15/04/2026
Merry Clayton "Beautiful Scars" (2021) -Gospel / Adult Contemporary-
Label : A Motown Gospel Release
02 - Touch The Hem Of His Garment (Sam Cooke)
03 - Beautiful Scars (Diane Warren)
04 - Love Is A Mighty River (Chris Martin, Terry Young, Merry Clayton & Lou Adler)
05 - God’s Love (Terry Young)
06 - Deliverance (Terry Young)
07 - Room At The Altar (Terry Young)
08 - He Made A Way (Terry Young)
09 - Oh, What A Friend (Terry Young)
10 - Ooh, Child Medley: Ooh Child / It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) / Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Stan Vincent) / (Stuart Hamblen) / (Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday & Randy Myers)
Produced by Lou Adler & Terry Young
Terry Young : Piano & Organ
Charles Fearing : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Ted Perlman : Guitar - track 03
Nathan East : Bass - tracks 01, 03, 05, 09, 10
Andrew Gouche : Bass - tracks 06, 07, 08
Harvey Mason : Drums - tracks 03, 05, 09, 10
Kenny Elliott : Drums - tracks 01, 06, 07, 08
Johnny Britt : Horns - tracks 08, 09
Terry Young & Ted Perlman : Synthesizer Programming
Saxophone Solo on "A Song For You" Recorded by the late Curtis Amy in 1971
Gerald Albright : Saxophones solos on "Touch The Hem Of His Garment" & "Oh, What A Friend"
Herb Alpert : Trumpet Solo on "Oh, What A Friend"
Jackie DeShannon : Additional Background vocal on "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"
Kyliyah M. Amy : Additional Lead vocal on "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)"
All Choir Vocals by La's Finest Choir : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Jim Gilstrap, Josef Powell, Alex Brown, Yvonne Williams, Bobette Jamerson, Alfie Silas, Sandy Simmons, Alvin Chea, Charlene, Mary Russell, Carmen Twillie & Kaliyah M. Amy
Vocal Arrangements by Terry Young
String Arrangement on "Beautiful Scars" by Elton Ahi & Fred Mirza
CSQ String Ensemble Lead by Luanne Honey
"Love Is A Mighty River" :
Chris Martin : Original Piano & Vocal
Evgent Tonkha : Cello
Soweto Gospel Choir, Johannesburg, South Africa
Additional Production by Bill Rah
Tracks 03, 04, 07, 09 & 10 Mixed by Johannes Raassina
Tracks 01, 02 & 06 Mixed by Jill Tengan
Tracks 05 & 08 Mixed by Elton Ahi
All Songs Recorded by Jill Tengan
Additional Recording by Jamie M. Sickora
Assistant Engineers : Brian Rajaratnam, Matt Tuggle, China Wang & Ryan Lytle
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
