17/11/2021
Commodores "Rock Solid" (1988) -Adult Contemporary / Pop Soul / Westcoast Soul-
Label : Polydor Records
01 - Grrip (Walter Orange & Jennine Elcock)
02 - Bump The La La (Walter Orange)
03 - Thank You (William A. King, Shirley King & Harold Hudson)
04 - I'm Gonna Need Your Loving (Walter Orange & Pamela Phillips Oland)
05 - Solitaire (Sandy Torano & Chris Cameron)
06 - Homeless (Marti Sharron, Randy Goodrum & David Malloy)
Side 2
01 - Miracle Man (J.D. Nicholas & Douglas Smith)
02 - Right Here 'N Now (Wardell Patts, Gerry Stober & Susan Pomerantz)
03 - Stretchhh (J.D. Nicholas & Sheldon Reynolds)
04 - Ain't Givin' Up (Milan B. Williams, Tyron Stanton & Paula E. Smith)
05 - So Nice (Alan Rich & Anthony Malloy)
Commodores :
Walter Orange : Lead & Background vocals, Drums, Keyboards
J.D. Nicholas : Lead & Background vocals, Keyboards
William King : Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background vocals
Milan Williams : Keyboards, Guitar, Background vocals
Side 1
01 - Grrip
Produced by Steve Harvey, Walter Orange
Engineers : Alan Meyerson, Jeff Lorenzo
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Vocal Arrangement : Walter Orange, Steve Harvey
Lead vocal : Walter Orange
Background vocals : Commodores, Karyn White
Additional Keyboards : Steve Harvey, Jeff Lorber
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Electronic Programming : Steve Harvey
Recorded at Ameraycan Studios
02 - Bump The La La
Produced by Steve Harvey, Walter Orange
Engineers : Alan Meyerson, Jeff Lorenzo
Assistant Engineer : Mark Harman
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Lead vocal : Walter Orange
Background vocals : Walter Orange, Karyn White, Marva Hicks
Grand Piano : Jeff Lorber
Guitar : Ray Fuller
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Electronic Programming : Steve Harvey
Spanish Translations by Shirley King
Recorded at Ameraycan Studios
03 - Thank You
Produced by William A. King Jr., Tony Prendatt
Arranged by Gene Page
Engineer : Alan Meyerson
Assistant Engineer : Micajah Ryan
Mixed by Alan Meyerson, William A. King Jr.
Lead vocal : J.D. Nicholas
Keyboards : Tony Prendat
Piano : Jon Gilutin
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Landau
Bass : Freddie Washington
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Soprano Sax Solo : David Cochrane
Recorded at Ameraycan Studios
04 - I'm Gonna Need Your Loving
Produced by Steve Harvey, Walter Orange
Engineers : Alan Meyerson, Jeff Lorenzo
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Vocal Arrangement : Walter Orange, Steve Harvey
Lead vocal : Walter Orange
Background vocals : Karyn White, Steve Harvey, Jeff Lorenzo, Portia Griffin
Additional Keyboards : Jeff Lorber, Steve Harvey
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Electronic Programming : Walter Orange, Steve Harvey
Recorded at Ameraycan Studios
05 - Solitaire
Executive Producer : Tony Prendatt
Produced by Sandy Torano for Ohio St. Music Corp., William A. King Jr.
Engineer : George Warner
Assistant Engineer : Elliott Peters
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Assistant Mixing Engineer : Mark Partis
Arranged by Sandy Torano, Chris Cameron
Lead vocal : Walter Orange
Background vocals : J.D. Nicholas, Sandy Torano, Shawn Christopher
Keyboards : Chris Cameron
Guitars : Sandy Torano
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Percussion : Ruben Alvarez
Additional Percussion : Alejo Poveda, David Rosenberg
Tenor Sax : Steve Eisen
Programming : Chris Cameron
Recorded at Paragon Recording (Chicago), Yamaha R&D Studios (Glendale, CA)
Mixed at Quad Recording Studios (N.Y.C.)
06 - Homeless
Produced by Michael Omartian
Associate Producer : Marti Sharron
Engineer : Terry Christian
Lead vocals : Walter Orange, J.D. Nicholas
Background vocals : J.D. Nicholas, Walter Orange, Lynn Davis, Josie James, Carl Carwell
Drums & Keyboards : Michael Omartian
Guitar : Michael Landau
Synclavier : Kevin Mahoney
Saxophone : Larry Williams
Electronic Programming : Erich Bulling
Recorded at The Lighthouse
Mixed at Lion Share Studios
Side 2
01 - Miracle Man
Produced by Howie Rice
Associate Producer : J.D. Nicholas
Engineers : Stewart Hanley, Norman Whitfield Jr.
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Vocal Arrangement : J.D. Nicholas
Lead vocal : J.D. Nicholas
Background vocals : J.D. Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds
Additional Keyboards : Stewart Hanley
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Electronic Programming : Ramsey Embick
Recorded at Hillside Studios
Mixed at Ameraycan Studios
02 - Right Here 'N Now
Produced by J.D. Nicholas, Howard Hewett
Engineer : Cliff Jones
Mixed by Alan Meyerson, Howard Hewett
Vocal Arrangement : J.D. Nicholas, Howard Hewett
Lead vocal : J.D. Nicholas
Background vocals : J.D. Nicholas, Josie James, Carl Carwell, Mia Tabares
Additional Keyboards : Monty Seward
Guitar : Ray Fuller
Synclavier Strings : George Duke
Drum Overdubs : Jim Blair
Electronic Programming : Monty Seward
Recorded at Ameraycan Studios
03 - Stretchhh
Produced by J.D. Nicholas, Howie Rice
Engineers : Stewart Hanley, Norman Whitfield Jr.
Mixed by Alan Meyerson, J.D. Nicholas
Vocal Arrangement : J.D. Nicholas
Lead vocal : J.D. Nicholas
Background vocals : J.D. Nicholas, Walter Orange, William King, Alfie Silas, Sherri Wells, Randy Hall, Mia Tabares
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Electronic Programming : Ramsey Embick
Recorded at Hillside Studios
Mixed at Ameraycan Studios
04 - Ain't Givin' Up
Produced by Milan B. Williams (Commodore), David 'Hawk' Wolinski
Engineer : Ray Blair
Assistant Engineer : Micajah Ryan
Lead vocal : J.D. Nicholas
Additional Vocals : Walter Orange
Background vocals : Milan B. Williams, J.D. Nicholas, Walter Orange, William King (Commodores)
Additional Background vocals : Karyn White, Randy Hall
Bass : Tyron Stanton
Guitar : Dave Battelene
Keyboards : Harold Hudson
Drums : Isaac Morris
Recorded at Fool On The Hill, Ameraycan Studios
Mixed at Record Plant
05 - So Nice
Produced by William A. King Jr., Walter Orange, Tony Prendatt
Engineers : Jon Van Nest, Alan Meyerson, Tony Volante
Assistant Engineers : Micajah Ryan, Mark Partis
Mixed by Tony Volante
Lead vocal : Walter Orange
Background vocals : J.D. Nicholas, Karyn White, Donna Davidson
Additional Keyboards : Rick Emerson, Tony Prendatt
Guitar : Dann Huff
Bass : Freddie Washington
Additional Drums : Ed Greene
Saxophone Solo : Gerald Albright
Recorded at Ameraycan Studios, Soundtrack, NYC