Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack "Born To Love" (1983) -Westcoast Soul / Adult Contemporary-

Label : Capitol Records

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01 - Tonight I Celebrate My Love (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)
02 - Blame It On Me* (Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager)

03 - Heaven Above Me** (Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe)
04 - Born To Love**** (Peabo Bryson)

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01 - Maybe* (Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager)
02 - I Just Came Here To Dance** (Steve Skinner, Wallace & Bell)
03 - Comin’ Alive (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)
04 - You’re Looking Like Love To Me** (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio & Jerry Corbetta)
05 - Can We Find Love Again***** (Roberta Flack & Al Johnson)


Executive Producer : Varnell Johnson & Don Grierson


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01 - Tonight I Celebrate My Love

Produced by Michael Masser

Recorded at A&M Records Studio & Studio Sound

Engineers : Jeremy Smith, Howard Wolin

Mixed by Russ Terrano, Dick Bogart at Motown/Hitsville

Drums : Carlos Vega

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Nathan East

Piano : Randy Kerber

Orchestration : Gene Page

Rhythm : Gene Page, Michael Masser

02 - Blame It On Me

Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager

Recorded at A&M Studios, Westlake Studios & Music Grinder

Engineered by Bruce Swedien

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr., Dann Huff

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Drums : Jim Keltner

Piano : Greg Phillinganes

Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Musician Contractor : Frank DeCaro

03 - Heaven Above Me

Produced by Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe

Arranged by Bob Gaudio

Recorded & Mixed at The New Sound Labs, L.A.

Recording Engineer : Tony D'Amico

Mixed by Lee DeCarlo

Assisted by Jim Bell

Additional Assisting by Kevin Fletcher

Lead Vocals Recorded by Jay Messina

Assisted by Tom Swift, Record Plant, N.Y.C.

Production Assistant : Marla Miller

Linn Drum Programming, Prophet 10 Rhodes, Acoustic Piano, Vocal Arrangement : Bob Gaudio

Prophet 10 Programming : Paul Delph

Simmons Drums : John Gilston

Sax Solo : Pete Christlieb

Background vocals : Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Jim Gilstrap, Terry Young, Monalisa Young, Mary Elizabeth Bridges, Patricia Hall

04 - Born To Love

Produced by Peabo Bryson

Engineering : Ed Seay

Percussion : Charles Bryson

Trumpet : Daniel Dillard

Tenor Sax : Ron Dover

Guitar & Synthesizer Guitar : Richard Horton

Trumpet & Flugel Horn : Thad Johnson

OBX Prophet 5 : Mark Parrish

Drums : Andre Robinson

OBX Synclavier & Fender Rhodes : Vance Taylor

Guitar : John Housen

Background vocals : Peabo Bryson, Myra Walker, Dwight Watkins, Ron Dover

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01 - Maybe

Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager

Recorded at A&M Studios, Westlake Studios & Music Grinder

Engineered by Bruce Swedien

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr., Dann Huff

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Drums : Jim Keltner

Piano : Greg Phillinganes

Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Musician Contractor : Frank DeCaro

02 - I Just Came Here To Dance

Produced by Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe

Arranged by Jaï Winding, Bob Gaudio

Recorded & Mixed at The New Sound Labs, L.A.

Recording Engineer : Tony D'Amico

Mixed by Lee DeCarlo

Assisted by Jim Bell

Additional Assisting by Kevin Fletcher

Lead vocals Recorded by Jay Messina

Assisted by Tom Swift, Record Plant, N.Y.C.

Production Assistant : Marla Miller

Rhodes : Jaï Winding

Drums : Carlos Vega

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Guitar : Tim May

Prophet 10 : Paul Delph

Vocal Arrangement & Synthesizers : Bob Gaudio

Sax Solo : Pete Christlieb

Background vocals : Terry Young, Monalisa Young, Shirley Brewer

03 - Comin’ Alive

Produced by Michael Masser

Recorded at A&M Records Studio & Studio Sound

Engineers : Jeremy Smith, Howard Wolin

Mixed by Russ Terrano, Dick Bogart at Motown/Hitsville

Synthesizer, Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Carlos Vega

Arranged by Robbie Buchanan

Strings : Robbie Buchanan, Gene Page

04 - You’re Looking Like Love To Me

Produced by Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe

Arranged by Jaï Winding, Bob Gaudio, Jerry Corbetta

Recorded & Mixed at The New Sound Labs, L.A.

Recording Engineer & Mix Engineer : Tony D'Amico

Assisted by Jim Bell

Additional Assisting by Kevin Fletcher

Lead vocals Recorded by Jay Messina

Assisted by Tom Swift, Record Plant, N.Y.C.

Production Assistant : Marla Miller

Rhodes, Prophet 10 & Solo : Jerry Corbetta

Drums : Carlos Vega

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar : Tim May

Bongos & Congas : Bobbye Hall

Vocal Arrangement & Synthesizers : Bob Gaudio

Background vocals : Terry Young, Monalisa Young, Shirley Brewer

05 - Can We Find Love Again

Produced by Roberta Flack

Associate Producer : Al Johnson

Recorded at Record Plant, N.Y., N.Y.

Recorded by Steve Marcantonio

First Engineer : Kendall Brown

Mixing : Record Plant, N.Y., N.Y.

Bass, Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Keyboard : Richard Tee

Guitar : Georg Wadenius

Drums : Buddy Williams

Percussion : Anthony MacDonald

Flute : Felipe Mantine

Background vocals : Roberta Flack, Al Johnson