A CD of "Stillwater" is included in the director's cut of Cameron
Crowe's film "Almost Famous".  Nancy Wilson and Crowe write four of
the songs on the CD; two are written by Peter Frampton and others. 
Who are the actual musicians on each cut?  What studio was the
recording made in?  Are the songs in the film the same recordings that
are on the CD? Any other pertinent information about this recording
and the personnel involved in its' creation would be greatly
appreciated.  Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 14 Dec 2004 19:06 PST

The good news...  I can tell you the names of musicians who played and
sang on the Stillwater tracks.  I can also tell you the studio(s)
where the tracks were recorded.

The bad news... I can't give you a track-by-track breakdown of the
musicians.  Do you have any reason to believe that the personnel
varied among the tracks?  Also, I have no idea whether or not the
songs are the same "takes" that appear in the film.

Are you interested in the information that I can provide?

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Clarification of Question by lynx10-ga on 15 Dec 2004 06:46 PST

Thanks for your reply.  The information that you have is adequate for
me.  Please respond, and thanks!

Hello.

The songs feature:

Mike McCready - guitar
Marti Frederiksen - vocals
John Bayless - bass
Ben Smith - drums

The songs were recorded at Stepping Stone Studios in Seattle and
Village Recorders in L.A..

"Wilson was also on hand to create, play on and produce the Stillwater
repertoire; the band contributes the song "Fever Dog" to the "Almost
Famous" soundtrack. Crowe collaborated with Wilson in crafting three
of the five songs Stillwater performs on screen, including "Fever
Dog"; Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is also heard on the
Crowe/Wilson material (the "real" Stillwater is completed by singer
Marti Frederiksen and Lovemongers bassist John Bayless and drummer Ben
Smith)."
http://www.cameroncroweonline.com/films/famous/soundtracknotes.htm

"from an Entertainment Weekly article: "If you find yourself enjoying
a few songs by a phony band called Stillwater, don't be TOO
embarrassed. The 1973 mustache collective featured in writer/ director
Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous has a legitimate rock pedigree. Pearl
Jam's Mike McCready is the real talent behind Russell Hammond, the
band's charismatic lead guitarist (played by Billy Crudup), while ex
Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson (Crowe's wife) plays rhythm guitar for
the group. What's more, '70s vet Peter Frampton penned several of the
Stillwater tunes heard in the movie, and Wilson and Crowe cowrote the
band's bass driven anthem 'Feverdog,' which made the film's
soundtrack." Also contributing to the Stillwater sound include Marti
Frederiksen (Motherland) on vocals, John Bayless (The Lovemongers) on
bass, and Ben Smith (also of The Lovemongers) on drums. Hope that
helps!"
source: Film Frat
http://www.collegestories.com/filmfrat/frat_feedback_7-16-01.html

From the American Film Institute:

"Music:  Danny Bramson   	 (Mus supv)
  	Nancy Wilson 	(Score)
  	Todd Homme 	(Exec in charge of mus)
  	Daniel Mendes 	(Rec consultant)
  	Scott Olson 	(Rec consultant)
  	Marti Frederiksen 	(Vocals performed by)
  	Peter Frampton 	(Addl musician)
  	Mike McCready 	(Addl musician)
  	Jon Bayless 	(Addl musician)
  	Ben Smith 	(Addl musician)
  	Gordon Kennedy 	(Addl musician)
  	Nancy Wilson 	(Orig songs prod by)
  	Peter Frampton 	("Hour of Need" and "You Had To Be There" co-prod by)
  	Danny Jacob 	(Guitar coach)
  	Carlton Kaller 	(Mus ed)
  	Greg Townley 	(Mus engineer)
  	Gary Raymond 	(Mus playback mixer)
  	James Eric 	(Mus playback op)
...
 Stepping Stone Studios, Seattle   	 (Rec at)
  Village Recorders, Los Angeles 	(Rec at)"
http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afi2000/catalog/almostfamous.asp

From a newsgroup post archived by Google Groups:

"6. "Fever Dog", Stillwater
Written by Russell Hammond. Produced by Nancy Wilson.
Vocals:  Marti Frederiksen
Guitars: Mike McCready & Nancy Wilson
Bass:    Jon Bayless
Drums:   Ben Smith
...
Recorded by Scott Olson at Stepping Stone Studios, Seattle."
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.music.pearl-jam/msg/17997adec585ed7b


Interestingly, the 6-track CD from the DVD set seems to have exactly
the same track list as an ultra-rare CD sampler that was distributed
at the Almost Famous wrap party.  See this discussion thread at
dreamworksfansite:
http://dreamworksfansite.com/talkback/showthread.php?threadid=596


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Thanks.

Thank you.  I appreciate your research and scholarship.  Happy Holidays!