Music From The Picture "Blind Date" (1987) -Various-

Label : Rhino Records

 1

01 - Simply Meant To Be (Henry Mancini, George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam)
02 - Let You Get Away (Billy Vera)
03 - Oh, What A Nite (Billy Vera)
04 - Anybody Seen Her? (L. Russell Brown & Billy Vera)

2

01 - Talked About Lover (Keith L'Neire & Larry Brown)
02 - Crash, Bang, Boom (Peter Bunetta & Joe Eriksen)
03 - Something For Nash (Henry Mancini)
04 - Treasures (Stanley Jordan)
05 - Simply Meant To Be (Instrumental) (Henry Mancini)


1

01 - Simply Meant To Be

Performed by Gary Morris & Jennifer Warnes
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Engineered & Mixed by Darren Klein

02 - Let You Get Away

Performed by Billy Vera & The Beaters
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Engineered & Mixed by Darren Klein

03 - Oh, What A Nite

Performed by Billy Vera & The Beaters
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Engineered & Mixed by Darren Klein

04 - Anybody Seen Her?

Performed by Billy Vera & The Beaters
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Engineered & Mixed by Darren Klein

2

01 - Talked About Lover

Performed by Keith L'Neire
Produced by Larry Brown for Catch 22 Music Corp.
Associate Producers : Keith L'Neire for Catch 22 Music Corp. & Tom Bocci For Sound Advice Music Services

02 - Crash, Bang, Boom

Performed by Hubert Tubbs
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Engineered & Mixed by Darren Klein

03 - Something For Nash

Composed, Conducted & Produced by Henry Mancini

Mixed by John Richards

04 - Treasures

Composed, Conducted & Produced by Stanley Jordan

05 - Simply Meant To Be

Instrumental
Composed, Conducted & Produced by Henry Mancini

Mixed by John Richards

Billy Vera & The Beaters "By Public Demand" (1995) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock-

Label : Ramshorns Records

01 - Something Like Nothing Before (Bob Crewe & L. Russell Brown)
02 - Corner Of The Night (Billy Vera)
03 - Private Clown (Billy Vera)
04 - Someone Will School You Someone Will Cool You (Billy Vera)
05 - Big Legged Mama (Billy Vera)
06 - Strange Things Happen (Percy Mayfield)
07 - Run & Tell The People (Billy Vera)
08 - I Can Take Care Of Myself (Billy Vera)
09 - She Ain't Johnnie (L. Russell Brown & Billy Vera)
10 - Millie, Make Some Chili (L. Russell Brown, Willima P. McCord & Billy Vera)
11 - My Girl Josephine (Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew)
12 - Peanut Butter (Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith, Hidle Brown Barnum & Martin Cooper)
13 - I've Had Enough (Billy Vera)
14 - Hopeless Romantic (Billy Vera)
15 - Big Chief (Billy Vera)
16 - At This Moment (Billy Vera)
17 - Nouveau Riche (L. Russell Brown & Billy Vera)
18 - Here Comes The Dawn Again (Billy Vera)


Compilation

Billy Vera & The Beaters "Retro Nuevo" (1988) -Soft Rock-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Let You Get Away (Billy Vera)
02 - Waiting For You (Billy Vera)
03 - Heart To Heart (Eye To Eye) (Billy Vera & L. Russell Brown)
04 - Ronnie's Song (Billy Vera)
05 - Between Like And Love (Billy Vera)

2

01 - I Got My Eye On You (Billy Vera)
02 - Heart Be Still (Billy Vera)
03 - If I Were A Magician (Billy Vera & L. Russell Brown)
04 - Wrong When I'm Right (Billy Vera)
05 - Poor Boys (Chip Taylor & Billy Vera)
06 - La-La For What's Her Name (Chip Taylor & Billy Vera)


Produced by Tom Dowd

Billy Vera : Vocal & Guitar

The Players
Ricky Hirsch : Guitar
Jim Keltner : Drums
Darrell Leonard : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Trombone
David Miner : Bass
Michael Murphy : Keyboards
Jerry Peterson : Sax & (Guitar on "Let You Get Away")
Lon Price : Sax
Ron Viola : Sax
Freddie Alwag : Drums on "Waiting For You"
Greg Phillinganes : Piano on "Heart To Heart (Eye To Eye)"
Richard Tee : Piano on "Between Like And Love" & "If I Were A Magician"

String Arrangements : Arif Mardin
Horn Arrangements : Tom Dowd, Darrell Leonard, Lon Price & Billy Vera

Engineer : Michael Carnevale
Second Engineers : Judy Clapp, Peter Doell, Leslie Ann Jones & Charlie Paakkari

Billy Vera & The Beaters "By Request" (1986) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock-

Label : Mega Records / Rhino Records, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Corner Of The Night (Billy Vera)
02 - Someone Will School You, Someone Will Cool You (Billy Vera)
03 - Strange Things Happen (Percy Mayfield)
04 - I Can Take Care Of Myself (Billy Vera)
05 - Millie, Make Some Chili (Billy Vera & Brown)
06 - Peanut Butter (Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith, Hidle Brown Barnum & Martin Cooper)

Side 2

01 - Hopeless Romantic (Billy Vera)
02 - At This Moment (Billy Vera)
03 - Here Comes The Dawn Again (Billy Vera)


Compilation Coordination : Billy Vera / Gary Stewart

Peanut Butter" & "Hopeless Romantic" Produced by Jerry Wexler & Jimmy Johnson
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound on December 7-19, 1981 with :
Billy Vera : Vocal & Guitar
Barry Beckett : Keyboards
Gene Chrisman : Drums
Tommy Cogbill : Bass
Ron Viola : Sax
Pete Carr : Guitar
Jim Ehinger : Piano
Jimmy Johnson : Guitar
Lon Price : Sax
Jerry Peterson : Sax

All Other Tracks Produced by Jeff Baxter
Recorded Live at The Roxy on January 15, 16 & 17, 1981 with :
Billy Vera : Vocal & Guitar
Jeff Baxter : Pedal Steel
Bryan Cumming : Sax
Jim Ehinger : Piano
Chuck Fiore : Bass
George Marinelli : Guitar
Jerry Peterson : Sax
Lon Price : Sax
Beau Segal : Drums
Ron Viola : Sax
Keith Robertson : Stage Manager

Digitally Remastered for CD Release by Bill Inglot
Digitally Transfers by Ken Perry at K-Disc