The Brothers Johnson "Winners" (2011) -Westcoast Soul-

 

Label : Big Break Records

01 - The Real Thing (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)
02 - Dancin' Free (Louis Johnson)
03 - Sunlight (George Johnson)
04 - Teaser (George Johnson)
05 - Caught Up (Valerie Johnson & Louis Johnson)
06 - In The Way (Steve Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro & David Paich)
07 - I Want You (Louis Johnson)
08 - Do It For Love (George Johnson)
09 - Hot Mama (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)
10 - Daydreamer Dream (Anne Herring)

Bonus Tracks ("BLAST! THE LATEST & THE GREATEST")

11 - Welcome To The Club (Louis Johnson & Valerie Johnson)
12 - I'm Giving You All Of My Love (George Johnson & Eddie Noble)
13 - The Great Awaking (George Johnson & John Schuller)
14 - Funk It (Funkadelala) (Louis Johnson & Valerie Johnson)
15 - Echoes Of An Era (Single B-Side) (George Johnson)


Producer : The Brothers Johnson for Brojay Productions
Recorded & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig & The Brothers Johnson.
Assistant Engineers : Bobby Gerber, Jim Cassell, Don Koldon, Mark Ettel & Steve Marcussen
Recorded at studio 55 ; Sunset Sound ; A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Mixed at Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood, California
Mastered by Doug Sax & Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

01 - The Real Thing

Drums : John 'JR' Robinson

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : George Johnson, Louis Johnson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes

Hand Claps : Louis Johnson, George Johnson, Paulinho Da Costa

Sax Solo : Ernie Watts

Lead vocal : George Johnson

Background vocals : Day Askey Burke

Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey

String Arrangement : Jerry Hey, George Johnson

'The Real Party' : Faye Evans, Angela Brooks, Aileen Randolph, Madeline Randolph, Wilbert Terrell, George Johnson

02 - Dancin' Free

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitar : George Johnson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Louis Johnson

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Lead vocal : Ricky Heath

Background vocals : Ricky Heath, Lynn Davis, Valerie Johnson

String & Horn Arrangements : David Diggs

03 - Sunlight

Drums : Gerald Brown

Bass : Louis Johnson

Acoustic Guitar : George Johnson

Keyboards : Jeff Lorber

Synthesizer & Solo : David Paich

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Lead vocal : George Johnson

Background vocals : Day Askey Burke, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Smith, George Johnson

String & Horn Arrangements : Jerry Hey

04 - Teaser

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : George Johnson, Steve Lukather

Synthesizers : Jeff Lorber

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Hand Claps : George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Paulinho Da Costa

Lead vocal : George Johnson

Background vocals : Lalomie Washburn, Day Askey Burke, Valerie Johnson, Ricky Heath

Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey

05 - Caught Up

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitar : George Johnson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, David Paich, Louis Johnson

String Arrangement : David Diggs

Vocals : Valerie Johnson

06 - In The Way

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : George Johnson

Guitar Solo : George Johnson

Keyboards : Steve Porcaro, David Paich

Synthesizers : Steve Porcaro

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocals : George Johnson

07 - I Want You

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : Steve Lukather, Louis Johnson

Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather

Keyboards : David Paich, Louis Johnson

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocals : Louis Johnson, Valerie Johnson, George Johnson, Ricky Heath

String Arrangement : David Diggs

08 - Do It For Love

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : George Johnson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, David Paich

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Hand Claps : George Johnson, Debbie Johnson, Day Askey Burke

Lead vocal : George Johnson

Background vocals : Day Askey Burke, George Johnson

Horn & String Arrangements : Jerry Hey

09 - Hot Mama

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Steve Lukather

Guitar Solos : Steve Lukather, George Johnson

Acoustic Piano : David Paich

Bass Synthesizer : Louis Johnson

Cowbell : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocals : George Johnson, Louis Johnson

10 - Daydreamer Dream

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitars : Louis Johnson

Acoustic Piano : Annie Herring

Lead vocals : Valerie Johnson

Background vocals : Ricky Heath, Day Askey Burke, Lynn Davis

String Arrangement : David Diggs

"BLAST!" Credits :
Produced by George Johnson & Louis Johnson
Engineered by Jack Joseph Puig
Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig & The Brothers Johnson
Mastered by Doug Sax & Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California
Horn Arrangements : David Diggs
String Arrangement & Prelude by James Newton Howard
String Concertmaster : Doug Cameron

The Brothers Johnson : 
George Johnson : Guitars, Lead & Background vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitars
Louis Johnson : Lead & Background vocals, Guitar, Bass & Bass Synthesizer

Additional Musicians :
Acoustic Piano : Raymond Crossley
Clavinet & String Machine : John Schuller
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson, Steve Ferrone & Jeff Porcaro
Fender Rhodes & VBX-A : Eddie Noble
Guitars : David Williams
Jupiter 8 : Steve Porcaro
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Prophet, GS-I, CE-20 & CS-70 : James Newton Howard
Synthesizers : Greg Phillinganes
Background vocals : Day Askey Burke, Marian Jones, James Ingram, Augie Johnson, Jim Gilstrap, Valerie Johnson, Wanda Vaughn & Becky Shaw