21/05/2022
Norman Connors "Star Power" (2009) -Smooth Jazz / Contemporary R&B-
Label : Shanachie Ent. Corp.
02 - Where Do We Go From Here (Antoinette Manganas)
03 - The Sweetest Taboo (Sade Adu & Martin Ditcham)
04 - Walk On By (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
05 - Rock With You (Rod Temperton)
06 - You Take My Breath Away (Steve Grissette & Maxx Frank)
07 - Stormin' Norman (Herman Jackson)
08 - You Are My Starship (Michael Henderson)
09 - Shades Of Brown (Herman Jackson)
10 - I Waited All My Life For You (Bruce Hawes & Charles Simmons)
11 - Star Power (Kirk Wilson)
12 - Reach For The Sky (Chuck Cymone & Terrell Carter)
13 - Thinkin' (J. Remy & Bobby Bass)
14 - Adore (I Love You) (Lisa Nobumoto)
Drums & Percussion : Norman Connors (#02, #07, #08, #09, #11), Chuck Cymone (#01), Tony Moore (#03), Lee Faulkner (#08), Gerrick King (#14), Munyungo Jackson (#02, #08, #09, #11), Ray Armando (#14)
Bass : Chuck Cymone (#01), Kevin Wyatt (#03), Tony James (#08), Michael Henderson (#08), Tony Garbano (#14)
Guitar : David Cochran (#01), Morris O'Connor (#03), Tommy Organ (#04), Kirk Wilson (#05, #11), Craig McCreary (#06), Norman Brown (#09), Doug McDonald (#14)
Keyboards : Bobby Lyle (#01, #03), Herman Jackson (#02, #07), Donald Tavie (#04), Max Frank (#06), Jacques Burvick (#08), Edell Sheppard (#04, #10), Kirk Wilson (#11), Larry Hartley (#14)
Saxophone : Marion Meadows (#08), Danny Lerman (#06), Michael Brown (#09), Louis Taylor (#14), Juanita Daley (#10), Terrell Carter (#12), Lisa Nobumoto (#14)
Trumpet : Bobby Rodriguez (#14)
Trombone : Steve Baxter (#14)
Lead vocals : Christopher Williams (#01), Howard Hewett (#02), Peabo Bryson (#08), Antoinette (#02, #03, #04), Danny Boy (#06)
Background vocals : Shirley D (#01), Johnny Wheaton (#08), Jean Carne (#08), Denise Steward (#08), Lisa Nobumoto (#14)
Programming : Chuck Cymone (#01), Herman Jackson (#02, #07), Kirk Wilson (#05), Max Frank (#06)
All Songs Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc except were noted
Executive Producers : Norman Connors & Danny Weiss
Executive Assistants to Norman Connors : Donna Ambrogi
Norman Connors Productions : Margaret Lee, Executive Associate
Mastered by Ron McMaster
01 - Used To Be
Feat. Christopher Williams & Bobby Lyle
Produced by Norman Connors & Duke Jones
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineer : Jason Rankins
Mixed by David Rideau
02 - Where Do We Go From Here
Feat. Howard Hewett & Antoinette
Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineer : Jason Rankins
Mixed by David Rideau
03 - The Sweetest Taboo
Feat. Antoinette & Bobby Lyle
Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineer : Jason Rankins
Mixed by David Rideau
04 - Walk On By
Feat. Antoinette
Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc
Co-Produced by Donald Tavie
Arranged by Donald Tavie
Recorded at Tavie Studio, Van Nuys, CA & Chung King Studio, NYC
Engineer : Donald Tavie
05 - Rock With You
Feat. Ray Parker Jr. & Kirk Wilson
Produced by Norman Connors & Kirk Wilson
Recorded at Round The Way Recording Studio, Gonzalez, CA ; The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA & Jaggo Studios, Burbank, CA
Mixed at Jaggo Studios
06 - You Take My Breath Away
Feat. Danny Boy & Danny Lerman
Produced by Nathan Maxwell & Taz Christoph
Executive & Associate Producer : Norman Connors
Recorded & Mixed at Hinge Studios, Chicago, IL
Engineer : Craig Bauer
07 - Stormin' Norman
Feat. Herman Jackson
Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc
Recorded & Mixed at Herman Jackson Recording Studio, Van Nuys, CA
08 - You Are My Starship
Feat. Peabo Bryson, Marion Meadows & Michael Henderson
Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc
Arranged by Norman Connors & Michael Henderson
Recorded at Blue Palm Recording Studios, No. Hollywood, CA
Engineers : Bob Tucker & Donald Tavie
09 - Shades Of Brown
Feat. Norman Brown & Michael Brown
Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc
Arranged & Programmed by Herman Jackson
10 - I Waited All My Life For You
Feat. Juanita Daley
Produced & Arranged by Norman Connors & Bruce Hawes
Recorded at Blue Palm Recording Studios, No. Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Bob Tucker & David Wooley
11 - Star Power
Feat. Kirk Wilson
Produced by Norman Connors & Kirk Wilson
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Jaggo Studios, Burbank, CA by Chris Martin
12 - Reach For The Sky
Feat. Terrell Carter
Produced & Programmed by Chuck Cymone
Recorded & Mixed at Chuck Cymone Studio, Studio City, CA
13 - Thinkin'
Produced by Orange Factory for Orange Factory Music
Executive Producers : Norman Connors & Terrance Gittens, Kevin Purnell & Armando Colon
14 - Adore (I Love You)
Produced by Norman Connors & Lisa Nobumoto
Recorded at Private Island Trax
Engineer : Brian Friedman & Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineer : Jason Rankins
Mixed by Brian Warwick at Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA