Label : Arista Records
01 - If It Feels Good (Let It Ride) (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)02 - Easy (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)
03 - Bright Eyes (Melissa Manchester & Adrienne Anderson)
04 - Midnight Blue (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)
05 - Through The Eyes Of Grace (Melissa Manchester)
06 - Home To Myself (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)
07 - Alone (Melissa Manchester & Adrienne Anderson)
08 - O Heaven (How You've Changed Me) (Melissa Manchester)
09 - Good News (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)
10 - Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme From 'Ice Castles')
11 - Just Too Many People (Melissa Manchester & Vini Poncia)
12 - Lovers After All (Melissa Manchester & Leon Ware)
13 - Fire In The Morning (Steve Dorff, Larry Herbstritt & Gary Harju))
14 - Whenever I Call You Friend (Melissa Manchester & Kenny Loggins)
15 - Don't Cry Out Loud (Peter Allen & Carole Bayer Sager)
16 - You Should Hear How She Talks About You (Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford)
17 - Caravan (Melissa Manchester)
18 - Just You And I (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)
19 - Come In From The Rain (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)
Compilation Producer : Didier Deutsch
Mastered by Kevin Hodges at The Master Cutting Room
"HOME TO MYSELF"
Produced by Hank Medress & Dave Appell
Strings, Horns & Woodwings Arranged & Conducted by Chris Dedrick
Concert Master : David Nadien
Engineer : Bill Radice
Technical Assistant : Tom Coleman
Mixing : Hank Medress
Musicians :
"If It Feels Good (Let It Ride)"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Background vocals
Chris Dedrick : Electric Piano, Organ
Allan Schwartzberg : Drums
Andy Muson : Bass
George Devens : Conga
"Easy"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
Cooker LoPreti : Bass
Bob Mann : Guitar
Dave Appell : Acoustic Guitar
Allan Schwartzberg : Drums
New York Strings
"Home To Myself"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals
Chris Dedrick : Acoustic Guitar
Bob Mann : Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Century Sound, New York City
Released May 1973
"BRIGHT EYES"
Produced by Hank Medress & Dave Appell
Conceived & Arranged by Melissa Manchester & Hank Medress
Strings & Horns Arranged, Conducted by Chris Dedrick
Concert Master : David Nadien
Creative Assistant : Rick Chertoff
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Bill Radice
Mixing : Hank Medress
Musicians :
"O Heaven (How You've Changed Me)"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
Stan Schwarz : Electric Piano
Don Grolnick, Chris Dedrick : Organ
David Wolfert : Guitar
Cooker LoPresti : Bass
Kirk Bruner : Drums
George Devens, Hank Medress : Percussion
Dixie Hummingbirds, Leslie Miller, Hilda Harris : Background vocals
"Alone"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
Stan Schwarz : Saxophone
David Wolfert : Guitar
George Devens : Vibes
Richard Davis : Bass
Kirk Bruner : Drums
"Bright Eyes"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
Stan Schwarz : Electric Piano, Saxophone
Chris Dedrik : Trumpet
David Wolfert : Guitar
Cooker LoPresti : Bass
Kirk Bruner : Drums
Recorded at Le Studio, New York City
Released March 1974
"MELISSA"
Produced by Vini Poncia
Executive Producer : Richard Perry
Recording Engineer : Bob Schaper
Remix Engineer : Bill Schnee
Assistant Engineer : Reed Stanley
Musicians :
"Midnight Blue"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
James Newton Howard : Electric Piano
David Wolfert : Electric Guitar
Cooker LoPresti : Bass
Kirk Bruner : Drums, Percussion
Melisssa Manchester, Vini Poncia : Background vocals
Strings Arranged by Trevor Lawrence
"Just Too Many People"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
James Newton Howard : Electric Piano
David Wolfert : Electric Guitar
Cooker LoPresti : Bass
Kirk Bruner : Drums
Melisssa Manchester, Vini Poncia : Background vocals
Trevor Lawrence : Tenor Sax
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles ; A&R, New York
Released January 1975
"BETTER DAYS & HAPPY ENDINGS"
Produced by Vini Poncia
Recording & Remix Engineer : Bob Schaper
Assistant Engineers : Linda Feldman, Thom Wilson, Galen Senogles, Joe Bellamy, Linda Tyler
Strings, Horns & Woodwinds Arranged & Conducted by Barry Fasman
Musicians :
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Piano, Clavinet
David Wolfert : Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Clavinet
Cooker LoPresti : Bass
Stanley Schwartz : Acoustic & Electric Piano, Clavinet, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Kirk Bruner : Drums, Percussion
Lenny Castro : Congas, Percussion
Melissa Manchester, Vini Poncia, Lenny Castro, Kirk Bruner, Cooker LoPresti : Backing vocals
