07/09/2025

The Whispers "The Whispers" (1979) -Disco / Smooth Soul



Label : Solar Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - A Song For Donny (Donny Hathaway)
02 - My Girl°° (Smokey Robinson)
03 - Lady (Nicholas Caldwell)
04 - Can You Do The Boogie°° (Carry Lucas & Norman Beavers)

Side B

01 - And The Beat Goes On (Leon Sylvers, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby)
02 - I Love You (Kossi Gardner)
03 - Out The Box* (Leon Sylvers & William Shelby)
04 - Welcome Into My Dream (Grady Wilkins)



The Whispers : Nicholas Caldwell, Leaveil Degree, Walter Scott, Marcus Huston, Wallace Scott

Produced by Dick Griffey & The Whispers
*Co-Produced by Leon Sylvers
Arrangers :
John Parrish on "My Girl", "I Love You" & "Welcome Into My Dream"
David Crawford & John Parrish on "A Song For Donny"
Gene Dozier on "And The Beat Goes On" & "Out The Box"
Norman Beavers on "Can You Do The Boogie"
Concertmaster : Janice Gover
Horn Contractor : John Parrish

Musicians :
Keyboards : Kossi Gardner, Gardy Wilkins, William Shelby, Kevin Spencer, Norman Beavers, Barry Sarna, Ricky Smith
Guitars : Larry White, Stephen Shockley, Werner Schuchner
Bass : Leon Sylvers, Craig Raglin, Mevin Coleman
Drums : William Bryant, Kirk Perkins, Wardell Potts
Percussion : Karl E. Dickens, Fred Lewis, Bobbye Hall

Recorded at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA by Steve Hodge
Mixed at :
Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA by Steve Hodge
°°Larrabee Sound, West Hollywood, CA by Rick Gianatos
°°Mixing Engineer : Bob Stone
Mastered at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA by Wally Traugott