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Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)
Written by Carole Bayer Sager, also It’s the Falling in Love (Michael Jackson), Somebody’s Been Lyin’ (Carpenters) and Heartlight (Neil Diamond)
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio, also Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young), Cowgirl in the Sand (Neil Young) and Down by the River (Neil Young)
Engineered by Geoff Howe, also Diamonds on My Windshield (Tom Waits), (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night (Tom Waits) and Ruby’s Arms (Tom Waits)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
120 other songs on fono were recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio, by Tom Waits and Angel and others
25 other songs on fono were recorded at Sound Mixers, by Go‐Go’s and Kenny Loggins and others
Carole Bayer Sager wrote 109 songs on fono
Geoff Howe engineered 43 songs on fono
Credits
All 20 credits
- Written by
- Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen
- Produced by
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Performed by
- Abraham Laboriel, Clydie King, Dan Ferguson, Ed Greene, Marti McCall, Peter Allen, Ray Parker Jr., Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields and Victor Feldman
- Engineered by
- Geoff Howe, Les Cooper and Neal Ceppos
- Part of
- I Could Have Been a Sailor
- Recorded at
- Sound Mixers and Wally Heider Recording Studio
- Released on
- A&M Records
- Written by
- Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen
- Produced by
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Performed by
- Abraham Laboriel, Clydie King, Dan Ferguson, Ed Greene, Marti McCall, Peter Allen, Ray Parker Jr., Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields and Victor Feldman
- Engineered by
- Geoff Howe, Les Cooper and Neal Ceppos
- Part of
- I Could Have Been a Sailor
- Recorded at
- Sound Mixers and Wally Heider Recording Studio
- Released on
- A&M Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Carole Bayer Sager
Same engineer: Geoff Howe
Same producer: Marvin Hamlisch
Same label: A&M Records
Same studio: Wally Heider Recording Studio
Same release: I Could Have Been a Sailor
Same writer: Carole Bayer Sager
Same engineer: Geoff Howe
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Abraham Laboriel
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Abraham Laboriel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Clydie King
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Clydie King
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Dan Ferguson
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Dan Ferguson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Ed Greene
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Ed Greene
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Marti McCall
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Marti McCall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Peter Allen
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Peter Allen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Ray Parker Jr.
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Ray Parker Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Sherlie Matthews
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Sherlie Matthews
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Venetta Fields
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Venetta Fields
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Victor Feldman
Don’t Wish Too Hard was performed by Victor Feldman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was produced by Marvin Hamlisch
Don’t Wish Too Hard was produced by Marvin Hamlisch
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was written by Carole Bayer Sager
Don’t Wish Too Hard was written by Carole Bayer Sager
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was written by Peter Allen
Don’t Wish Too Hard was written by Peter Allen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard is part of the release I Could Have Been a Sailor
Don’t Wish Too Hard is part of the release I Could Have Been a Sailor
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was recorded at Sound Mixers
Don’t Wish Too Hard was recorded at Sound Mixers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio
Don’t Wish Too Hard was recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song Don’t Wish Too Hard
A&M Records is the label of the song Don’t Wish Too Hard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was engineered by Geoff Howe
Don’t Wish Too Hard was engineered by Geoff Howe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was engineered by Les Cooper
Don’t Wish Too Hard was engineered by Les Cooper
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was engineered by Neal Ceppos
Don’t Wish Too Hard was engineered by Neal Ceppos
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Don’t Wish Too Hard was released on 1979
Don’t Wish Too Hard was released on 1979
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026