23/12/2021
Gerald Alston "Gerald Alston" (1988) -Smooth Soul-
Label : Motown Record Corporation
01 - Take Me Where You Want To (Stan Sheppard, James Varner & Alan Stokes)
02 - Stay A Little While (Stan Sheppard & James Varner)
03 - I Come Alive When I'm With You (Gerald Alston, Stan Sheppard & James Varner)
04 - Let's Try Love Again (Stan Sheppard & James Varner)
05 - Midnight Angel (Gerald Alston & Gloria Sklerov)
Side 2
01 - You Laid Your Love On Me (Gerald Alston, Stan Sheppard & James Varner)
02 - I Can't Tell You Why (Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Timothy B. Schmit)
03 - I've Waited All Night (Gerald Alston & Royal Bayyan)
04 - Activated (Stan Sheppard & James Varner)
05 - We've Only Just Begun (Paul Williams & Roger Nichols)
Produced by Stan Sheppard & James Varner
Executive Producer : Bill Dern
Rhythm Arrangements : James Varner
Background Vocal Arrangements : Stan Sheppard & James Varner
Recorded at :
Granny's House Studios, Reno, NV
Pacifique Recording Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Rock Studios, Studio City, CA
Mixed at Granny's House Studios, Reno, NV
Recording Engineers : Gary Dobbins, Don Evans, Bjorn Torsrud, Neill King
Mixing Engineers : Craig Burbidge, Don Evans
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA
Production Coordination : Sgt. York
Side 1
01 - Take Me Where You Want To
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Bass : Freddie Washington
Horns & Strings Arranged, Conducted by Gene Page
Background vocals : Stan Sheppard, James Varner, Gerald Alston, Lynn Roderick, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Stephanie Pinkard, Crystal Wilson
02 - Stay A Little While
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitars : Charles Fearing, Paul Jackson Jr.
Acoustic Guitar Solo : Charles Fearing
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Bass : Freddie Washington
Horns & Strings Arranged, Conducted by Gene Page
Background vocals : 'By All Means', Stan Sheppard, Gerald Alston, Alfie Silas, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters
03 - I Come Alive When I'm With You
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : James Varner, Alfie Silas, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Stephanie Pinkard, Lynn Roderick
04 - Let's Try Love Again
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Jeff Curtis
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone : Gerald Albright
Acoustic Piano : Nick Johnson
Horns & Strings Arranged, Conducted by Gene Page
Background vocals : 'By All Means', Crystal Wilson
05 - Midnight Angel
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Bass : Freddie Washington
Horns & Strings Arranged, Conducted by Gene Page
Background vocals : James Varner, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Alfie Silas, Lynn Roderick
Side 2
01 - You Laid Your Love On Me
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : 'By All Means', Stan Sheppard, Gerald Alston, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Alfie Silas
02 - I Can't Tell You Why
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : 'By All Means', Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Alfie Silas
03 - I've Waited All Night
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone : Gerald Albright
Horns & Strings Arranged, Conducted by Gene Page
Background vocals : 'By All Means', Gerald Alston, Stan Sheppard, Alfie Silas, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters
04 - Activated
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Stan Sheppard, James Varner, Billy Sheppard, Terry Carter
05 - We've Only Just Begun
Keyboard & Drum Programming : James Varner
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : 'By All Means', Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Alfie Silas