Dick Slane "Through The Waters - With Dick Slane" (1977) -CCM-

Label : Celebration Records

 Side One

01 - I Will Be With Thee (Thru The Waters) (Stephanie Boosahda)

02 - Sweet Brotherly Love (Stephanie Boosahda)

03 - You Gotta Have A Dream (Stephanie Boosahda & David Stearman)

04 - Little Flowers (Danny Lee)

05 - My Tribute (Andraé Crouch)

Side Two

01 - It Is Well (Public Domain)

02 - It Wouldn't Be Enough (Don Aldridge)

03 - The Other Side (David Stearman)

04 - Thank You Lord (Dan Burgess)

05 - Jesus Is The Answer (Andraé Crouch)

Musicians :

Keyboards : Stephanie Boosahda

Bass : Bruce Hibbard

Drums & Percussion : Keith Edwards

Acoustic Guitar : David Stearman

Lead Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith & David Stearman

Pedal Steel : Jerry Hall

Arrangements : David Stearman & Stephanie Boosahda

Producer : Wayne Boosahda - Morningstar Productions

Engineer : Bobby Cotton

Mixing at Associated Artists : Bobby Cotton & Wayne Boosahda

Orchestra : Oklahoma City Symphony

Smokie "Bright Lights & Back Alleys" (1977) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock-

Label : RAK Records

 Side 1

01 - It's Your Life (Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman)

02 - I Can't Stay Here Tonight (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)

03 - Sunshine Avenue (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)

04 - Think Of Me (The Lonely One) (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)

05 - In The Heat Of The Night (Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman)

Side 2

01 - Needles And Pins (Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono)

02 - No One Could Ever Love You More (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)

03 - The Dancer (Leo Sayer & David Courtney)

04 - Baby It's You (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)

05 - Walk Right Back (Chris Norman & Pete Spencer)

Chris Norman : Lead vocals, Backing vocals, Guitars & Keyboards

Alan Silson : Vocals, Backing vocals & Guitars

Pete Spencer : Backing vocals, Drums & Percussion

Terry Uttley : Backing vocals & Bass Guitar

All Vocals Parts Arranged & Performed by Smokie

Engineer & Assistant to the Producer : Pete Coleman

Tracks 01, 02, 03 & 05 on Side One - String Arrangements by Jimmie Haskell

Track 04 Side One & Track 04 Side Two - String Arrangements by Phil Dennys

Lyricon & Tenor Sax on "In The Heat Of The Night" Arranged & Played by Tom Scott

All Tracks except "Baby It's You" & "Think Of Me (The Lonely One)" Recorded at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California - March/April 1977

"Baby It's You" Recorded at Decca Studios - Paris, July 1976

"Think Of Me (The Lonely One)" Recorded at Bohemia Studios, Heemsted, Holland - August 1977

Produced by Mike Chapman for Chinnichap

Sandy Campi "Your Smile" (1977) -CCM-

Label : Lamb & Lion Records

 Side 1

01 - I Thank The Lord (Sandy Campi)

02 - (Jesus Was No) Good Time Charlie (Sandy Campi)

03 - Valley Love (Sandy Campi)

04 - King Of The Universe (Sandy Campi)

05 - Wondrous Love / The Master's New Wine (Sandy Campi)

Side 2

01 - Wash The Feet Of The Saints (Sandy Campi)

02 - Down By the River (Sandy Campi)

03 - Prodigal's Son (Sandy Campi)

04 - Your Smile (Sandy Campi)

05 - Go On, Child (Sandy Campi)

06 - I Wanna Be A Fool For You (Sandy Campi)

Produced by Chris Christian for Home Sweet Home Productions

Engineer : Brown Bannister

Remix Engineers : Chris Christian & Brown Bannister

Recorded at Gold Mine Studios

Drums : Larrie Londin, Eddie Bayers

Bass : Joe Osborn

Keyboard : Shane Keister

Guitar : Johnny Christopher, Steve Gibson, Reggie Young, Chris Christian

Vocals : Marty McCall

Harmonica : Terry McMillan, Gwen Owen & Gary Pigg

Frankie Crocker & The Heart And Soul Orchestra "Frankie Crocker & The Heart And Soul Orchestra" (1977) -Soul / Disco-

Label : Casablanca Record And FilmWorks

 Side I

01 - Love In C Minor (Alex R. Costandinos)

02 - September In The Rain (Al Dubin & Harry Warren)

03 - My Reverie (Larry Clinton)

04 - Funkin' Up Hollywood (Frankie Crocker)

Side II

01 - Midnight Lady (Alex R. Costandinos)

02 - Prisoner Of Love (Leo Robin, Clarence Gaskill & Russ Colombo)

03 - Tuxedo Junction (Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson & Julian Dash)

Produced by Frankie Crocker & Marc Paul Simon

Arrangements : Arthur G. Wright

Engineer : Deni King

Assistant Engineer : Phil Jamtaas

Mastering : Allen Zentz

Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles

Conductor : Arthur G. Wright

Copyist : Donald Cooke & Clarence Lawrey

Special Disco Mix on "Love In C Minor" & "Midnight Lady" by Paul Dugan

Musicians :

Piano : Sylvester Rivers & Sonny Burke

Rhodes & Clavinet : John Barnes

Drums : James Gadson

Conga : Joe Clayton

Bass : Wilton Felder, Scott Edwards, Ron Brown

Guitars : Ray Parker Jr., David T. Walker

Trombone : Maurice Spears

Alto Saxophone : Plas Johnson

Clarinet & Soprano Sax : William E. Green

Trumpet : Robert Bryant, Leslie Drayton, Gary Grant, Warren Roche

Bass Trombone : Lew McCreary

Baritone Sax : John J. Kelson

Tenor Sax : Herman Riley

Tambourine & Percussion : Jack Ashford

Concert Master : Sid Sharp (on "Love In C Minor" & "Midnight Lady")

Concert Master : Harry Bluestone (on All Other Songs)

Violas : Gareth Nuttycombe, Raymond Kelly, Rolice Dale, Linn Subotnick

Violins : Jay Rosen, William Kurasch, Murray Adler, James Getzoff, Bernard Kundell, Lou Klass, Joy Lyle, Marvin Limonick, Allan Harshman, Henry Ferber, Israel Baker, Paul Shure, Jack Shulman, Assa Drori

Cello : Jesse Ehrlich, Karen B. Henderson

Charlene "Songs Of Love" (1977) -Adult Contemporary-

Label : Prodigal Records

 Side One

01 - It Ain't Easy Comin' Down (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

02 - I've Never Been To Me (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

03 - Rings (Eddie Reeves & Alex Harvey)

04 - Somewhere In My Life (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

05 - Hey Mama (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

Side Two

01 - Freddie (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

02 - I Love Every Little Thing About You (Stevie Wonder)

03 - It's Really Nice To Be In Love Again (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

04 - I Want To Come Back As A Song (Ron Miller)

05 - On My Way To You (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)

Produced by Ron Miller

Mixing Engineer : Eirik 'The Norwegian' Wangberg

Recorded at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California

Mastering Engineer : Frank DeLuna

Executive Producer : Berry Gordy

Musicians :

Unknown

Side One

01 - It Ain't Easy Comin' Down

Arranged by Ken Hirsch & Gene Page

02 - I've Never Been To Me

Arranged by Don Costa

Produced by Ron Miller, Berry Gordy & Don Costa

03 - Rings

Produced & Arranged by Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford & Mike Lewis for Wishbone, Inc.

04 - Somewhere In My Life

Arranged by Ken Hirsch & Gene Page

05 - Hey Mama

Arranged by Ken Hirsch

Side Two

01 - Freddie

Arranged by Ken Hirsch

02 - I Love Every Little Thing About You

Arranged by James Carmichael & Larry Duncan

Produced by Larry Duncan

03 - It's Really Nice To Be In Love Again

Arranged by Ken Hirsch

04 - I Want To Come Back As A Song

Arranged by Ken Hirsch & Gene Page

05 - On My Way To You

Arranged by Ken Hirsch & Gene Page

Syreeta "One To One" (1977) -Smooth Soul / Pop Soul-

Label : Tamla Motown Records

 Side 1

01 - One To One (Syreeta Wright & Curtis Robertson Jr.)

02 - I Don't Know (Syreeta Wright & Leon Ware)

03 - Rest Yourself (Syreeta Wright & Curtis Robertson Jr.)

04 - I Too Am Wanting (Syreeta Wright, Leon Ware & Curtis Robertson Jr.)

Side 2

01 - Tiki Tiki Donga (Leon Ware & Curtis Robertson Jr.)

02 - Don't Cry (Syreeta Wright & Curtis Robertson Jr.)

03 - Harmour Love (Stevie Wonder)

04 - One To One (Reprise) (Syreeta Wright & Curtis Robertson Jr.)

Produced by Leon Ware

Co-Produced by Syreeta Wright & Curtis Robertson Jr.

Except "Harmour Love" Produced & Arranged by Stevie Wonder

Acoustic Bass : Curtis Robertson Jr.

Bass : Chuck Rainey, Curtis Robertson Jr.

Drums : James Gadson, Alvin Taylor, Howard King

Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Mayuto

Keyboards : Sonny Burke, Greg Phillinganes, John Barnes

Guitars : David T. Walker, Greg Poree, Steve Beckmeier, Ray Parker Jr., Curtis Robertson Jr., Marc Silverman, Michael Sembello

Special thanks to Gary Bartz for the Saxophone Solo on "I Don't Know" & "Don't Cry"

Background vocals : Syreeta, Leon Ware, Marietta Araiza, Jim Gilstrap

Recorded at :

Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California 

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California 

Crystal Industries, Hollywood, California

Recording Engineers : Burt Szerlip, Doug Rider, Gary Olazabal, John Fischbach

Mixing Engineers : Burt Szerlip, Phil Shear

Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Mastering Engineer : Jack Andrews

Tribe "Dedication" (1977) -Soul / Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : Farr Records

 Side One

01 - Share It (Lynne Farr & Earl J. Foster Jr.)

02 - Firesign (Earl J. Foster Jr.)

03 - Vulcan Voyage (Harold Davis)

04 - Love You Like A Brother (Paul Fraser)

Side Two

01 - Ain't Nothing But A Party (Earl J. Foster Jr. & Norvil Tucker)

02 - Got To Be Something More (Earl J. Foster Jr. & Melissa Cowart)

03 - Baby Feet (Harold Davis & Miroslaw Kudykowski)

04 - Funky Reggae (Earl J. Foster Jr.)

05 - Celebrate Your Love (Earl J. Foster Jr.)

Side One 

Arrangers :

Tribe : Vocal & Rhythm... all tracks

David Grover : Strings... tracks 01 & 03

Harry Hall : Horns... tracks 03 & 04

Jim Knight : Strings... track 04

Jimmie A. Clapper & Earl J. Foster Jr. : Horns... track 04

Producers : 

Earl J. Foster for P.D.F. Productions... tracks 01 & 02

Harold Davis for P.D.F. Productions... tracks 03 & 04

Dee Ervin : Executive Producer

Side Two

Arrangers :

Tribe : Vocal & Rhythm... all tracks

David Grover : Strings... track 03

Harry Hall : Horns... track 03

Harry Kim : Horns... track 05

David Grover : Strings... track 02

Jimmie A. Clapper & Earl J. Foster Jr. : Horns... track 01

Producers : 

Earl J. Foster for P.D.F. Productions... tracks 01 & 02

Harold Davis for P.D.F. Productions... tracks 03, 04 & 05

Dee Ervin : Executive Producer

Tribal Rhythm

Earl J. Foster Jr. : Keyboards & Lead vocals

Harold Davis : Electric Drums, Drums & Voice

Clyde Powell : Bass & Background vocals

Benjamin Taylor : Lead vocals & Percussion

Harold Clayton : Lead vocals & Percussion

Jimmie A. Clapper : Woodwinds & Background vocals

Billy Soto : Guitar & Lead vocals

Tribal Horns 

Jimmie A. Clapper : Woodwinds

David Grover : Trumpet & Trombone

David Stout : Trombone & Flute

Extra Musical help from : Greg Phillinganes, Benjamin Bridges, Al Vescovo

Studios : Walden Pond... Applewood... Eldorado... ABC Studios

Remix & Overdubs : Reggie Dozier & P.D.F. Productions

Mastering : Lanky Linstrot

Horace Silver "Silver 'N Voices" (1977) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Blue Note Records / United Artists Music

 Side One

01 - Out Of The Night (Came You) (Horace Silver)

02 - Togetherness (Horace Silver)

03 - I Will Always Love You (Horace Silver)

04 - Mood For Maude (Horace Silver)

Side Two

01 - Incentive (Horace Silver)

02 - New York Lament (Horace Silver)

03 - All The Time (Horace Silver)

04 - Freeing My Mind (Horace Silver)

Produced by George Butler

All Music, Lyrics, Vocal & Quintet Arrangements Written by Horace Silver

Voices under the direction of Alan Copeland

Recorded September 24 & October 1, 1976, at A&R Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.

Engineer : Don Hahn

Sweetening on October 19 & 22, 1976, at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif.

Engineer : Ed Barton

Remixed at A&R Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.

Engineer : Don Hahn

Musicians :

Tom Harrell : Trumpet & Fluegelhorn Solos

Bob Berg : Tenor Sax Solos

Horace Silver  Piano Solos

Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass

Al Foster : Drums

Voices : Monica Mancini, Avery Sommers, Joyce Copeland, Richard Page, Dale Verdugo, Alan Copeland

The Players Association "Born To Dance" (1977) -Disco / Jazz Funk-

Label : Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.

