22/05/2023

Four Tops "Magic" (1985) -Westcoast Soul / Smooth Soul-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - I Can Feel The Magic (Willie Hutch)
02 - Don't Tell Me That It's Over (Willie Hutch)
03 - Sexy Ways (Willie Hutch & Val Johns)
04 - Easier Said Than Done* (Kerry Ashby, Benny Medina & John A. Bokowsky Jr.)

Side Two

01 - Don't Turn Away (Reggie Lucas)
02 - I'm Ready For Love* (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)
03 - Again (Lawrence Payton, George Roundtree & Fred Bridges)
04 - Maybe Tomorrow (Eduardo Del Barrio & Roxanne Seaman)
05 - Remember Me** (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)


Executive Producer : Iris Gordy
A Super Three Production
Mastered by John Matousek at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California


Side One

01 - I Can Feel The Magic

Produced & Arranged by Willie Hutch
Keyboards / Synthesizers : Richard Kosinski
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : David Kitay
Bass / DMX Programming : Willie Hutch
Saxophone Solo : Gerald Albright
Recorded at It's The Song Music Studio, Chatsworth, California & Sound Suite Studio, Detroit, Michigan
Recording Engineers : Jim Bitti & Steve King
Mixing Engineers : Willie Hutch & Russ Terrana

02 - Don't Tell Me That It's Over

Produced & Arranged by Willie Hutch
Orchestration : Gene Page
Guitars : Charles Fearing & Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Freddie Washington
Drums : Ed Greene
Saxophone Solo : Ernie Watts
Recorded at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineers : Bob Robitaille & Steve Smith
Mixing Engineer : Bob Robitaille

03 - Sexy Ways

Produced & Arranged by Willie Hutch
Keyboards / Synthesizers : Richard Kosinski
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : David Kitay
Bass / DMX Programming : Willie Hutch
Harmonica : Stanley Behrens
Saxophone Solo : Gerald Albright
Recorded at It's The Song Music Studio, Chatsworth, California & Sound Suite Studio, Detroit, Michigan
Recording Engineers : Jim Bitti & Steve King
Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins

04 - Easier Said Than Done

Produced by Kerry Ashby & Benny Medina
Arranger : John A. Bokowski Jr.
Additional Arrangements : Benjamin Wright Jr.
Keyboards : John A. Borowski Jr. & Larry Williams
Guitar : Ray Fuller
Bass : Cornelius Mims
Drums : Michael White & Steve Ferrone
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Recorded at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California & The Complex, Los Angeles, California
Recording Engineers : Tom Perry & Nick Spiegel
Mixing Engineer : Bob Robitaille

Side Two

01 - Don't Turn Away

Produced & Arranged by Reggie Lucas
Piano / Synthesizers : Dean Gant & Fred Zarr
Guitar : Reggie Lucas
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Percussion : Bashari Johnson
Recorded at Right Track Recording & Sigma Sound Studios, New York, New York
Recording Engineer : Joe Ferla
Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins

02 - I'm Ready For Love

Produced by Johnny Bristol
Arranger : Reginald 'Sonny' Burke
Additional Arrangements : Benjamin Wright Jr.
Keyboards / Synthesizers : Reginald 'Sonny' Burke
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Recorded at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineer : Reggie Kendel
Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins

03 - Again

Produced & Arranged by Reggie Lucas
Synthesizers : Dean Gant & Fred Zarr
Guitar : Reggie Lucas
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Saxophone : Hal Vick
Recorded at Right Track Recording & Sigma Sound Studios, New York, New York
Recording Engineer : Joe Ferla

04 - Maybe Tomorrow

Featuring Phyllis Hyman
Produced & Arranged by Reggie Lucas
Piano / Synthesizers : Dean Gant
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Drums : Steve Ferrone
Recorded at Right Track Recording & Sigma Sound Studios, New York, New York
Recording Engineer : Joe Ferla

05 - Remember Me

Produced by Hal Davis
Rhythm Arranger : Eddie Klunis Summers
String Arranger : Gene Page
Background Vocal Arrangements : Willie Hutch
Keyboards / Synthesizers : John Duarte
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Recorded at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineers : Bob Robitaille & Russ Terrana
Mixing Engineer : Bob Robitaille