21/05/2022

Norman Connors "Star Power" (2009) -Smooth Jazz / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Shanachie Ent. Corp.


États-Unis 01 - Used To Be (Chuck Cymone & Rodney Day)
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