09/11/2022
Spinners "Love Trippin'" (1980) -Smooth Soul / Soul-
Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation
01 - Love Trippin' (Michael Zager & Deniece Williams)
02 - Heavy On The Sunshine (Denny Henson)
03 - Medley: Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time (Sam Cooke) / (Michael Zager)
04 - I Just Want To Be With You (Michael Zager & Alvin Fields)
05 - Streetwise (Victor Davis & Phil Vear)
Side Two
01 - I Just Want To Fall In Love (William Hatcher, Danny Omar & Rickie Ross)
02 - Now That You're Mine Again (Michael Zager)
03 - Split Decision (Doug James, Chip Orton & Eltresa Weathersby)
04 - I'm Takin' You Back (Ed Fox, Larry LaFalce & Alan Roy Scott)
05 - Pipedream (Ed Fox & Alan Roy Scott)
Henry Fambrough, John Edwards, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobbie Smith
All Background vocals by The Spinners
Players Rhythm
On "Love Trippin'", "Medley: Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time" & "I Just Want To Be With You" :
Drums : Yogi Horton
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Guitars : Cornell Dupree, John Tropea
Guitar on "Love Trippin'" & "Medley: Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time" : Steve Love
Keyboards : Raymond Chew
On "I Just Want To Be With You" & "Pipedream" :
Drums : Allan Schwartzberg
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Guitar : Cliff Morris
Guitar on "I Just Want To Be With You" : Steve Love
Keyboards : Pat Rebillot
On "Now That You're Mine Again", "Split Decision" & "I'm Takin' You Back" :
Drums : Yogi Horton
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Guitars : Cornell Dupree, John Tropea
Keyboards : Raymond Chew
On "Heavy On The Sunshine" & "Streetwise" :
Drums : Allan Schwartzberg
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Guitars : Jeff Mironov, Cliff Morris
Keyboards : Pat Rebillot
On all of the above cuts :
Percussion : Rubens Bassini, Jimmy Maelen
Synthesizers : Pat Rebillot
Synthesizer Programmer : Ed Walsh
Vibes : Dave Carey
Players Horns :
On "Love Trippin'", "Heavy On The Sunshine", "Streetwise", "Now That You're Mine Again" & "I'm Takin' You Back" :
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Randy Brecker
Trumpet & Flugelhorn on "Love Trippin'", "Heavy On The Sunshine" & "I'm Takin' You Back" : John Gatchell
Trumpet & Flugelhorn on "Streetwise" & "Now That You're Mine Again" : Jon Faddis
Alto Sax & Flute : Arnie Lawrence
Tenor Sax & Flute : Michael Brecker
Lead Solo on "Now That You're Mine Again" : Michael Brecker
Trombone : Keith O'Quinn
On "Medley: Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time", "I Just Want To Be With You" & "Split Decision" :
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : John Gatchell, Bob Millikan
Alto Sax & Flute : Allan Ross
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber
Trombone : Sam Burtis
Player Strings :
The Alfred V. Brown String Section
Concert Master : Gene Orloff
Recorded at Media Sound; New York, New York
Engineer : Michael Barbiero
Additional Overdub Engineer : Alec Head
Assistant : Carl Beatty
Side One : Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs by Joe Gastwirt
Side Two : Mastered at Atlantic Studios by Dennis King
Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Michael Zager for Love-Zager Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : Jerry Love 'A Product Of Love'
Side One
01 - Love Trippin'
Lead vocal : John Edwards
02 - Heavy On The Sunshine
Lead vocals : John Edwards & Henry Fambrough with Ullanda McCullough
03 - Medley: Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time
Lead vocal : John Edwards
04 - I Just Want To Be With You
Lead vocal : Henry Fambrough
05 - Streetwise
Vocals : Spinners
Side Two
01 - I Just Want To Fall In Love
Vocals : Spinners
02 - Now That You're Mine Again
Lead vocal : John Edwards
03 - Split Decision
Vocals : Spinners
04 - I'm Takin' You Back
Lead vocal : John Edwards
05 - Pipedream
Lead vocal : Bobbie Smith