Ali Thomson "Take A Little Rhythm" -Version Japan- (1980) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 Side One

01 - Fool's Society (Ali Thomson)
02 - Take A Little Rhythm (Ali Thomson)
03 - Saturday Heartbreaker (Ali Thomson)
04 - We Were All In Love (Ali Thomson)
05 - African Queen (Ali Thomson)

Side Two

01 - Live Every Minute (Ali Thomson)
02 - Jamie (Ali Thomson)
03 - Page By Page (Ali Thomson)
04 - The Hollywood Role (Ali Thomson & Hugh McKenna)
05 - A Goodnight Song (Ali Thomson & Phil Wright)


Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly
Engineer : Jon Kelly
Assistants : Steve Prestige & Tony George
Recorded at The Town House Studios,
London - July & September, 1979
Mixed at Air Studios
London - September & October, 1979

Mastered at A&M Recording Studios by Frank DeLuna

All Songs Arranged & Performed by Ali Thomson


Side One

01 - Fool's Society

Acoustic Guitars, Percussion & Backing vocals : Ali Thompson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Electric Guitar : Philip Wright
Piano Solo : James Lacelles
Synthesizer : William C. Lyall
Backing vocals : Debi Doss & Philip Wright
Brass Arranged by Dave Roche

02 - Take A Little Rhythm

Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Drums : Ted McKenna
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Soprano Sax : Dave Roche
Percussion : Julian Diggle
Backing vocals : Debi Doss & Philip Wright

03 - Saturday Heartbreaker

Acoustic Guitars & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Drums : Jeff Phillips
Bass : Durban Laverde
Electric Piano : Pete Filleul
Organ : James Lacelles
Guitar Solo : Alan Murphy
Percussion : Charlie Spiteri
Backing vocals : Debi Doss

04 - We Were All In Love

Piano, Electric Piano, Bass & Percussion : Ali Thomson
Drums : Jeff Phillips
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Tenor Sax : Dave Roche
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon

05 - African Queen

Acoustic Guitars : Ali Thomson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Electric Piano : Peter Filleul
Synthesizer : William C. Lyall
Congas : Charlie Spiteri
Flute : Dave Roche
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon
Brass Arranged by Dave Roche

Side Two

01 - Live Every Minute

Piano, Electric Piano & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Bass : Gerry McAvoy
Drums : Ted McKenna
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Alto Sax : Dave Roche
Percussion : Julian Diggle
Backing vocals : Debi Doss, Philip Wright & Jo

02 - Jamie

Acoustic Guitar & Vibes : Ali Thomson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Organ : James Lacelles
Solo Guitar : Alan Murphy
Percussion : Charlie Spiteri
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason & Sonja Jones

03 - Page By Page

Acoustic Guitar : Ali Thomson

04 - The Hollywood Role

Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Piano : Dave Rose
Synthesizer & Clavinet : William C. Lyall
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason & Sonja Jones

05 - A Goodnight Song

Piano : Ali Thomson
Strings Arranged by Steve Grey

Ali Thomson "Foolish Child" (1981) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 Side 1

01 - Foolish Child (Ali Thomson)

Side 2

01 - Secrets Hide Inside (Ali Thomson)

From the Album 'Deception Is An Art' (1981)

Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly

The Rhythm Section :
Ali Thomson : Guitars, Pianos, Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Stuart Elliot : Drums
Durban Laverde : Bass
Phillip Wright : Guitars & Harmonica
William C. Lyall : All Other Keyboards & Synthesizers

With :
Alan Murphy : Solo Guitars
Ray Cooper : Percussion
John Anthony Helliwell : Tenor Solo on "Foolish Child"
Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason, Ellie Warren & Debi Boss : Backing vocals
Brass Arranged & Performed by Kinesis

Ali Thomson "Take A Little Rhythm" (1980) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 Side One

01 - Fool's Society (Ali Thomson)
02 - Take A Little Rhythm (Ali Thomson)
03 - Saturday Heartbreaker (Ali Thomson)
04 - We Were All In Love (Ali Thomson)
05 - African Queen (Ali Thomson)

Side Two

01 - Live Every Minute (Ali Thomson)
02 - Jamie (Ali Thomson)
03 - Page By Page (Ali Thomson)
04 - The Hollywood Role (Ali Thomson & Hugh McKenna)
05 - A Goodnight Song (Ali Thomson & Phil Wright)


Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly
Engineer : Jon Kelly
Assistants : Steve Prestige & Tony George
Recorded at The Town House Studios,
London - July & September, 1979
Mixed at Air Studios
London - September & October, 1979

Mastered at A&M Recording Studios by Frank DeLuna

All Songs Arranged & Performed by Ali Thomson


Side One

01 - Fool's Society

Acoustic Guitars, Percussion & Backing vocals : Ali Thompson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Electric Guitar : Philip Wright
Piano Solo : James Lacelles
Synthesizer : William C. Lyall
Backing vocals : Debi Doss & Philip Wright
Brass Arranged by Dave Roche

02 - Take A Little Rhythm

Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Drums : Ted McKenna
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Soprano Sax : Dave Roche
Percussion : Julian Diggle
Backing vocals : Debi Doss & Philip Wright

03 - Saturday Heartbreaker

Acoustic Guitars & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Drums : Jeff Phillips
Bass : Durban Laverde
Electric Piano : Pete Filleul
Organ : James Lacelles
Guitar Solo : Alan Murphy
Percussion : Charlie Spiteri
Backing vocals : Debi Doss

04 - We Were All In Love

Piano, Electric Piano, Bass & Percussion : Ali Thomson
Drums : Jeff Phillips
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Tenor Sax : Dave Roche
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon

05 - African Queen

Acoustic Guitars : Ali Thomson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Electric Piano : Peter Filleul
Synthesizer : William C. Lyall
Congas : Charlie Spiteri
Flute : Dave Roche
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon
Brass Arranged by Dave Roche

Side Two

01 - Live Every Minute

Piano, Electric Piano & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Bass : Gerry McAvoy
Drums : Ted McKenna
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Alto Sax : Dave Roche
Percussion : Julian Diggle
Backing vocals : Debi Doss, Philip Wright & Jo

02 - Jamie

Acoustic Guitar & Vibes : Ali Thomson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Organ : James Lacelles
Solo Guitar : Alan Murphy
Percussion : Charlie Spiteri
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason & Sonja Jones

03 - Page By Page

Acoustic Guitar : Ali Thomson

04 - The Hollywood Role

Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Piano : Dave Rose
Synthesizer & Clavinet : William C. Lyall
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason & Sonja Jones

05 - A Goodnight Song

Piano : Ali Thomson
Strings Arranged by Steve Grey

Ali Thomson "The Last Rodeo" (2022) -Pop Rock / Westcoast Rock-

Label : P-Vine Records (Light Mellow Searches)

01 -  Losing The Light (Ali Thomson)

02 - Wolves (Ali Thomson)

03 - Through The Storm (Bonus Track) (Ali Thomson)

04 - Rays Of Gold (Ali Thomson)

05 - The Last Rodeo (Ali Thomson)

06 - Real World (Ali Thomson & Marc Jordan)

07 - Video Stars (Ali Thomson)

08 - Broken (Ali Thomson)

09 - Last Train... To Evermore (Ali Thomson)

10 - Chasing Ghosts (Ali Thomson)

11 - Lifted By Love (Ali Thomson)

12 - Stay Up Late (Ali Thomson)

13 - Walk The Dog (Ali Thomson)

All Tracks Produced & Mixed by Ali Thomson at The Playroom, Hampshire, UK using Universal Audio's 'LUNA Recording System'

Mastered by Robin Sutherland at https://www.eskomastering.fr/

All Vocals & Instruments Played by Ali Thomson with help from :

Robbie McIntosh : Electric & Acoustic Guitars on Tracks 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 & 13

Robin Mullarkey : Bass Guitar on Tracks 03, 04, 05, 07 & 12

Katie Holmes-Smith : Backing vocals on Tracks 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09 & 11

Marc Jordan : Backing vocals on Track 06

Paul Humphries : Backing vocals on Track 03

Adam Glasser : Harmonica on Track 03

Peter Gordeno : Piano on Track 12

Graeme Blevins : Tenor Sax Solo on Track 12

Triple H Horns : Horns on on Track 02

Various Artists "City Soul /Sparkle -Today's Soul, AOR & Blue Eyed Soul" (2020) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Westcoast Rock-

 

Label : P-Vine, Inc.

01 - You To Me Are Everything (?)

02 - Lose June (Randy Goodrum & Larry Williams)

03 - Another One (Pierre Vanier, Audrey Lesieur & David Ben Daoud)

04 - Whatcha Gonna Do For Me? (Ned Doheny & Hamish Stuart)

05 - Fireplace (?)

