06/12/2024

Narada Michael Walden "The Nature Of Things" (1985) -Contemporary R&B-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 1

01 - That's The Way It Is (Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen & Corrado Rustici)
02 - High Above The Clouds (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)
03 - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Jeffrey Cohen)
04 - Live It Up (Narada Michael Walden, Walter Afanasieff & Jeffrey Cohen)

2

01 - The Nature Of Things (Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen & Preston Glass)
02 - Suspicion (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Jeffrey Cohen)
03 - Dancin' On Main St. (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass, Walter Afanasieff & Jeffrey Cohen)
04 - Wear Your Love (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)


Produced & Arranged by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions
Recorded at The Automatt
Engineer : Dave Frazer
Second Engineers : Maureen Droney, Ray Pyle, Michael Rosen & Wayne Lewis
Originally Mastered by Bob Ludwig


1

01 - That's The Way It Is

Intro : God
Drums : Narada Michael Walden
Bass Randy Jackson
Guitars & Solo : Corrado Rustici
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Walter Afanasieff
Yamaha DX7 : Preston Glass
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, John  Lehman, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy
Synclavier : Pat Gleeson

02 - High Above The Clouds

Drums, Synthesizers & Violin Arrangement : Narada Michael Walden
Triple Synth Bass : Randy Jackson
Electric Violin : Shankar
Guitars & Simmons Fills : Corrado Rustici
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Walter Afanasieff
Cymbals : Ray Pyle
Tablas : Zakir Hussain
Background vocals : The Jo-Lo Girls, Carol-Jo Block, Lauren Carter, Patti Austin
Spoken 'Youn Found Me' : Tom Draper

03 - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

Duet Vocal : Patti Austin
Drums : Narada Michael Walden
Bass Randy Jackson
Guitars : Corrado Rustici
Sax Solo : Marc Russo
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Walter Afanasieff
Yamaha DX7 : Preston Glass
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, John  Lehman, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy

04 - Live It Up

Drums & Solo : Narada Michael Walden
Bass : Randy Jackson
Guitars : Corrado Rustici
Guitar Solo : Ray Gomez
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Walter Afanasieff
Yamaha DX7 : Preston Glass
Background vocals : Sylvester, Jim Gilstrap, Vicki Randle, Laundon Von Kendricks, Jeanie Tracy, Martha Walsh
Congas : Carlos Gomez

2

01 - The Nature Of Things

Synthesizers, Drums : Narada Michael Walden
Bass & Synth Bass : Randy Jackson
Guitar Solo : Corrado Rustici
Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff
Flute : Corrado Rustici

02 - Suspicion

Drums & Synthesizer : Narada Michael Walden
Synthesizer Bass : Randy Jackson
Guitars : Corrado Rustici
Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff
Background vocals : Sylvester, Jim Gilstrap, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy, Martha Wash, Sudhahota Carl Lewis
Laugh : Tom Draper

03 - Dancin' On Main St.

Drums : Narada Michael Walden
Keyboard Voices : Frank Martin
Keyboards & Synth Bass : Walter Afanasieff
Guitars & Solo : Corrado Rustici
Keyboards & Sleighbells : Preston Glass
One Cymbal Crash : Ray Pyle
Background vocals : Randy Jackson, Laundon Von Kendricks, Preston Glass, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman

04 - Wear Your Love

Drums & Synclavier : Narada Michael Walden
Bass Randy Jackson
Guitars : Corrado Rustici
Keyboards & Steel Drums (Synth) : Walter Afanasieff
Background vocals : Sudharota Carl Lewis, Sylvester, Jim Gilstrap, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy, Martha Wash
Percussion : Carlos Gomez