Fender Rhodes

Records it appears on · 10

• Lowdown

  Boz Scaggs · Silk Degrees, 1976

  • Keyboards · InstrumentReportedPlayed by David Paich on the basic track.
• Le Freak

  Chic · C'est Chic, 1978

  • Electric piano · InstrumentReportedRodgers recalls a Fender Rhodes being played on the track by either Raymond Jones or Andy Schwartz; he does not say which.
• Here You Come Again

  Dolly Parton · Here You Come Again, 1977

  • Keyboards · InstrumentVerifiedPlayed by Foster on the basic track, where it opens the song.
• Honky Château

  Elton John · Album, 1972

  • Piano and Rhodes · InstrumentVerifiedOverdubbed by Elton John after the master of the basic track had been recorded.
• The Dream Weaver

  Gary Wright · Album, 1975

  • Rhodes and strings · InstrumentReportedElectric piano played by David Foster, described as the signature part of this song.
• Rise

  Herb Alpert · Rise, 1979

  • Electric piano · InstrumentReportedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Armer played Fender Rhodes in the band chosen for the early disco sessions.
• Margaritaville

  Jimmy Buffett · Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, 1977

  • Keyboards · InstrumentReportedOne of three keyboards (with a grand piano and a clavichord) that Mike Utley moved between during the live take.
• In the Air Tonight

  Phil Collins · Face Value, 1981

  • Keyboards · InstrumentVerifiedStereo Rhodes was one of the eight demo tracks carried over when the demo was transferred to 16-track.
• Being with You

  Smokey Robinson · Being with You, 1981

  • Keyboards · InstrumentVerifiedInstrument Bill Cuomo played on the session.
• All Directions

  The Temptations · Album, 1973

  • Electric piano · InstrumentReportedPlayed Earl Van Dyke's soft, spacey electric piano line on the track.

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