Bell & James "Bell & James" (1978) -Disco-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Livin' It Up (Friday Night) (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
02 - Three Way Love Affair (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
03 - Just Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love) (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
04 - Ask Billie (They Tell Me) (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)

2

01 - You Never Know What You've Got (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
02 - I Need You (Beside Me) (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
03 - Don't Let The Man Get You (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
04 - I Love The Music (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)


Produced by LeRoy Bell & Casey James For Bell Boy Productions
Executive Producer : Thom Bell


"Just Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)" & "I Need You (Beside Me)"
Strings & Horns Arranged by Thom Bell

"Three Way Love Affair" & "I Love The Music"
Strings & Horns Arranged by Thom Bell
Engineered by Don Murray
Assistant Engineers : Tom Cummings & Mark Waldrep

"Livin' It Up (Friday Night)"
Rhythm Engineer : Rick Keefer
Remixed by Don Murray at Sound Labs, Hollywood
Mastered by Willy Traugott at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

This Album was Recorded June through August, 1978 at :
Dawnbreaker, San Fernando Valley, Calif. ; Mama Jo's, West Hollywood ; Sound Labs, Hollywood ; Sigma Sound, Philadelphia ; Sea-West Studio, Seattle, Washington

Musicians :
LeRoy Bell : Guitar, Drums, Congas, Percussion
Casey James : Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion
Carla Benson, Harriet Tharpe, Yvette Benton : Background Girls
MFSB : Don Renaldo & His Swinging Strings

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" (1979) -Various-

Label : Lorimar Records

 Side 1

01 - A Theme For L.A.'s Team (Thom Bell & Casey James)
02 - Magic Mona (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell, Casey James & Jack Robinson)
03 - Mighty Mighty Pisces (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell & Casey James)
04 - (Do It, Do It) No One Does It Better (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell & Casey James)
05 - The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell & Casey James)

Side 2

01 - Moses Theme (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell & Casey James)
02 - Chance Of A Lifetime (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell & Casey James)
03 - Follow Every Dream (Thom Bell, Leroy M. Bell & Casey James)
04 - Ragtime (Thom Bell & Jack Robinson)
05 - Is It Love, Must Be Love (Thom Bell & Leroy M. Bell)


Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Thom Bell
Music Supervision : John Caper Jr.
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA ; Sigma Sound Studios, New York ; Sound Suite, Detroit, MI, Sound Labs & Wally Heider, Hollywood, CA
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Recording Engineers : Joe Tarsia, Dirk Devlin, Bruce Bluestein, Don Murray, Grover Helsley & Mark Calice
Mixing Engineer : Dirk Devlin
Mastering Engineer : Nimir Sarikananda

Musicians :
Thom Bell : Keyboards
Bob Babbitt : Bass
Anthony Bell : Guitar
Bobby Eli : Guitar
Larry Washington : Percussion
Michael Pultro : Percussion
Edward Shea : Percussion
Charles Collins : Drums
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo's Strings & Horns


Side 1

01 - A Theme For L.A.'s Team

Performed by The Thom Bell Orchestra featuring Doc Severinsen

02 - Magic Mona

Sung by Phyllis Hyman

03 - Mighty Mighty Pisces

Sung by The Sylvers

04 - (Do It, Do It) No One Does It Better

Sung by The Spinners

05 - The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Performed by Bell & James (Vocals)

Side 2

01 - Moses Theme

Sung by Frankie Bleu

02 - Chance Of A Lifetime

Sung by The Four Tops

03 - Follow Every Dream

Sung by William Hart

04 - Ragtime

Performed by Eubie Blake (Piano Solo) & Thom Bell (Vocal)

05 - Is It Love, Must Be Love

Sung by Loretta Lynn & Frankie Bleu

Bell & James "In Black & White" (1981) -Westcoast Soul-

 Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Love, Call My Name (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
02 - You Got The Power (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
03 - Gimme The Gun (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
04 - Wind And Rain (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
05 - Is It Fire (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)

2

01 - Runnin' For Your Life (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
02 - In Spanish Harlem (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)

03 - Radiation (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
04 - Don't Take The Money (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
05 - Renegade (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)


