14/06/2021

Melissa Manchester "Melissa Manchester" (1979) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Westcoast Pop-



Label : Arista Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Pretty Girls (Lisa Del Bello)
02 - Fire In The Morning (Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt & Gary Harju)
03 - Don't Want A Heartache (Jason Darrow & Gerard Cohen)
04 - When We Loved (Mickey Buckins & Randy McCormick)
05 - It's All In The Sky Above (Carole Bayer Sager & Melissa Manchester)

Side 2

01 - How Does It Feel Right Now (Carole Bayer Sager & Melissa Manchester)
02 - Whenever I Call You Friend (Melissa Manchester & Kenny Loggins)
03 - Holdin' On The Lovin' (Melissa Manchester, Allee Willis & Deniece Williams)
04 - I Know Your Love Won't Let Me Down (Melissa Manchester & Adrienne Anderson)
05 - Lights Of Dawn (Melissa Manchester)


Produced by Steve Buckingham

The Rhythm Section :
James Stroud : Drums, Percussion
Tom Robb : Bass
Randy McCormick : Keyboards
Larry Byrom : Guitar
Alan Feingold : Keyboards
Mickey Buckins : Percussion

Also :
Jay Scott : Alto Sax Solo
Steve Tischer : Bass
David Manchester : Bassoon ("When We Loved")
Melissa Manchester : Piano ("Lights Of Dawn")

Horns by Tower Of Power
Horn Section
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Sax
Lenny Pickett : Tenor & Alto Sax
Steve Kupka : Baritone Sax
Greg Adams : Trumpet
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone

Background vocals
Rhodes, Chalmers, Rhodes
Arnold McCuller ("Whenever I Call You Friend")
Paul Davis ("Fire In The Morning")
Melissa Manchester (Additional Background vocals on "Fire In The Morning", "It's All In The Sky Above", "When We Loved", "Holdin' On The Lovin'")

"Pretty Girls" 
Strings Arranged by Steve Dorff & Randy McCormick
"When We Loved", "Fire In The Morning" 
Strings Arranged by Steve Dorff
"When We Loved"
Bassoon by David Manchester
"Holdin' On The Lovin'", "How Does It Feel Right Now"
Strings Arranged by Gene Page
Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
"Whenever I Call You Friend"
Strings Arranged by Steve Cagan
"Don't Want A Heartache"
Strings Arranged by Barry Fasman

Concertmaster : Sid Sharp
Strings Recorded at Britannia Studio & Sound City, Los Angeles
Lenny Roberts, Tim Boyle, Ed Seay : Engineers
Horns Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito
Alan Chinowsky, Ed Seay, Alex Kashevaroff : Engineers
"Lights Of Dawn" Recorded at Davlen Studios, Los Angeles
Jeff Borgeson, Ed Seay : Engineers

Recorded & Mixed at :
Web IV Studio - Atlanta
Ed Seay : Engineer
Tommy Cooper, Richard Wells : Assistants
Mastered at Masterfonics, Nashville by Glenn Meadows