 Side One

01 - Goin' To The Disco (Chris Hills)

02 - Make It Last All Night (Chris Hills & Laurel Dann)

03 - Disco Inferno (Leroy Green & Ron Kersey)

Side Two

01 - We Were Born To Dance (Chris Hill & Laurel Dann)

02 - Everything's Gonna Be O.K. (Chris Hills)

03 - Footsteps (Isley Brothers)

04 - How Do You Like It (Chris Hills & Ed Zant)

Chris Hills : Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax, Lyricon

David Sanborn : Alto Sax

Jon Faddis : Trumpet

Wayne Andre : Trombone

Mike Mandel : Synthesizer (All Synthesizer Solos)

Leon Pendarvis : Keyboards

Freddie Harris : Guitar

Steve Khan : Guitar

Danny Trifan : Bass

Wilbur Bascomb : Bass

Nicky Marrero : Congas

Mtume : Congas

David Earle Johnson : Congas, Timbales, Percussion

Lorraine Moore : Vocals

Ed Zant : Vocals on "How Do You Like It"

Horn Arrangements by Chris Hills

Horns on "Disco Inferno" by Jack Perricone & "Goin' To The Disco" by Chris Hills & Jack Perricone

Strings on "Disco Inferno" by Jack Perricone

Strings on "We Were Born To Dance" & "Goin' To The Disco" by Chris Hills & Jack Perricone

Produced by Danny Weiss

Engineered by 'The Wet One', Jeff Zaraya & Punky Standell

Phil Cordell "Born Again" (1977) -CCM / Soft Rock-

Label : Prodigal Records

 Side 1

01 - Doin' The Best I Can (Phil Cordell & Paul Kendrick)

02 - Beautiful Baby (Phil Cordell)

03 - One Man Show (Phil Cordell)

04 - Cheatin' In The Dark (Phil Cordell, Paul Kendrick & Billy Lawrie)

05 - Needles And Pins (Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono)

Side 2

01 - Bavarian Nights (Phil Cordell)

02 - Back In Your Arms Again (Paul Kendrick)

03 - Return Ticket (Phil Cordell)

04 - God Bless You (Paul Kendrick)

05 - Born Again (Phil Cordell)

Musicians :

Drums : Barry De Souza, Chris Hart, Chas O'Brien

Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Phil Cordell, Ray Fenwick

Bass Guitars : Phil Cordell, Paul Kendrick, David Marquee

Piano : Phil Cordell, Lennie Watts

Keyboards : Phil Cordell, Rev Stockdale, Lennie Watts

Backing vocals : Phil Cordell, Paul Kendrick, Madeline Bell, R & J Stone, Doreen Chanter, Lisa Strike, George Chandler, Jimmy Helms, Tony Burrows

Alto Sax : Del Magoogan

Arp Ensemble : Phil Cordell

Strings & Brass Assemby by Robin Wiliams

Arranged & Conducted by Lennie Watts

All Vocal Arrangements by Phil Cordell

Recorded at Flash Studios, Sussex & Morgan Studios

Mixed at Morgan Studios & Air Studios

Morgan Studios :

Engineers : Chris Tsangarides, Lindsey Kidd

Tape Operators : Martin Moss, Mike Hedges

Air London :

Engineers : Steve Nye, Jon Kelly

Tape Operators : Steve Churchyard, Ross Cullum

Mastered by Bick Webb at Abbey Road

Produced by Phil Cordell 

A 'Flash' Production

Richie Walker "Stranger In The Universe" (1977) -Soft Rock / AOR-

Label : Pilot Records

 Side A

01 - Bound To Lose (Richie Walker)

02 - Sometimes Lover (Richie Walker)

03 - Me (Richie Walker)

04 - Uncle Christopher (Richie Walker)

05 - Stranger In The Universe (Richie Walker)

Side B

01 - Mama, Don't Worry (Richie Walker)

02 - Why Are We Still Strangers (Richie Walker)

03 - Crazy Night Dreams (Richie Walker)

04 - There Was Love (Laila's Tune) (Richie Walker)

05 - What's Your Hurry (Richie Walker)

Thanks everybody...

