Label : CBS, Inc.
Side 101 - Gonna Be Happy (TV Soaps) (Hubert Laws)
02 - Make It Last (Hubert Laws)
03 - Happy Anniversary (Hubert Laws)
04 - Swan Lake (Pter Hyich Tchaikovsky - Arr: Hubert Laws)
Side 2
01 - Stay With Me (Hubert Laws & Angel Rogers)
02 - Morning Star (Rodgers Grant)
03 - Life Cycles (Hubert Laws)
Produced by Hubert Laws for Spirit Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : George Butler
Production Assistants : Stan Jackson & David Iveland
Engineer : David Iveland
Engineer's Assistant : Stan Jackson
Remix Engineer : David Iveland & Hubert Laws
All compositions were Recorded & Mixed at Spirit Productions, Inc. Recording Studio except "Life Cycles"
Rhythm & Strings Tracks which were Recorded at Sunset Studio
Engineered by Tom Knox
Assisted by Peggy McCreary
Recorded June, 1982 - May, 1983
Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA by Bernie Grundman
Other Musicians :
Brass Players :
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Raymond Lee Brown : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Rick Baptist : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Garnett Brown : Trombone
George Bohannon : Trombone
Maurice Spears : Trombone & Bass Trombone
Gale Robinson : French Horn
Arthur Maebe : French Horn
Robert L. Watt : French Horn
Background Vocalists : Marti McCall, Myrna Matthews, Clydene Jackson
All Compositions, Lyrics Composed, Arranged & Conducted by Hubert Laws except "Morning Star" Written by Rodgers Grant & Co-Arranged by Don Sebesky ; "Swan Lake Composed by Peter Hyich Tchaikovsky ; "Stay Wit Me" Co-Written by Angel Rogers & "Life Cycle" Strings Arrangement by Marty Paich
Side 1
01 - Gonna Be Happy (TV Soaps)
Hubert Laws : Piccolo & Vocal Rap (Narration)
Nathan East : Bass
Raymond Pounds : Drums
John Chiodini : Guitar
Barnaby Finch : Rhodes Piano
Rick Jackson : Synthesizers
Darryl 'Munyungo' Jackson : Percussion
Hubert Laws, Eloise Laws, Debra Laws, Lisa DuBois & Angel Rogers : Vocal Effects
Plus Brass & Background vocals
02 - Make It Last
Hubert Laws : Flutes
Eloise Laws : Lead vocals
Rod McNeill : Lead vocals
Rick Jackson : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizers
Welton Gite : Bass
Tom Walsh : Drums
Darryl 'Munyungo' Jackson : Percussion
Plus Brass
03 - Happy Anniversary
Hubert Laws : Alto Flute
Rod McNeill : Lead vocals
Rick Jackson : Piano & Synthesizers
Plus Background vocals
04 - Swan Lake
Hubert Laws : Flute & Piccolo
Nathan East : Bass
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Milcho Leviev : Rhodes Piano
Rick Jackson : Synthesizers
Greg Hilfman : Synthesizers
John Chiodini : Guitar
Darryl 'Munyungo' Jackson : Percussion
Plus Brass
Side 2
01 - Stay With Me
Hubert Laws : Flute & Bass Flute
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Welton Gite : Bass
Greg Hilfman : Rhodes Piano
John Chiodini : Guitars
Rick Jackson : Synthesizers
Darryl 'Munyungo' Jackson : Percussion
Plus Brass & Background vocals
02 - Morning Star
Hubert Laws : Flute
Alphonse Mouzon : Drums
Bob Magnusson : Acoustic Bass
Randy Waldman : Rhodes Piano
Rick Jackson : Synthesizers
Plus Brass & Background vocals
03 - Life Cycles
Hubert Laws : Flute
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano
Bob Magnusson : Acoustic Bass
Plus Brass
