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Albums · 1979

Spy

1979 · Elektra

Final Elektra studio album, dedicated 'to Anaïs Nin' — sleek, adventurous late-70s pop.

From the liner notes

Producer
Arif Mardin
Engineering
Lew Hahn; mastered by George Piros
Musicians
Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta (drums); David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Hubert Laws (horns); Warren Bernhardt, Don Grolnick, Ian McLagan (keyboards); Tony Levin, Will Lee (bass); Tim Curry (backing vocals on "Vengeance" and "Pure Sin"); James Taylor, Lucy Simon (backing vocals)
Notes
Grammy nomination for "Vengeance" — Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. The sleeve reads: "Dedicated to Arif who is himself fantastic."

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