06 - Where We Go Tonight (Mathijs Duringhof & Tim Treffers)

07 - On The Very Low (Ivan Ave)

08 - High On A Heartbreak (Caleb Hawley)

09 - Call It Home (?)

10 - Goddess (?)

11 - Three Little Words (Guy Thomas & Bill Meyers)

12 - BMPD (Josef Melin)

13 - Something To Smile About (Filippo Perbellini & Rod Temperton)

14 - Black Comedy (Ali Thomson & Edward Treacy)

15 - You’ll Never Get To Heaven (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

16 - Colours In My Head (Spray & Hannes Treiber)

17 - Live Learn (?)

18 - Despacio (?)

19 - Cauliflower (?)

 Compilation


01 - You To Me Are Everything 

Anthony Strong

From Album "ME AND MY RADIO"

02 - Lose June 

Randy Goodrum

From Album "RED EYES"

03 - Another One 

Mandoo

From EP "MANDOO"

04 - Whatcha Gonna Do For Me? 

Young Gun Silver Fox

From Single "WATCHA GONNA DO FOR ME?"

05 - Fireplace 

Penthouse

06 - Where We Go Tonight 

Tim Treffers

From Album "YOUNG AND DETERMINED"

07 - On The Very Low 

Ivan Ave

From Album "DOUBLE GOODBYES"

08 - High On A Heartbreak 

Caleb Hawley

From Album "CIRCULAR THING"

09 - Call It Home 

Ginger Root

From Album "MAHJONG ROOM"

10 - Goddess 

Matt Johnson

From Album "WITH THE MUSIC"

11 - Three Little Words 

213

From Album "THREE LITTLE WORDS"

12 - BMPD 

Smooth Reunion

From Album "CLEANING UP THE BUSINESS"

13 - Something To Smile About 

Filippo Perbellini

From Album "ALMOST MIDNIGHT"

14 - Black Comedy 

Ali Thomson

From Album "SONGS FROM THE PLAYROOM"

15 - You’ll Never Get To Heaven 

Workshy

From Album "FREE 'N' EASY: THE SONGS OF BURT BACHARACH"

16 - Colours In My Head 

Zenit

From Album "STRAIGHT AHEAD"

17 - Live Learn 

The California Honeydrops

From Album "CALL IT HOME: VOL. 1 & 2"

18 - Despacio 

Isla de Caras

From Album "CHANGO"

19 - Cauliflower 

Jak Lizard

From Album "SHINE TO RISE"

Ali Thomson "Deception Is An Art" (1981) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Safe And Warm (Ali Thomson)
02 - Foolish Child (Ali Thomson)
03 - Don't Hold Back (Ali Thomson)
04 - Art Gallery (Ali Thomson)
05 - Shells Lay Scattered (Ali Thomson)

2

01 - The One And Only (Ali Thomson)
02 - Man Of The Earth (Ali Thomson)
03 - A Simple Song (Ali Thomson)
04 - Secrets Hide Inside (Ali Thomson)
05 - Someone In Motion (Ali Thomson)


The Rhythm Section :
Ali Thomson : Guitars, Pianos, Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Stuart Elliot : Drums
Durban Laverde : Bass
Phillip Wright : Guitars & Harmonica
William C. Lyall : All Other Keyboards & Synthesizers

With :
Alan Murphy : Solo Guitars
Ray Cooper : Percussion
John Anthony Helliwell : Tenor Solo on "Foolish Child"
David Roach : All Other Saxophones
Ed Goodman : Flugelhorn Solo on "Shells Lay Scattered"
Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason, Ellie Warren & Debi Boss : Backing vocals
Carol Kenyon : Featured Vocal on "Shells Lay Scattered"
Brass Arranged & Performed by Kinesis

Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, October 1980
Engineered by Jon Kelly & Greg Edward
Completed & Mixed at Air Studios, London, Nov/Dec 1980
Mixed by Jon Kelly & David Woolley
Mastered at Pye Studios by Malcolm Davis

Ali Thomson "Songs From The Playroom" (2019) -Soft Rock / Pop Rock-

Label : Thomson Music And Media LTD / P-Vine Records (Light Mellow Searches)

01 - Aqua Blue (Ali Thomson & Peter-John Vettese) 

