24/06/2024
Lou Rawls "Now Is The Time" (1982) -Smooth Soul-
Label : Epic Records
01 - (Will You) Kiss Me One More Time** (Deniece Williams & Thom Bell)
02 - Let Me Show You How* (Willie Lester & Rodney Brown)
03 - Ain't That Love, Baby** (Deniece Williams & Thom Bell)
04 - While The Rain Comes Down* (Vanessa Vickers)
Side 2
01 - Now Is The Time For Love* (Howard King & Edward Moore)
02 - Watch Your Back** (Deniece Williams & Thom Bell)
03 - It's Too Late (To Say Goodbye)* (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas)
04 - Back To You* (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas)
05 - This Love** (Walter Orange)
*Produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas for Mtume/Lucas Productions, New York City
**Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Thom Bell for Bellboy Productions
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Studios, Philadelphia, PA by Nimitr Sarikanada
BNB Associates, Ltd / Sherwin Bash
*Recorded & Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, New York City
Lead Vocals Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Engineer : James Dougherty
Assistant Engineers : Matthew Weiner, Craig S. Michaels
Strings & Horns on "Let Me Show You How", "Now Is The Time For Love" & "Back To You" Arranged by Dunn Pearson
Strings & Horns on "While The Rain Comes Down" & "It's Too Late (To Say Goodbye)" Arranged by Jorge Calandrelli
Production Coordinator : Andre Perry
Album Administrator : Marie Montroni
Musicians
Drums : Howard King, Leslie Ming
Bass : Basil Fearrington, Marcus Miller
Guitars : Reggie Lucas, Edward Moore
Keyboards : Hubert Eaves, James Mtume, Harry Whitaker
Synthesizer : Ed Walsh, Bernie Worrell
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson
Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Ullanda McCullough, Luther Vandross, Brenda White
Vocal Contractor : Tawatha Agee
Strings & Horns
Strings & Horn Contractor : Eugene Bianco
Strings
Violins : Guy Lumia (Concertmaster), Noel da Costa, Peter Dimitriades, Winterton Garvey, Max Hollander, Regis Iandiorio, Raymond Kunicki, Elliot Magaziner, Aaron Rosand, Paul Winter
Violas : Harry Zaratzian, Julien Barber, Harold Coletta, Theodore Israel
Celli : Jesse Levy, Seymour Barab, Maurice Bialkin
Harp : Eugene Bianco
Horns
Victor Paz : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Danny Cahn : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Earl Gadner : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
James Pugh : Trombone
Keith O'Quinn : Trombone
Dean Plank : Bass Trombone
Joseph de Angelis : French Horn
Brooks Tillotsin : French Horn
Daniel Trimboli : Alto Saxophone & Flute
Frank Wess : Tenor Saxophone & Flute
Romeo Penque : Baritone Saxophone, Flute, English Horn & Bb Clarinet
David Carey : Vibraphone
**Recorded & Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Chief Engineer : Jim Gallagher
Assistant Engineers : Scott Macmin, Vince Warsavage, Michael Tarsia
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo
Production Coordinator : Bill Neale
Musicians
Guitars : Bill Neale, Bobby Eli
Keyboards : Thom Bell
Bass, Piccolo Bass : Bob Babbitt
Drums : Charles Collins
Percussion : Larry Washington, Ed Shea
Background vocals : Thom Bell, Joseph B. Jefferson, Phil Hurtt, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton