28/03/2023

Jonathan Butler "More Than Friends" (1988) -Smooth Soul-



Label : Jive Records


Afrique du Sud Side A

01 - There's One Born Every Minute (I'm A Sucker For You) (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)
02 - Breaking Away (Jonathan Butler, Loris Holland & Jolyon Skinner)
03 - More Than Friends (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)
04 - Take Me Home (Jonathan Butler)
05 - True Love Never Fails (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)

Side B

01 - She's A Teaser (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)
02 - She's Hot (Burning Up) (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)
03 - Sarah Sarah (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)
04 - It's So Hard To Let You Go (Jonathan Butler & Jolyon Skinner)
05 - Sekona (Jonathan Butler)


All Tracks Produced by Barry J. Eastmond except :
"Breaking Away" Produced by Loris Holland
"More Than Friends" & "She's A Teaser" Produced by Timmy Allen & Barry J. Eastmond
"True Love Never Fails" Produced by Barry J. Eatsmond & Loris Holland
"She's Hot (Burning Up)" Produced by Teddy Riley
All Tracks Mixed by Bryan New except :
"There's One Born Every Minute (I'm A Sucker For You)" & "It's So Hard To Let You Go" which were Mixed by Nigel Green
Recording Engineers : Michael Allaire, Carl Beatty, JC, P. Dennis Mitchell, Don Feinberg, Ron Banks, Bill Esses & Jim Hanneman
Recording Studios : Battery Studios, East Bay Studios, Soundtrack, Mastersound Studios, Z Recording Studio, Inc., Axis Studios & Soundworks Studios
An Original Sound Recording Made by Zomba Productions Limited


Side A

01 - There's One Born Every Minute (I'm A Sucker For You) 

Barry Eastmond : Keyboards & Drum Programming
Pete Q Harris : Fairlight Programming 
Cindy Mizelle : Backing vocals
Joyce Stovall : Backing vocals
Audrey Wheeler : Backing vocals
Curtis King : Backing vocals
Will Downing : Backing vocals
Darryl Tookes : Backing vocals
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals
Audrey Wheeler : Girl In Restaurant

02 - Breaking Away

Loris Holland : Keyboards
Wayne Brathwaite : Bass Guitar
Lance Sabin : Electric Guitar
Pete Q Harris & Jim Baker : Fairlight Programming
Jeff Smith : Saxophone
Joyce Stovall : Backing vocals
Paulette McWilliams : Backing vocals
Jeff Smith : Backing vocals
Sandra St. Victor : Backing vocals
Deborah Cooper : Backing vocals
Natalie D. Jackson : Backing vocals

03 - More Than Friends

Timmy Allen : Drum Programming
Barry Eastmond : Keyboards & Programming
Jonathan Butler : Acoustic Guitar
Timmy Allen : Backing vocals
Audrey Wheeler : Backing vocals
Curtis King : Backing vocals
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals
Bashiri Johnson : Percussion

04 - Take Me Home

Jonathan Butler : Acoustic Guitar
Barry Eastmond : Keyboards
Wayne Brathwaite : Bass Guitar
Steve Ferrone : Drums
Bashiri Johnson : Percussion

05 - True Love Never Fails

Duet with Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Barry Eastmond & Loris Holland : Keyboards & Drum Programming
Buddy Williams : Drum Overdubs
Jeff Smith : Saxophone
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals
Loris Holland : Backing vocals
Charmaine Yates : Backing vocals
Curtis King : Backing vocals
Deborah Cooper : Backing vocals
Marva Hicks : Backing vocals
Jocelyn Brown : Backing vocals
Alfa Anderson : Backing vocals
The Darryl Douglas Workshop Choir :
Sopranos : Bea Carr, Vikki Hamilton, Debbie Hamilton, Gloria Mitchell, Mary Moore, Liz Stewart
Altos : Beverly C. Coy, Sophia Blake, Fransonia Gilbert, Venus Hall, Gia Jenkins, Rose Neubia, Cassandra Thompson, Debbie Washington, Cathy Willis
Tenors : Lenny Corley, Schon Crawford, Solomon Edwards, Raleigh Hall, Dennis King, Kirk Lyons, Alistair Phayme, Reginald Stewart, Kenny Williams
Choir Conducted by Darryl Douglas
Choral Arrangements by Darryl Douglas

Side B

01 - She's A Teaser

Timmy Allen : Drum Programming
Barry Eastmond : Keyboards & Programming
Eric Rehl : Keyboards & Programming
Barry Eastmond : Piano Solo
Timmy Allen : Backing vocals
Darryl Tookes : Backing vocals
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals

02 - She's Hot (Burning Up)

Teddy Riley : Keyboards & Drum Programming
Aaron Hall : Backing vocals
Lee Drakeford : Backing vocals

03 - Sarah Sarah

Barry Eastmond : Keyboards & Bass Synth
Barry Eastmond : Drum Programming
Najee : Alto Saxophone
Deborah Cooper  : Backing vocals
Yolanda Lee : Backing vocals
Curtis King : Backing vocals
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals
Vaneese Thomas : Backing vocals

04 - It's So Hard To Let You Go

Barry Eastmond : Keyboards
Wayne Brathwaite : Bass
Terry Silverlight : Drums
Marc Russo : Alto Saxophone
Deborah Cooper  : Backing vocals
Yolanda Lee : Backing vocals
Curtis King : Backing vocals
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals
Vaneese Thomas : Backing vocals

05 - Sekona

Jonathan Butler : Acoustic Guitar
Barry Eastmond : Keyboards & Programming
Buddy Williams : Drums
Barry Eastmond : Percussion
Jonathan Butler : Backing vocals
Brenda White-King : Backing vocals
Janice Dempsey : Backing vocals