12/02/2024

D.J. Rogers "The Message Is Still The Same" (1980) -Soul / Smooth Soul / Disco-



Label : ARC Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - The Message Is Still The Same (D.J. Rogers & Jerry Peters)
02 - She Believes In Me (Steve Gibb) 
03 - Pressing On (D.J. Rogers)
04 - Indivisible (Jon Lind & Larry John McNally)
05 - Love Cycles (Jerry Peters)

Side 2

01 - The Love Shuttle (Jerry Peters)
02 - How Can I (Say I Love You Again)? (Jerry Peters)
03 - I'm Your Real Friend (D.J. Rogers)
04 - He'll Be Your All And All (D.J. Rogers)


Produced by D.J. Rogers & Jerry Peters
Co-Produced by Jon Lind
Engineered by Mick Guzauski (& thanks to Eric Wangberg & Mark Linett)
Recorded at :
Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA
54 East Recording Studio, Pasadena, CA
Filmways / Heider Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineer : Brian Reeves
Mixed at Westlake Audio by Mick Guzauski, D.J. Rogers, Jerry Peters & Jon Lind
Arrangers :
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements : D.J. Rogers & Jerry Peters
String & Horn Arrangements : Jerry Peters

Rhythm Section
James Gadson : Drums
Harvey Mason : Drums
Kenny Burke : Bass
Wayne Douglas : Bass
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Ricky Rouse : Guitar
Chuck Bynum : Guitar
John Rowin : Guitar
Greg Poree : Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Peters : Keyboards
D.J. Rogers : Keyboards

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa, Robert Zimmitti

Horn Section
Trumpets : Oscar Brashear, Jerry Hey, Ray Brown Jr.
Trombones : George Bohannon, Maurice Spears, Randy Aldcroft, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde
Woodwinds : Buddy Collette, Jackie Kelso, Jerome Richardson, Gary Herbig, Bill Green, Jeff Clayton
French Horn : Sid Muldrow, Marnie Robinson, George Hyde, Sinclair Lott

String Section
(Principal Players)
Conductor : Charles Veal Jr.
Concertmaster : Assa Drori, Ken Yerke
Viola Principal : Rollice Dale
Cello Principal : Dennis Karmazyn, David Speltz
Arco Bass : Dorothy Ashby

D.J. Rogers' Background Vocalists : New Paradise (Sharon Garnett, Kathryn Garnett & Sheryl James)
Background Singers : Jim Gilstrap, Stephanie Spruill, Carl Carwell, Judith Jones, John Lehman, Carolyn Hervey, Gary Garrett, Ann Ester Davis, Lillian Tynes, Marty McCall, Petsye Powell, Carl Wayne Carwell, Carla Denise Vaughn, Judith E. Jones
Background vocals on  "He'll Be Your All And All" by New Paradise & The Pentecostal Community Choir & on "The Love Shuttle" by The Pentecostal Community Choir
under the direction of D.J. Rogers
Background vocals on "Indivisible" by The McCrarys
Vocal Solo on "How Can I (Say I Love You Again)?" by Mary Russell

Mastered at Kdisc Mastering, Hollywood, CA by Bill Lightner & Mick Guzauski