Jeff Barry to James Sheppard in 8 Steps
- Jeff Barry wrote River Deep-Mountain High
- River Deep-Mountain High was produced by Rick Jarrard
- Rick Jarrard produced Without Her
- Without Her was written by Harry Nilsson
- Harry Nilsson wrote I Need You
- I Need You was arranged by Trevor Lawrence
- Trevor Lawrence arranged A Thousand Miles Away
- A Thousand Miles Away was written by James Sheppard