01/03/2021
Marcus Miller "Suddenly" (1983) -Jazz Funk-
Label : Warner Bros. Records
01 - Lovin' You (Marcus Miller)
02 - Much Too Much (Marcus Miller)
03 - Suddenly (Marcus Miller & Mainor Ramsey)
04 - Just For You (Marcus Miller)
Side Two
01 - The Only Reason I Live (Marcus Miller)
02 - Just What I Needed (Marcus Miller)
03 - Let Me Show You (I Just Want To Make You Smile) (Marcus Miller)
04 - Be My Love (Marcus Miller & Luther Vandross)
05 - Could It Be You (Marcus Miller)
Produced by Marcus Miller, Ray Bardani & Michael Colina for P.R.A.
Recorded & Mixed by Ray Bardani at Minot Sound, White Plains, New York
Technical Maintenance : Bruce Robbins
Strings Recorded at Studio 54 / Soundworks Digital Audio / Video Facility Ltd.
Assistant Engineers : Michael Morongell, Wayne Yurgelun, Steve Remote, Eddie Osorio, Chris Daniel & Phil Burnett
Additional Recording at Celebration Recording Studios, New York City
Originally Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City
Personnel :
All Instruments, Lead & Background vocals by Marcus Miller
Additional Background vocals on "Lovin' You" & "Just For You" : Luther Vandross
Background vocals on "Much Too Much", "Suddenly" & "Just For You" : Yvonne Lewis
Background vocals on "Just For You" : Tawatha Agee, Brenda White
Alto Sax on "Suddenly" & "Just For You" : David Sanborn
Vibes on "Much Too Much" : Mike Mainieri
Strings on "Just For You" & "Could It Be You" Arranged by Michael Colina
String Section on "Just For You" & "Could It Be You" :
Violins : Eriko Sato-Oei, Robert Chausow, Guillermo Figueroa, Joanna Jenner, Naoko Tanaka, Ruth Waterman, Onca Nicholau, Carol Pool, Kineko Barbini, Martha Caplin Silverman
Violas : Maureen Gallagher, Valerie Heywood
Cellos : Eric Bartlett, Roberta Cooper
2-String Bass : Dean Crandall, Lewis Paer
Percussion on "Much Too Much", "Suddenly", "Just For You", " Just What I Needed" & "Could It Be You" : Ralph MacDonald
Drums on "Just For You" & "Could It Be You" : Buddy Williams
Drums on "The Only Reason I Live" : Yogi Horton
Drums on "Just What I Needed" : Harvey Mason