28/06/2023
Natalie Cole "I'm Ready" (1983) -Disco / Smooth Soul-
Label : Epic Records
01 - Too Much Mister* (Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy)
02 - I Won't Deny You* (Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy)
03 - I'm Ready* (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy & Clarence McDonald)
04 - Keep It On The Outside* (Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy)
Side Two
01 - Time (Heals All Wounds)° (Chuck Bynum, Joseph Blocker & Natalie Cole)
02 - (I'm Coming) Straight From The Heart* (Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy)
03 - Where's Your Angel?** (Allee Willis & Greg Phillinganes)
04 - I'm Your Mirror** (Natalie Cole)
*Produced by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
*Engineered by Barry Rudolph
*Assistant Engineer : Sabrina Buchanek
*Recorded at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
*Mixed by Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy & Barry Rudolph
*Horn Contractor : Fred Wesley
*String Contractor : Janice Gower
*Production Coordinator : Cheryl Dickerson
**Produced by Stanley Clarke
°Produced by Chuck Bynum & Stanley Clarke
*°Recorded at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
**°Engineered by Erik Zobler
**°Assistant Engineers : Judy Clapp, Sabrina Buchanek, Jeff Silver
**°Mixed at Village Recorders, W. Los Angeles, CA
**°Assistant Engineer : Robin Lane
**°Strings & Horns Recorded at A&M, Larrabee Sound, Ocean Way & Mad Hatter, Los Angeles, CA
Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA by Wally Traugott
Side One
01 - Too Much Mister
Drums : Avino Bennette
Bass : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Wali Ali, John McGhee
Keyboards : Marvin Yancy, Ron Kersey
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Alex Brown, Marva Kolcom
Arranged by Ron Kersey
02 - I Won't Deny You
Drums : Avino Bennette
Bass : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Wali Ali, John McGhee
Keyboards : Marvin Yancy, Ron Kersey
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Arranged by Ron Kersey
03 - I'm Ready
Drums : Avino Bennette
Bass : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Wali Ali, John McGhee
Keyboards : Marvin Yancy, Ron Kersey
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Arranged by Ron Kersey
04 - Keep It On The Outside
Drums : Avino Bennette
Bass : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Wali Ali, John McGhee
Keyboards : Marvin Yancy, Ron Kersey
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Eddie Cole, Natalie Cole
Arranged by Benjamin Wright
Side Two
01 - Time (Heals All Wounds)
Guitar : Chuck Bynum
Synthesizer : Chuck Bynum
Keyboards : Todd Cochran
Percussion : Lelan Zale
Background vocals : Chuck Bynum, Eddie Cole
Handclappers : Hanley Edwards, Bruce Edwards, Stanley Clarke, Natalie Cole, Eddie Cole, Jeff Silver, Suzie Meyers
Rhythm Arrangements by Chuck Bynum
Horn Arrangements by Chuck Bynum & Stanley Clarke
02 - (I'm Coming) Straight From The Heart
Drums : Avino Bennette
Bass : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Wali Ali, John McGhee
Keyboards : Marvin Yancy, Ron Kersey
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Arranged by Benjamin Wright
03 - Where's Your Angel?
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Keyboards : Todd Cochran
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Background vocals : Eddie Cole
Arranged by Tod Cochran
Brass & String Arrangements by Jerry Hey
04 - I'm Your Mirror
Bass : Stanley Clarke, Neil Stubenhaus
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : George Duke
Background vocals : Lynn Davis
Arranged by Tod Cochran
String Arrangement by George Del Barrio