Sweet Bird is an album by the American singer Lani Hall. Like many of Hall's albums, Sweet Bird is made up of cover versions of songs.

Track listing

"Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) 2:21

"That’s When Miracles Occur" (Andy Pratt) 3:07

"Early Mornin’ Strangers" (Barry Manilow, Hal David) 3:40

"Mr. Blue (Misty Blue)" (Michael Franks) 3:29

"Too Many Mornings" (Bill Quateman) 4:40

"At the Ballet" (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban) 6:27

"The Moon Is All Alone (Like Me)" (Michel Colombier, Lani Hall, E. Colombier) 3:22

"Dolphins Lullaby" (Rick Roberts) 4:17

"Sweet Bird" (Joni Mitchell) 2:53

Album credits

Performance credits

Lani Hall - all vocals

Michel Colombier - all keyboards

Larry Carlton - guitar

Lee Ritenour - guitar

Dennis Budimir - guitar

Chuck Domanico, Arnie Egilsson, Buell Neidlinger - bass guitar

Stanley Clarke - bass guitar on "Send in the Clowns"

Jim Keltner - drums, percussion

Milt Holland - percussion

Herb Alpert - trumpet solo on "Mr. Blue"

John Audino, Bobby Shew, Anthony Terran - trumpet

Vincent De Rosa, David Duke, Robert Henderson - french horn

Charles Loper, Lew McCreary - trombone

Israel Baker, Samuel Boghossian, David Frisina, Irving Geller, George Kast, Jacob Krachmalnick, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarten - violin

Erno Neufeld, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Stanley Plummer, Jerome Reisler, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov, Mari Tsumura, Gerald Vinci, Shari Zippert - violin

Marilyn Baker, Pamela Goldsmith, Allan Harshman, Virginia Majewski, Gareth Nuttycombe, Robert Ostrowsky - viola

Larry Morgan - woodwind

Jerome Richardson, Clifford Shank - flute

Earl Dumler - oboe

Gayle Levant - harp

Edgar Lustgarten, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Kathleen Lustgarten, Frederick Seykora - cello

Technical credits

Michael Boddicker - synthesizer programmer

Bruce Swedien - microphone