21/11/2021

Michael Des Barres "Somebody Up There Likes Me..." (1986) -AOR-



Label : MCA Records


Royaume-Uni Side 1

01 - Money Don't Come Easy (Michael Des Barres & Peter Robinson)
02 - Do You Belong? (Michael Des Barres & Bob Rose)
03 - Is There Someone Else? (Michael Des Barres)
04 - Everything Reminds Me Of You (Michael Des Barres & Steve Diamond)
05 - I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash)

Side 2

01 - Somebody Up There Likes Me (Michael Des Barres & Steve Jones)
02 - Too Good To Be Bad (Michael Des Barres, Laurence Juber & Kevin Savigar)
03 - Locked In The Cage Of Love (Dave Stewart)
04 - Camera Eyes (Michael Des Barres)
05 - Thinking With Your Body (Michael Des Barres & Steve Diamond)


Produced & Arranged by Bob Rose

The Studios 
Tracking at Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Overdubs at Eldorado Recording Studio & Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA
Lead vocals at The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed at The Soundcastle, Van Nuys, CA
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA by Bernie Grundman
Engineered & Mixed by Jeff Woodruff
Assistant Engineers
Sound City Studios - Bruce Barris
Eldorado Recording Studio - Tom Root
Studio 55 - Kraig Miller

The Players
Guitars : Andy Taylor, Steve Jones, Laurence Juber
Drums : Jim Keltner
Percussion : Bill Summers
Bass : Philip Chen
Keyboards : Kevin Savigar

The Horns 
Tower Of Power
Trumpet : Greg Adams
Tenor Saxophone : Emilio Castillo
Alto Saxophone : Richard Elliot
Baritone Saxophone : Steve 'Doc' Kupka
Trumpet : Lee Thornburg

The Singers
Lead vocal : Michael Des Barres
Background vocals : Mary Harris, Wendy Leigh Mac Kenzie, Debby Holland
Additional Vocals : Andy Taylor on "Money Don't Come Easy"

The Solos
"Money Don't Come Easy"
Guitar Solo : Laurence Juber
Rhythm Guitars : Steve Jones, Andy Taylor
"Thinking With Your Body"
Guitar Solo : Andy Taylor
Bass : Kenny Lewis
"Somebody Up There Likes Me"
Guitar Solo : Steve Jones
"Is There Someone Else?"
Piano : Kevin Savigar
First Guitar Solo : Steve Jones
Second Guitar Solo : Andy Taylor
Alto Saxophone Solo : Richard Elliot
"Too Good To Be Bad"
Acoustic Guitar Solo : Laurence Juber
"Do You Belong?"
Tenor Saxophone Solo : Richard Elliot
"Camera Eyes"
Soprano Saxophone Solo : Richard Elliot
Trombone Solo : Lee Thornburg
Banjo : Laurence Juber
"Everything Reminds Me Of You"
Guitar Solo : Laurence Juber