02 - Black Comedy (Ali Thomson & Graham Edwards) 

03 - Hercules (Ali Thomson & Peter-John Vettese)
04 - Song For A Broken Heart (Ali Thomson & Edward Treacy) 

05 - Avalon Street (Ali Thomson) 

06 - Dark Matter (Ali Thomson) 

07 - Ride The Wave (Ali Thomson) 

08 - Be The One (Ali Thomson) 

09 - The Reason Why (Ali Thomson) 

10 - Easy Love (Ali Thomson) 
11 - Take A Little Rhythm (Exclusive Version) (Ali Thomson) 

All Tracks Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Ali Thomson 

Recorded & Mixed at The Playroom, Hampshire, United Kingdom 

Sonic Guidance : Mark 'Tufty' Evans 

Additional Production on "Aqua Blue" & "Hercules" by Peter-John Vettese 

Mastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge Mastering 

01 - Aqua Blue 

Electric & Acoustic Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

Bass : Robin Mullarkey 

Keyboards & Horns : Peter-John Vettese 

Backing vocals : Ali Thomson, Andy Caine & Peter-John Vettese 

Additional Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson 

02 - Black Comedy

Electric Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

Bass : Robin Mullarkey  

Backing vocals : Katie Holmes-Smith & Andy Caine

Horns : Triple H Horns  

Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson 

03 - Hercules

Electric & Acoustic Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 
Keyboards & Horns : Peter-John Vettese
Additional Keyboards, Bass, Backing vocals, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson

04 - Song For A Broken Heart

Electric Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

Backing vocals : Katie Holmes-Smith & Andy Caine

Sax Solo : John Anthony-Helliwell 

Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson 

05 - Avalon Street

Electric Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

All Other Instruments & Vocals : Ali Thomson 

06 - Dark Matter 

Electric Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

Bass : Robin Mullarkey 

Backing vocals : Katie Holmes-Smith & Andy Caine  

Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson  

07 - Ride The Wave

Electric Guitar : Robbie McIntosh  

Bass : Robin Mullarkey 

Backing vocals : Ali Thompson, Katie Holmes-Smith & Andy Caine 

Horns : Triple H Horns 

Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson

08 - Be The One

All Instruments & Vocals : Ali Thomson 

09 - The Reason Why

Slide Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

Horns : Sarah & Adam Baxter 

Backing vocals : Ali Thomson & Andy Caine 

Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Ali Thomson 

10 - Easy Love

Electric Guitar : Robbie McIntosh 

All Other Instruments & Vocals : Ali Thomson

11 - Take A Little Rhythm 

Exclusive Version
Soprano saxophone : David Roach
Backing vocals : Katie Holmes-Smith
All Other Instruments : Ali Thomson

Ali Thomson "Take A Little Rhythm" (1980) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : A&M Records

01 - Take A Little Rhythm (Ali Thomson)
02 - Jamie (Ali Thomson)


Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly


01 - Take A Little Rhythm

Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano & Backing vocals : Ali Thomson
Drums : Ted McKenna
Electric Guitars : Philip Wright
Soprano Sax : Dave Roche
Percussion : Julian Diggle
Backing vocals : Debi Doss & Philip Wright

02 - Jamie

Acoustic Guitar & Vibes : Ali Thomson
Drums : Richard Bailey
Bass : Durban Laverde
Organ : James Lacelles
Solo Guitar : Alan Murphy
Percussion : Charlie Spiteri
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason & Sonja Jones

Various Artists "This West Coast Pop - Sampler Vol.2" (1996) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Beverly Records

01 - He Started To Sing (Janey Clewer, Bill Champlin & Bruce Gaitsch)
02 - All The Year (Robert Lamm & Bruce Gaitsch)
03 - Hostage Of Love (Rick Rhodes & Vivian Rhodes)
04 - Close My Eyes (Bruce Gaitsch & Tommy Funderburk)
05 - Nobody Knows (Olivier Constantin & Bruno Fdida)
06 - Take A Little Rhythm '96 (Ali Thomson)
07 - I'll Be Over You (Randy Goodrum & Steve Lukather)
08 - I Don't Want To Say Goodnight (Jay Graydon, Clif Magness & Glen Ballard)
09 - Treadin' Waters (G Harrison, K Staley & K Robbins)
10 - Blue Valley (Thomas Blug)

Bonus Track

11 - After The Love Has Gone (David Foster, Bill Champlin & Jay Graydon)


