05/12/2023

Teddy Pendergrass "Truly Blessed" (1990) -Smouth Soul / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Elektra Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - She Knocks Me Off My Feet (Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price)
02 - It Should've Been You (Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price)
03 - Don't You Ever Stop (Teddy Pendergrass, Terry Price & Alfonso Wright)
04 - It's Over (Sue Shifrin & Ken Gold)
05 - Glad To Be Alive (Leroy Bell & Casey James)
06 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Robin & Barry Gibb)
07 - I Find Everything In You (James Rashid Carter)
08 - Spend The Night (Teddy Pendergrass, Terry Price & Bryan Williams)
09 - With You (Carole Vayer Sager & Kenneth Ascher)
10 - We Can't Keep Going On (Like This) (James Rashid Carter)
11 - Truly Blessed (Gabriel Hardeman & Teddy Pendregrass)


Executive Producer : Teddy Pendergrass for Teddy Bear Productions
Mixed by Craig Burbidge at Aire LA Studios, Glendale, CA
Assisted by Mike Scotella, Greg Barrett & Anthony Jeffries
Additional Recording Engineered by Rob Seifert & Dave Koenig
Additional Recording at Sigma Studios
Assisted by Ron Shaffer
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Disc Mastering, LA


01 - She Knocks Me Off My Feet

Producers Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA
Aire LA, Glendale, CA
Arranger : Jim Salamone
Engineer : Bruce Weeden
Assistant Engineers : Alphonse Faggiola, Sal Viarelli, Joe Kraus
Background vocals : Phyliss Yvonne, Marva King, Mark Philosit, Michelle S. Kornegay, Annette Hardeman, Jacqueline D. Gregory
Musicians :
Randy Bowland : Guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Carlos Vega : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion
Freddie Washington : Bass
Jim Salamone : Drum Programming
Patrick Moten : Acoustic Piano
Derek Nakamoto : Keyboards
Curt Dowd : Keyboards
Pamela Williams : Sax
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

02 - It Should've Been You

Producers Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
Kajem / Victory, Philadelphia, PA
Aire LA, Glendale, CA
Engineers : John Smeltz, Mitch Goldfarb, Joe Alexander
Assistant Engineers : Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks
Arrangers : Derek Nakamoto, John Kee
Background vocals : Paula Denis Holloway, Phyliss Yvonne, Marva King, Annette Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Minnie Curry, Teddy Pendergrass
Darien Daughtry : Guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Freddie Washington : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion
Derek Nakamoto : Synthesizers
Patrick Moten : Acoustic Piano
June Kuramoto : Koto
Basil Fung : Electric Stick
Jim Salamone : Drum Programming
Curt Dowd : Keyboards, Piano Solo
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

03 - Don't You Ever Stop

Producers Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Studios :
Kajem / Victory, Philadelphia, PA
Remixed at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA
Engineers : Bruce Weeden, Joe Alexander, John Smeltz
Assistant Engineers : Alphonse Faggiola, George Schureman, Cherri Parker, Trish Finnigan
Arrangers : Jim Salamone, Curt Dowd
Background vocals : Michelle Kornegay, Jacqueline Gregory, Anette Hardeman, Terry Price, Teddy Pendergrass
Musicians :
David Gardner : Guitar
Jim Salamone : Drums & Percussion Programming
Curt Dowd : Keyboards
Studio Audience : Angela Taylor, Emogene Baker, Karen Squarrell, Alfonso Wright, John Avarese
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

04 - It's Over

Producers : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Arranger : Derek Nakamoto
Background vocals : Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Jim Gilstrap
Musicians :
Carlos Vega : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr.Guitar
Derek Nakamoto : Synths, Rhodes, Drums, Drum & Percussion Programming
Steve Hopkins : Drum Percussion, Sound Design
Luis Conte : Percussion

05 - Glad To Be Alive

Duet with Lisa Fischer
Taken From The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane
Original Motion Pictur Soundtrack
Producers Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Co-Producer : Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions
Studio :
Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Recorded & Mixed by David Frazer
Assistant Engineer : Marc Elvis Reyburn
Arranger : Derek Nakamoto
Musicians :
Denny Fongheiser : Drums & Electronic Percussion
Gerald Albright : Tenor Sax & Bass
Tim Pierce : Guitar
Derek Nakamoto : Synths & Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Luis Conte : Percussion
Background vocals : Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters
Choir : Maxi Anderson, Billie Barnum, Donny Gerrard, Dorian Holly, Myrna Matthews, Linda McCrary, Sam McCrary, Derek Nakamoto, Edna Wright Perry, Phylliss Yvonne
Choir Contractor : Phyliss Yvonne
Horns : Clay Jenkins, Charlie Davis, Steve Holtman

