08/12/2024

Howard Hewett "The Very Best Of Howard Hewett" (2001) -Synth Funk / Contemporary R&B / Smooth Soul-



Label : Elektra Entertainment Group


États-Unis 01 - This Is For The Lover In You (Howard Hewett & Dana Meyers)
02 - Somewhere There's A Love (William Shelby, Otis Stokes & Earnest Reed)
03 - I'm For Real (Howard Hewett & Stanley Clarke)
04 - Stay (Howard Hewett, Ross Vannelli & Ed Grenga)
05 - Say Amen (Monty Seward & Howard Hewett)
06 - I Commit To Love (Leon F. Sylvers III & Howard Hewett)
07 - I Got 2 Go (Howard Hewett & George Duke)
08 - Once, Twice, Three Times (Howard Hewett & Kenny Aubrey)
09 - Strange Relationship (Howard Hewett & Monty Seward)
10 - Heaven Sent You (Denzil Miller Jr. & Howard Hewett)
11 - Show Me (Terry Coffey, Jon Nettlesbey & Howard Hewett)
12 - If I Could Only Have That Day Back (Matthew Wilder)
13 - When Will It Be (Joel Davis)
14 - I Can't Tell You Why (Howard HewettTimothy B. Schmit, Don Henley & Glenn Frey)
15 - Just Like A Woman (Bob Dylan)
16 - Can We Try Again (Narada Michael Walden, Howard Hewett & Sally Jo Dakota)


Compilation by A. Scott Galloway & Barry Benson
Sound Produced by Bill Inglot
Remastering : Dan Hersch at Digiprep


01 - This Is For The Lover In You 

Solar Single #12225 (6/81); R&B #17

02 - Somewhere There's A Love 

Tracks 01-02
From the Shalamar Album 'Three For Love'
Solar #3577 (12/80); R&B #8, Pop #40
Produced by Leon Sylvers III
Engineered by Linda Corbin, Steve Hodge, Taavi Mote, Barry Rudolph & Jerry Jay Stone
Assistant Engineers : Sabrina Buchansk & Peter Damski
Mixed by Steve Hodge
Recorded at Aura Sound, Larrabee Sound & Studio Masters
Mixed at Larrabee Sound
Vocal Arrangements by Shalamar, William Shelby & Leon Sylvers III
"This Is For The Lover In You" Horn & String Arrangements by Gene Dozier
"Somewhere There's A Love" Horn & String Arrangements by Ben Wright
Featuring / Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniel : Vocals
Joey Gallo, Michael Nash, William Shelby, Ricky Smith, Kevin Spacer & James Sylvers : Keyboards
Richard Randolph, Ernest Reed, Stephen Shockley & Ricky Sylvers : Guitars
Foster Sylvers : Bass
Leon Sylvers III : Bass, Percussion
Wardell Potts Jr. : Drums
Fred Alexander Jr. : Percussion

03 - I'm For Real 

Elektra Single #69527 (7/86); R&B #2, Pop #90
Produced by Howard Hewett & Stanley Clarke
Engineered by Darwin Foye, Steve Hodge, Csaba Petocz & Paul Ratajcak
Recorded at Ground Control, Larrabee Sound, LeGonks & Village Studios
Mixed by Tommy Vicari
Assistant Engineer : Ralph
Mixed at Lionshare
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
Wilton Felder : Saxophone Solo
George Duke : Keyboards, Synclavier Strings
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Tris Imboden : Drums

04 - Stay 

Elektra Single #69499 (11/86); R&B #8
Produced by Howard Hewett & Ross Vannelli
Engineered by Ed Grenga & Ross Vannelli
Assistant Engineers : Steve Ford & Steve Powell
Mixed by F. Byron Clark
Recorded at Studio 99
Mixed at Mama Jo's
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
Ed Grenga : Keyboards, Bass Keyboards, EMU Guitars, Drum Programming
Josie James & Ross Vannelli : Background vocals

05 - Say Amen 

Elektra Single #69441 (8/87); R&B #54
Produced by Howard Hewett & Monty Seward
Engineered by F. Byron Clark, Steve Ford, Darwin Foye, Nyya Lark, Paul Ratajcak & Ross Vannelli
Mixed by F. Byron Clark & Steve Ford
Recorded at Ground Control, Mama Jo's & Studio 99
Mixed at Mama Jo's
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
Monty Seward : Keyboards, Drum Programming
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Gerald Albright : Bass
Ronald Ray Brunner : Drum Tom Overdubs
Josie James & Denise Williams : Background vocals

06 - I Commit To Love 

Elektra Single #69477 (4/87); R&B #12
Produced by Howard Hewett & Glen J. Barbee
Engineered by F. Byron Clark, Steve Ford, Darwin Foye, Nyya Lark, Jack Rouben & Erik Zobler
Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at Ground Control, Mama Jo's & Nick's Place
Mixed at Mama Jo's
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
Joey Gallo : Keyboards, Drum Programming
Monty Seward : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Josie James, Nicole Krauss, Nadia Deleye, Alejandra Loiaza & Carolyn Vigiga : Background vocals

07 - I Got 2 Go 

Produced by George Duke
Associate Producer : Howard Hewett
Engineered by Mitch Gibson, Tom Perry & Erik Zobler
Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at LeGonks
Mixed at Mama Jo's
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
George Howard : Saxophone Solo
George Duke : Keyboards, Synclavier Strings, Bass & Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Josie James : Background vocals

