Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Internationale	5:58
2	Murder Backing Vocals [Background Voice], Bass Trombone – Earl McIntyreVoice – Carla Bley	3:57
3	Very Very Simple Piano – Carla BleyVoice, Organ – Arturo O'Farrill	6:46
4	I Hate To Sing Drums – Steve SwallowVoice – D. Sharpe	8:21
5	The Piano Lesson	6:08
6	The Lone Arranger Voice – Carla Bley, Gary Valente, Steve Slagle, Steve Swallow	9:06
7	Battleship	7:53

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – ECM Records
• Marketed By – ECM Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Watt Works, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records
• Copyright (c) – Watt Works, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – ECM Records
• Made By – PMDC, Germany
• Published By – Alrac Music
• Recorded At – The Great American Music Hall
• Recorded At – Grog Kill Studio
• Mixed At – Grog Kill Studio

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet – Steve Slagle
• Bass – Steve Swallow
• Design [Album Design] – Karen Mantler
• Drums – D. Sharpe
• Engineer [Recording, Assisted By] – Bill Steele (tracks: 1 to 4), Phil Delancie* (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Tom Mark (tracks: 5 to 7)
• Engineer [Recording] – Ron Davis (tracks: 1 to 4)
• French Horn – Vincent Chancey
• Organ, Glockenspiel, Words By, Music By, Producer – Carla Bley
• Photography By [Booklet] – Bill Dane , Lee Brenkman
• Photography By [Cover Photography] – Roger Ressmeyer
• Piano – Arturo O'Farrill
• Tenor Saxophone – Tony Dagradi
• Trombone – Gary Valente
• Trumpet – Michael Mantler
• Tuba – Bob Stewart (tracks: 5 to 7), Earl McIntyre (tracks: 1 to 4)

Notes

Tracks 1 to 4 recorded by Phil Edwards Recording live at The Great American Music Hall, August 19-21, 1981, San Francisco, Calif.

Tracks 5 to 7 recorded live at the Grog Kill Studio January 11-13, 1983. mixed August 1984, Willow, N.Y.

©℗ 1984 Watt Works, Inc., ECM Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42282 38652 6
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L002
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0133
• Matrix / Runout: 823 865-2 01 + MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 4438
• SPARS Code: AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WATT/12½, 823 865-1	The Carla Bley Band	I Hate To Sing ‎(LP, Album)	WATT Works, ECM Records	WATT/12½, 823 865-1	Germany	1984
25MJ 3456	The Carla Bley Band	I Hate To Sing ‎(LP, Album)	Watt/ECM	25MJ 3456	Japan	1984