11/10/2022
Gladys Knight And The Pips "About Love" (1980) -Smooth Soul / Soul / Disco-
Label : CBS, Inc.
01 - Landlord (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Taste Of Bitter Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Still Such A Thing (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - Get The Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Side Two
01 - Add It Up (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Bourgie', Bourgie' (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Friendly Persuasion (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - We Need Hearts (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Produced & Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson for Hopsack & Silk Productions, Inc.
Lead vocals : Gladys Knight
Background vocals : The Pips (Merald 'Bubba' Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten)
Trumpet : Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff
French Horn : Jon Clarke, Donald Corrada, Peter Gordon, Brooks Tillotson
Alto Saxophone : Eddie Daniels
Tenor Saxophone : Michael Brecker, George Young
Baritone Saxophone : Ronnie Cuber, Howard Johnson
Rhythm Arrangements : Ray Chew And Ashford & Simpson
Horn & String Arrangements : Rob Mounsey, Paul Riser
Chief Engineer (Recording & Mixing) : Mike Hutchinson
Engineer : John Potoker
Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York
Mixing & Mastering : Jimmy Simpson
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studio, New York
Assistant Engineers : Carla Bandini, Jim Costello, Doug Grinbergs, Craig Michaels
Studio Coordinator : Barbara Tiesi
Recorded at A&M Recording Studio, California
Assistant Engineer : Steve Katz
Vocal Recording Engineer : Dave Iveland
Strings : Gene Orloff
Horns : Sephra Herman
Copyists : Sephra Herman, Chiefy Salaam
Side One
01 - Landlord
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
02 - Taste Of Bitter Love
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Handclaps & Fingersnaps : Doug Grinbergs, Michael Hutchinson, Joan Meisel & Jimmy Simpson
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser
03 - Still Such A Thing
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
04 - Get The Love
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
Side Two
01 - Add It Up
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar Solo : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
02 - Bourgie', Bourgie'
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser
03 - Friendly Persuasion
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser
04 - We Need Hearts
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Clavinet : Ray Chew
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser
Libellés :
1980,
Disco,
Gladys Knight,
Gladys Knight And The Pips,
Smooth Soul,
Soul