12/11/2025
Keith Barrow "Just As I Am" (1980) -Pop Soul / Disco / Gospel-
Label : Capitol Records
01 - In The Light (Do It Better) (Keith Barrow)
02 - Running On Empty (Well Travelled Man) (Keith Barrow)
03 - Coming On To You (Keith Barrow)
04 - Just As I Am (Keith Barrow)
Side Two
01 - Why Love Half The World (When You Can Love The Whole World) (Keith Barrow)
02 - Tell Me This Ain't Heaven (Jim Lang)
03 - Move A Little Closer (Jeanne Napoli & Gary Portnoy)
04 - Foolish Hearts (Don Yowell & Desmond Child)
05 - It's Real (Homer L. Cox & Evelyn Gary)
Produced & Arranged by Ralph Affoumado
Executive Producer : Dr. Cecil Hale
Engineer : John Curcio
Assistants : Charles Clifton, Larry Franke
Recorded at A&R Recording, Inc., New York
Mastered at Masterdisc, New York by Bob Ludwig
Musicians :
Bass : Will Lee, Anthony Jackson
Drums : Steve Gadd
Keyboards : Leon Pendarvis, Keith Barrow
Guitars : Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn, Hugh McCracken
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald, Crusher Bennett
Synthesizer : Ken Bichel
Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Gwen Guthrie, Syndi Jordan, Brenda White also Rouge, which consists of Maria Fernandez, Diana Grasselli, Myriam Valle
Special thanks to :
Suzi Lane on "In The Light (Do It Better)" & the male Back-ups by the Me, Myself & I Singers
Leon Pendarvis : Piano Solo on "Tell Me This Ain't Heaven"
David Tofani : Alto Sax on "Tell Me This Ain't Heaven"
Artie Kaplan : Tenor Sax on "Coming On To You"
Contractor - Rhythm Section : Barbara Nagel
Contractor - Strings & Horns : Ira Lieberman
Concert Masters :
David Nadien - Concert Master
New York Philharmonic
LaMar Alsop
Copyist : Sephra Herman