The Number One Band :

Bobby Yu : Bass, Backup Vocal

Frank Marcella : Drums

Jean Hintermann : Trumpet

Jeff Ervin : Sax

Parris Bertolucci : Synthesizers

Female Vocals : Dorothy Warren, Doreen Munoz, Teri Smith

Richie Walker : All Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano, Extra Percussion & Those Adequate Vocals

Also 'thanks for the use of your talent' to :

Earl Hughes : Pedal Steel on "There Was Love"

Clyde Pound : Mellotron on "Uncle Christopher"

Kimo Cornwell : Clavinette on "Bounce To Lose"

Derek Nakamoto : Hammond B-3 on "Stranger In The Universe", "Uncle Christopher"

Allen Wehr : Drums on "Mama, Don't Worry", "Why Are We Still Strangers", "What's Your Hurry", "Uncle Christopher"

Produced by Richie Walker & George Daly

All Songs Written & Arranged by Richie Walker

Recorded at Sounds of Hawaii Studios (Studio A)

Engineers : Clayton Kau, Dean Uyerhara, Herb Ono, Richie Walker

Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, Calif.

Engineers : George Daly, Richie Walker, Rick Sanchez

Mastered at ABC Studios, Los Angeles, Calif.

Melissa Manchester "Live '77" (2022) -Soft Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Real Gone Music

 DISC ONE

01 - Let Me Serenade You (John Finley)

02 - Party Music (Melissa Manchester & David Wolfert)

03 - Happy Endings (Melissa Manchester)

04 - Midnight Blue (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

05 - Be Somebody (Melissa Manchester, Vini Poncia & John Vastano)

06 - This Lady’s Not Home (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

07 - We’ve Got Time (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

08 - Good News (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

09 - I Wanna Be Where You Are (Arthur Ross & Leon Ware)

10 - Monkey See, Monkey Do (Michael Franks)

11 - Rescue Me (Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith)

12 - Hi-Heel Sneakers (Robert Higginbotham)

DISC TWO

01 - Caravan (Melissa Manchester)

02 - Be Happy Now (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

03 - Better Days / Come In From The Rain (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

04 - O Heaven (How You’ve Changed Me) (Melissa Manchester)

05 - A Love Of Your Own (Ned Doheny & Hamish Syuart)

06 - If It Feels Good (Let It Ride) (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

07 - Just You And I (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

08 - Easy (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

09 - No One’s Ever Seen This Side Of Me (Melissa Manchester)

All Songs Recorded Love at The Great Southern Music Hall in Gainesville, Florida at the first & second shows on October 30, 1977

All Selections are previously unreleased

Melissa Manchester : Piano / Lead vocals

Tom Saviano : Saxophone / Keyboard / Musical Director

John Hunt : Guitar

Bill Bodine : Bass

Art Rodriguez : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Charles Otwell : Keyboard

Richard Felts : Trumpet

Original Recordings Produced by Melissa Manchester & Ron Hitchcock

Engineered by Ron Hitchcock

This release Produced by Jeff James, Joe Marchese & George Solomon

Executive Producer : Gordon Anderson

Mastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision

Brenton Wood "Come Softly" (1977) -Soul / Smooth Soul / Disco-

Label : Cream Records

 Side One

01 - Number One (Frederick Knight)

02 - Come Softly To Me (Gary Troxel, Barbara Ellis & Gretchen Christopher)

03 - Just Like The First Time (Alfred Smith & G. Michaels)

04 - Love Is Free (Frederick Knight & Bettye Crutcher)

Side Two

01 - Rock You To Your Socks (Joey Carbone & Lanny Lambert)

02 - You're Everything I Need (Frederick Knight)

03 - I Couldn't Stop Loving You (Ben Raleigh, Sam Fox & P. Brown)

04 - Rainin' Love (You Gotta Feel It) (Jerry Winn, Dick Glasser, Alfred Smith, Don Graham & Bob Todd)

05 - In For The Night (Ed Sanford & John Townsend)

Arranged & Conducted by Mark Gibbons

Engineered & Mixed by Jerry Barnes, United / Western Studios, Hollywood

Mastering by Bernie Grundman, A&M Studios, Hollywood

Produced by Hal Winn & Brenton Wood

Drums : Ken Park

Guitars : David T. Walker & George Doering

Keyboards : Mark Gibbons

Bass : Wilton Felder

Harmonica : Jack Lee

Strings Directed by Sheldon Sanov

Brass Directed by Harry Kim

Background vocals : Jim Gisltrap, Maxine Anderson & Marlena Jeter

Special thanks to Charles Miller for the Saxes on "Love Is Free" & Flute Solo on "Number One"

Al McKay for the Guitars on "I Couldn't Stop Loving You"

Ray Pizzi for all the Tenor Sounds

Wilton Felder for his Bass throughout this LP

Melissa Manchester "Singin'..." (2007) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Wounded Bird (WOU 4136)

 01 - Sad Eyes*° (David Spinozza)

