07/09/2023

Howard Smith "Totally Committed" (1985) -CCM / Westcoast Rock-



Label : Light Records


États-Unis 1

01 - Perfect Love (Carvin Winans & Debbie Winans)
02 - We Are One (Percy Bady)
03 - I Wanna Get To Know You (Marvin Winans)
04 - Give Your Love Away (Howard Smith & John Black)
05 - What A World It Would Be (Per-Eric Halin)

2

01 - Clean (Benjamin Winans)
02 - I Will Remember (Benjamin Winans)
03 - Why Not Love (Howard Smith & Marvin Winans)
04 - Totally Committed (Howard Smith, Debbie McClendon & Scott V. Smith)


Produced by Bill Maxwell
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Fairlight & Synthesizer Programming on "Why Not Love" & "Give Your Love Away" by Rhett Lawrence
Synthesizer Arrangements on "Why Not Love" & "Give Your Love Away" by Scott V. Smith
Rhythm Arrangement on "I Wanna Get To Know You" by Scott V. Smith, Dean Parks & Bill Maxwell
Recorded at Monterey Studio, Glendale, CA & Peace In The Valley, Arleta, CA
Engineers : Win Kutz (Rhythm Tracks), Joe Bellamy (Vocals & Overdubs), Matt Warnick, Bill Maxwell & Hal Sacks
Mixed at Mama Jo's, North Hollywood
Engineers : Christophe Banninger & Jonathan David Brown
2nd Engineer : Todd Van Etten
Also Mixed at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Hollywood
Engineer : Christophe Banninger
2nd Engineer : Mark Ettel


1

01 - Perfect Love

Background Singers : Phyllis St. James, Alfie Silas, Linda Green & Howard Smith
Acoustic Piano : Harlan Rogers
Guitar : Dean Parks
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Synthesizer : Michael Ruff
Percussion Alex Acuña & Bill Maxwell
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith
Background Arrangements : Howard Smith & Bill Maxwell

02 - We Are One

Lead vocal : Howard Smith
Keyboards : Harlan Rogers
Synthesizer : Michael Ruff
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : James Harrah & Dean Parks
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Percussion Alex Acuña & Bill Maxwell
Alto Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith

03 - I Wanna Get To Know You

Background Singers : Maxi Anderson, Linda McCrary, Kathy Hazzard & Howard Smith
Keyboards : Harlan Rogers
Bass : Andrew Gouché
Guitars : Dean Parks
Synthesizers : Michael Ruff
Percussion Alex Acuña & Bill Maxwell
Guitar Solo : Dean Parks
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith, Dean Parks & Bill Maxwell
Background Arrangements : Howard Smith & Bill Maxwell

04 - Give Your Love Away

Background vocals : Howard Smith
Synthesizer & Fairlight Programming : Rhett Lawrence
Synthesizer Arrangements : Scott V. Smith & Rhett Lawrence
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Guitar : Dean Parks
Stiener EWI Solo : Steve Tavaglione
Background Vocal Arrangements : Howard Smith

05 - What A World It Would Be

Duet by Howard Smith & Kristle Murden-Edwards
Background Singers : Phyllis St. James, Alfie Silas, Maxi Anderson & Howard Smith
Fender Rhodes : Harlan Rogers
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Bass : Andrew Gouché
Guitar : Dean Parks & James Harrah
Synthesizers : Michael Ruff
Percussion Alex Acuña & Bill Maxwell
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith
Background Vocal Arrangements : Howard Smith, Bill Maxwell & Phyllis St. James

2

01 - Clean

Background Singers : Phyllis St. James, Alfie Silas, Maxi Anderson & Howard Smith
Keyboards : Harlan Rogers
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Synthesizers : Dean Parks
Percussion Alex Acuña
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith
Background Vocal Arrangements : Howard Smith, Bill Maxwell, Scott V. Smith, Maxi Anderson & Phyllis St. James

02 - I Will Remember

Background Singers : Maxi Anderson, Kathy Hazzard, Linda Green, Robin Smith, Barton Smith & Howard Smith
Keyboards : Harlan Rogers
Hammond Organ : Michael Ruff
Bass : Andrew Gouché
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Guitars : James Harrah
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith
Background Vocal Arrangements : Howard Smith, Bill Maxwell, Barton Smith & Kathy Hazzard

03 - Why Not Love

Background Singers : Darryl Phinnessee, Phil Perry & Howard Smith
Synthesizer & Fairlight Programming : Rhett Lawrence
Synthesizer Arrangements : Scott V. Smith & Rhett Lawrence
Linn Drum Programming : Scott V. Smith & Bill Maxwell
Guitar : Dean Parks
Background Vocals Arrangements : Howard Smith

04 - Totally Committed

Background Singers : Phyllis St. James, Alfie Silas, Maxi Anderson & Howard Smith
Keyboards : Harlan Rogers
Acoustic Piano : Michael Ruff
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Percussion Alex Acuña & Bill Maxwell
Guitars : James Harrah & Dean Parks
Alto Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Background Vocal Arrangements : Scott V. Smith & Bill Maxwell
Rhythm Arrangements : Scott V. Smith