19/04/2025

Nancy Wilson "I'll Be A Song" (1983) -Westcoast Soul / Pop Soul-



Label : Interface Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
02 - The Island (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
03 - You (Maurice White, David Foster & Brenda Russell)
04 - If You Wanna Sing Me (I'll Be A Song) (Clyde Otis & Ana Isas Otis)

Side 2

01 - You Are All I Need (Dexter Wansel)
02 - Casablanca (Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo & John Healy)
03 - He's Gone (Daryl Hall & John Oates)
04 - Life Begins With You (Bunny DeBarge)


Musicians :
Masahiko Satoh : Steinway Piano, Rhodes Piano Synthesizers
Takayuki Hijikata : Guitars
Kenji Takamizu : Bass
Hideo Yamaki : Drums
Doctor Gibbs : Congas, Percussion

Horns :
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Randy Brecker : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Jim Pugh : Trombone
John Gale : Bass Trombone
Eddie Daniels : Alto Saxophone, Flute
George Young : Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Walter Kane : Baritone Saxophone, Alto Flute

Strings
David Nadien - Concertmaster, Jan Mullen, Charles Libove, John Pintavalle, Baeey Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Sortomme, Elena Barere : Violins
Emanuel Vardi, Al Brown : Violas
Jonathan Abramowitz, Charles McCracken : Cellos
Gloria Agostini : Harp

Background vocals : Janice Pendarvis, Diva Gray, Yvonne Lewis
Arranged & Conducted by Masahiko Satoh

Recorded at Nippon Columbia Studios, Tokyo & A & R Studios, New York City in April 1983
Mixed at A & R Studios, New York City in May, 1983 
Produced by Kiyoshi Itoh for Nippon Columbia
Recorded by Hiroshi Gotoh (Tokyo) & Ollie Cotton (New York)
Project Coordinator : Ken Okada