02 - I Wanna Be Where You Are**° (Leon Ware & Arthur Ross)
03 - A Love Of Your Own°° (Ned Doheny & Hamish Stuart)
04 - No One's Ever Seen This Side Of Me**° (Melissa Manchester)
05 - You Make It Easy**°° (James Taylor)
06 - Stand*° (Sylvester Stone)

07 - My Love Is All I Know*° (Wendy Waldman)
08 - Time**° (Robert Marshall & John Miles)
09 - Let Me Serenade You*° (John Finley)
10 - The Warmth Of The Sun**°° (Brian Wilson & Mike Love)

Bonus Tracks 

11 - Come In From The Rain (Alternate Version) (Melissa Manchester & Carole Bayer Sager)

12 - Long Goodbyes (Melissa Manchester)

13 - My Boyfriend's Back (Extended 12" Version) (Bob Feldman, Gerald Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer, Del Shannon, Max Crook)

Musicians :
Guitars : David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov°, Sid McGinnis°°
Bass : Will Lee*, Tony Levin**
Drums : Steve Gadd
Keyboards : Don Grolnick
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Oberheim Synthesizer : James Newton Howard ("Sad Eyes", "You Make It Easy" & "My Love Is All I Know")
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard ("Sad Eyes", "Time")

Concertmaster : Sid Sharp

Horns Arranged & Conducted by Tom Saviano ("Stand, "A Love Of Your Own")
Tenor Saxophone : Tom Saviano, Stanley Schwartz (Solo, "The Warmth Of The Sun")
Trumpet : Rich Felts (Flugel Horn Solo on "My Love Is All I Know")

Baritone Saxophone : Andrew MacKintosh
Trombone : George Bohannon
Woodwinds Arranged by Tom Saviano ("My Love Is All I Know" & "I Wanna Be Where You Are")
Flutes : Tom Saviano, Leo Worth Potts, Michael P. Carnahan
Backing vocals : Melissa Manchester, Wendy Haas, Brie Howard, Vini Poncia, Claudia Cagan, Gail Kantor, The Faragher Brothers

Produced by Vini Poncia for Mad Vincent Productions

Engineer : Bobby Schaper

Production Co-ordinator : Anne Streer

Recorded at A&R Recording, 7th Avenue, New York City (Basic Tracks)

2nd Engineer : Tom Bush

Additional Recording at Sound Labs Inc., Hollywood, CA

Mixed at Producer's Workshop, Hollywood, CA

2nd Engineer : Galen Senogles

Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA by Ron Hitchcock

Dorothy Moore "Dorothy Moore" (1977) -Soul-

Label : Malaco Records

 Side One

01 - Let The Music Play (Frederick Knight)

02 - I Believe You (Dick & Don Addrisi)

03 - Love Me (Eddie & Sonja Floyd)

04 - Make It Soon (Bob McRee & Carson Whitsett)

05 - With Pen In Hand (Bobby Goldsboro)

Side Two

01 - 1-2-3 (You And Me) (George Fischoff)

02 - Loving You Is Just An Old Habit (Jim Weatherly)

03 - Daddy's Eyes (Wolf Stephenson, James Stroud & Tom Couch)

04 - For Old Time's Sake* (Frederick Knight)

05 - Too Blind To See (Dorothy Moore)

Produced by Tommy Couch, James Stroud & Wolf Stephenson

Strings & Horns Arranged by Mike Lewis & (*) Wardell Quezergue

Musicians :

The Malaco Rhythm Section : James Stroud, Carson Whitsett, Dino Zimmerman & Don Barrett

The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on "For Old Time's Sake"

Horns : The Muscle Shoals Horns with Bob Cheesman, Phares Corder & Mike Lewis

Strings : Mickey Davis, Newts Guilbeau, Tom Lowe, Anne Mason, Bob McNally, Mark Lorrn, Lucy Heiberg, Dick Mattson & Charles Heiden

Harp : Betty Rosenbaum

Background vocals : Jewel Bass, Cathy Young & Jeanette Williams & on "With Pen In Hand", Dorothy's Daughter, Formeka

Recording & Remix Engineer : James Griffin, James Stroud, Wolf Stephenson & Tommy Couch

Candle "To The Chief Musicians - Chapter II" (1977) -CCM-

Label : Birdwing Records

 Side One

01 - Come On Rejoice (Frank Hernandez)

02 - Simple Song (Sherry Saunders)

03 - Surely Goodness And Mercy (Frank Hernandez)

04 - Alpha And Omega (Ane Warner & Sherry Saunders)

05 - Love From The Father (Theretha Boswell)

06 - Lord, Show Me What It Means (Mark Pendergrass)

07 - Whom Have I In Heaven (Psa. 73: 25, 26) (Frank Hernandez)

