18/11/2022

Lou Rawls "Shades Of Blue" (1980) -Soul / Smooth Soul-



Label : Philadelphia International Records / CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Did You Ever Love A Woman (Gatemouth Moore)
02 - Cottage For Sale (William 'Smokey' Robinson & Larry Conley)
03 - Be Anything (But Be Mine) (Irving Gordon)
04 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Phil Spector)

Side 2

01 - I Go Crazy (Paul Davis)
02 - Think (Aretha Franklin & Ted White)
03 - Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon)
04 - Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)


Produced by Joel Dorn for Masked Annoucer
Arranged by :
1. Joel Dorn
2. Hank Crawford & Leon Pendarvis
3. Leon Pendarvis
4. Le Grade Copley
Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York City,
Engineer : Chris Tegerson
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, New York, NY
A&R Coordinator : Jean Scott

Additional Musicians : Johnny Gayden, Lawrence Burton, John Wimpheimer, Ronald Earl Howarth, Daniel Motta

Side 1

01 - Did You Ever Love A Woman

Hank Crawford : Saxophone
William Branch : Harmonica
Allen Batts : Keyboards
Casey Jones : Drums
Lee Baker Jr. : Guitar
Background vocals : Whitney Houston, Altesa Weathersby, Emily Houston

02 - Cottage For Sale

Hank Crawford : Saxophone
David Newman : Saxophone
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Shirley Scott : Organ
Grady Tate : Drums
William Butler : Guitar

03 - Be Anything (But Be Mine)

Thommy Flanagan : Keyboards
Ron Carter : Bass
Grady Tate : Drums
Bucky Pezzarelli : Guitar
David Newman : Saxophone
Shirley Scott : Organ
William Butler : Guitar

04 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

Anthony Jackson : Bass
Leon Pendarvis : Keyboards
Steve Khan : Guitar
Barry Lazarowitz : Drums
Background Vocals Arranged by Cissy Houston
Background vocals : Whitney Houston, Altesa Weathersby, Cissy Houston

Side 2

01 - I Go Crazy

Leon Pendarvis : Keyboards
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Francisco Centeno : Bass
Barry Lazarowitz : Drums
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion

02 - Think

David Newman : Saxophone
Gregory Piccolo : Saxophone
Douglas James Schlecht : Saxophone
Le Grade Copley : Keyboards
John Rossi : Drums
Richard Lataille : Saxophone
Zolman Martin Cohen : Trombone
Background vocals : Whitney Houston, Altesa Weathersby, Cissy Houston

03 - Hoochie Coochie Man

Hank Crawford : Saxophone
David Newman : Saxophone
Allen Batts : Keyboards
William Branch : Harmonica
Casey Jones : Drums
Lee Baker Jr. : Guitar

04 - Baby What You Want Me To Do

Hank Crawford : Saxophone
David Newman : Saxophone
Allen Batts : Keyboards
William Branch : Harmonica
Casey Jones : Drums
Lee Baker Jr. : Guitar
Background vocals : Kevin Owens, Clyde Gamble, Phillip Ballou, Benny Diggs