James Newton Howard : ARP Synthesizer on "Come In From The Rain" & "Good News"
Recorded at Davlen Studios, North Hollywood ; Producer's Workshop, Hollywood ; Sound Labs, Inc. Hollywood
Remixed at Sound Labs, Los Angeles
Released February 1976
"DON'T CRY OUT LOUD"
Produced by Leon Ware
"Don't Cry Out Loud" Produced by Harry Maslin
Engineers : Milt Calice & Gary Starr
Assistant Engineers : Chuck Travers, Carla Frederick & Nick Van Maart
Mixing Engineer : Phil Schier
Assistant Mixing Engineer : Ron Alvaro & Jackson Schwartz
Mastering & Editing by Joe Hansch
Musical Coordination : Carol Casssano
Concert Master : Harry Bluestone
Orchestra Manager : Frank DeCaro
"Don't Cry Out Loud"
Engineers : Steve Waldman & Harry Maslin
Assistant Engineers : Steve conger & Rick Ash
Musicians :
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Acoustic Piano
Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour : Guitar
David Hungate : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums
Bill Payne : Piano
Arranged by Barry Fasman
Recorded at Allen Zentz
"Caravan"
Musicians :
Melissa Manchester : Vocals
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
James Gadson : Drums, Electric Drums
Greg Phillinganes : Electric Piano
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Melissa Manchester, Leon Ware : Background vocals
Harry Bluestone : Gypsy Violin Solo
Tom Saviano : Rhythm Arrangement
David Blumberg : String & Woodwind Arrangements
"Through The Eyes Of Grace"
Engineer : Gary Skardina
Assistant Engineer : Robert Feist
Musicians :
Melissa Manchester : Vocals, Piano
David Blumberg : String Arrangement
Recorded at Music Grinder
Recorded at A&M Studios & Village Recorders
Mixed at Record Plant & Kendun Recorders
Mastered at Kendun Recorders
Released November 1978
"MELISSA MANCHESTER"
Produced by Steve Buckingham
Engineers : Ed Seay, Lenny Roberts, Tim Boyle, Alan Chinowsky, Alex Kashevaroff
Assistant Engineers : Tommy Cooper, Richard Wells
Mastered by Glenn Meadows
"Fire In The Morning"
Strings Arranged by Steve Dorff
"Whenever I Call You Friend"
Strings Arranged by Steve Cagan
Concert Master : Sid Sharp
Musicians :
Melissa Manchester : Vocals
James Stroud : Drums, percussion
Tom Robb : Bass
Randy McCormick : Keyboards
Larry Byrom : Guitar
Alan Feingold : Keyboards
Mickey Buckins : Percussion
Jay Scott : Alto Sax Solo
Steve Tischer : Bass
Rhodes, Chalmers, Rhodes : Background vocals
Arnold McCuller : Background vocals on "Whenever I Call You Friend"
Paul Davis, Melissa Manchester : Background vocals on "Fire In The Morning"
Tower Of Power Horn Section : Emilio Castillo (Tenor Sax), Lenny Pickett (Tenor & Alto Sax), Steve 'Doc' Kupka (Baritone Sax), Greg Adams (Trumpet), Mic Gillette (Trumpet, Trombone)
Strings Recorded at Britannia Sound & Sound City, Los Angeles
Horns Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded & Mixed at Web IV Studi, Atlanta
Mastered at Masterfonics, Nashville
Released October 1979
"FOR THE WORKING GIRL"
Produced by Steve Buckingham
Rhythm Tracks Arranged by Randy McCormick & Steve Buckingham
Strings & Horns Arranged by Barry Fasman
Engineers : Ed Seay, Lenny Roberts
Assistant Engineers : Tommy Cooper, Julian Stoll, Russell Bracher
Concert Master : Sid Sharp
Musicians :
"Lovers After All"
Melissa Manchester, Peabo Bryson : Vocals
James Stroud : Drums, Percussion
Larry Byrom : Guitar
Tom Robb : Bass
Randy McCormick : Keyboards
Alan Feingold : Synthesizer
Avtar Singh Khalsa : Vibes, Marimbas
Tommy Cooper : Glockenspiel
Beth Cooper : French Horn
David Manchester : Bassoon
Steve Buckingham : Guitar
Recorded at Northstar Studio, Boulder ; Britannia Studio, Los Angeles ; Web IV Studio, Atlanta
Mixed by Ed Seay
Mastered at Masterfonics, Nashville
Released August 1980
"HEY RICKY"
Produced by Arif Mardin
Recording Engineer : Jeremy Smith
Engineers for Additional Recordings : Jay Messina, Lew Hahn, Michael O'Reilly
Assistant Engineers : Terry Christianson, Gary Russell, Larold Rebhun
Remixed by Michael O'Reilly & Arif Mardin
Remix Aide : Lew Hahn
"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Rhythm Arranged by Robbie Buchanan
Concert Master in New York : Gene Orloff
Concert Master in Los Angeles : Jean Hugo
Musicians :
"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Melissa Manchester : Vocals
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Robbie Buchanan : All Synthesizers
Larry Williams : Alto Sax
Ula Hedwig, Will Lee, Millie Whiteside : Background vocals
Basic Track Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
Additional Recording at West Lake Studios, Los Angeles ; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles ; Atlantic Studios, New York ; Record Plant Studios, New York
Mastered at Sterling Sound
Released April 1982