Compilation & Executive Production : Michael Jacoby
Executive Production Assistant : Gabriele Gelba
Mastered at Soundstudio "N", Cologne by Dieter Wegner


01 - He Started To Sing

Bill Champlin
Taken from The Album "HE STARTED TO SING"

02 - All The Year

Robert Lamm
Taken from The Album "LIFE IS GOOD"

03 - Hostage Of Love

Rick Rhodes
Taken from The Album "INDIAN SUMMER"

04 - Close My Eyes

King Of Hearts
Taken from The Album "KING OF HEARTS"

05 - Nobody Knows

Olivier Constantin
Taken from The Album "PERSONAL"

06 - Take A Little Rhythm '96

Ali Thomson
Taken from The Album "A COLLECTION OF SONGS"

07 - I'll Be Over You

Randy Goodrum
Taken from The Album "SONGBOOK"

08 - I Don't Want To Say Goodnight

Jay Graydon
Taken from The Album "MUSIC FROM THE PLANET"

09 - Treadin' Waters

Marty Balin
Taken from The Album "WISH I WERE"

10 - Blue Valley

Thomas Blug
Taken from The Album "THE BEAUTY OF SIMPLICI"

11 - After The Love Has Gone

King Of Hearts
Previously Unreleased

Ali Thomson "A Collection Of Songs" (1996) -Westcoast Rock / Soft Rock-

Label : Beverly Records

01 - Take A Little Rhythm (Rhythm '96)* (Ali Thomson)
02 - Faith And Destiny* (Ali Thomson & Shelley Peiken)
03 - Cover Up* (Ali Thomson & Peter Gordeno)
04 - The Sucker Punch* (Ali Thomson)
05 - Take A Little Rhythm** (Ali Thomson)
06 - Live Every Minute** (Ali Thomson)
07 - African Queen** (Ali Thomson)
08 - Jamie** (Ali Thomson)
09 - Hollywood Role** (Ali Thomson & Hugh McKenna)
10 - A Goodnight Song** (Ali Thomson & Phillip Wright)
11 - Shells Lay Scattered*** (Ali Thomson)
12 - Safe And Warm*** (Ali Thomson)
13 - Foolish Child*** (Ali Thomson)
14 - Secrets Hide Inside*** (Ali Thomson)
15 - Someone In Motion*** (Ali Thomson)


Produced by Ali Thomson
Tracks 05 - 15 are Digitally Remastered


*NEW SONGS
Produced by Ali Thomson & Peter Gordeno
Engineered & Mixed by Matt Barry
Tracks Recorded at Active Music Studios
Engineered by Tony Arnold, Assisted by Martin Condon
Additional Recording at Project Workshops
Engineered by A Dodgy Scotsman And Also at PG's Studio
Engineered by Matt Barry
Mixed by Tony Arnold at Courthouse Facilities

Musicians :
Drums & Percussion : Paul Beavis
Bass : Ashley Reeks
Guitars : Jim Williams & Ali Thomson
Keyboards : Peter Gordeno & Ali Thomson
Backing vocals : Andy Caine & Ali Thomson


**"TAKE A LITTLE RHYTHM"
Released 1980
Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly
Engineered by Jon Kelly
Recorded at The TowHouse & Air Studios, London

Musicians :
Drums : Richard Bailey, Jeff Phillips & Ted McKenna
Bass : Durban Laverde, Gerry McAvoy & Ali Thomson
Guitars : Phillip Wright, Alan Murphy & Ali Thomson
Keyboards : William C. Lyall, James Lacelles, Pete Filleul, Dave Rose & Ali Thomson
Percussion : Julian Diggle & Charlie Spiteri
Saxes & Flutes : Dave Roach
Backing vocals : Debi Doss, Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason & Sonja Jones
Strings Arranged by Steve Grey


***"DECEPTION IS AN ART"
Released 1981
Produced by Ali Thomson & Jon Kelly
Enginereed by Jon Kelly, Greg Edward & David Wooley
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado & Air Studios, London

Musicians :
Drums : Stuart Elliot
Bass : Durban Laverde
Guitars : Alan Murphy, Phillip Wright & Ali Thomson
Keyboards : William C. Lyall & Ali Thomson
Saxes : David Roach, John Helliwell & Ed Goodman
Percussion : Ray Cooper
Backing vocals : Carol Kenyon, Sylvia Mason, Ellie Warren & Debi Doss