13/11/2022

Charlene "Used To Be" (1982) -Westcoast Pop-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Used To Be (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)
02 - Heaven Help Us All (Ron Miller)
03 - I Want To Go Back There Again (Berry Gordy & Chris Clark)
04 - Rainbows (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

Side Two

01 - If You Take Away The Pain Until The Morning (Ron Miller & Charlene Oliver)
02 - The Last Song (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)
03 - Some Things Never Change (Elliott Willensky)
04 - Richie's Song (Charlene Oliver)
05 - You're Home (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)


Produced by Ron Miller
Arranged by Ken Hirsch
Album Coordinator : Joyce Friedman

Musicians :
Drums : Jan Mosley
Bass : John G. Perry
Acoustic Guitar : Ray Martinez
Electric Guitar : D.D. Plotel
Percussion : Dave Engel
Synthesizer : Dave Morris

Duet with Stevie Wonder on "Used To Be"

Background vocals : Charlene, Mark Williamson, Annie McCaig, Mo Turner

Gospel Choir on "Heaven Help Us All" :
Leader : Michael Martin
Soloist : Dorrett Burke
Choir : Lloyd Edwards Jr., Phillip Edwards, Misheal Hoyte, Paul lee, Douglas Williams

Recorded at Chapel Lane Studios, Herefond, England, Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California & Wonderland Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed & Mastered at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineers : Mark Williamson, Rob Andrews
Charlene's Vocals Recorded by Russ Terrana
Stevie Wonder's Vocal Recorded by Gary Olazabal
Mixing Engineer Russ Terrana
Assistant Engineers : Phil Brown, Fred Law
Mastering Engineer : John Matousek