Martee Lebous "The Lady Wants To Be A Star" (1976) -Soft Rock / Jazz Funk

  Label : Image Records / P-Vine Records

 Side One

01 - Prelude / Nothing But Love (Martee Lebous)
02 - You Taught Me To Feel (Martee Lebous)
03 - For David (Martee Lebous)
04 - If You Still Want Me (Martee Lebous)
05 - I Belong To You (Martee Lebous)
06 - Friend In You (Martee Lebous)
07 - Willee Or Won't He? (Martee Lebous)

Side Two

01 - My Inspiration (Martee Lebous)
02 - Chance To Dance (Martee Lebous)
03 - Ain't It A Shame (Martee Lebous)
04 - (How Can Lou Lose) Something You (Martee Lebous)
05 - Fallin' In And Out Of Love (Martee Lebous)
06 - The Lady Wants To Be A Star (Martee Lebous)


Produced & Arranges by Charles Calello
Recording Engineer : Fred Miller
Recorded at Downtown Sound, N.Y.C.
Assistant Engineers : Aime Chiariello & Bruce Gerstein
Mix Engineers : Harvey Goldberg & Bob Clearmountain / Media Sound Studios, N.Y.C.


Side One

01 - Prelude / Nothing But Love

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & Jon Gordon
Saxes & Flutes : Lou Marini & George Young
French Horns : Ray Alonge & Bob Carlisle
Synthesizer : Barry Miles
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings

02 - You Taught Me To Feel

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
English Horn : Fred Miller
French Horns : Bob Carlisle & Jimmy Buffington
Flutes : Joe Farrell & Romeo Penque
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings

03 - For David

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Sax : Michael Brecker
Flutes : Joe Farrell & Romeo Penque
Percussion : George Devens
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller 

04 - If You Still Want Me

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & Jon Gordon
Saxes & Flutes : Lou Marini & George Young
French Horns : Roy Alonge & Bob Carlisle
Synthesizer : Barry Miles
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings

05 - I Belong To You

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Sax : Michael Brecker
Background vocals : Vivian Cherry, Albertine Robertson, Helen Miles, Marilyn Casale, Hilda Harris, Lani Groves & Yolanda McCullough

06 - Friend In You

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Background vocals : Vivian Cherry, Albertine Robertson, Helen Miles, Marilyn Casale, Hilda Harris, Lani Groves & Yolanda McCullough
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings 

07 - Willee Or Won't He?

Piano, Clavinet & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass, Vocal & Bass Solos : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Horn Section : Joe Farrell, Romeo Penque, Alan Raft, Tom Malone, Mel Davis & John Frost

Side Two

01 - My Inspiration

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & Jon Gordon
Saxes & Flute : Lou Marini & George Young
French Horns : Roy Alonge & Bob Carlisle
Synthesizer : Barry Miles
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings 

02 - Chance To Dance

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jon Gordon (Solo) & Jeff Mironov
Saxes & Flutes : Lou Marini & George Young
French Horns : Roy Alonge & Bob Carlisle
Synthesizer : Barry Miles
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings 

03 - Ain't It A Shame

Piano & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : Jeff Mironov
Vibes : George Devens 

04 - (How Can Lou Lose) Something You

Piano & Vocals : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Sax : Michael Brecker
Percussion : George Devens
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller 

05 - Fallin' In And Out Of Love

Piano, Clavinet & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Percussion : George Devens
Horn Section : Jimmy Buffington, Bob Carlisle, Tom Malone, Joe Farrell, Romeo Penque, Alan Raft, Mel Davis & John Frost
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller 

06 - The Lady Wants To Be A Star

Piano, Clavinet & Vocal : Martee Lebous
Drums : Ron Tierno
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & John Tropea
Percussion : George Devens
French Horns : Bob Carlisle & Jimmy Buffington
Flutes : Joe Farrell & Romeo Penque
Background vocals : David Lasley, Lynn Pitney & Arnold McCuller
Strings : Manny Green, Gene Orloff & The N.Y. Strings