Bill Summers & Summers Heat "Seventeen" (1982) -Boogie / Synth Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Kinky Dink (Bill Summers, Scott Roberts & Larry Batiste)

02 - Seventeen (Scott Roberts, Bill Summers & Michael Sasaki)

03 - Baby, Don't Take Your Love Away (Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste)

04 - Take A Chance (Kevin Toney & Phyllis Saunders Toney)

05 - We Want Heat (Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste

Side 2

01 - Buck's Bizarre (Bill Summers & Scott Roberts)

02 - The Studio (Bill Summers, Scott Roberts & Earl Freeman)

03 - Stronger Than The Two Of Us (Bill Summers & Larry Batiste)

04 - Old Oak Tree (Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste)

05 - Throw It Down, Shake Your Body (Bill Summers, Larry Batiste & Claytoven Richardson)

06 - Orisha Aché (Bill Summers)

Summers Heat :

Bill Summers : Vocals, Percussion & Keyboards

Jeff Chin : Keyboards & Keyboard Solos

Claytoven Richardson : Vocals, Woodwinds & Keyboards, Lead vocal on "Baby, Don't Take Your Love Away", Sax Solo on "Stronger Than The Two Of Us"

Lori Ham : Vocals, Lead on "Seventeen" & "The Studio"

Calvin Tillery : Vocals, Lead vocal on "The Studio", "Stronger Than The Two Of Us"

Earl 'Bo' Freeman : Bass Guitar

Larry Batiste : Vocals, Trombone & Keyboards, Lead vocals on "Old Oak Tree"

Jeff Lewis : Trumpet & Flugel Horn

Michael 'Saki' Sasaki : Lead Rhythm & Guitar Solos

William Kennedy : Drums & Vocals

Scott 'Rasulala' Roberts : Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Lead on "Seventeen" & "Buck's Bizarre"

Additional Musicians :

Ray Obiedo : Rhythm Guitar

Dean Boysen : Trumpet & Flugel Horn

Richard Blackwell : Quinto on "Orisha Aché"

Tonya Tarver Summers : Background vocals on "Seventeen"

French Vocals by Steven Kennedy & Joan Kenley

Pete Escovedo : Percussions

Recorded & Mixed at Different Fur Recording Studios, San Francisco

Engineered by Stacy Baird

Mixed by Stacy Baird, Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Scott Roberts

Mastered by Steve Hall

Mastered at Whitney Recording Studio, Glendale, CA

Production Assistant : Howard Johnston

All Horn Arrangements by Pure Delite

All Rhythm Arrangements by Bill Summers & Pure Delite (with the exception of "Take A Chance")

Vocal Arrangements by Pure Delite & Bill Summers

Produced by Bill Summers, Larry Batiste, Claytoven Richardson for Ziponki Enterprises

Co-Produced by Scott Roberts, William Kennedy & Stacy Baird

Executive Producer : Ziponki Enterprises

Bill Summers & Summers Heat "Jam The Box" (1981) -Synth Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - We Call It The Box (Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Kevin Toney & Larry Batiste)

02 - Jam The Box (Turner, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste, Bill Summers, William Kennedy & Stewart)

03 - Dreaming (Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste)

04 - Dream Of Love (Claytoven Richardson & Lori Ham)

05 - At The Concert (Bill Summers, Kevin Toney & William Kennedy)

Side 2

01 - Throw Down (Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste)

02 - Go For It (Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste, Willie Dones & Poston)

03 - Give Your Love To Me (Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste)

04 - Having Big Fun On Saturday (Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson & Larry Batiste)

05 - Drum Affair (Bill Summers & Scott Roberts)

Bill Summers : Vocals, Percussion & Keyboards

Larry Batiste : Vocals, Trombone, Keyboards, Lead vocal on "Dreaming"

Claytoven Richardson : Vocals, Woodwinds, Keyboards, Lead vocal on "Dreaming", Alto Sax Solo on "Having Big Fun On Saturday"

Calvin Tillery : Vocals (Lead on "Give Your Love To Me")

Lori Ham : Vocals (Lead on "Dream Of Love")

Jeff Lewis : Trumpet & Flugelhorn

William Kennedy : Vocals & Drums (Rhythm Guitar on "Having Big Fun On Saturday")

Scott Rasulala Roberts : Drums & Keyboards

Michael 'Saki' Sasaki : Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Earl 'Bo' Freeman : Bass Guitar

