19/08/2023

Melissa Manchester "If My Heart Had Wings" (1995) -Adult Contemporary-



Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation


États-Unis 01 - The House That Love Built (Dana Merino, Melissa Manchester & Matt Sherrod)
02 - In A Perfect World (Jud J. Friedman, Alan Rich & Wendy Waldman)
03 - If My Heart Had Wings (Melissa Manchester, Amy Sky & Eric Kaz)
04 - Heart Of Love (Roxanne Seeman, Billie Hughes & Marcy Levy)
05 - To Be In Love With Me (Jody Davidson)
06 - Here To Love You (Michael McDonald)
07 - Higher Ground (George Green, Kent Agee & Steve Dorff)
08 - Crazy People (James V. Monaco, Edgar Lewis & Leo Feist)
09 - Moments Like This (Alan Rich, Pam Reswick & Steve Werfel)
10 - Don't Let Me Walk This Road Alone (Linda Thompson, David Foster & Keith Thomas)


Executive Producers : Arif Mardin & Michael Lippman
Recording & / or Remix Engineers : Michael O'Reilly, Ron Nevison, Jeremy Smith, Taavi Mote
Assistant Engineers : Bruce Buchanan, Shawn Berman, Corey Baker, Dick Kaneshiro, Andy Udoff, Brian Soucy, Rail Jon Rogut, John Jackson, Brian Broadwater, Greg Barrett
Recorded & Remixed at :
Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park
Atlantic Studios, New York
Can Am Studio, Tarzana
Skyline Studios, New York
Conway Studios, L.A.
Aire L.A., Glendale 
Record One, L.A.
Image Recorders, L.A.
Andorra Studios, Hollywood
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA


01 - The House That Love Built

Produced by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Robbie Kondor & Arif Mardin
Recording & Remix Engineer : Michael O'Reilly
Keyboards & Programming : Robbie Kondor
Additional Keyboards : Steve Skinner, Joe Mardin
Guitar : John Putnam
Bass : Will Lee
Live Hi Hat & Cymbals : Joe Mardin
Tenor Sax Solo : Andy Snitzer
Baritone Sax : Roger Rosenberg
Trumpet : James Hynes
Background vocals : Members of The First African Methodist Church
Choir Master : Christopher Tate, Beverly Dangerfield, Dewayne C. Knox, Warren Harrington, Linda T. Willis, Etta Maria Ellis, Deborah A. Alexander, Charles W. May
Additional Background vocals : Rachele Cappelli, Jerry & Katreese Barnes

02 - In A Perfect World

Produced by Jud J. Friedman
Recording & Remix Engineer : Taavi Mote
String Arrangement by David Campbell & Jud J. Friedman
Keyboards : Jud J. Friedman & Scott Alspach
Guitar : Teddy Castelucci
Drum Programming : Jud J. Friedman & Scott Alspach
Percussion : Brian Kilgore

03 - If My Heart Had Wings

Produced & Engineered by Ron Nevison
Remixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Copyist : Orion Crawford
Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan
Guitar : Tim Pierce
Drums : Bob Harsen
Background vocals : Members of The First African Methodist Church
Choir Master : Christopher Tate, Beverly Dangerfield, Dewayne C. Knox, Warren Harrington, Linda T. Willis, Etta Maria Ellis, Deborah A. Alexander, Charles W. May

04 - Heart Of Love

Produced & Engineered by Ron Nevison
Orchestrations Arranged & Programmed by Claude Gaudette
Recording & Remix Engineer : Ron Nevison
Remixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Keyboards : Claude Gaudette
Drums : Carlos Vega

05 - To Be In Love With Me

Produced by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Steve Skinner
Recording & Remix Engineer : Michael O'Reilly
Additional Recording Engineer : Jeremy Smith
Keyboards & Programming : Steve Skinner
Alto Sax : David Wilensky

06 - Here To Love You

Produced & Arranged by Melissa Manchester
Recording & Remix Engineer : Jeremy Smith
Piano : Tom Salisbury
Keyboards : Claude Gaudette
Guitar : Peter Hume
Bass : Cliff Hugo
Drums : Carlos Vega
Percussion : Efrain Toro
Sax Solo : Doug Norwine
Background vocals : Sue Holder, Carolyn Willis, Tom Salisbury, Peter Hume, Melissa Manchester

07 - Higher Ground

Produced by Arif Mardin
All Vocals by Melissa Manchester
Strings Arranged by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Steve Skinner & Arif Mardin
Recording & Remix Engineer : Michael O'Reilly
Keyboards & Programming : Steve Skinner
Additional Keyboards : Robbie Kondor
Guitar : John Putnam
Bass : Will Lee
Violins : Richard S. Greene (Solo) & Margaret R. Wooten
Viola : James V. Ross
Cello : Melissa Hasin

08 - Crazy People

Produced by Arif Mardin
All Vocals by Melissa Manchester
Arranged by Arif Mardin & Melissa Manchester
Recording & Remix Engineer : Michael O'Reilly
Piano : Michael Lang
Guitar : Dennis Budimir
Bass : Charles Berghofer
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Trumpet : Frank Szabo
Trombone : Charles Loper
Clarinet : Gary Foster

09 - Moments Like This

Produced by Arif Mardin
Orchestration by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Robbie Buchanan & Arif Mardin
Recording Engineer : Jeremy Smith
Remixed by Michael O'Reilly
Concert Master : Gene Orloff
Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan
Guitar : Michael Landau
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Background vocals : Phillip Ingram, Ollie Creggett, Jim Gilstrap, Peggi Blu

10 - Don't Let Me Walk This Road Alone

Produced & Engineered by Ron Nevison
Guest Vocalist : Wintley Phipps
Strings Arranged by Johnny Mandel
Recording & Remix Engineer : Ron Nevison
Remixed by Chris Lord Alge
Copyist : Orion Crawford
Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan
Guitar : Tim Pierce
Drums : Bob Harsen