24/12/2022
Carrie Lucas "Portrait Of Carrie" (1980) -Westcoast Soul / Disco-
Label : Solar Records
01 - It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It) (William Shelby & Richard Randolph)
02 - Lovin' Is On My Mind (Kossi Gardner)
03 - Career Girl (Joey Gallo, Carrie Lucas & Nidra Beard)
04 - Use It Or Lose It° (Carrie Lucas & Kossi Gardner)
Side B
01 - Fashion (William Shelby, Steve Shockley, Carrie Lucas & Nidra Beard)
02 - Just A Memory° (Grady Wilkins & Carrie Lucas)
03 - Keep Smilin'° (Malcolm Anthony)
All Background vocals by Otis Stokes, Meyers, Filpart & Woods, except on "Keep Smilin'", Carrie Lucas & The Whispers, "Just A Memory", The Whispers & "Lovin' Is On My Mind", Otis Stokes & Meyers, Tiemeyer McCain, Filpart & Woods
Executive Producer : Dick Griffey
Producers & Arrangers
"Career Girl", "Fashion" & "It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It)" Produced by Leon Sylvers III & Arranged by John Roberts
"Lovin' Is On My Mind" & "Use It Or Lose It" Produced by Dick Griffey & Kossi Gardner
Associate Producer : Otis Stokes
Arranged by Gene Dozier
"Just A Memory" Produced by Dick Griffey & The Whispers
Arranged by Gene Dozier
"Keep Smilin'" Produced by Dick Griffey
Arranged by Jerry Peters
Musicians :
Keyboards : Kevin Spencer, William Shelby, Ricky Smith, Joey Gallo, Grady Wilkins°, Kossi Gardner° & Greg Phillinganes°°
Drums : Wardell Potts, Kirk Perkins°, Freeman Brown° & Ahaguna Sun°°
Percussion : Kenny Hudson & Fred Lewis°
Guitar : Ernest Reed, Stephen Shockley, Richard Randolph, Werner Schuchner°, Larry White° & Fred Rheimert°°
Bass : Leon Sylvers III, Melvin Coleman° & Ernest Biles°°
°Horn Contractor : John Stevens
°String Contractor : Janice Gower
A&R Coordination : Dina Andrews for Solar Records, Marge Meoli for RCA Records
Recorded at Studio Masters, Los Angeles CA & Jack Clemens Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at Capitol Records, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineers : Steve Hodge & Bob Brown
Mixing Engineer : Steve Hodge
Mastering Engineer : Wally Traugott