21/12/2024

Whispers "Love Is Where You Find It" (1981) -Disco / Smooth Soul-



Label : Solar Records


États-Unis Side A - For Dancin'

01 - In The Raw (Glen Barbee, Charmaine Sylvers & Dana Meyers)
02 - Turn Me Out (William Shelby, Dana Meyers & Nidra Beard)
03 - Cruisin' In (Charmaine Sylvers, Karen Elliot & Nidra Beard)
04 - Emergency (Kevin Spencer, Nidra Beard & William Shelby)

Side B- For Romancin'

01 - Say Yes (Nicholas Caldwell)
02 - Love Is Where You Find It (Mickey Carroll)
03 - Only You (Nina James & Dub Putnam)
04 - Small Talkin' (Clifford Goldsmith & Norman M. Williams)


Produced by The Whispers for Whispers Music Inc. & Leon F. Sylvers III
Executive Producer : Dick Griffey
Director of Production : Dina Andrews
Recorded at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA ; Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA ; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA ; Pacifica Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineers : Ricky Sanchez, Steve Hodge, Jim Shifflet, Randy Tominaga
Additional Engineers : Nyyra Lark, Judy Clapp, Barry Rudolph, Ann Frye
Side A Mixed by Steve Hodge
Side B Mixed by Randy Tominaga
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Wally Traugott
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA


Side A - For Dancin'

01 - In The Raw

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III & Ricky Sylvers
Horns & Strings Arranged by Benjamin Wright
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Lead vocals : Wallace & Walter Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers & Grady Wilkins
Vocal Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III 
Rhythm Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III & Ricky Sylvers
Musicians :
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Bass : Foster Sylvers
Keyboards : Ricky Sylvers, Patricia Sylvers, James Sylvers & Ricky Smith

02 - Turn Me Out

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III
Horns & Strings Arranged by Gene Dozier
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Lead vocals : Wallace Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers & Grady Wilkins
Vocal Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III & The Whispers
Rhythm Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III & William Shelby
Musicians
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Guitar : Ernest Reed
Bass Guitar : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards : William Shelby, Ricky Smith, Joey Gallo & Michael Nash
Percussion : Leon F. Sylvers III

03 - Cruisin' In

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III
Horns & Strings Arranged by Gene Dozier
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Lead vocals : Wallace Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers & Grady Wilkins
Vocal Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III & The Whispers
Rhythm Arranger : James Sylvers
Musicians
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussion : Edmund Sylvers
Guitar : Ernest Reed
Bass : Foster Sylvers
Keyboards : James Sylvers, Ricky Smith, Joey Gallo, Michael Nash

04 - Emergency

Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III
Horns & Strings Arranged by Gene Dozier
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Lead vocals : Wallace Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers & Grady Wilkins
Vocal Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III & Kevin Spencer
Musicians
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Guitar : Richard Randolph
Bass : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards : Kevin Spencer, Joey Gallo & Ricky Smith

Side B- For Romancin'

01 - Say Yes

Produced by Nicholas Caldwell
Strings Arranged by John Parrish
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Lead vocals : Wallace & Walter Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers & Grady Wilkins
Vocal Arranger : Nicholas Caldwell
Rhythm Arrangements by Nicholas Caldwell, Larry White & Grady Wilkins
Musicians
Drums : Kirk Perckins
Percussion : Nicholas Caldwell
Guitar : Larry White
Bass Guitar : Melvin Coleman
Keyboards : Grady Wilkins
Orchestra Bells & Vibes : Grady Wilkins
Alto Saxophone Solo : Melecio Magdaluyo

02 - Love Is Where You Find It

Produced by Wallace & Walter Scott
Lead vocals : Wallace & Walter Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers & Grady Wilkins
Vocal & Rhythm Arrangements by Wallace & Walter Scott
Musicians
Drums : James Levi
Guitar : Ray Obiedo & Larry White
Bass Guitar : Gary Calvin
Keyboards : Grady Wilkins

03 - Only You

Produced by Walter & Wallace Scott
Horns & Strings Arranged by Al Johnson
String Contractor : Janice Gower
Lead vocals : Walter Scott
Background vocals : Al Johnson
Vocal Arrangers : The Whispers
Rhythm Arrangements by Al Johnson, Tom Fauntle Roy & Nina C. James
Musicians
Drums : Michael Lavoie
Guitar : Richard R. Blackman
Bass : Rodney Jackson
Keyboards : Al Johnson
Vibes : Victor Feldman
Flutes : Lanny Morgan & Fred Jackson

04 - Small Talkin'

Produced by Walter & Wallace Scott, Nicholas Caldwell
Lead vocals : Walter & Wallace Scott
Background vocals : The Whispers
Vocal & Rhythm Arrangements by 'Thrust'
Musicians
Drums : David E. Jackson
Percussion : Clifford C. Goldsmith
Guitar : Kevin G. Dukes
Bass : Matthew R. Bragg
Keyboards : Norman M. Williams