06/07/2025

The Whispers "Imagination" (1980) -Disco / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Solar Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - Imagination* (Grady Wilkins & Larry White)
02 - It's A Love Thing° (William Shelby & Dana Meyers)
03 - Say You (Would Love For Me Too) (Nicholas Caldwell)
04 - Continental Shuffle** (Mark A. Wood Jr.)

Side B

01 - I Can Make It Better° (William Shelby, Stephen Shockley & Dana Meyers)
02 - Girl I Need You* (Grady Wilkins & Larry White)
03 - Up On Soul Train°° (Don Cornelius)
04 - Fantasy*** (Ahaguna Sun & Werner Schuchner)


Produced by The Whispers & Dick Griffey
Vocal Arrangements by Nicholas Caldwell & °Leon Sylvers III
Horn Arrangements by John Parish, °Gene Dozier, *Larry White & Sean Boysen & °°Don Cornelius & Ron Kirsey
String Arrangements by John Parrish & °Gene Dozier
Strings Contracted by Janice Gower

Musicians
Keyboards : Grady Wilkins, Kossi Gardner, *Albert DeGracia, °William Shelby, °Kevin Spencer, * °Ricky Smith, °Joey Gallo, **Mark Adam Wood Jr. & ***Greg Phillinganes
Drums : Kirk Perkins, *Richard Aevon, °Wardell Potts Jr. & ***Ahaguna Sun
Percussion : Karl Dickens & °Harvey Mason
Guitar : Larry White, *Emilio Conesa, *°Stephen Shockley, °Ernest Reed & ***Werner Schuchner
Bass : Melvin Coleman, *David Agent, °Leon Sylvers III & ***Werner Schuchner
Horns
Trumpets : John Parrish, Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear, Joe Romano & *Dean Boysen
Trombones : Kraig Kilbey & *Ross Wilson
Saxophones : Sonny Lewis, Fred Jackson, *Ruben Laxamana & *Melecio Magdaluyo
Saxophone Solo on "Say You (Would Love For Me Too)" by Melecio Magdaluyo
Flute : Melecio Magdaluyo
French Horns : Sidney Muldrew, Barbara Korn & David Duke

A & R Coordination
Dina Andrews for Solar Records
Marge Meoli for RCA Records
Recorded at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineers : Steve Hodge & Bob Brown
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mixing Engineer : Steve Hodge
Mastered at Capitol Records, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Wally Traugott