Performance is a 1970 soundtrack album to the film Performance by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg. It features music from Randy Newman, Merry Clayton, Ry Cooder, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Last Poets and Mick Jagger.
A single from the album, "Memo from Turner" sung by Mick Jagger (b/w the instrumental "Natural Magic") was released in 1970 reaching #32 on the UK singles chart.
Tracks Side 1 "Gone Dead Train" 2:56 - Randy Newman (Jack Nitzsche/Russ Titelman) "Performance" 1:49 (Bernie Krause, Merry Clayton) "Get Away" 2:09 (Ry Cooder) "Powis Square 2:25 (Ry Cooder) "Rolls Royce and Acid" 1:50 (Jack Nitzsche) "Dyed, Dead, Red" 2:35 (Buffy Sainte-Marie) "Harry Flowers" 4:03 (Jack Nitzsche, Randy Newman) Side 2 "Memo from Turner" 4:08 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) "Hashishin" 3:39 (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ry Cooder) "Wake Up, Niggers" 2:47 (The Last Poets) "Poor White Hound Dog" 2:50 (Merry Clayton) "Natural Magic" 1:40 (Jack Nitzsche) "Turner's Murder" 4:15 (Merry Clayton Singers)
Screen credits Original music by Jack Nitzsche Conductor: Randy Newman Singers: Randy Newman (1), Mick Jagger (8), Merry Clayton (2, 11), Buffy Sainte-Marie (9), Merry Clayton Singers (13) Santoor: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad Moog synthesizer: Bernard Krause
Music performers Ry Cooder – guitar Amiyo Das Gupta – sitar Lowell George – guitar Milt Holland – drums, percussion Gene Parsons – drums, guitars Russ Titelman – percussion Bobby West – bass
Cover versions William Orbit recorded "Harry Flowers" for his Strange Cargo III (1993)
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