08 - Talk With Me (Mark Pendergrass)

09 - Not To Us (Georgian Danov)

Side Two

01 - I Trust You (Frank Hernandez)

02 - In Love (Georgian Danov)

03 - Holy Is The Lord (Frank Hernandez)

04 - I Will Praise Thee (Psa. 9: 1, 2) (Dana Rhodes)

05 - Freely Sing (Mary Gross)

06 - All I Want To Do (Georgian Danov)

07 - Voice Of Thankfulness (Wayne Zeitner)

08 - The Greatest Thing (Mark Pendergrass)

09 - Press On (Sheila Mackay)

Musicians : Bill Maxwell, Leland 'Lee' Sklar, Danny Tims, Mike Deasy, Jay Leach, Jim Hughart, Bud Shank

Concertmaster : George Poole

Soloists : Frank Hernandez, Betsy Jacobson, Mark Pendergrass, Georgian Banov

Produced by Jimmy Owens

Denny Greene "Denny Greene" (1977) -Disco-

Label : Midsong International

 A

01 - Closest Thing To Heaven (Barry Leng & Simon May)

02 - You Can Do Magic (Sandy Linzer)

03 - Love Party (Alvin Fields & Michael Zager)

04 - Take A Chance With Me (Denny Greene)

05 - More Love (Smokey Robinson)

B

01 - The Sho Op Song (Souren Mozian, Billy Fox & Marty Levy)

02 - Can't Let You Go (Gary Benson)

03 - Home Run (Alvin Fields & Jerry Love)

04 - Just One More Try (Alvin Fields & Robert John)

05 - Just An Old Sweet Song (Melvin Van Peebles)

06 - The Great Escape (Denny Greene)

Produced & Arranged by Michael Zager / Love-Zager Productions Inc. for Midsong International Records

Executive Producer : Jerry Love

'A Product Of Love'

Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, New York City

Recording Engineer : Tim Geelan

Assistant Recording Engineers : Phil Giambalvo & Lou Schlossberg

Album Coordination : Jeanne Carter Greene

Musicians :

Jeff Mironov : Guitars

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards

Chris Parker : Drums

Francisco Centeno : Bass

Gordon Edwards : Bass on "Love Party" & "Can't Let You Go"

Hugh McCracken : Guitars on "Closest Thing To Heaven", "Home Run" & "You Can Do Magic"

Andrew Pearson : Guitar on "The Sho Op Song" & "Just One More Try"

The John Gatchel Horns

The Manny Vardi Strings

Background Vocalists : Annie Sutton, Alvin Field, Kim Karlson, Arnold McCuller, Genya Ravan & Bernard Graham

Ralph Graham "Extensions" (1977) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side A

01 - Changing Up My Life (Ralph Graham)

02 - I Like You (Ralph Graham)

03 - You Make Me Feel (Ralph Graham)

04 - You Feel Good To Me (Ralph Graham)

Side B

01 - If I Should Lose You (Ralph Graham)

02 - What Am I To Do (Ralph Graham)

03 - When Love Is Gone (Ralph Graham)

04 - Let's Make A Dream (Ralph Graham)

05 - When Baby's Got The Blues (Ralph Graham)

Produced by Ralph Graham for Newhouse Productions, Inc. In Association with Neil Portnow

All Songs Written & Performed by Ralph Graham

Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York

Recording Engineer : Ed Sprigg

Assistant Recording Engineers : David Prentice, Ted Spencer

Remix Engineer : Ed Sprigg

Mastering : Ted Jensen, Sterling Sound

Side A

01 - Changing Up My Life

Arranged by :

