A Way of Life

A Way of Life
Type	Studio album
Artist	The Family Dogg
Release Date	1 November 1969
Recorded	April - May 1969 at IBC Studios, London; Chappell Studios, London; Lansdowne Studios, London.
Genre	Rock, pop, folk
Language	English
Length	55 minutes 1 second
Label	Bell Records
Catalogue	BLL 122 (US), SBLL 122 (UK)
Producer	Steve Rowland
Engineer	Mike Weighell, John Macksmith, and John Timperley

A Way of Life is the debut album by English vocal harmony and folk-rock group the Family Dogg. It features singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, and a session group which includes Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham. The single 'A Way of Life' reached the Top 10 on the UK charts. Released by the British subsidiary of Bell Records in November 1969, the album was reissued in 1995 as a compact disc with bonus tracks, which included B-sides and songs found on other compilation and sampler records.

Album information

Track listing: Side 1: 'Julie's Just Gone' (Louis Jordan) – 3:20 'All the Best Songs and Marches' (Terry Stamp) - 2:31 'In the Ghetto' (Mac Davis) - 3:06 'Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know' (Roger Cooke, Roger Greenway) - 4:13 'Pattern People' (Jimmy Webb) - 2:40 'Save the Life of My Child' (Paul Simon) - 4:45 'Love Minus Zero'/'No Limit' (Bob Dylan) - 2:54 Side 2: 'Reflections (of Your Face)' (Amory Kane) - 4:05 'Run, Run, Run, Fly, Fly, Fly' (Ben Findon) - 2:47 'Moonshine Mary' (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood) - 3:26 'You Were on My Mind' (trad.) - 4:37 'Place in the Sun' (Bryan Wells, Ronald Miller) - 4:55 'A Way of Life' (Roger Cook, Roger Greenway) - 4:04

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1969	US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart (Pop Albums)	—
1969	UK Albums Chart	—

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1969	'A Way of Life'	US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart (Pop Singles)	—
1969	'A Way of Life'	UK Singles	6
1969	'Arizona'	UK Singles	—

Personnel

Musicians: Steve Rowland - vocals (tracks 1, 3-9, 11, 13), congas, producer Albert Hammond - vocals (tracks 4-7, 9, 11-13), 12-string guitar Mike Hazlewood - vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7), acoustic guitar Christine Holmes - vocals (track 5) Pam 'Zooey' Quinn - vocals (track 10) Doreen De Veuve - vocals (uncredited) Additional musicians: Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, arranger John Bonham - drums, percussion Alan Parker - acoustic guitar Alan 'Hawk' Hawkshaw - piano, organ Clem Cattini - drums Stan Barrett - percussion Dennis Lopez - percussion Clem Cattini - drums Stan Barrett - percussion Denis Lopez - percussion Phil Dennys - arranger Reg Tilsey - arranger Ken Woodman - arranger Production: Damon Lyon Shaw - engineer (IBC Studios) John Iles - engineer (Chappell Studios) John Timperley - engineer (Chappell Studios) John Macksmith - engineer (Lansdowne Studios) Mike Weighell - engineer (Lansdowne Studios)