
21/08/2025
Motivation "Motivation" (1983) -Boogie / Funk-
Label : De-Lite Records

01 - Motivation (Are You Ready) (Melvin Shaw, Jim Bonnefond & Earl Toon Jr.)
02 - Crazy Daze (Melvin Shaw, Jim Bonnefond & Earl Toon Jr.)
03 - Please Don't Say No (Melvin Shaw, Jim Bonnefond & Earl Toon Jr.)
Side 2
01 - Give The Gift Of Music (Melvin Shaw, Jim Bonnefond & Earl Toon Jr.)
02 - Stop!!! (Melvin Shaw, & Motivation)
03 - Color Blind (Melvin Shaw, & Motivation)
04 - Motivation (Are You Ready) Instrumental (Melvin Shaw, Jim Bonnefond & Earl Toon Jr.)
Produced by Earl Toon Jr. & Jim Bonnefond
Arranged by Earl Toon Jr., Jim Bonnefond & Motivation
String Arrangements : Mark Radice, Jim Bonnefond & Melvin Shaw
Background Vocal Arrangements : Earl Toon Jr., Jim Bonnefond & P.E.R.M. Productions
Chief Recording Engineer : Jim Bonnefond
Assistant Engineers : Nelson Ayres & Barbara Ivone
Recorded at House Of Music Studios, West Orange, New Jersey
Percussion Arrangements : Paulinho Da Costa, Tom Perry & Earl Toon Jr.
Percussion Performed by Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mixed by Tom Perry, Ross Pallone & Earl Toon Jr.
Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California
Executive Producer : Gabe Vigorito
Melvin Shaw : Keyboards & Lead Singer
Edward Hampton : Alto & Soprano Saxes & Vocals
Ricky Aikens : Drums, Percussion & Vocals
Paris Dennis : Guitar & Vocals
Steven Tynes : Guitar & Vocals
Marcus Culvert : Bass Guitar & Vocals
Additional Musicians :
Mark Radice : Synthesizers
Kim Palumu : Guitars
Additional Background vocals by Starleana Young, Pat Ellington & Cedric Toon