16/11/2025
Esther Phillips "You've Come A Long Way, Baby" (1977) -Soul / Disco-
Label : Mercury Records
01 - Love Addict (Denise LaSalle & James Wolf)
02 - You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (John Henry)
03 - If I Loved You (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein)
04 - Somewhere Along The Line (Dinah Washington & Walter Merrick)
05 - In A Soft And Subtle Way (Herman Ebertizsch)
Side B
01 - Unselfish Love (Les Ron Hanks & Zane Grey)
02 - I've Never Been A Woman Before (Tom Baird & Ron Miller)
03 - Into The Mystic (Van Morrison)
04 - My Prayer (Jimmy Kennedy & George Boulanger)
Produced by Alfred Pee Wee Ellis
Arranged & Conducted by Alfred Pee Wee Ellis
All Songs Recorded at the Hit Factory, New York except "If I Loved You" which was recorded at the Record Plant, Sausalito
Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York
Mastered by Dennis King
The Hit Factory, New York :
Arlene Schlafmitz, Kevin Herron, Recording & Mix Engineer
Michael Getlin, Recording & Mix Engineer
Ted Spencer, Assistant Engineer
David Prentice, Assistant Engineer
Barry Williams, Assistant Engineer
Record Plant, Sausalito :
Tom Anderson, Engineer
Side A
01 - Love Addict
Arranged by Pee Wee Ellis
String Arrangements by Mischa Siegel & Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Gordon Edwards : Bass
Richard Tee : Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Chris Parker : Drums
Keith Loving : Guitar
Strings :
David Nadien, Selwart Clarke, Diane Halprin, Leo Kahn, Richard Sortomme, Joyce Flissler, Max Ellen, Tony Posk, Harry Cykman, Louis Gabowitz : Violin
Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken : Cello
Julian Barber, Theodore Israel : Viola
Horns :
Frank West : Alto Sax
Ron Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
John Gatchell : Trumpet
Tom Malone : Bass Trombone
Virgil Jones : Trumpet
Vocals : Lani Groves, Yolanda McCullough, Frank Floyd, Ray Simpson
02 - You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
Rhythm :
Ron Carter : Bass
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Sir Roland Hanna : Piano
Freddie Waites : Drums
John Sholle : 'National' Guitar
Richard Tee : Piano
Pee Wee Ellis : Organ
03 - If I Loved You
String Arrangements by Mischa Siegel & Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Tony Saunders : Bass
Christopher Hayes : Guitar
Jimmy Strassberg : Drums
Pee Wee Ellis : Electric Piano
Richard Tee : Piano
Strings :
David Nadien, Selwart Clarke, Diane Halprin, Leo Kahn, Richard Sortomme, Joyce Flissler, Max Ellen, Tony Posk, Harry Cykman, Louis Gabowitz : Violin
Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken : Cello
Julian Barber, Theodore Israel : Viola
04 - Somewhere Along The Line
Arranged by Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Ron Carter : Bass
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Sir Roland Hanna : Piano
Jimmy Strassberg : Drums
Arthur Jenkins : Percussion
Horns :
Frank West : Alto Sax (Solo)
Ron Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
John Gatchell : Trumpet
Tom Malone : Bass Trombone
Virgil Jones : Trumpet
Vocals : Lani Groves, Yolanda McCullough, Frank Floyd, Ray Simpson
05 - In A Soft And Subtle Way
Arranged by Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Ron Carter : Bass
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Sir Roland Hanna : Piano
John Sussewell : Drums
Pee Wee Ellis : ARP String Ensemble
Horns :
Frank West : Alto Sax (Solo)
Ron Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
John Gatchell : Trumpet
Tom Malone : Bass Trombone
Virgil Jones : Trumpet
Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Sax Solo
Background vocals : Susan Skye, Fonda Rey
Side B
01 - Unselfish Love
Arranged by Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Richard Tee : Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
John Sussewell : Drums
Ray Mantilla : Conga / Percussion
Pee Wee Ellis : Rhodes / Bass
Horns :
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Barry Rogers : Trombone
Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Sax, Harpsichord
Strings :
David Nadien, Selwart Clarke, Diane Halprin, Leo Kahn, Richard Sortomme, Joyce Flissler, Max Ellen, Tony Posk, Harry Cykman, Louis Gabowitz : Violin
Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken : Cello
Julian Barber, Theodore Israel : Viola
Background vocals : Lani Groves, Yolanda McCullough, Frank Floyd, Ray Simpson
02 - I've Never Been A Woman Before
Arranged by Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Gordon Edwards : Bass
Richard Tee : Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Chris Parker : Drums
Keith Loving : Guitar
Background vocals : Susan Skye
03 - Into The Mystic
Arranged by Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Wilburn Boscum : Bass
Richard Tee : Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
John Sussewell : Drums
Ray Mantilla : Conga / Percussion
Horns :
Frank West : Alto Sax
Ron Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
John Gatchell : Trumpet
Tom Malone : Bass Trombone
Virgil Jones : Trumpet
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Sax
Strings :
David Nadien, Selwart Clarke, Diane Halprin, Leo Kahn, Richard Sortomme, Joyce Flissler, Max Ellen, Tony Posk, Harry Cykman, Louis Gabowitz : Violin
Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken : Cello
Julian Barber, Theodore Israel : Viola
04 - My Prayer
String Arrangements by Mischa Siegel & Pee Wee Ellis
Rhythm :
Will Lee : Bass
Richard Tee : Piano
Steve Khan : Guitar
Chris Parker : Drums
Joe Beck : Guitar
Keith Loving : Guitar
Don Sarlin : Guitar (Solo)
Horns :
Frank West : Alto Sax
Ron Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
John Gatchell : Trumpet
Tom Malone : Bass Trombone
Virgil Jones : Trumpet
Strings :
David Nadien, Selwart Clarke, Diane Halprin, Leo Kahn, Richard Sortomme, Joyce Flissler, Max Ellen, Tony Posk, Harry Cykman, Louis Gabowitz : Violin
Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken : Cello
Julian Barber, Theodore Israel : Viola
Background vocals : Susan Skye, Fonda Rey, Keith Loving
