31/03/2026

Eddie Murphy "How Could It Be" (1985) -Synth Funk / Contemporary R&B / Pop Soul-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Do I (Stevie Wonder)
02 - C-O-N Confused (Eddie Murphy)
03 - How Could It Be (Frank 'Rusty' Hamilton III)
04 - I Wish (I Could Tell You When) (Eddie Murphy & David Jones)

Side 2

01 - Party All The Time* (Rick James)
02 - I, Me, Us, We (Eddie Murphy)
03 - My God Is Color Blind (Eddie Murphy)
04 - Everything's Coming Up Roses** (Stevie Wonder)


*Produced by Rick James for Mary Jane Productions, Inc.
**Produced by Stevie Wonder for Taurus-Production, Inc.
All Other Selections Produced by Aquil Fudge for Aquil Fudge Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold
*Mixed by Rick James & Tom Flye at Joint Recording Studio, NY
All Other Selections Mixed by Bob Harlan at Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded at :
Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Joint Recording Studio, Soundworks, Clinton Studio & Power Station, NY
Mastered at Precision Lacquer by Stephen Marcussen
Wonderland Studio Assisting Engineers : Alvin Broussard Jr. & Steve Van Arden
Joint Recording Studio Assisting Engineers : Bill Waldman & Bruce Kane
Soundworks Studio Assisting Engineers : Phil Burnett, Eddie Osorio & Robin Laine
Clinton Studio Assisting Engineers : Phil Vachon, Rebecca Everett & Michael Allgire
Power Station Assisting Engineers : Bruce Lamcov
Digital Technicians : Roger Nichols, Eric Stark, Paul Freudenberg, Gene Curtis, Fred Bova, Jiri Donovsky, Jimmy Sandweiss


Side 1

01 - Do I

Produced by Aquil Fudge
Rhythm Arrangement by Stevie Wonder
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Bob Harden & Alvin Broussard Jr.
Mixed by Bob Harlan
David Williams : Guitar
James Allen : Drum Programming
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Stevie Wonder : Keyboards
Abdoulaye Soumare : Synthesizer Programming
Eddie Murphy : Lead & Background vocals
Darryl Phinnessee, Philip Williams, Howard Smith : Background vocals 

02 - C-O-N Confused

Produced by Aquil Fudge
String Arrangements by Greg Poree
String Contractor : Ernie Fields
Vocal Arrangements by Eddie Murphy
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Jim Gallagher, Daniel Lazerus & Bob Harlan
Mixed by Bob Harlan
Freddie Washington : Bass
Dennis Davis : Drums
Jeff Lorber : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Roger Nichols : Wendell II Drum Computer Programmer
Darryl Phinnessee, Finis Henderson, Keith John : Background vocals
Eddie Murphy : Lead vocals

03 - How Could It Be

Produced by Aquil Fudge
Arranged by Rusty Hamilton III
String Arrangements by Greg Poree
Contractor : Ernie Fields
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Jim Gallagher, Daniel Lazerus & Bob Harlan
Additional Recording at Soundworks Studios, N.Y.
Engineered by Jerry Solomon
Mixed by Bob Harlan
Eddy Murphy & Crystal Blake : Lead & Background vocals
Frank Hamilton III : Bass, Keyboards & Synthesizers
James Allen : Drum Programmer & Simmons Drums
Larry Glittens : Fugelhorn
Greg Porte : Acoustic Guitar
Larry McNally : Acoustic Guitar
Darryl Ross : Fender Rhodes
Roger Nichols : Wendell II Drums Computer Programmer

04 - I Wish (I Could Tell You When)

Produced & Arranged by Aquil Fudge
Associate Producer : David Allen Jones
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Daniel Lazerus & Bob Harlan
Mixed by Bob Harlan
Jeff Lorber : Drum Programs & Sequencing, Keyboards
Paul Pesco : Guitar
Mike McKinney : Acoustic Bass
Stevie Wonder : Harmonica
Roger Nichols : Wendell II Drums Computer Programmer
Eddie Murphy : Lead vocals
Darryl & Eddie Murphy : Background vocals

Side 2

01 - Party All The Time

Produced & Arranged by Rick James
Recorded at Joint Recording Studios, Buffalo, N.Y.
Engineered by Tom Flye
Mixed by Rick James & Tom Flye
Greg Levis : Keyboard
Levi Ruffin : Keyboards
Kenny Hawkins : Guitar
Rick James : Percussion & Drums
Eddie Murphy, Rick James : Lead vocals
Levi Ruffin, Rick James, LaMorris Payne : Background vocals

02 - I, Me, Us, We

Produced & Arranged by Aquil Fudge
Associate Producer : Mike McKinney
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Jim Gallagher, Daniel Lazerus & Bob Harlan
Additional Recording at Soundworks Studios, N.Y.
Engineered by Jerry Garsva
Mixed by Bob Harlan
Aquil Fudge : Tambourine
Dennis Davis : Drums
Mike McKinney : Drum Programming & Bass
Freddie Washington : Bass
Michael O'Neill : Guitar
Ben Bridges : Guitar
Billy Young : Keyboards & Synthesizer
Bill Wolfer : Synthesizer
Bob Malach, Keith Quinn, Earl Gardner : Horn Section
Roger Nichols : Wendell II Drums Computer Programmer
Eddie Murphy : Lead vocals
Background vocals : Derrick Lawrence, Michelle Wiley, Dwayne Roberson, William Rivera, Bruce Hawes, Phillip Williams, Spartacus R., David Allen Jones, Anthony Clark, Carlotta Clark, Lisa Clark, Darryl Ross, Lorelei McBroom, Roddrick Gordon, Cynthia Green, Roderick Bascom, Paul Freudenberg, Larry Gittens, Alvin Broussard Jr., Jacques M. Kimbrough

03 - My God Is Color Blind

Produced by Aquil Fudge
Arranged by Eddie Murphy
String Arrangement by Greg Poree
Contractor : Ernie Fields
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered & Mixed by Bob Harlan
James Allen : Drum Programming
Eddie Murphy : Piano, Synthesizers
Gordon Banks : Guitar
Eddie Murphy : Lead & Background vocals
Brad Buxer : Gunshot

04 - Everything's Coming Up Roses

Produced & Arranged by Stevie Wonder
Recorded at Wonderland Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Bob Harlan & Daniel Lazerus
Stevie Wonder : Keyboards & Drum Programming
Bob Bralove : Synthesizer Programming
James Allen : Drums
Eddie Murphy : Lead vocals
Background vocals : Melody McCully, Crystal Blake, Joyce Wilson-Vincent, Pam Vincent, Darryl Phinnessee, Keith John, Letitia Body, Dana Essex, Billy Durham, Phil Perry