10/06/2024

Whispers "Love For Love" (1983) -Smooth Soul / Boogie-



Label : Solar Records


États-Unis Dancin' - Side A

01 - Tonight (Jerry Knight)
02 - Keep On Lovin' Me (Wardell Potts Jr., William Zimmerman & Kevin Spencer)
03 - Love For Love (Ray Obiedo & Teresa Trull)
04 - This Time (Grady Wilkins & Percy Scott)

And Romancin' II - Side B

01 - Had It Not Been For You (Al Johnson)
02 - Try It Again (Ray Obiedo & Teresa Trull)
03 - Do They Turn You On (Nicholas Caldwell)
04 - Keep Your Love Around (William Shelby, Leroy Hall & Dana Meyers)
05 - Lay It On Me (Jeff Holden, Clint McIntyre & John Miles)


Executive Producers : Whispers for Whispers Music, Inc.
All Strings Contracted by Janice Gower
Recorded at :
The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA
United Western Studio, Hollywood, CA
Recording Engineers : Leslie A. Jones, Steve Hodge & Robert Brown
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, California
Mixing Engineer : Steve Hodge
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California
Mastering Engineer : Wally Traugott
A&R Coordination : Dina Andrews & Carmen Davis

Whispers : Leaveil Degree, Nicholas Caldwell, Walter Scott, Wallace Scott, Marcus Hutson


Dancin' - Side A

01 - Tonight

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III
Vocal Arranger : Whispers & Jerry Knight
Rhythm Arrangers : Whispers, Leon F. Sylvers III & Jerry Knight
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Guitar : Horace Coleman Jr.
Bass : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards : Ricky Smith, Joey Gallo & Kevin Spencer

02 - Keep On Lovin' Me

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III & Ricky Sylvers
Horn & String Arranger : Benjamin Wright
Vocal Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III & Ricky Sylvers
Rhythm Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III & Wardell Potts Jr.
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion : Leon F. Sylvers III
Guitar : Ricky Sylvers & Horace Coleman 
Bass : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards : Wardell Potts Jr., Vincent Brantley & Ricky Smith

03 - Love For Love

Produced by The Whispers
Co-Produced by Ray Obiedo
Vocal & Rhythm Arranger : Ray Obiedo
Drums : Paul Van Wageningen
Guitar : Ray Obiedo
Bass : Marc Van Wageningen
Keyboards : Ray Obiedo
Keyboard Solo : George Duke
OBX A & Prophet V : Frank Martin

04 - This Time

Produced by The Whispers
Co-Produced by Grady Wilkins
String Arrangers : John Parrish
Vocal Arrangers : Grady Wilkins
Rhythm Arrangers : Grady Wilkins & Percy Scott
Drums & Percussion : Kirk Perkins
Guitar : Emilio Conessa
Bass : Melvin Coleman
Fender Rhodes : Grady Wilkins
Acoustic Grand Piano : Percy Scott
Orchestra Bells : Grady Wilkins
Polymoog : Grady Wilkins

And Romancin' II - Side B

01 - Had It Not Been For You

Produced by The Whispers
Co-Produced by Al Johnson
String, Rhythm & Vocal Arranger : Al Johnson
Drums : Paul Van Wageningen
Guitar : Ray Obiedo
Bass : Melvin Coleman
Fender Rhodes : Al Johnson
Acoustic Piano : Grady Wilkins & Percy Scott

02 - Try It Again

Produced by The Whispers
Co-Produced by Ray Obiedo
String Arranger : John Parrish
Vocal & Rhythm Arranger : Ray Obiedo
Drums : Paul Van Wageningen
Guitar : Ray Obiedo
Keyboards : Ray Obiedo
OBX A & Prophet V : Frank Martin

03 - Do They Turn You On

Produced by Nicholas Caldwell
String Arranger : John Parrish
Vocal Arrangers : Nicholas Caldwell & Grady Wilkins
Rhythm Arranger : Nicholas Caldwell
Drums : Kirk Perkins
Guitar : Ray Obiedo
Bass : Melvin Coleman
Fender Rhodes & Acoustic Grand Piano : Grady Wilkins
Bells & Vibes : Grady Wilkins

04 - Keep Your Love Around

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III & William Shelby
Horn & String Arranger : Benjamin Wright
Vocal Arranger : William Shelby
Rhythm Arrangers : William Shelby & Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion : Leon F. Sylvers III
Bass Synthesizer : Ricky Smith
Keyboards : William Shelby, Ricky Smith & Joey Gallo

05 - Lay It On Me

Produced by The Whispers
Co-Produced by Al Johnson
String, Rhythm & Vocal Arranger : Al Johnson
Drums : Paul Van Wageningen
Guitar : Ray Obiedo
Bass : Melvin Coleman
Fender Rhodes : Al Johnson
Acoustic Piano : Grady Wilkins & Percy Scott