Melissa Manchester "Mathematics: The MCA Years" (2018) -High Tech AOR / SynthPop-

Label : Real Gone Music

 CD1: The Original Album

01 - Victims Of The Modern Heart° (Tom Snow & Roy Freeland)
02 - Mathematics* (Brock Walsh & Melissa Manchester)
03 - Energy°° (George Michael Elian, Janis K. Tunnell & Chip Halstead)
04 - Shocked* (Brock Walsh & Robbie Nevil)
05 - All Tied Up* (Brock Walsh & Robbie Nevil)
06 - The Dream° (Brock Walsh, Melissa Manchester & Bill Livsey)

07 - Restless Love* (Brock Walsh, Melissa Manchester & Robbie Nevil)
08 - Thunder In The Night** (Martin Page & Diane Warren)
09 - Night Creatures° (Martin Page & Jon Lind)
10 - Just One Lifetime° (Melissa Manchester & Tom Snow)

CD2: Bonus Tracks

01 - Water From The Moon (Previously Unreleased)

02 - Skin On Skin (Previously Unreleased)

03 - Just One Star Beyond (Previously Unreleased) (Craig Safan, Mark Mueller & Melissa Manchester)

04 - So Full Of Yourself (Non-LP B-side)

05 - Just One Lifetime (Single Edit)

06 - Mathematics (Dance Mix)

07 - Mathematics (Dub Version)

08 - Energy (Power Mix)

09 - Energy (Dub Version)

10 - Main Title: The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye)

11 - Remembrance Montage / The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye) / Ben's Drive

12 - The Promise Kept / End Title: The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye) 

13 - The Music Of Goodbye (Love Theme From 'Out Of Africa) (John Barry & Marilyn Bergman)


CD1: The Original Album

°Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.

Recording & Remix Engineer : Tommy Vicari
All Songs Recorded at Le Gonks Studio - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer
Drums for "The Dream", "Just One Lifetime" & "Night Creatures" Recorded at The Complex
String Arrangement on "Just One Lifetime" by George Del Barrio ; Recorded at Oceanway Studio - Judy Clapp, Assistant Engineer
All Arrangements by George Duke except Rhythm Arrangements on "Victims Of The Modern Heart" by Tom Snow & George Duke
Mixed at Lionshare Studio - Tom Fouce, Assistant Engineer
All Vocal Arrangements by Melissa Manchester
Production Assistant : Alice Murrell
Technical Assistant : Brent Averill 

"Victims Of The Modern Heart"
DX-7, Memory Moog & Prophet V : George Duke
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

"The Dream"
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Synclavier 11, Memory Moog, Bass Yamaha PF15 & Prophet V : George Duke
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather
All Vocals : Melissa Manchester

"Night Creatures"
Lead & Background vocals : Melissa Manchester
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Synclavier 11 & Memory Moog Bass : George Duke
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy, Petsye Powell, Carl Carwell, George Duke
"Just One Lifetime"
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Freddie Washington
Acoustic Piano, DX-7, Synclavier 11 & Prophet V : George Duke
Guitar Solo : Michael Sembello
String Arranger & Conductor : George Del Barrio
Violin : Paul Shure, Brenton Banks, Arnold Beinick, Stuart Canin, Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, Dave Frisina, Ed Green, Reg Hill, Alex Horvath, Karen Jones, Irma Neumann
Viola : Janet Lakatos, Rollice Dale, Roland Kato, Virginia Majewski
Cello : Doug Davis, Ron Cooper, Ray Kelley, Earl Madison
Harp : Dorothy Remsen

*Executive Producer : Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

Produced & Arranged by Brock Walsh for Quincy Jones Productions
Associate Producer & Arrangements by Robbie Nevil
Recorded by Francis Buckley
Recorded at Ground Control, Santa Monica, California, January, 1985
Mixed by Scott Singer & Francis Buckley
Mixed at Sound Castle, Los Angeles, California, February, 1985
Additional Engineering by Paul Ratajzak & Scott Singer
Assistant Engineers : Bino Espinoza, Paul Eriksen & Elmer Flores
Production Coordination : Jolie Levine 

"Mathematics"
Guitar & Drum Programming : Robbie Nevil
Bass & Synthesizer : Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer : Tommy Faragher
Synthesizer & Saxophone : Larry Williams
Trumpet : Jerry Hey
Trumpet, Piccolo & Flugelhorn : Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Saxophone Solo : Dan Pelfrey
Synthesizer & Drums : Brock Walsh
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey
Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Brock Walsh

"Shocked"
Drums : Brock Walsh
Synthesizers : Tommy Faragher
Guitar & Drum Programming : Robbie Nevil
Background vocals : Robbie Nevil, Brock Walsh

"All Tied Up"
Drums : Brock Walsh
Guitar & Drum Programming : Robbie Nevil
Synthesizer : Tommy Faragher
Trumpet : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Saxophone : Larry Williams
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Brock Walsh
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey

"Restless Love"
Guitar & Drum Programming : Robbie Nevil
Synthesizer & String Arrangement : John Van Tongeren
Synthesizers : Tommy Faragher
Synthesizers & Drums : Brock Walsh
Background vocals : Andraé Crouch, Tata Vega, Jean Johnson, Rose Banks, Maxi Anderson, Robbie Nevil
Background Vocal Arrangements : Andraé Crouch

°°Produced by Trevor Veitch
Arranged by Greg Mathieson
Recorded by Don Murray
Recorded at Sunset Sound Factory & Starlight Studio
Mixed by David Leonard at Capitol Studios & Sunset Sound

"Energy"
Drums : Carlos Vega
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Greg Mathieson, Richard Gibbs
Guitars : Lee Ritenour, Michael Landau, Trevor Veitch
Background vocals : Richard Page, Steve George

**Produced by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan, Inc.

Recorded & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
Assisted by Steve Ford, Dan Garcia, Jim Cassell & Steve MacMillan
Recorded at Oceanway, Bill Schnee Studio & Mama Jo's Oceanway Recording 

"Thunder In The Night"
Drum Programming : Martin Page, Robbie Buchanan
Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan
Guitars : Dann Huff
Background vocals : Tom Kelly, Tommy Funderburk

CD2: Bonus Tracks

01 - Water From The Moon 

Previously Unreleased

02 - Skin On Skin

Previously Unreleased

03 - Just One Star Beyond 

Previously Unreleased

04 - So Full Of Yourself 

Non-LP B-side

MCA single MCA-52575, 1985

05 - Just One Lifetime 

Single Edit

MCA single MCA-52688, 1985

06 - Mathematics 

Dance Mix

MCA 12-inch single MCA-23554, 1985

07 - Mathematics 

Dub Version

MCA 12-inch single MCA-23554, 1985

08 - Energy 

Power Mix

MCA 12-inch single MCA-23563, 1985

09 - Energy 

Dub Version

MCA 12-inch single MCA-23563, 1985

10 - Main Title: The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye)

The Promise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, MCA LP 3082, 1979

11 - Remembrance Montage / The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye) / Ben's Drive

MCA LP 3082, 1979

12 - The Promise Kept / End Title: The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye)

MCA LP 3082, 1979

13 - The Music Of Goodbye 

Love Theme From 'Out Of Africa

With Al Jarreau

MCA single MCA-52784, 1986