Frankie Valli "Heaven Above Me" (1980) -Soft Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : MCA Records, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Where Did We Go Wrong (Richard Kerr & Marty Panzer)
02 - Let It Be Whatever It Is (Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe)
03 - If It Really Wasn't Love (Molly Ann Leikin & Jerry Corbetta)
04 - Passion For Paris (An American In Paris) (Bob Crewe & Jerry Corbetta)

Side 2

01 - Soul (Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe)
02 - Heaven Above Me (Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe)
03 - Just Tell Me You Love Me (Carol Connors & Dick Halligan)
04 - Eat Your Heart Out (Bob Crewe & Jerry Corbetta)


Produced by Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe
With The exception of *"Where Did We Go Wrong", "Just Tell Me You Love Me" & "If It Really Wasn't Love" Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arrangers : Greg Mathieson, Greg Adams, Ben Lanzarone, Gene Page, Dave Blumberg
Recording Engineers : Rick Ruggieri, Steve Jerome, *Ron Hitchcock
Mix Engineers : Jay Mark, *Ron Hitchcock
Assistant Engineers : Tony D'Amico, John Beverly Johns, Kalamillo Mazza, Charlie Conrad, Craig Bishop, Paul Higgins, John Van Nest
West Coast Studios : 

Sunset Sound

Red Wing Sound

A&M Studio

Cherokee Studios 

Dawnbreaker Studio
East Coast Studios : 

Sigma Sound

H&L Recording 

House of Music

Production Coordinator : Beatrice E. Marks


Side 1

01 - Where Did We Go Wrong

Produced by Bob Audio
Arranged by Greg Mathieson, Bob Gaudio
Concertmaster : Greg Mathieson
Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Hungate
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood, Bob Gaudio
Duet with Chris Forde

02 - Let It Be Whatever It Is

Rhythm Arrangement : Greg Mathieson
Horn & String Arrangement : Dave Blumberg
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson, Jerry Corbetta, Bob Gaudio
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood, Bob Gaudio
Percussion : Richard Gajate Garcia, Paulinho Da Costa
Chimes : Bob Gaudio
Horns : Tower of Power Horn Section (Lenny Pickett, Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka, Mic Gillette, Greg Adams), Steve Madaio, Gary Grant
Sax Solo : Tom Scott
Background vocals : Venetta Fields, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters

03 - If It Really Wasn't Love

Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged & Conducted by Greg Mathieson
Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : David Hungate
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson, Jerry Corbetta
Synthesizers : Ian Underwood, Bob Gaudio
Background vocals : Chris Forde

04 - Passion For Paris (An American In Paris)

Rhythm Arrangement : Greg Mathieson
Horn & String Arrangement : Ben Lanzarone
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson, Jerry Corbetta
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood
Percussion : Richard Gajate Garcia, Paulinho Da Costa
Harp : Gayle Levant
Horns : Oscar Brashear, Ollie Mitchell, Steve Madaio, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Bill Teele, Ernie Watts, Bill Greene, Shelly Russell
Background vocals : Venetta Fields, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters

Side 2

01 - Soul

Rhythm Arrangement : Greg Mathieson
Horn & String Arrangement : Gene Page
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson, Jerry Corbetta, Bob Gaudio
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood
Percussion : Richard Gajate Garcia, Paulinho Da Costa
Horns : Tower of Power Horn Section (Lenny Pickett, Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka, Mic Gillette, Greg Adams), Steve Madaio, Chuck Findley
Sax Solo : Tom Scott
Solo Guest Appearance : Mystery Person
Background vocals : Venetta Fields, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters

02 - Heaven Above Me

Rhythm Arrangement : Greg Mathieson
Horn & String Arrangement : Gene Page
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson, Jerry Corbetta
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood, Bob Gaudio
Percussion : Richard Gajate Garcia, Paulinho Da Costa
Horns : Oscar Brashear, Ollie Mitchell, Steve Madaio, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Bill Teele, Ernie Watts, Bill Greene
Sax Solo : Tom Scott
Background vocals : Frank Floyd, Babi Floyd, Luther Vandross
Duet with Chris Forde

03 - Just Tell Me You Love Me

Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged & Conducted by Greg Mathieson
Drums : Rick Shlosser
Bass : Bob Glaub
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood, Bob Gaudio
Background vocals : Chris Forde

04 - Eat Your Heart Out

Rhythm Arrangement : Greg Mathieson
Horn Arrangement : Greg Adams
Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson, Jerry Corbetta
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood
Percussion : Richard Gajate Garcia
Horns : Tower of Power Horn Section (Lenny Pickett, Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka, Mic Gillette, Greg Adams)
Sax Solo : Tom Scott
Background vocals : Venetta Fields, Luther Waters, Oren Waters