Label : Warner Bros. Records
It's Real Hard01 - It's Real (Gene Griffin, James Ingram, Kemp Frank & Barry Hankerson)
02 - I Wanna Come Back* (Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon)
03 - Call On Me** (James Ingram & Bernard Taylor)
04 - So Fine*** (James Ingram & Bernard Taylor)
05 - Love Come Down (Gene Griffin & James Ingram)
06 - Baby Be Mine**** (James Ingram & Thom Bell)
It's Real Soft
07 - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man° (Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler)
08 - Love 1 Day At A Time°° (James Ingram & Monty Seward)
09 - I Don't Have The Heart**** (Allan Rich & Jud Friedman)
10 - Someday We'll All Be Free**** (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard)
12 - When Was The Last Time Music Made You Cry°°° (James Ingram, Kathy Wakefield & Dennis Matkosky)
Produced by Gene Griffin (for G.R. Productions)
*Produced by Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon (for Trevel Productions)
**Produced by James Ingram (for James Gang Productions) & Bernard Taylor (for Self Taught Productions)
***Produced by Thom Bell (for Bellboy Productions) & James Ingram (for James Gang Productions)
°Produced by Michael J. Powell
°°Produced by James Ingram (for James Gang Productions) & Monty Seward
°°°Produced by James Ingram (for James Gang Productions), Dennis Matkosky (for Dennis Matkosky Productions) & Thom Bell (for Bellboy Productions)
Executive Producers : James Ingram & Thom Bell
Associate Producers : Benny Medina & Barry Hankerson
Assistant Engineers : Tom Biener, Mitch Zelisnely, Marty Hozenberg, Fred Kelly Jr., Dave Radin
Synclavier Programming : 'The Windsonic Process' by Winston Johnson
Keyboard Programming : Brian Simpson, Frank Stangerup, Winston Johnson, Dwayne Russell
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
Contracting : Yolanda Fletcher King, Sephra Winters (Red Hot Productions), JoAnn Tolinaga
Personal Assistant : Yolanda Fletcher King
It's Real Hard
01 - It's Real
Recorded & Mixed at Sound Works Recording Studio, NY
Recorded by Dave Way
Assistant Engineer : Tony Shimkin
Musicians : Teddy Riley
Background vocals : Teddy Riley, Marsha McClurkin, Bernard Bell, Regina Bell, William Aquart Jr. & James Ingram
Arranged by Teddy Riley
02 - I Wanna Come Back
Recorded & Mixed at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA & Encore Studios, Inc., Burbank, CA
Recorded & Mixed by Mike Tarsia / Sigma & Barney Perkins / Encore
Keyboard Sequencing : Jim Salamone
Background vocals : Gerald Levert
Arranged by Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon
03 - Call On Me
Recorded at Studio Ultimo & The Enterprise
Recorded by 'The Windsonic Process' (Winston Johnson), Paul Eriksen & Steve Van Arden
Mixed by Sidney Burton & Winston Johnson
Keyboards : James Ingram, Bernard Taylor, Aaron Zigman
Drums : James Ingram, Bernard Taylor
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Phil Perry & Barnard Taylor
Arranged by James Ingram & Bernard Taylor
04 - So Fine
Recorded at Studio Ultimo & The Enterprise
Mixed at The Enterprise
Recorded by 'The Windsonic Process' (Winston Johnson), Paul Eriksen & Robert Loftus
Keyboards : James Ingram, Bernard Taylor, Aaron Zigman
Drums : James Ingram, Bernard Taylor
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey
Horns : Dan Higgins, Larry Williams, Gary Grant & Jerry Hey
Background vocals : James Ingram, Phil Perry & Bernard Taylor
Arranged by James Ingram & Bernard Taylor
05 - Love Come Down
Recorded & Mixed at Sound Works Recording Studio, NY
Recorded by Dave Way
Assistant Engineer : Tony Shimkin
Musicians : Teddy Riley
Background vocals : Teddy Riley, Marsha McClurkin, Bernard Bell, Regina Bell, William Aquart Jr. & James Ingram
Arranged by Teddy Riley
06 - Baby Be Mine
Recorded at Studio Ultimo, Ocean Way Recording & The Enterprise
Recorded by 'The Windsonic Process' (Winston Johnson), Paul Eriksen & Robert Loftus
Mixed by Paul Eriksen & Winston Johnson
Strings & Horns Conducted by Thom Bell
Keyboards : Thom Bell, Aaron Zigman
Bass : Thom Bell
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Background vocals : 'The Aquanan Singers'
Arranged by Thom Bell & James Ingram
It's Real Soft
07 - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man
Recorded & Mixed at Encore Studio, Inc.
Recorded by Barney Perkins
Additional Engineer : Milton Chan
Production Coordinator : JoAnn Tominaga
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Keyboards : Vernon Fails
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Saxophone Solo : Gerald Albright
Synthesizer Programming : Robbie Buchanan
Rhythm Arrangement : Michael J. Powell & Vernon Fails
Background vocals : Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Bobbette Jamerson, Tim Johnson
Background Vocal Arrangement : Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
08 - Love 1 Day At A Time
Recorded at Studio Ultimo & The Enterprise
Mixed at The Enterprise
Recorded by 'The Windsonic Process' (Winston Johnson) & Paul Eriksen
Mixed by Paul Eriksen & Winston Johnson
Production Coordinator : Yolandra Fletcher King
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
All Keyboards & Synthesizers : Monty Seward
Bass : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Saxophone : Ernie Watts
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Kimaya Seward, Marva King, Josie James, Monty Seward, Carl Carwell, James Ingram
Arranged by James Ingram & Monty Seward
09 - I Don't Have The Heart
Recorded at Studio Ultimo & Ocan Way Recording
Mixed at The Enterprise
Recorded by 'The Windsonic Process' (Winston Johnson) & Paul Eriksen
Mixed by Paul Eriksen
Production Coordinator : Yolandra Fletcher King
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Keyboards & Programming : Judd Friedman
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Strings & Horns Arranged And Conducted by Thom Bell
Contractor for Strings & Horns : Sephra Winters (Red Hot Productions)
Background vocals : 'The Aquanan Singers'
Arranged by Thom Bell & Judd Friedman
10 - Someday We'll All Be Free
Recorded at Studio Ultimo, Ocean Way Recording, The Enterprise
Mixed at The Enterprise
Recorded by 'The Windsonic Process' (Winston Johnson) & Paul Eriksen
Mixed by Paul Eriksen & Winston Johnson
Production Coordinator : Yolandra Fletcher King
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Keyboards : James Ingram
Bass : Nathan East
Harmonica Solo : Toots Thielemans
Strings & Horns Arranged And Conducted by Thom Bell
Contractor for Strings & Horns : Sephra Winters (Red Hot Productions)
Background vocals : 'The Aquanan Singers'
Arranged by Thom Bell & James Ingram
12 - When Was The Last Time Music Made You Cry
Recorded at Midi Madness Studio & Ocean Way Recording
Recorded by Dennis Matkosky, Winston Johnson & Paul Eriksen
Mixed at The Enterprise
Mixed by Paul Eriksen & Winston Johnston
Production Coordinator : Yolandra Fletcher King
All Keyboards & Synthesizers : Dennis Matkosky
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Strings & Horns Arranged And Conducted by Thom Bell
Contractor for Strings & Horns : Sephra Winters (Red Hot Productions)
Arranged by Dennis Matkosky, James Ingram & Thom Bell
