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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Acoustic Guitar
Geoffrey Brillhart Leib
Geoffrey Brillhart Leib
Electric Piano
Don Freeman
Don Freeman
Electric Piano
B. Blackmon
B. Blackmon
Electric Guitar
Jerry Knight
Jerry Knight
Bass
Melvin Dunlap
Melvin Dunlap
Bass
Larry Tolbert
Larry Tolbert
Drums
Dorothy Ashby
Dorothy Ashby
Harp
Errol (Crusher) Bennett
Errol (Crusher) Bennett
Congas
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Composer
The Feeling
The Feeling
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Producer
Geoffrey Brillhart Leib
Geoffrey Brillhart Leib
Producer
Don Freeman
Don Freeman
Producer
B. Blackmon
B. Blackmon
Producer
Jerry Knight
Jerry Knight
Producer
Melvin Dunlap
Melvin Dunlap
Producer
Larry Tolbert
Larry Tolbert
Producer
Dorothy Ashby
Dorothy Ashby
Producer
Larry Nash
Larry Nash
Producer
C. Coulter
C. Coulter
Producer
Youseff Rahman
Youseff Rahman
Producer
Errol (Crusher) Bennett
Errol (Crusher) Bennett
Producer
Kwasi "Rocki" Dzidzornu
Kwasi "Rocki" Dzidzornu
Producer
Bob Merritt
Bob Merritt
Recording Engineer
Phil Jamtaas
Phil Jamtaas
Assistant Engineer
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

City of the angels spread your wings for me
I've been other places looking for my dream
Eastern cities move too fast, southern ones too slow
I can't go back to my past
And I need someplace to grow
City of the angels, clear your cloudy skies for me
I heard you got some places that I ought to see
Heard you got a Disneyland not to far away
When it rains I understand the skies are clear all day
L.A., L.A., find a place for me
In your spacious wings
Is where I wanna be now
City of the angels spread your wings for me
I've been other places looking around for my dream
Eastern cities move too fast, southern ones too slow
I can't go back to my past, I need some place to grow
L.A., L.A., find a place for me
In your spacious wings is where I want to be
It's where I wanna be
City of the angels, spread your wings for me
I heard you got some places, old men like me should see
Heard about your Disneyland, oh, not too far away from town
When it rains I understand the skies are clear all day
L.A., L.A., find a place for me
In your spacious wings
Is where I want to be
City of the angels
Spread your wings for me
I've been other places looking for my dreams
Eastern cities move too fast
Southern ones too slow
And I can't go back to my past
And I need someplace to grow
City of the angels, clear your skies for me
I heard you got some places that I ought to see
I heard you got a Disneyland not too far away
And when it rains I understand
The skies are clear all day
L.A., L.A., find a place for me
In your spacious wings is where I want to be
Written by: Bill Withers
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