22/10/2022
Michael White "The X Factor" (1978) -Jazz Funk-
Label : Elektra / Asylum Records
01 - You Are My Heartbeat (Michael White)
02 - Life As Always (George Duke)
03 - Love Call (Michael White & Don Mizell)
04 - Well, Do It Then (Michael White)
05 - The Red Planet (George Duke)
Side Two
01 - We Don't Eat No Meat (Michael White & Don Mizell)
02 - Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet (Michael White)
03 - Smile In Your Eyes (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
04 - X Factor (Don Mizell & Michael White)
Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
Executive Producer : Don Mizell
Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Recording Engineer : Kerry McNabb
Mixed by Kerry McNabb
Assistant Engineer : Mitch Gibson
Mastered at Kendun Mastering Room
Mastered by John Golden
Side One
01 - You Are My Heartbeat
Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Michael Sembello : Guitar
Greg Phillinganes : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano
King Errisson : Congos
Hubert Laws : Flute
Petsye Powell, Josie James, Muffy Hendrix : Vocals
Bruce Fowler : Trombone
Walt Fowler : Trumpet & Flugel Horn
Albert Wing : Tenor Saxophone
Arranged by George Duke
02 - Life As Always
Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Dawili Gonga : Rhodes Electric Piano, Synthesizers
Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Petsye Powell : Vocals
Arranged by George Duke
03 - Love Call
Michael White : Acoustic Violin
Marvin Boxley : Guitar
Duane 'Muziki' Robertson : Rhodes Electric Piano
David Daniel : Bass
Babatunde : Drums
Edward Myers (Oscar) : Congas & Tambourine
Joseph Barboza : Cowbell, Misc Percussion
Petsye Powell : Lead vocal
Josie James, Pattie Brooks, Petsye Powell : Background vocals
Arranged by Michael White, Don Mizell, George Duke
04 - Well, Do It Then
Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin
Marvin Boxley : Guitar
Duane 'Muziki' Robertson : Rhodes Electric Piano
David Daniel : Bass
Dawilli Gonza : Synthesizers
Joseph Barboza : Drums
Babatunde : Congas
Edward Myers (Oscar) : Cowbell
Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Petsye Powell : Vocals
Bruce Fowler : Trombone
Walt Fowler : Trumpet & Flugel Horn
Albert Wing : Tenor Saxophone
Arranged by Michael White
Horn Arrangements by George Duke
05 - The Red Planet
Michael White : Violectra
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Dawilli Gonza : Rhodes Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer
Arranged by George Duke
Side Two
01 - We Don't Eat No Meat
Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Michael Sembello : Guitar
Greg Phillinganes : Rhodes, Electric Piano
King Errisson : Congas, Misc. Percussion
Josie James, Pattie Brooks, Petsye Powell, Napoleon Murphy Brock : Vocals
Arranged by Michael White, Don Mizell, George Duke
02 - Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet
Michael White : Violectra
Marvin Boxley : Guitar
Dawilli Gonza : Yamaha Electric Grand, Rhodes Electric Piano, Synthesizers
David Daniel : Bass
Joseph Barboza : Drums
Babatunde : Congas
Raul de Souza : Souzabone
Hubert Laws : Flute, Piccolo
Airto Moreira : Percussion
Josie James, Petsye Powell, Pattie Brooks : Vocals
Arranged by Michael White, Don Mizell, George Duke
03 - Smile In Your Eyes
Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin, Violectra
Dawilli Gonza : Rhodes Electric Piano, Celeste, Synthesizers
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Petsye Powell : Vocals
Arranged by Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, George Duke
04 - X Factor
Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin
Marvin Boxley : Guitar
Duane 'Muziki' Robertson : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano
David Daniel : Bass
Joseph Barboza : Drums
Babatunde : Congas
Edward Myers (Oscar) : Timbales, Misc. Percussion
Michael White & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Vocal Chant
Patrice Rushen : Rhodes Electric Piano Solo
Arranged by Michael White