Beau Williams "Higher" (1990) -CCM / Soul-

Label : Light Records

01 - Walk Like Jesus (Beau Williams & Layton Armor)
02 - It Is Well With My Soul (P.D. Arranged by Beau Williams, Layton Armor & Alan V. Abrahams)
03 - Every Time I Feel The Spirit (P.D. Arranged by Beau Williams & Layton Armor)
04 - That's Heaven To Me (Sam Cooke)
05 - We've Got To Tell (Beau Williams)
06 - Higher And Higher (Carl Smith Raynald Miner & Gary Jackson)
07 - Show Me The Way (Beau Williams, Andrew Gouche & Layton Armor)
08 - Let Me Not Offend Thee (Beau Williams)
09 - I Am A Witness (Beau Williams)


Produced by Alan V. Abrahams & Layton Armor
Arranged by Layton Armor & Alan V. Abrahams
Rhythm Tracks Co-Produced by Layton Armor & Alan V. Abrahams

Musicians
Laytan Armor : Acoustic Piano, Synthesizers & Rhodes
John Burk : Hammond B3
Andrew Gauche : Bass
Lenny Elliott : Drums
Gerald Albright : Saxophone
Ray Brown : Trumpet
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Sandra Dendy : Tambourine
Alan V. Abrahams : Tambourine

Background vocals / Choir
Donna Abrahams, Lidia Armor, Sherron Bennett*, Cory Briggs*, Kurt Carr, La Shone Cleveland*, Derrick Daughtry, La Van Davis, Saundra Dent, Miautra Dias, Benjamin Fields, Janet Fuller, James Galloway, Alfred Hardy, Cleo Kennedy, Nysa Larry, La Verna D. Mason, Koda McClain, Linda Pringle, Lilye Simmons*, Jimmie Turner, Julia Tillman Waters**, Luther Water**, Maxine Willard Waters**, Oren Waters**, Elvina Williams & Nicole Williams

Choir Conducted by Kurt Carr
*The Kurt Carr Singers
**The Waters

Engineers : Joe Chiccarelli, Matt Hyde, Dave McNair & Dennis Moody

Recorded & Mixed at Soundcastle Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Joe Chiccarelli, Dennis Moody & Alan V. Abrahams
Assisted by Bob Lacivita
Production Coordinator : Dale Maurer

Beau Williams "Wonderful" (1989) -CCM / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Light Records

 Side One

01 - Walk Around Heaven (Casseitta George)
02 - My Heart Needs To Know (Beau Williams)
03 - Thank You Jesus (Beau Williams, Laythan Armor & Alan Abrahams)
04 - Wonderful (Virginia Davis & Theodore Frye)
05 - Say Yes (Darryl Ford)

Side  2

01 - He Wouldn't Let It Be (Darryl Hines / Additional Musical Section by Laythan Armor, Beau Williams & Alan Abrahams)
02 - Make Me Whole (Beau Williams & Laythan Armor)
03 - Jesus Walked The Water (James Ingram & Merria Ross)
04 - Peace, Joy And Happiness (Beau Williams)


Produced & Arranged by Alan Abrahams & Laythan Armor for Victory Productions
Acoustic Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers & Drum Programming by Laythan Armor

Bass : Andrew Gouché
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Hammond Organ B-3 : Ricky Grundy
Drums : Joel Smith
Saxophone : Gerald Albright
Special Appearance by The L.A. Mass Choir Directed by Donald Taylor on "Walk Around Heaven", "He Wouldn't Let It Be" & "Say Yes"
Other Background vocals by The Waters (Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters & Luther Waters) & Phil Perry
Additional Background vocals by Nicole Williams, Linda Pringle, Saundra Dendy & Victor Harris

Engineered by 'Oakland' Charlie Paakkari
Mixed by Charlie Paakkari & Alan Abrahams
Mastered by Wally Traugott
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California

Beau Williams "Bodacious!" (1984) -Contemporary R&B / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Don't Say No (Gary Taylor)
02 - The Last Time I Made Love (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)
03 - C'est la vie (Robbie Nevil, Mark Holding & Duncan Pain)
04 - Danger Zone (Beau Williams, Bobby Lyle, Tony Haynes & Alan Abrahams)

2

01 - Dark And Lonely Nights (Jeffrey Osborne, Don Freeman & Warren Giancaternio)
02 - You Are The One (Beau Williams)
03 - Slave (Gary Taylor)
04 - You Do It (Rafe Van Hoy, Deborah Allen & Eddie Struzick)


Produced by Alan Abrahams
Executive Producers : Steve Buckley & Varnell Johnson
Engineers : Galen Senogles, Gene Wooley, Ben Rodgers & Rick Hart
Recorded at Producers Workshop & Capitol Records (Hollywood)
Mixed at Capitol Studios by Galen Senogles & Alan Abrahams
Mastered by Wally Traugott


1

01 - Don't Say No

Synthesizers : Gary Taylor
Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr. & Lee Ritenour
Bass : Nathan East
Roland Drumatrix
Background vocals : Beau Williams & Bill Champlin

02 - The Last Time I Made Love

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Bass : Nathan East
Guitars : David Gilmore & Paul Jackson Jr.
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
Acoustic Piano : John Hobbs
Synthesizer : Peter Schless
String Arrangement : Gene Page

03 - C'est la vie

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards : Laythan Armor
Synthesizer : Peter Schless
Sax : Dave Boruff
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Beau Williams, Jim Gilstrap, Maxine Willard Waters & Julia Tillman Waters

04 - Danger Zone

Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Keyboards : Bobby Lyle
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitar Solo : Lee Ritenour
DMX Drum Machine
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Rhythm Arrangements : Bobby Lyle & Alan Abrahams

2

01 - Dark And Lonely Nights

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Bass : Nathan East
Guitars : Ray Parker Jr. & Paul Jackson Jr.
Fender Rhodes : Laythan Armor
Synthesizer : Peter Schless
Background vocals : Bill Champlin, Tom Kelly & David Palmer
Rhythm Arrangements : Gene Page & Alan Abrahams
String Arrangement : Gene Page

02 - You Are The One

Drums : Ed Greene
Bass : Freddie Washington
Acoustic Piano : Randy Kerber
Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr. & Lee Ritenour
Rhythm Arrangements : Gene Page & Alan Abrahams
Background vocals : James Ingram
String Arrangement : Gene Page

03 - Slave

Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer : Gary Taylor & Rex Salas
DMX Drum Machine
Background vocals : Nedirah Ali, Craig Ragland & Gary Taylor
Rhythm Tracks : Gary Taylor & Alan Abrahams

04 - You Do It

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Guitars : Ray Parker Jr.
Keyboards : Laythan Armor & Peter Schless
Bass : Nathan East
Sax : Dave Boruff
Background vocals : Beau Williams, Jim Gilstrap, Maxine Willard Waters & Julia Tillman Waters
String Arrangement : Gene Page