29/09/2023

Ben E. King "Let Me Live In Your Life" (1978) -Soul / Funk-



Label : Atlantic Recording Company


États-Unis Side One

01 - Tippin' (Bettye Crusher)
02 - Wonder Woman (Lamont Dozier)
03 - Let Me Live In Your Life (Lamont Dozier)
04 - I See The Light (Jimmy Joy, Jimmy McGhee, Melvin Robertson, William Murphy & Bobby Manuel)
05 - Fly Away (To My Wonderland) (Lamont Dozier & McKinley Jackson)

Side Two

01 - Dark Storm On The Horizon (Barry Goldberg & Gerry Goffin)
02 - Family Jewels (Lamont Dozier)
03 - Sweet Rhapsody (Lamont Dozier)
04 - Spoiled (Ben E. King, J.R. Bailey & Michael Brandon)
05 - Fifty Years (Lamont Dozier)


On "Tippin'", "I See The Light" & "Spoiled" the Personnel is :
Guitars : Jimmy McGhee, Bobby Manuel
Keyboards : Jimmy Joy
Bass : Bill Murphy
Drums : Melvin Robertson
Strings : Memphis Symphony
Background vocals : Duncan Sisters ; Rhodes, Chalmers, Rhodes
Arranged by Johnny Allen
Recorded at Daily Planet, Memphis, Tennessee
Recording Engineer : Jeff Stawart
Produced by Jim Stewart & Betye Crutcher

On "Wonder Woman", "Let Me Live In Your Life", "Fly Away (To My Wonderland)", "Family Jewels", "Sweet Rhapsody" & "Fifty Years" the Personnel is :
Guitars : Lee Ritenour, Jay Graydon
Keyboards : John Barnes
Bass : Wilton Felder, Scott Edwards, James Jamerson
Drums : James Gadson, Jim Gordon
Percussion : Gary Coleman
Conga & Bongo : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Background vocals : The Jones Girls (Shirley, Brenda & Valerie), The Waters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters & Luther Waters) along with Gwen Owen
Rhythm Arrangements by McKinley Jackson & Lamnt Dozier
Horn & String Arrangements by Paul Riser & McKinley Jackson
Recorded & Mixed at Kendun Recorders & ABC Studios
Recording & Mixing Engineers : Reginald Dozier & Geoff Gillette
Produced by Lamont Dozier for Dozier Productions, Inc.

On "Dark Storm On The Horizon" the Personnel is :
Guitars : Stan Lucas, Ken Mazur
Keyboards : Patrick Adams, Leroy Burgess
Bass : Norbert Stoley
Drums : Richard Taninbaum
Percussion : Michael Lewis
Strings & Brass Contractor : Jeffrey Delinko 
Background vocals : Christine Wiltshire, Roberta Moore, Gena Tharps
Recorded at Blank Tapes Studios, New York, New York
Recording Engineer : Bob Blank
Mixed at Atlantic Studios, N.Y.
Mixing Engineer : Patrick Adams
Produced by Patrick Adams for Patrick Adams Productions, Inc.