Tracks 03-07
From the Album 'I Commit To Love'
Elektra #60487 (9/86); R&B #14, Pop #159

08 - Once, Twice, Three Times 

Elektra Single #69390 (6/88); R&B #15
Produced by Howard Hewett
Engineered by Sabrina Buchanek, David Rideau & Tommy Vicari
Assistant Engineers : Gregg Barrett, Clif Jones, Pat MacDougall, Linda Pina & Walter Spencer
Mixed by Tommy Vicari
Recorded at Elumba, Ground Control, Ignited, Sound Castle, Space Station & Studio Masters
Mixed at Skip Saylor Recording
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals, Music & Vocal Arrangement
Gerald Albright : Saxophone Solo
George Duke : Keyboards, Synclavier Strings
Monty Seward : Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming, Music Arrangement
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Tris Imboden : Drums
Josie James & Kimaya Seward : Background vocals

09 - Strange Relationship 

Elektra Single #69415 (3/88); R&B #9
Produced by Howard Hewett & Monty Seward
Engineered & Mixed by Tommy Vicari
Assistant Engineers : Gregg Barrett, Clif Jones, Pat MacDougall, Linda Pina & Walter Spencer
Recorded at Avatar, Elumba, Sound Castle, Space Station & Studio Masters
Mixed at Skip Saylor Recording
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals & Vocal Arrangement
Monty Seward : Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming, Music Arrangement
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Jim Blair : Hi-Hat Overdubs
Lynn Davis : Background vocals

Tracks 08-09
From the Album 'Forever And Ever'
Elektra #60779 (4/88); R&B #30, Pop #110

10 - Heaven Sent You 

Produced by Stanley Clarke
Engineered & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Assistant Engineers : Toni Green, Judy Klapp, Steven Schmidt & Jeff Silver
Recorded at Larrabee Sound
Mixed at Lion's Share Studio
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals
Stanley Clarke : Basses
Denzil Miller : Keyboards

Track 10
From the Stanley Clarke Album 'Time Exposure'
Epic #38688 (4/84); R&B #2, Pop #62

11 - Show Me 

Elektra Single #69478 (2/90); R&B #2, Pop #62
Produced by Terrey Coffey & Jon Nettlesbey
Engineered by Cliff Jones & Dennis Parker
Assistant Engineer : Chris Fuhrman
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Recorded at Ameraycan & Wide Tracks
Mixed at Ground Control
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals
Terry Coffer : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drums, Percussion
'Bokie' : Guitar, Fretless Bass
Jon Nettlesbey : Drums, Percussion

12 - If I Could Only Have That Day Back 

Elektra Single #69947 (7/90); R&B #14
Produced by Matthew Wilder
Engineered & Mixed by Csaba Petocz
Recorded at Ameraycan & & Capitol
Mixed at Ameraycan Studios
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals
Matthew Wilder : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Alex Brown, Josie James & Mona Lisa : Background vocals

13 - When Will It Be 

Produced by Barry Eastmond
Engineered by Carl Beatty, Earl Cohen & Darryl Gustamachio
Assistant Engineer : Chris Crevett
Recorded at East Bay Music, Skyline, Sound Track & West Lake Recording
Mixed at San Box Recording Studios
FeaturingHoward Hewett Vocals, Background vocals
Anita Baker : Vocals
Vince Henrey : Alto Saxophone
Barry Eastmond : Keyboards
Eric Rehl : Synthesizers
Ira Siegel : Guitar
Alvin Moody : Bass
J.T. Lewis : Drums
Josie James & Gary Glenn : Background vocals

Tracks 11-13
From the Album 'Howard Hewett'
Elektra #60904 (3/90); R&B #8, Pop #54

14 - I Can't Tell You Why 

Elektra Single #64908 (12/90); R&B #24
Produced by Howard Hewett
Engineered by Carmen Rizzo
Recorded & Mixed at Studio 55
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
Christopher Bruce : Guitar
Nia Peeples-Hewett : Background vocals

Track 14
From the Various Artists Album 'Rubaiyat - Elektra's 40th Anniversary'
Elektra #60940 (10/90); Pop #140

15 - Just Like A Woman 

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals, Background vocals
Ricky Peterson : Keyboards, Arrangement
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Paul J. Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums 
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Nadirah S. Ali & Siedah Garrett : Background vocals

16 - Can We Try Again

Produced & Arranged by Narada Michael Walden
Featuring / Howard Hewett : Vocals
Frank Martin : Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangement
Narada Michael Walden : Bass, Drums
Lisa Fischer, Sandy Griffith, Claytoven Richardson & Annie Stocking : Background vocals

Tracks 15-16
From the Album 'Allegiance'
Elektra #61393 (11/92); R&B #73
Engineered by Dan Garcia, Al Schmitt & Tom Tucker
Assistant Engineers : Ray Blair, Tom Cadley, Jim Caruana, Victor Deyglio, Dave Freidlander, Jeff gay, Steve Holroyd, Mike Kloster & Mark Kreig
Mixed by Bill Schnee
"Can We Try Again" Mixed & Vocals Recorded by David Frazer
Additional Recording by Marc Reyburn & Scott Mabuchi
Recorded at A&M, Capitol, Criteria, Ocean Way, Paisley Park, Power Station, Right Track, Sunset Sound & Tarpan
Mixed at Criteria, Ocean Way, Right Track & Tarpan