The Persuaders Album: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Label: ATCO Records #SD 7046 Released: 1974 Tracklist 1 We're Just Trying To Make It 8:25 (Phil Hurtt, Tony Bell) 2 Somebody's Got To Do Something 3:41 (Phil Hurtt, Tony Bell) 3 Some Guys Have All The Luck 3:22 (Jeff Fortgang) 4 Once In A Lifetime Thing 3:45 (Jim Weatherly) 5 Hold On (Just A Bit Longer) 3:15 (Bell, Hurtt, Berry, Hill, Brown) 6 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 4:55 (Jim Weatherly) 7 That's The Way She Is 3:25 (Phil Hurtt, Tony Bell) 8 All Strung Out On You 3:42 (Leroy Butler) 9 Stay With Me 2:45 (Phil Hurtt, Tony Bell) The Persuaders: Thomas Lee Hill | Douglas Scott | Richard Gant | Joey Coleman Credits: Bob Babbitt Bass Richie Rome Piano, Organ Andrew Smith Drums Bobby Eli Guitar Norman Harris Guitar Tony Bell Guitar (Electric & Acoustic) Jim Nelson Vibes Phil Hurtt Tombourine, Synthesizer Larry Washington Congas, Bongos Don Renaldo & His "Philadelphia" Horns And Strings Horns, Strings Don Renaldo Mandolin (Solo) Zach Zachary Alto Saxophone (Solo) Tina Lewin Trumpet (Solo) Backing Vocals: Sandra Maness, Marie Williams, Olivia Roane, Ann Swain Clark Producer: Phil Hurtt & Tony Bell #1,2,5 Taylor, Hurtt & Bell #3,4,6,7,8,9 All Songs arranged & conducted by Tony Bell Vocal arrangements by Phil Hurtt, Ann Swain Clark Cover photography Frank Moscati Art Direction Bob Defrin Recording Engineer Carl Paruolo, Kenny Present Assistent Engineers Dirk Devlin, Arthur Stoppe, Jim Gallagher Engineer [Mastering] Nimitr Sarikananda Masterd at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, Penn. Notes: Special thanks to Miss Vivian Abbott of Sigma Sound - "We love you."