22/03/2024

Johnny Mathis "Once In A While" (1988) -Westcoast Soul-



 Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side One

01 - I'm On The Outside Looking In (Terry Randazzo & Bob Weinstein)
02 - It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference (Todd Rundgren)
03 - Two Strong Hearts (Andy Hill & Bruce Woolley)
04 - Once In A While (Bud Green & Michael Edwards)
05 - Fallen (Lauren Wood)

Side Two

01 - Daydreamin' (Preston Glass, Larry Graham & Noel Clossen)
02 - From A Whisper To A Scream (Preston Glass & Steven Birch)
03 - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter)
04 - Just Like You (Jeff Pescetto)
05 - Love Brought Us Here Tonight (Allan Rich, Stephen Geyer & Smokey Robinson)


"I'm On The Outside Looking In", "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference", "Two Strong Hearts" (Duet with Dionne Warwick), "Once In A While", "Fallen"
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions

Keyboards : Bill Elliot
Bass : Rick Chudacoff
Drums : Peter Bunetta
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitar : Dann Huff, except*
Background vocals : Leslie Smith

Additional Instrumentation on :
"Fallen"
Soprano Sax : David Woodford
"It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
"Once In A While"
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
Background vocals : Melvin Franklin, Kipper Jones, Roderick White, Fred White & Ricky Nelson
"Two Strong Hearts"
Background vocals : Lynne Fiddmont & Syreeta

Recorded & Mixed at Conway Recording
Additional Recording at Lion Share Recording Studio
Recorded by Daren Klein
Additional Recording by Frank Wolf, Gary Wagner, Tommy Vicari
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Assistant Engineers : Marnie Riley, Bryant Arnett, Karen Siegel, Ray Pyle

"Daydreamin'", "From A Whisper To A Scream", "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)"
Produced by Preston Glass for Glass Slipper Productions & Jon Mat Records, Inc.

Keyboards, Drum & Percussion Programming : Preston Glass
Background vocals : Frankie Blue, Joe Ericksen, DeVere Duckett, Craig Thomas

Additional Instrumentations on :
"From A Whisper To A Scream"
Live Percussion & Bermuder Triangle : Jorge Bermudez 
"Daydreamin'"
Acoustic Piano Solo : Jim Studer
"Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)"
Sax Solo : Craig Thomas

Recorded at Studio Ultimo, West Hollywood, CA
Mixed at One On One Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Engineered & Mixed by Maureen Droney
Assistant Engineers : Mitch Zelezny, Bernard Frings

"Just Like You", "Love Brought Us Here Tonight"
Produced by Robert Kraft for Overboard Music & Jon Mat Records, Inc.

Drums : Tom Walsh
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus 
Guitar : Nick Brown
Piano, Synthesizers : Robert Kraft
Percussion : Jorge Bermudez
Saxophone : Michael Paulo
Background vocals : Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Sheryl Crow, Lynn David
Additional Synth Programming : Greg Bartheld 

Engineers : Ed Thacker, John Vigran & Paul Klinberg
Assistant Engineers : Russell Bracher & Stacy Baird
Recorded in Los Angeles at Ocean Way Studios, The Five Spot, Ignited Studios & Kren Studios
"Just Like You" Mixed by Ed Thacker at The Grey Room, Hollywood, CA
"Love Brought Us Here Tonight" Mixed by Daren Klein at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA
Additional Percussion by Robert Kraft

Executive Producer : Jay Landers
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering / LA