Produced by Bell & James
Strings & Horns Arranged by Casey James
Recorded & Mixed at Monterrey Sound Studios by Don Murray
Assistant Engineers : Marvin Hall, Paul Lani & Les Brockman
Overdubs Recorded at The Summit In Seattle, Washington
Engineer : Ron Gangnes
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Recording Studios

The Horn Section :
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft : Alto Sax & Flute
Gary Herbig : Tenor Sax & Flute
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone & Bass Trombone

Bell & James : LeRoy Bell, Casey James : Vocals


1

01 - Love, Call My Name

Casey James : OB-X, Keyboards, Guitar & Percussion
LeRoy Bell : Percussion
Robbie Nevil : Guitar 
John Norman : Guitar Solo
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion
George & The Hartlets (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly) : Background vocals

02 - You Got The Power

Casey James : OB-X & Keyboards
John Norman : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Michael Spiro : Tambourine
Gary Herbig : Baritone & Tenor Sax
George & The Hartlets (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly) : Background vocals

03 - Gimme The Gun

Casey James : OB-X, Keyboards; Guitar & Synthesizer Solo
Robbie Nevil : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion
George & The Hartlets (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly) : Background vocals

04 - Wind And Rain

Casey James : Fender Rhodes & Percussion
Robbie Nevil & LeRoy Bell : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Gary Herbig : Alto Sax
Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly : Background vocals

05 - Is It Fire

Casey James : OB-X, Keyboards, Percussion & All Vocals
John Norman : GuitarTag Henning : Bass
LeRoy Bell : Drums & All Vocals
Michael Spiro : Percussion

2

01 - Runnin' For Your Life

Casey James : OB-X & Keyboards
Robbie Nevil : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion
Don Murray : UFO
George & The Hartlets (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly) : Background vocals

02 - In Spanish Harlem

Casey James : Fender Rhodes & Percussion
Robbie Nevil : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion
The Waters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters & Luther Waters) : Background vocals

03 - Radiation

Casey James : OB-X, Keyboards & Percussion
Robbie Nevil : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion & Blugle
George & The Hartlets (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly) : Background vocals

04 - Don't Take The Money

Casey James : OB-X, Keyboards & Guitar
Robbie Nevil : Guitar & Guitar Solo
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion
George & The Hartlets (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Kelly Hartland & Patty Holly) : Background vocals

05 - Renegade

Casey James : OB-X & Fender Rhodes
Robbie Nevil : Guitar & Guitar Solo 
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Michael Spiro : Percussion
The Waters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters & Luther Waters) : Background vocals

Bell & James "Only Make Believe" (1979) -Westcoast Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Shakedown (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
02 - (Babe) You Don't Love Me Like You Should (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
03 - Only Make Believe (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
04 - Stay (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)

2

01 - Say It's Gonna Last Forever (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
02 - Laughing In The Face Of Love (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
03 - Nobody Knows It (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)
04 - Fare Thee Well (LeRoy Bell & Casey James)


All Songs Written & Produced by Bell & James for Bell Boy Productions
Executive Producer : Thom Bell
Recorded by Don Murray, Richard Tilles, Chris Desmond & Joe Sidore
Assisted by Chris Desmond, Jeff Borgeson, Brad Gilderman, Ned Forsyth, Stewart Whitmore, Michael Carnavale & Dan Protheroe
Mixed by Don Murray / Santa Barbara Sound, Santa Barbara, California
Recorded : March - June, 1979
Recorded at Davlen Sound, SoundLabs And Filmways / Heider Recording, Los Angeles, California

Bell & James :
Casey James : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Guitar, Bass, Percussion & Vocals
LeRoy Bell : Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Congas & Vocals


1

01 - Shakedown

Strings & Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Bass : Chuck Rainey

02 - (Babe) You Don't Love Me Like You Should

Strings & Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84

03 - Only Make Believe

Strings & Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Bass : Tom Erak

04 - Stay

Strings & Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84

2

01 - Say It's Gonna Last Forever

Strings Arranged by Casey James
Horns by Seawind
Arranged by Jerry Hey
Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts

02 - Laughing In The Face Of Love

Strings & Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Bass : Chuck Rainey

03 - Nobody Knows It

Strings Arranged by Thom Bell
Pedal Steel Guitar : Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
Bass : Chuck Rainey

04 - Fare Thee Well

Horns by Seawind
Arranged by Jerry Hey
Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts
Stratocaster : Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
Background Singers : The Jones Girls