06 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Producers Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
Aire LA, Glendale, CA
Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA
Engineers : Craig Burbidge, Bruce Weeden
Assistant Engineers : Ron Shaffer, Anthony Jeffries, Mike Scotella
Arrangers : Teddy Pendergrass, Terry Price, Jim Salamone
Background vocals : Wendy Fraser, Rosiland Keel, Fred White, Phyliss St. James, Portia Griffin, Joey Diggs, Phyliss Yvonne, Fred White Solomon Henderson Jr., Teddy Pendergrass
Musicians :
Pamela Williams : Horns
Henri McMillian Jr. : Horns
Andrew Lamb : Horns
David Gardner : Guitar
Andre Storey : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Derek Nakamoto : Acoustic Piano, Synths, Strings
Jim Salamone : Drum Programming
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

07 - I Find Everything In You

Producers Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
Kajem / Victory, Philadelphia, PA
Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA
Studio 4, Philadelphia, PA
Aire LA, Glendale, CA
Engineers : Bruce Weeden, Jon Smeltz, Gene Leone, Phil Nicolo
Assistant Engineers : George Schureman, Trish Finnegan, Cherri Parker
Arrangers : Curt Dowd, Jim Salamone
Background vocals : Teddy pendergrass, Phyliss Yvonne, Marva King, Keith Jones
Musicians :
Darnell Robinson : Horns
Louis Taylor : Horns
Henry McMillian Jr. : Horns
Marc Johnson : Horns
Chuckii Booker : Bass & Synth
Derek Nakamoto : Rhodes & Synths
Curt Dowd : Keyboards
Jim Salamone : Drum Programming
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

08 - Spend The Night

Producers Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA
Engineer : Bruce Weeden
Assistant Engineer : Alphonse Faggiola
Arrangers : Jim Salamone, Bryan Williams
Background vocals : Annette Hardeman, Paula Holloway, Charlene Holloway, Teddy Pendergrass
Musicians :
Richard Tucker : Guitar
Pamela Williams : Sax
Jim Salamone : Drum & Percussion Programming
Bryan Williams : Keyboards
Derek Nakamoto : Synthesizers, Chilly 'E' : Drum Programming
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

09 - With You

Duet with Minnie Curry
Producers : Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studio :
Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA
Engineer : Bruce Weeden
Assistant Engineer : Sal Viarelli
Arrangers : Jim Salamone, Bryan Williams, Terry Price, Teddy Pendergrass
Background vocals : Charlene Holloway, Annette Hardeman, Paula Holloway
Musicians :
David Gardner : Guitar
Jim Salamone : Drum & Percussion Programming
Bryan Williams : Keyboards
Derek Nakomoto : Synthesizers & Acoustic Piano
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

10 - We Can't Keep Going On (Like This)

Producers : Teddy Pendergrass, Terry Price, Kevin Ashkins & James Carter for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
High Hill Studio, Baltimore, MD
Kajem / Victory, Philadelphia, PA
Engineers : Arnold Geher, Mitch Goldfrab, Gene Leone
Assistant Engineers : Brooke Hendricks, Brian Stover, Joe Stout, Cherri Parker
Arrangers : James Carter, Kevin Ashkins
Background vocals : Annette Hardeman, Michelle Kornegay, Jacqueline Gregory, Teddy Pendergrass, Terry Price
Musicians :
Jim Carter : Drums & Percussion
Jim Salamone : Additional Drums
Kevin Ashkins : Keyboards
Curt Dowd : Additional Keyboards
Sequencing : Jim Salamone

11 - Truly Blessed

Producers : Teddy Pendergrass & Terry Price for Teddy Bear Productions
Additional Production : Derek Nakamoto & Craig Burbidge for Stesunan Productions
Studios :
Kajem / Victory, Philadelphia, PA
Aire LA, Glendale, CA
Engineers : Gene Leone, Mitch Goldfarb, Jon Smeltz, Joe Alexander
Assistant Engineers : Brooke Hendricks, Brian Stover, Jeff Chestek, George Schureman
Arrangers : John Kee, Jim Salamone
Background vocals : Sheila Lakin, Bridgent Potts, Ron Monroe, John Kee, Andrea Deese, Clarissa Rhodes, Jeanette Taylor, Phyllis Yvonne, Marva King, Keith Jones, New Life Community Choir
Musicians :
Jim Salamone : Drum Programming
Curt Dowd : Keyboards
Carlos Vega : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
Patrick Moten : Acoustic Piano
Derek Nakamoto : Rhodes & Synths
Luis Conte : Percussion