17/01/2022

Gemini "Rising" (1981) -Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul-



Label : M&M Records

 
États-Unis Side One

01 - Ain't No Love (Better Than Your Love) (Sam Brown III, Fred Sawyers & Jerry Scott)
02 - (You've Got) Something Special (Sam Brown III)
03 - Can't Throw Away A Good Love (Sam Brown III)
04 - (Every Time I See) A Pretty Lady (Sam Brown III, Jerry Scott & Fred Sawyers)

Side Two

01 - It's Friday Night!! (Sam Brown III, Fred Sawyers & Jerry Scott)
02 - I Don't Want To Lose You (Billy Butler, Terry Callier & Larry Wade)
03 - My Love For You Keeps Growing (Richard Wyatt Jr. & Kris Young)
04 - The Power Of Your Love (Sam Brown III, Karvin Johnson & Fred Sawyers)


Producer : Sam Brown III for Git Down Brown Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : Freddie Perren

Gemini : Fred Sawyers, Karvin Johnson

Keyboards : Sam Brown III, Sony Burke, Ric Wyatt Jr.
Guitars : Bob Bowles, Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr., Chuck Pierce
Bass : Cornelius Mims
Drums : James Gadson, Ed Greene
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa, Sam Brown III
Synthesizer Performance : Sonny Burke, Sam Brown III, Luis Cabaza
Synthesizer Programming : Paul Fox
Horns : Harry Kim, David Strout, Curt Sletten, Charlie Davis, Joel Peskin (Sax Solo)
Background Vocalists : Petsye Powell, Alfie Silas, Gwen Evans, Cindy Westphal, Fred Sawyers, Karvin Johnson, Marti McCall, Alex Brown, Sharryl Broussard, Kipper Jones
Hand Claps / Finger Pops : Karvin Johnson, Fred Sawyers, Kevin Smith, Petsye Powell, Gwen Evans, Ron Brown, Leigh Lani Brown

Recording Studio :
The Mom & Pops Company Store, Inc., Studio 'A' & 'E', Studio City, CA
Recording & Mixing Engineers : Steve Pouliot, Lewis Peters
Second Engineers : Kevin Smith, Karvin Johnson
Mastering Studio : Kendun Recorders, Inc., Burbank, CA
Mastering Engineer : Jeff Sanders
Mastering Assistant : Lindy Griffin
Production Assistant : Bonnie Halpern


Side One

01 - Ain't No Love (Better Than Your Love)

Rhythm, Vocal & Horn Arrangements by Sam Brown III

02 - (You've Got) Something Special

Rhythm, Vocal & Horn Arrangements by Sam Brown III
String Arrangements by Gene Page

03 - Can't Throw Away A Good Love

Rhythm, String & Horn Arrangements by Sam Brown III
Vocal Arrangements by Sam Brown III & Freddie Perren

04 - (Every Time I See) A Pretty Lady

Rhythm & String Arrangements by Sam Brown III
Vocal Arrangements by Sam Brown III & Fred Sawyers

Side Two

01 - It's Friday Night!!

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Sam Brown III
String & Horn Arrangement by Benjamin Wright Jr.

02 - I Don't Want To Lose You

Rhythm, Vocal, String & Horn Arrangements by Sam Brown III

03 - My Love For You Keeps Growing

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Sam Brown III & Ric Wyatt Jr.
String Arrangements by Bob Bowles

04 - The Power Of Your Love

Rhythm, String & Horn Arrangements by Sam Brown III
Vocal Arrangements by Sam Brown III & Freddie Perren