Stephen Bishop "Bish" (1978) -Westcoast Rock-

  

 Label : MCA Records

 Side One

01 - If I Only Had A Brain (From The MGM Motion Picture "The Wizard Of Oz") (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)
02 - Losing Myself In You (Stephen Bishop)
03 - Looking For The Right One (Stephen Bishop)
04 - Everybody Needs Love (Stephen Bishop)
05 - A Fool At Heart (Stephen Bishop)
06 - What Love Can Do (Stephen Bishop)

Side Two

01 - Vagabond From Heaven (Stephen Bishop)
02 - Bish' Hideaway (Stephen Bishop)
03 - Only The Heart Within You (Stephen Bishop)
04 - Recognized (Stephen Bishop)
05 - I've Never Known A Nite Like This (Stephen Bishop)
06 - When I Was In Love (Stephen Bishop)


Produced by Stephen Bishop
Associate Producer : Dee Robb
Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineered by Joe Robb & Dee Robb
Assistant Engineers : Richard Leech, George Tutko, Antony D'Amico, Joe Chicarelli, Steve Katz, Kevin Ryan & Steve Gursky
Mixed at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida by Jerry Masters
"If I Only Had A Brain", "What Love Can Do" & "Recognized" Mixed by Dee Rob at Cherokee Studios
Assistant : Susan Conlet
Mastered by Lee Herschberg at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California


Side One

01 - If I Only Had A Brain

Drums : Ed Shaughnessy
Bass : Ray Brown
Acoustic Guitar : Stephen Bishop
Trombone : Stephen Bishop
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler

02 - Losing Myself In You

Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Hungate
Electric Piano : David Foster
Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Synthesizers : Greg Phillinganes
Background vocals : Michael McDonald

03 - Looking For The Right One

Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Hungate
Acoustic Piano : David Foster
Electric Piano : John Jarvis
Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Marty Paich

04 - Everybody Needs Love

Drums : Raymond Pounds
Bass : Nathan Watts
Acoustic Piano : John Jarvis
Electric Piano : Greg Phillinganes
Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Guitars : Michael Sembello & Ray Parker Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals : Leah Kunkel, Jeffrey Staton, Michael Staton & Stephen Bishop
Rhythm Chart Arranged by Gene Page

Guitar Interlude

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05 - A Fool At Heart

Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Hungate
Acoustic Piano : John Jarvis
Electric Piano : Bill Payne
Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Electric Guitar : Steve Cropper
Background vocals : Chaka Khan & Natalie Cole

06 - What Love Can Do

Guitar : Stephen Bishop
Backgroung Voices : The James Lee Hoosett Choir
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler

Prelude

Played by Steve Porcaro

Side Two

01 - Vagabond From Heaven

Drums : Hal Atkinson & Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Shields
Electric Piano : Bob Chadwick & Greg Phillinganes
Guitars : Stephen Bishop & Jeffrey Staton
Electric Guitar : (Solos) Jeffrey Staton
Synthesizer : Greg Phillinganes
Background vocals : Michael McDonald, Jeffrey Staton & Michael Staton
Whistlers : Michael Sheehy, Macey Lipman, Tanya Tucker, Michael Staton, Stephen Bishop, Carrie Fisher, Jeffrey Staton, Marc Quinci, Louise Quinci, Katye Leiser, John Landis, Kenny Lavit, Henry Lewy, Shana Passman, Trudy Green, Diane Norton-Hill, Leah Kunkel, John Kaufer, Mary Frampton, Cameron Crowe, Kathy Carey, Kenny Farrell, Don Passman, Russ Kunkel, James Lee Stanley, Michael Whitney, Dennis Bishop, Andy Williams, Phil Ames, Richard Green, Micahel Barackman, Steve Morris, Spencer Proffer & Mark Meyerson
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Gene Page

02 - Bish' Hideaway

Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Hungate
Electric Piano : Bill Payne
Steel Guitars : Michael Staton
Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Electric Guitars : Jeffrey Staton & Stephen Bishop
Percussion : Tommy Vig
Background vocals : Stephen Bishop & Jeffrey Staton

03 - Only The Heart Within You

Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop & Jeffrey Staton
Synthesizers : Steve Porcaro
Elka String Ensemble : Michael Staton
Bass & Piccolo Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Background vocals : Art Garfunkel

04 - Recognized

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler

05 - I've Never Known A Nite Like This

Drums : Hal Hatkinson
Bass : Abraham Laboriel & Keith Hollar
Electric Piano : Bob Chadwick
Acoustic Guitars : Stephen Bishop
Electric Guitars : Jeffrey Staton (Solo)
Elka String Ensemble : Michael Staton
Synthesizers : Steve Porcaro
Background vocals : Jeffrey Staton & Michael Staton
Sax Solo : Tom Scott
Horns Arranged by Tom Scott

06 - When I Was In Love

Guitar : Stephen Bishop
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Marty Paich