David Gates - First

Tracklist

A1	Sail Around The World	3:14
A2	Sunday Rider	3:21
A3	Soap (I Use The)	2:25
A4	Suite: Clouds, Rain	8:52
B1	Help Is On The Way	2:52
B2	Ann	3:50
B3	Do You Believe He's Comin'	4:52
B4	Sight & Sound	3:00
B5	Lorilee	4:42

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
• Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Records
• Copyright (c) – Elektra Records
• Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
• Published By – Kipahulu Music
• Mastered At – Customatrix

Credits

• Arranged By – David Gates
• Design – Robert L. Heimall
• Engineer – Armin Steiner, Bruce Morgan
• Musician – Jimmy Getzoff*, Jim Gordon, Jim Horn, John Guerin, Larry Carlton, Larry Knechtel, Louie Shelton, Mike Botts, Russ Kunkel
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Frank Bez
• Photography By [Inside Photo] – Ken Banks
• Producer – David Gates
• Producer [Associate] – Larry Knechtel
• Written-By – David Gates

Notes

Non-gatefold sleeve.
Gatefold version here: First

Category on front cover & spine: 75066
Category on back cover & labels: EKS-75066

On back cover:
This album is dedicated to Jac Holzman. I shall miss him.
℗&©1973 by Elektra Records
Manufactured and distributed by - WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.

On butterfly labels:
℗1973 by Elektra Records
Manufactured and distributed by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other (spine): Shorewood logo
• Matrix / Runout (A label): EKS-75066-A
• Matrix / Runout (B label): EKS-75066-B
• Matrix / Runout (A etched, º stamped): EKS-75066A-1A º C2-Z
• Matrix / Runout (B etched, º stamped): EKS-75066-B-1B º C2-Z

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
EKS-75066	David Gates	First ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Elektra	EKS-75066	US	1973
EQ-5066	David Gates	First ‎(LP, Album, Quad, CD-)	Elektra	EQ-5066	US	1973
ELK 42150	David Gates	First ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Not On Label	ELK 42150	Netherlands	1973
ELLP-523	David Gates	First ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra	ELLP-523	Brazil	1973
WOU-7506	David Gates	First ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Wounded Bird Records	WOU-7506	US	2008