Rhythm : Rob Mounsey

Horns / Strings : Ralph Schuckett

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : Charles Collins

Piano : Rob Mounsey

Acoustic Guitar : Cliff Morris

Electric Guitar : Curt Neishloss

Background vocals : Yolanda McCullough, Hilda Harris, Deborah McDuffie

02 - I Like You

Arranged by Ralph Schuckett & Ralph Graham

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : Charles Collins

Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Synthesizer : Rob Mounsey

Electric Guitar : Jeff Mironov

Acoustic & 12-String Guitar : Cliff Morris

Percussion : Errol 'Crusher' Bennett

Background vocals : Ralph Graham

03 - You Make Me Feel

Arranged by Ralph Schuckett 

Bass : John Siegler

Piano, Synthesizer : Ralph Schuckett

Acoustic Guitar : David Spinozza

Acoustic & Electric Guitar : Cliff Morris

Vibes : Susan Evans

04 - You Feel Good To Me

Arranged by Ralph Schuckett & Ralph Graham

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : Charles Collins

Piano, Synthesizer : Ralph Schuckett

Bongos : Errol 'Crusher' Bennett

Conga : Leslie Carter

Background vocals : Ralph Graham

Side B

01 - If I Should Lose You

Arranged by Rob Mounsey

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : John Sussewell

Keyboards : Rob Mounsey

Acoustic Guitar : Cliff Morris

02 - What Am I To Do

Arranged by Ralph Schuckett 

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : John Sussewell

Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Fender Rhodes : Rob Mounsey

Guitar : Cliff Morris

Percussion : Errol 'Crusher' Bennett

Background vocals : Ralph Graham

03 - When Love Is Gone

Arranged by Rob Mounsey

Keyboards : Rob Mounsey

04 - Let's Make A Dream

Arranged by Rob Mounsey

Bass : John Siegler

Drums : Charles Collins

Fender Rhodes : Rob Mounsey

Acoustic Guitar : Cliff Morris

Guitar : Curt Neishloss

Percussion : Errol 'Crusher' Bennett

Background vocals : Ralph Graham

05 - When Baby's Got The Blues

Arranged by Rob Mounsey

String Bass : Richard Davis

Piano, Synthesizer : Rob Mounsey

Eddie Henderson "Comin' Through" (1977) -Jazz Funk-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side 1

01 - Say You Will (James Mtume)

02 - Open Eyes (Patrice Rushen)

03 - Morning Song (George Cables)

04 - Movin' On (Eddie Henderson)

Side 2

01 - Return To The Source (James Mtume)

02 - The Funk Surgeon (James Mtume & Patrice Rushen)

03 - Beyond Forever (George Cables)

04 - Connie (Eddie Henderson)

Produced by Skip Drinkwater

A Product of Zembu Productions, Inc.

Eddie Henderson : Trumpet & Flugelhorn

Keyboards : Patrice Rushen, George Cables, Charles Mimms & James Mtume

Guitars : Lee Ritenour & Al McKay

Bass : Paul Jackson & Patrice Rushen

Drums : Howard King

Congas : Mtume & Philip Bailey

Trombones : Julian Priester

Reeds & Flutes : Mani Boyd & Connie Henderson

Percussion : Mtume, Patrice Rushen & Skip Drinkwater

Vocals : Patrice Rushen, Philip Bailey, Mtume, Diane Reeves & Howard King

B.B. King "King Size" (1977) -Electric Blues / Soul Blues-

Label : ABC Records

 Side One

01 - Don't You Lie To Me (Hudson Whittaker)

02 - I Wonder Why (Billy Preston & George Johnson)

03 - Medley: I Just Want To Make Love To You / Your Lovin' Turns Me On / Slow And Easy (Willie Dixon) / (B.B. King & Esmond Edwards) / Earl Randle)

Side Two

01 - Got My Mojo Working (Preston Foster)

02 - Walkin' In The Sun (Jeff Barry)

03 - Mother Fuyer (Traditional)

04 - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (Bill Withers)

05 - It's Just A Matter Of Time (Brook Benton, Clyde Otis & Belford Hendricks)

Produced by Esmond Edwards

Vocals : B.B. King

Guitars : B.B. King*, Milton Hopkins, Lee Ritenour

Organ : James Toney, Ronnie Barron

Piano & Synthesizers : Sonny Burke

Bass : Joe Turner, Scott Edwards

Drums : John Starks, Ed Greene

Conga Drums & Percussion : Earl Nash, Eddie 'Bongo' Brown

Trumpets : Al Aarons, Roy Poper, Bobby Bryant

Trombone : Garnett Brown*

Tenor Saxophones : Jimmy Forrest*, Fred Jackson Jr.

Alto Saxophone : Ernie Watts*

Flute : Fred Jackson Jr.

Baritone Saxophone : Jerome Richardson

Violins : Charles Veal Jr., Janice Gover, Kathleen Lenski, Harris Goldman, Haim Shtrum, Bill Henderson

Violas : Rollice Dale, Paul Polivnick

Cellos : Ron Cooper, Nils Oliver

Concert Master : Charles Veal

Background vocals on :

"Your Lovin' Turns Me On" : The Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Joe Ligon, Johnny Martin, Elemo Franklin, Richard Wallace)

"Got My Mojo Working" : Milton Hopkins, John Starks, James Toney, Joe Turner

Horns & Strings Arranged & Conducted by Johnny Pate, except "Slow And Easy" Arranged & Conducted by Garnett Brown

Recorded at :

Ardent Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee

Studio Masters & Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles, CA

Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA

Recording Engineers : Barney Perkins, Ron Capone, Greg Venable

Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins

Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA

*Solos