16/11/2021

Four Tops "Indestructible" (1988) -Pop Soul / Westcoast Soul / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Arista Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - Indestructible (Bobby Sandstrom & Michael Price)
02 - Change Of Heart (Paul Kelly)
03 - If Ever A Love There Was (Pamela Phillips Oland & Todd Cerney)
04 - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Albert Hammond & Diane Warren)
05 - Next Time (Eric Lowen & William Peterkin)

Side B

01 - Loco In Acapulco (Phil Collins & Lamont Dozier)
02 - Are You With Me (Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis & Mike Duke)
03 - I'm Only Wounded (Albert Hammond & Diane Warren)
04 - When You Dance (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)
05 - Let's Jam (Rick Giles & Steve Bogard)


Four Tops :
Levi Stubbs : Lead vocal
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir : First Tenor Vocal
Lawrence Payton : Second Tenor, Second Lead vocal
Renaldo 'Obie' Benson : Baritone, Bass Vocal

"Indestructible" Produced & Arranged by Bobby Sandstrom for Starsong Productions
Executive Producer : Steve Barri
Recorded at Le Gonks West, Hollywood, CA & Monkey Dust Studios, Granada Hills, CA
Engineers : Erik Zobler, Bobby Sandstrom, Tony Peluso & Terry Christian
Second Engineer : Mitch Gibson
Mixed at Mama Jo's Studio, Sumland, CA
Mix Engineer : Erik Zobler
Production Coordinators : Gail Pierson & Julie Barri

"Change Of Heart", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine", "When You Dance" Produced & Arranged by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions
Recorded & Mixed by David Frazer at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA & Soundworks Recording Studios, Las Vegas, NV
Assistant Engineer : Dana Jon Chappelle
Additional Engineering on Vocals of "Change Of Heart" : Bryan Haggerty

"If Ever A Love There Was", "Next Time" Produced by Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman for Aaronight Music Co.
"I'm Only Wounded" Produced by Albert Hammond, with Additional Production by Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
Recorded at Lion Share Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Vocals Recorded at United Sound, Detroit
"If Ever A Love There Was", "Next Time" Engineered & Mixed by Daren Klein at Lion Share Recording Studios
"I'm Only Wounded" Engineered & Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway, Los Angeles

"Loco In Acapulco" Produced by Phil Collins & Lamont Dozier
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles by Rick Ruggieri
Mixed at The Farm, Surrey, England by Reggie Dozier

"Are You With Me" Produced by Huey Lewis
Arranged by Sean Hopper
Recorded & Mixed by Robert Missbach
Recorded at Studio D Recording, Sausalito, CA
Assistant Engineer : Jim 'Watts' Vereecke
Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Assistant Engineer : Wally Buck

"Let's Jam" Produced by Steve Barri & Tony Peluso for Starsong Productions
Arranged by Jim Lang & Tony Peluso
Recorded & Mixed at Westlake Audio 'C', Los Angeles by Tony Peluso
Assistant Engineer : Debbie Johnson
Production Coordinators : Gail Pierson & Julie Barri

Executive Producer : Clive Davis


Side A

01 - Indestructible

Additional Lead vocal : Smokey Robinson
All Keyboards : Bobby Sandstrom
Guitar : Michael Landau
Bass : Jeff Steele
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson

02 - Change Of Heart

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff
Rhythm Guitar (Jackson Midi) : Corrado Rustici
Moog Bass : Randy Jackson
Drum & Percussion Programming (EMU SP 12) : Bongo Bob Smith
Cymbals & Hi-Hat : Greg 'Gigi' Gonaway
Fairlight CMI : Ren Klyce
Additional Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Phillip Ingram, Claytoven Richardson

03 - If Ever A Love There Was

Duet with Aretha Franklin
Keyboards : Aaron Zigman
Bass : Jerry Knight
Sax Solo : Kenny G
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson

04 - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine

Drums : Narada Michael Walden
Keyboards & Synthesizer Bass : Walter Afanasieff
Percussion Programming & Sampling (EMU SP 12) : Bongo Bob Smith
Rhythm Guitar : Vernon 'Ice' Black
Sax Solo : Clarence Clemons
Cymbals : Greg 'Gigi' Gonaway
Fairlight CMI : Ren Klyce
Additional Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Phillip Ingram, Claytoven Richardson, Kitty Beethoven, Joe Turano

05 - Next Time

All Instruments Played by Jerry Knight & Aaron Ziman

Side B

01 - Loco In Acapulco

Keyboards : Aaron Zigman
Guitars : David Williams, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Landau
Bass : Freddie Washington
Drums & Additional Background vocals : Phil Collins
Rhythm Arrangements by Lamont Dozier & Aaron Zigman
String & Horn Arrangements by Paul Riper

02 - Are You With Me

The News :
Keyboards : Sean Hopper 
Guitar : Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes
Bass : Mario Cipollina
Drums : Bill Gibson

03 - I'm Only Wounded

All Instruments Played by Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
Additional Drums & Bass by Albert Hammond
Saxophone Solo by Larry Williams

04 - When You Dance

Drums : Narada Michael Walden
Keyboards & Synthesizer Bass : Walter Afanasieff
Solo & Rhythm Guitar : Joe Satriani
Moog Bass : Randy Jackson
Percussion Programming & Sampling (EMU SP 12) : Bongo Bob Smith
Keyboard / Horns : Sterling
Additional Background vocals : Claytoven Richardson

05 - Let's Jam

Keyboards, Synthesizers & Drum Programming : Jim Lang
Additional Synthesizers : Tony Peluso & Steve Barri
Guitar : Dann Huff
Saxophone : Richard Elliot
Drum Augmentation : Fred Alwag