07/11/2022

Spinners "Labor Of Love" (1981) -Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul / Disco-



Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Long Live Soul Music (Willie Hutch)
02 - Standing On The Rock (Willie Hutch)
03 - Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same (Richard Carpenter & John Bettis) / (Michael Zager)
04 - Almost All The Way To Love (John Lewis Parker & Harry Shannon)

Side Two

01 - The Winter Of Our Love (Michael Zager & Linda Creed)
02 - Be My Love (Nicholas Brodszky & Sammy Cahn)
03 - Give Your Lady What She Wants (Tony Wilson)
04 - A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through (Archie P. Jordan, Bob Brabham & Linda Brown)
05 - The Deacon (Michael Zager & Pervis Jackson)


Spinners : Henry Fambrough, John Edwards, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobbie Smith

All Background vocals by The Spinners

On "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same" & "Be My Love"
Drums : Yogi Horton
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Guitars on "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same" : Mike Campbell, Steve Love, Cliff Morris
Guitars on "Be My Love" : Steve Love, Cliff Morris
Keyboards : Raymond Chew
Percussion on "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same" : Rubens Bassini, Raphael Cruz
Synthesizer : Larry Williams
Vibes on "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same" : Dave Carey

On "Almost All The Way To Love"
Drums : Yogi Horton
Bass : Jolyon Skinner
Guitar : Mike Campbell
Keyboards : Michael Zager
Percussion : Jimmy Maelen
Synthesizer : Larry Williams

On "Give Your Lady What She Wants" & "A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through"
Drums : Allan Schwartzberg
Bass : Neil Jason
Guitars on "Give Your Lady What She Wants" : Steve Love, Cliff Morris, Mike Campbell
Guitars on "A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through" : Steve Love, Cliff Morris
Keyboards : Raymond Chew
Percussion : Jimmy Maelen
Synthesizer : Rob Mounsey
Vibes on "A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through" : Dave Carey

On "Long Live Soul Music", "Standing On The Rock" & "The Deacon"
Drums : Eddie Summers
Bass : Willie Hutch
Guitar : Gemi Taylor
Electric Piano : Michael Zager
Percussion : Melvin Webb
Synthesizer : Larry Williams
Rhythm Arrangements for "Long Live Soul Music" & "Standing On The Rock" by Michael Zager & Willie Hutch

On "The Winter Of Our Love"
Drums : Chris Parker
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Steve Khan, Cliff Morris
Solo Guitar : Steve Khan
Keyboards : Pat Rebillot
Percussion : Rubens Bassini, Raphael Cruz
Synthesizer : Rob Mounsey

Horns 
On "Long Live Soul Music" & "The Deacon"
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Jerry Hey
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Gary Grant
Alto Sax : Kim Hutchcroft
Tenor Sax : Larry Williams

On "Standing On The Rock" & "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same"
Trumpet : Danny Cahn
Trumpet : Bob Millikan
Alto Sax : Eddie Daniels
Tenor Sax : Lenny Hambro
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber

On "The Winter Of Our Love", "Give Your Lady What She Wants" & "A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through"
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : John Gatchell
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Bob Millikan
Alto Sax : Eddie Daniels
Tenor Sax : Lenny Hambro
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber

All Vocals Recorded at Sigma Sound, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Michael Hutchinson
Assistant : Matthew Weiner

Rhythm Tracks for "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same", "Almost All The Way To Love" & "Be My Love" 
Recorded at Media Sound, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Mike Barbiero
Assistants : Lincoln Calpp, Greg Mann

Rhythm Tracks for "The Winter Of Our Love", "Give Your Lady What She Wants" & "A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through"
Recorded at Sigma Sound, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Michael Hutchinson
Assistants : Matthew Weiner, John Potoker, Carla Bandini

Rhythm Tracks for "Long Live Soul Music", "Standing On The Rock" & "The Deacon" 
Recorded at Sunset Sound, L.A.
Engineer : Ed Barton
Assistant : David Leonard

Horn Tracks for "Standing On The Rock", "Medley: Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains The Same",  "The Winter Of Our Love", "Give Your Lady What She Wants" & "A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through"
Recorded at Sigma Sound, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Michael Hutchinson
Assistant : Matthew Weiner

Horn Tracks for "Long Live Soul Music" & "The Deacon"
Recorded at Sunset Sound, L.A.
Engineer : Ed Barton
Assistant : David Leonard

Entire Album Mixed at Sigma Sound, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Michael Hutchinson
Assistants : Matthew Weiner, Carla Bandini
Album Mastered at Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C.
Engineer : Dennis King

Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Michael Zager for Love-Zager Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : Jerry Love 'A Product Of Love'