Jon Lord
Before I Forget


Tracks:

1. Chance on a Feeling
2. Tender Babies
3. Hollywood Rock And Roll
4. Bach Onto This
5. Before I Forget
6. Say Its Alright
7. Burntwood
8. Where Are You?

Line up:

Jon Lord: Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Mini Moog
Bernie Marsden: Guitar (1, 4), lead vocals (1)
Mick Ralphs: Guitar (3, 6)
Tony Ashton: Lead vocals (3)
Elmer Gantry: Lead vocals (8)
Vicky Brown: Lead vocals (2, 11), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6)
Sam Brown: Backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6)
Boz Burrell: Bass guitar (3)
Neil Murray: Bass guitar (1, 2, 4-7)
Ian Paice: Drums (1, 5)
Cozy Powell: Drums (2)
Simon Phillips: Drums (4, 6)
Simon Kirke: Drums (3)

Record Label / Year of Release:

EMI 1982

Notes:

Jon Lord's 1982s Before I Forget featured a largely conventional eight-song line-up, no orchestra and with the bulk of the songs being either mainstream rock tracks ("Hollywood Rock And Roll", "Chance on a Feeling"), or a series of very English classical piano ballads sung by mother and daughter duo, Vicki Brown and Sam Brown (wife and daughter of entertainer Joe Brown) and vocalist Elmer Gantry.

The album also boasted the cream of British rock talent, including prolific session drummer (and National Youth Jazz Orchestra alumnus) Simon Phillips, as well as the likes of Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell and Mick Ralphs. Lord used synthesizers more than ever before, principally to retain an intimacy with the material and to create a jam atmosphere with old friends like Tony Ashton.

Re-released in 1999 with 4 bonus tracks:

9. Going Home
10. Pavane
11. Lady
12. For A Friend