Produced by Bill Summers for Ziponki Enterprises

Co-Produced by Larry Batiste & Claytoven Richardson

Executive Producer : Ziponki Enterprises

Bill Summers And Summers Heat "On Sunshine" (1979) -Jazz Funk-

Label : Prestige Records

 Side 1

01 - Walking On Sunshine (Eddy Grant)

02 - You've Got Me Lovin' Again (Gary Calvin)

03 - She's Gone (Daryl Hall & John Oates)

04 - Musicland (Ray Obiedo & Paul Smith)

Side 2

01 - Dancing Lady (Bill Summers & Claytoven)

02 - Love's All We Need (Ray Obiedo, Lori Ham & Calvin Tillery)

03 - Feel The Heat (Claytoven & Bill Summers)

04 - Learn To Live As One (Calvin Tillery, Lori Ham, Bo Freeman & Larry Batiste)

05 - Samba De Oakland (Larry Batiste)

Produced by Bill Summers & Phil Kaffel

Bill Summers : Percussion, Flute ("You've Got Me Lovin' Again"), Lead vocals ("You've Got Me Lovin' Again", "Dancing Lady"), Background vocals

Summer Heat :

Lori Ham : Lead vocals ("Learn To Live As One", "Dancing Lady", "Walking On Sunshine", "Love's All We Need"), Background vocals

Calvin Tillery : Lead vocals ("Dancing Lady", "Walking On Sunshine", "Musicland", "You've Got Me Lovin' Again", "She's Gone", "Love's All We Need"), Background vocals

Tom Poole : Trumpet & Flugelhorn, Trumpet Solo ("Feel The Heat")

Larry Batiste : Trombone, Piano ("Learn To Live As One"), Background vocals

Claytoven : Tenor & Alto Saxohones, Alto Solo ("Musicland", "She's Gone"), Piano ("Musicland"), Lead vocal ("She's Gone"), Background vocals

Ray Obiedo : Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Guitar Solo ("Feel The Heat")

Bo Freeman : Bass (except on "You've Got Me Lovin' Again")

Paul Van Wageningen : Drums (on "Musicland", "Love's All We Need", "Feel The Heat", "Learn To Live As One")

Scott Roberts : Rototoms ("Walking On Sunshine"), Timbales ("Samba De Oakland", "Feel The Heat"), Background vocals ("Feel The Heat")

Plus 

Marlon McClain : Guitar Solos ("Walking On Sunshine", "Dancing Lady")

Greg Phillinganes : Piano ("Walking On Sunshine", "Dancing Lady", "Love's All We Need", "Samba De Oakland")

Dwayne Sweet : Keyboards ("You've Got Me Lovin' Again")

Mark Sokin : Piano ("Feel The Heat")

Colin Payne : Organ ("She's Gone")

Paul Smith : Mini Moog & Clavinet ("Walking On Sunshine", "Dancing Lady")

Tim Gorman : Mini Moog ("Walking On Sunshine", "Dancing Lady", "She's Gone")

Gary Calvin : Bass ("You've Got Me Lovin' Again")

Lloyd Adams : Drums ("She's Gone")

Gaylord Birch : Drums ("You've Got Me Lovin' Again")

Tony Lewis : Drums ("Walking On Sunshine", "Dancing Lady", "Samba De Oakland")

Horns : ("Dancing Lady", "Walking On Sunshine", "Love's All We Need")

Jerry Hey : Trumpet

Wayne Wallace : Trombone

Larry Williams : Tenor Sax

Carlberg Jones : French Horn ("Dancing Lady")

Strings : ("She's Gone", "You've Got Me Lovin' Again", "Musicland", "Learn To Live As One")

Kathy Walters, David Litven : Violins

Lorraine Hunt : Viola

Julianne Feldman : Cello

Background vocals : 

Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters & Pat Henderson ("Walking On Sunshine", "Dancing Lady", "Love's All We Need")

Nyya Lark, Phillip Richardson ("Musicland")

Horn & String Arrangements by Pure Delite Music (Larry Batiste, Claytoven & Tom Poole)

Rhythm Arrangements by Bill Summers And Summer Heat ; Bill Summer & Tony Lewis ("Walking On Sunshine")

Percussion Arrangements by Bill Summers

Engineer : Phil Kaffel

Assistants : Danny Kopelson, Richard Corsello, Wally Buck, Nyya Lark, Kirk Felton

Mastering : Stan 'T W A C G' Kalina

Recorded & Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York

Executive Producer : Orrin Keepnews