Performance (soundtrack)

Performance is a 1970 soundtrack album to the film Performance by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg. It features music from Randy Newman, Merry Clayton, Ry Cooder, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Last Poets and Mick Jagger.

A single from the album, "Memo from Turner" sung by Mick Jagger (b/w the instrumental "Natural Magic") was released in 1970 reaching #32 on the UK singles chart.

Tracks
Side 1 Side 2
 * 1) "Gone Dead Train" 2:56 - Randy Newman (Jack Nitzsche/Russ Titelman)
 * 2) "Performance" 1:49 (Bernie Krause, Merry Clayton)
 * 3) "Get Away" 2:09 (Ry Cooder)
 * 4) "Powis Square 2:25 (Ry Cooder)
 * 5) "Rolls Royce and Acid" 1:50 (Jack Nitzsche)
 * 6) "Dyed, Dead, Red" 2:35 (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
 * 7) "Harry Flowers" 4:03 (Jack Nitzsche, Randy Newman)
 * 1) "Memo from Turner" 4:08 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
 * 2) "Hashishin" 3:39 (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ry Cooder)
 * 3) "Wake Up, Niggers" 2:47 (The Last Poets)
 * 4) "Poor White Hound Dog" 2:50 (Merry Clayton)
 * 5) "Natural Magic" 1:40 (Jack Nitzsche)
 * 6) "Turner's Murder" 4:15 (Merry Clayton Singers)

Screen credits

 * Original music by Jack Nitzsche
 * Conductor: Randy Newman
 * Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-Marie
 * Santoor: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad
 * Moog synthesizer: Bernard Krause

Music performers
 * Ry Cooder – guitar
 * Amiyo Das Gupta – sitar
 * Lowell George – guitar
 * Milt Holland – drums, percussion
 * Gene Parsons – drums, guitars
 * Russ Titelman – percussion
 * Bobby West – bass