28/12/2022

Midnight Star "Standing Together" (1981) -Synth Funk-



Label : Solar Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - Standing Together (Reginald Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Jeffrey Cooper, Kenneth Gant & Melvin Gentry)
02 - Tuff (Reginald Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Jeffrey Cooper, Kenneth Gant, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb, William Simmons & Bo Watson)
03 - Can't Give You Up (Reginald Calloway)
04 - Hold Out (Bo Watson)

Side B

01 - I've Been Watching You (Bo Watson)
02 - I Won't Let You Be Lonely (Reginald Calloway, William Simmons & Bo Watson)
03 - I Got What You Need (Reginald Calloway, Bo Watson & Melvin Gentry)
04 - Open Up To Love (Bo Watson & Reginald Calloway)


Produced by Leon Sylvers III
Co-Produced by Midnight Star
Executive Producer : Dick Griffey

Horn & String Arrangements by Benjamin Wright + Gene Dozier, *William Simmons & **Reginald Calloway
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Synthesizer Programming : Bo Watson & William Simmons

Additional Musicians :
Harvey Mason : Percussion
Leon Sylvers III : Percussion

A&R Coordination : Dina Andrews for Solar Records
Recorded at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA & Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineers : Steve Hodge, Bob Brown & Randy Tominaga
Additional Engineers : Peter Damski, Sabrina Buchaneer & Larry Grimstein
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Steve Hodge
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Wally Traugott

Belinda Lipscomb : Lead & Background vocals
Bo Watson : Lead & Background vocals, Fender Rhodes, Prophet Synthesizer, Mini Moog, Clavinet, Prodigy Moog, Arp Omni Strings
Reginald Calloway : Trumpet, Flute, Percussion & Flugelhorn
Melvin Gentry : Lead & Background vocals, Drums, Guitar
Vincent Calloway : Trombone, Trumpet & Percussion
Jeffrey Cooper : Lead Guitar
William Simmons : Tenor & Alto Saxophne, Keyboards, Percussion
Kenneth Gant : Bass Guitar & Bass Vocals