12/10/2022

The Four Tops "Tonight" (1981) -Smooth Soul / Pop Soul-



Label : Casablanca Record And FilmWorks


États-Unis Side A

01 - When She Was My Girl (Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb)
02 - Don't Walk Away (Jerry Knight)
03 - Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over (Michael Williams & Rick Ferguson)
04 - Who's Right, Who's Wrong (Kenny Loggins & Richard Page)

Side B

01 - Let Me Set You Free (David Wolfert & Sandy Linzer)
02 - From A Distance (Henry Gaffney)
03 - Something To Remember (David Wolfert & Sandy Linzer)
04 - All I Do (Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnex & Clarence Paul)
05 - I'll Never Ever Leave Again (Bill Allen, George Martin, Fred L. Bridges, Lawrence Payton & Earl Klugh)


Album Produced by David Wolfert for The Entertainment Company

All Vocals by The Four Tops

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Nathan East, Neil Stubenhaus, Henry Davis ("From A Distance"), Neil Jason ("All I Do")
Guitars : David Williams, Carlos Rios, David Wolfert
Nylon String Guitar : Greg Poree ("I'll Never Ever Leave Again")
Pianos : Bill Meyers, Greg Mathieson ("Something To Remember")
Acoustic Piano : Ralph Schuckett ("When She Was My Girl" / "I'll Never Ever Leave Again")
Organ : Ralph Schuckett
Percussion : Crusher Bennett, Richard Crooks
Vibes : David Friedman
Orchestra Bells : David Friedman, David Wolfert
Synthesizers : Ed Walsh, Kashif, Ralph Shuckett, David Wolfert
Oboe : George Marge
Flugelhorns : Lew Soloff, Joe Shepley
Flutes : George Marge, Seldon Powell
String Bass : Ron Carver
Melodica Solo : Ralph Schuckett ("When She Was My Girl")
Synthesizer Solos : Kashif ("All I Do"), Ralph Schuckett ("Something To Remember")
Sax Solos : Tom Saviano
Concertmaster : Elliot Rosoff

Musical Contractor : Frank DeCaro (L.A.), Phil Medley (N.Y.)
Production Coordinator for The Entertainment Company : Linda Gerrity
Rhythm Arrangements : Bill Meyers 
Except "Let Me Set You Free" & "From A Distance" Arranged by Bill Meyers & David Wolfert
"Something To Remember" Arranged by Greg Mathieson
Vocal Arrangements by Lawrence Payton
Sweetening Arranged & Conducted by BDC : "Who's Right, Who's Wrong", "When She Was My Girl", "Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over", "I'll Never Ever Leave Again", "From A Distance"
Sweetening Arranged & Conducted by David WolfertLet Me Set You Free & "Don't Walk Away"
Rhythm Tracks Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Engineer : Al Schmitt
Assistant Engineers : Brad Gilderman, Larry Rebhun
All Other Recording & Mixing at RCA Recording Studio, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Dennis Ferrante
Special Assistance : Joe Lopes