27/02/2024
Lou Rawls "Close Company" (1984) -Pop Soul / Contemporary R&B-
Label : Epic Records
01 - All Time Lover (David Porter & Donald O'Conner)
02 - In The Middle Of The Night (Dexter Wansel & Cynthia Biggs)
03 - Close Company (David Porter & Donald O'Conner)
04 - Pretty Eyes (Dexter Wansel & Cynthia Biggs)
05 - When We Were Young (Dexter Wansel & Cynthia Biggs)
Side 2
01 - Ready Or Not? (Jeff Pescetto)
02 - Forever I Do (The Wedding Song) (Dexter Wansel & Cynthia Biggs)
03 - The Lady In My Life (Rod Temperton)
04 - Say It Again (Walter Sigler & Carol Davis)
05 - Sunshine (When Are You Coming My Way) (Jean' Albert Renaud)
Executive Producer : Dexter Wansel
All Tunes Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
"Forever I Do (The Wedding Song)" which was Recorded at Kajem Recording Studios, Gladwyne & "All Time Lover" & "Close Company" which were Recorded at Ardent Recording Studios, Nashville, TN & The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Sigma Engineers : Joe Tarsia, Michael Tarsia (Chief Engineer), Arthur Stoppe, Gene Leone
Sigma Assistant Engineers : Barry Craig, Scott MacKinn, Glenn McKee, Chris Pukay
Kajem Engineer : Mitchell Goldfarb (Chief Engineer)
Kajem Assistant Engineer : Joe Hauserman
All Tunes Mastered at Frankford / Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, PA
Side 1
01 - All Time Lover
Producers : David Porter, Donald O'Conner
Arrangers : David Porter, Donald O'Conner
Musicians :
Guitar : David Williams
Synthesizer : Robbie Buchanan, Bill Meyers, Daniel DeSouza, Donald O'Conner
Drums & Syn Drums : Michael Beard
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Wanda Vaughn, Marti McCall, BeLoyd Taylor, Josie James, Michael Robinson
Background Vocal Arrangements : Wanda Vaughn, David Porter, Donald O'Conner
Engineers : Mick Guzauski, Joe Hardy, Robert Jackson
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Assistant : Murray Dvorkin
02 - In The Middle Of The Night
Producers : Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs
Arranger : John Faith
Musicians :
Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizers : Dexter Wansel
Drums : Clifford Rudd
Guitar : Dennis Harris, Roy R. Smith
Bass : James Williams
Marimbas : Mark Dauberman
Saxophone : Bob Malach
Background vocals : The Jones Girls (Shirley, Brenda & Valorie Jones)
Co-Arrangers of Background vocals : Judi Jones & & Tanya Boyd
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo & His Strings & Horns
03 - Close Company
Producers : David Porter, Donald O'Conner
Arrangers : David Porter, Donald O'Conner
Musicians :
Keyboards : Lester Snell
Synthesizer : Robbie Buchanan, Daniel DeSouza, Donald O'Conner
Drums & Syn Drums : Michael Beard
Bass : Ray Griffin
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Wanda Vaughn, Marti McCall, BeLoyd Taylor, Josie James, Michael Robinson
Background Vocal Arrangements : Wanda Vaughn, David Porter, Donald O'Conner
Engineers : Mick Guzauski, Joe Hardy, Robert Jackson
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Assistant : Murray Dvorkin
04 - Pretty Eyes
Producer : Dexter Wansel
Arranger : Dexter Wansel
Musicians :
Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer Bass : Dexter Wansel
Drums, Percussion : Clifford Rudd
Guitar : Roy R. Rubin, Marc Rubin
Wind Chimes : Cynthia Biggs
Bass : Steve Green
Marimbas : Mark Dauberman
Percussion : Jean' Albert Renaud
Saxophone : Bob Malach
Background vocals : Sasss (Marilyn Ashford & Charlene Jones), Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo & His Strings & Horns
Remixed by Joe Tarsia
05 - When We Were Young
Producer : Dexter Wansel
Arranger : Joe Mele
Musicians :
Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes : Dexter Wansel
Drums : Clifford Rudd
Bass : Steve Green
Guitar : James Herb Smith
Saxophone Solo : Bob Malach
Background vocals : Judi Jones, Tanya Boyd
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo & His Strings & Horns
Side 2
01 - Ready Or Not?
Producer : Dexter Wansel
Musicians :
Keyboards, Synthesizers (PPG Wave, Yamaha DX 7) : Dexter Wansel
Drums, Simmons Drums : Clifford Rudd
Bass : James Williams
Guitar : Dennis Harris
Percussion : Leonard Gibbs, Darryl Brown
Guitar Solo : Roy R. Smith
Background vocals : Judi Jones, Tanya Boyd, Cynthia Bigg
Co-Arranger of Background vocals : Judi Jones
02 - Forever I Do (The Wedding Song)
Producer : Dexter Wansel
Musicians :
Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizers, Fairlight : Dexter Wansel
Drums : Darryl Brown
Bass : Rodney Burton
Fairlight Programmer : Sanford Ponder
Lead vocals : Lou Rawls & Judi Jones
Background vocals : The Jones Girls (Shirley, Brenda & Valorie Jones)
03 - The Lady In My Life
Producer : John Faith
Arranger : John Faith
Musicians :
Keyboards : Dexter Wansel
Drums : Clifford Rudd
Guitar : James Herb Smith, Dennis Harris
Bass : Steve Green
Background vocals : The Jones Girls (Shirley, Brenda & Valorie Jones)
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo & His Strings & Horns
04 - Say It Again
Producer : Walter Sigler
Arranger : Norman Harris
Musicians :
Keyboards : Walter Sigler, Dexter Wansel, James Sigler
Drums : Keith LeBlanc
Bass : Douglas Wimbish
Guitar : Skip McDonald
Background vocals : Walter Sigler, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benson
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo & His Strings & Horns
05 - Sunshine (When Are You Coming My Way)
Producer : Dexter Wansel
Musicians :
Fender Rhodes, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizers, Fairlight : Dexter Wansel
Drums : Clifford Rudd
Guitar Solo : Joe Fusco
Guitar : James Herb Smith, Dennis Harris
Bass : Steve Green
Background vocals : The Jones Girls (Shirley, Brenda & Valorie Jones), Cynthia Biggs