David Essex "Be-Bop The Future" (1981) -Pop Rock-

Label : Mercury Records

 Side One

01 - Totally Secure (David Essex)
02 - Sunday Papers (David Essex)
03 - The Magician (David Essex)
04 - The Politician (David Essex)
05 - Sunshine Girl (Jerry Riopelle, Allen Roberds & Murray MacLeod)

Side Two

01 - Be Bop A Lula (Gene Vincent & Sheriff Tex Davis)
02 - Life Support System (David Essex)
03 - Showgirls (David Essex)
04 - Silly Little Baby Running (David Essex)
05 - Pick Up The Future (David Essex)


Produced & Arranged by Al Kooper
Recorded & Mixed by Bob Edwards
Basic Tracks Recorded at PRT Studios - London
Overdubs at Concorde Recording Center - Los Angeles
Mixed at Sunset Sound - Los Angeles
Mastered by Mike Reese at Mastering Lab - Los Angeles
Assistant Engineers : Dai Reynolds, Steve Schmitt, Peggy McCreary
Production Assistant : Scooter Sandweiss


Side One

01 - Totally Secure

Piano : Rabbit Bundrick
Bass : Herbie Flowers
Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather
Synthesizers, Prepared Guitar, Clavinet : Al Kooper
Drums : Peter May
Conga : Steve Forman
Background vocals : Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford, John Bahler, Jerry Whitman, Jim Haas, Mitch Gordon

02 - Sunday Papers

Synthesizers, Power Guitar : Al Kooper
Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather
Piano : Geoff Westley
Bass : Herbie Flowers
Drums : Peter May
Percussion : Steve Forman
David as a young lad : John Brewer
Background vocals : Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford, John Bahler, Jerry Whitman, Jim Haas, Mitch Gordon

03 - The Magician

Rhythm Guitar : Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
Alto Sax : Bryan Cumming
Synthesizers (Strings, Bells), Guitar Solos : Al Kooper
Drums : Peter May
Percussion : Steve Forman
Background vocals : Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford, John Bahler, Jerry Whitman, Jim Haas, Mitch Gordon

04 - The Politician

Electric Guitar, Boo-Bams : Al Kooper
Harmonica : Paul Jones
Bass : Herbie Flowers
Drums : Peter May
Percussion : Steve Forman
Piano : Geoff Westley
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Oren Waters, Augie Johnson, John Lehman, Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford

05 - Sunshine Girl

Piano : Rabbit Bundrick
Rhythm Guitar : Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
Synthesizers : Al Kooper
Bass : Herbie Flowers
Drums : Peter May
Percussion : Steve Forman
Background vocals : Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford, John Bahler, Jerry Whitman, Jim Haas, Mitch Gordon

Side Two

01 - Be Bop A Lula

Roger Linn Drum Synthesizer : Al Kooper
Sequencer : Michael Boddicker
Bass, Synthesizers, Guitar Solo : Al Kooper
Background vocals : Augie Johnson, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Oren Waters, Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford

02 - Life Support System

Piano : Rabbit Bundrick
Bass : Herbie Flowers
Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather
Power Guitar : Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
Synthesizers, Guitar, Boo-Bams : Al Kooper
Drums : Peter May
Percussion : Steve Forman
Background vocals : Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford, John Bahler, Jerry Whitman, Jim Haas, Mitch Gordon

03 - Showgirls

Guitars : Al Kooper
Tenor Saxophone : Bryan Cumming
Fender Rhodes : Rabbit Bundrick
Drums : Peter May
Percussion : Steve Forman
Background vocals : Augie Johnson, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Oren Waters, Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford

04 - Silly Little Baby Running

Percussion : Emil Richards, Steve Forman, Bob Zimmitti
Marimba Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker
Bass Synthesizer, African Bird Whistle : Al Kooper
Background vocals : Augie Johnson, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Oren Waters, Ron Hicklin, Gene Morford, Mel Bush, Al Kooper, David Essex
Entire Ensemble Conducted by Dominic Frontire

05 - Pick Up The Future

Synthesizers : Bob Carpenter, Al Kooper