Charles Veal "Only The Best" (1980) -Westcoast Rock / Boogie-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Happy Is The Man (Charles Veal & David Palmer)
02 - We Can (Charles Veal & Bunny Hull)
03 - It's Alright (Charles Veal, Mary Dean & Paul Jackson Jr.)
04 - Prelude (Charles Veal)
05 - What Good Is A Song (Charles May)

06 - How Does It Feel (Charles Veal & Scott Galbraith)

2

01 - Live Your Life And Let Live (Charles Veal & Romeo Williams)
02 - If You Ever Need Somebody (Johnny Bristol & David Williams)
03 - I Believe In You (Charles Veal, Scott Galbraith & Mary Dean)
04 - This Must Be Magic (Charles Veal & John Black)
05 - Someday We'll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard)
06 - Thankful (Charles Veal)


Produced by Alan Abrahams
Arranged by Charles Veal & Alan Abrahams
Executive Producer : Dr Cecil Hale


1

01 - Happy Is The Man

Drums : Raymond Pounds
Bass : David Shields
Guitars : Charles Fearing & Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Jerry Peters & Charles Veal
Synthesizers : Michael Boddicker
Background vocals : Phillip Bailey, Bill Champlin, Charles Veal, Charles May, Gigi & Tony Walters
Tambourine : Rosemary Veal McClean
Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84

02 - We Can

Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Reggie McBride
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Guitar & Acoustic : Caleb Quaye
Keyboards : Jerry Peters
Synthesizers : Kim Bullard
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Strings Arranged by Charles Veal
Horns Arranged by Kenny Mason
Duet Sung with Bunny Hull
Background vocals : Charles Veal & Bunny Hull
Tambourine : Rosemary Veal McClean

03 - It's Alright

Drums : Kenny Elliott
Bass : Romeo Williams
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr. & Chuck Bynum
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Tambourine : Rosemary Veal McClean
Keyboards : Jerry Peters
Piccolo Bass Solo : Stanley Clarke
Background vocals : Charles Veal
Strings & Horns Arranged by Paul Riser

04 - Prelude

Moog Synthesizers Programmed & Performed by Chick Corea

05 - What Good Is A Song

Drums : Raymond Pounds
Bass : Reggie McBride
Guitars : David T. Walker & Paul Jackson Jr.
Acoustic Piano : Charles May
Other Keyboards : Jerry Peters
Synthesizers : Patrice Rushen
Duet Sung by Gigi
Background vocals : Bobby Kimball, Gigi, Charles May, Charles Veal & Harvest
Special Apperance : Danniebelle, Cheryl Lynn, Bobby Kimball, Patrice Rushen & Joe Cocker
Bass Bone : George Bohannon
Baritone : Billy Green
Strings Arranged by Charles Veal
Cello Solo by Dennis Karmazyn

06 - How Does It Feel

Drums : Kenny Elliott
Bass : Romeo Williams
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr. & Scott Galbraith
Keyboards : John  Black & Charles Veal
Synthesizers : Kim Bullard
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa & Nate Alford
Tambourine : Rosemary Veal McClean
Background vocals : John Black, Charles Veal & Gigi
Sax Solo : David Woodford
Horns Arranged by Jerry Peters
Strings Arranged by Charles Veal & Alan Abrahams

2

01 - Live Your Life And Let Live

Drums : Kenny Elliott
Bass : Romeo Williams
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr. & Scott Galbraith
Keyboards : Charles Veal & John Black
Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker
Background vocals : Gigi & Charles Veal
Strings & Horns Arranged by David Blumberg
Alto Sax Solo : Ernie Watts

02 - If You Ever Need Somebody

Drums : Kenny Elliott
Bass : Romeo Williams
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr. & Chuck Bynum
Keyboards : Jerry Peters
Violectra : Charles Veal
Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker
Violins : Charles Veal
Background vocals : Charles Veal & Cheryl Lynn
Arranged by Charles Veal, Alan Abrahams & Jerry Peters

03 - I Believe In You

Drums : Raymond Pounds
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Charles Fearing & Paul Jackson Jr.
Acoustic Guitar : Scott Galbraith
Fender Rhodes : Jerry Peters
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Marty McCall, Carolyn Dennis Pounds, Dani McCormick & Gigi
Strings & Horns Arranged by Gene Page
Flugel Horn : Oscar Brashear
Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker

04 - This Must Be Magic

Drums : Kenny Elliott
Bass : Romeo Williams
Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr., Caleb Quaye & Scott Galbraith
Piano : John Black
Synthesizer : Kim Bullard
Background vocals : Gigi, Scott Galbraith, David Palmer & Charles Veal
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Sax Solo : David Woodford
Strings Arranged by Charles Veal

05 - Someday We'll All Be Free

Drums : Raymond Pounds
Bass : Reggie McBride
Guitars : David T. Walker
Acoustic Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Electric Guitar : Jerry Peters
Fender Rhodes Intro Solo : Chick Corea
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Harp : Dorothy Ashby
Strings & Horns Arranged by David Campbell

06 - Thankful

Orchestrated by Charles Veal
Piano : Charles Veal