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,Stereo Review – Volume 38 – Page 92 1977 "Performance: Glossy Recording: Excellent Here is Paul Anka in one of his glossier egotrip albums — cover by Warhol, ... (Yes, in Every Way); a melancholy reflection on The Painter, one of those dedicated souls who will never live to enjoy the ... and was United Artists first release to employ the new Sansui Electric QS Regular Matrix system for Quadraphonic sound and 4-channel pressing technology.Billboard – 16 Oct 1976 Vol. 88, No. 42 "Paul Anka's Album First QS From UA LOS ANGELES-Uniled Artists has released Paul Anka's latest album "The Painter," in Sansui QS quad, marking the label's initial venture inlo 4-channel pressings." 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.
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 Charts
Chart (1976) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs & Tape85 CAN Top 100 albums16 References