graydon – guitar
Dean Parks – guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Mike Stewart – guitar
Henry Davis – bass guitar
Wilton Felder – bass guitar
Jim Gordon – drums
Ed Greene – drums
Jim Clayton – percussion
Tom Roady – percussion
Jim Horn – saxophone
John Ellis – oboe
Herb Alpert – trumpet solo (6)
Gayle Levant – harp
Jimmie Haskell – arrangements and conductor (1)
Don Costa – arrangements and conductor (11)
Edgar Lustgarden – concertmaster
Sid Sharp – concertmaster
Ginger Blake – backing vocals
Kim Carnes – backing vocals
Odia Coates – backing vocals
Pat Henderson – backing vocals
Julia Tillman – backing vocals
Maxine Willard – backing vocals
Production
Denny Diante – producer
Ron Malo – engineer
Jerry Hudgins – additional engineer
Glenn Berger – assistant engineer
Artisan Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
Ria Lewerke – art direction, design
Andy Warhol – cover painting
Moshe Brakha – photography