Bloodstone "Do You Wanna Do A Thing?" (1976) -Soul / Funk / Disco-

Label : London Records

 Side One

01 - Stand Up, Let's Party (Willis Deaften Jr.)

02 - If You Wanna Be My Baby (Charles McCormick)

03 - Just Like In The Movies (Patrick Adams & Brenda Carhee)

04 - Do You Wanna Do A Thing (Jesse Boyce, Sanchez Harley & Richard Griffith)

Side Two

01 - Shake The Building (Charles Love)

02 - This Is It (Charles Love)

03 - When We're Doin' It (Charles McCormick & Willis Deaften Jr.)

04 - Give Me Your Heart* (Charles McCormick)

Produced by Bert deCoteaux & Tony Silvester for the Crystal Jukebox

*Produced by Mike Vernon for the Crystal Jukebox

Arranged & Conducted by Bert deCoteaux

Recorded, Mixed & Edited at Total Experience Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineer : F. Byron Clark

Mastered at Mediasound Studios, New York, New York

Mastering Engineer : Jose Rodrigues

Bloodstone are :

Charles Love : Vocal, Guitar

Willis Draffen Jr. : Vocal, Guitar

Harry Williams Jr. : Vocal, Percussion

Charles McCormick : Vocal, Bass Guitar, String Bass

Additional help from :

Bill Upchurch : Bass

Greg Poree : Guitar

Jay Graydon : Guitar

Hense Powell : Keyboards

Darryl Budgetts : Conga

James Gadson : Drums

Bob Zimmitti : Percussion

Gene Estes : Percussion

Bloodstone "Train Ride To Hollywood" (1975) -Soul-

Label : London Records

 Side One

01 - As Time Goes By (H Hupfeld)

02 - Yakety Yak (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)

03 - Train Ride (Charles McCormick, Harry Williams Jr., Willis Draften Jr. & Charlie Love)

04 - What Do I Have To Do? (Charlie Love)

05 - Hooray For Romance (Charles McCormick)

06 - Rock 'N' Roll Choo Choo (Charles McCormick, Harry Williams Jr., Willis Draften Jr. & Charlie Love)

Side Two

01 - Go To Sleep (Willis Draften Jr.)

02 - Toot! Toot! Tootsie (Goodbye) (Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo & Ted Fiorito)

03 - I'm In Shape (Harry Williams Jr.)

04 - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) (James C. Keyes, Carl Feaster, Claude Featser, Floyd McRae & James W. Edwards)

05 - Money (That's What I Want) (Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy Jr.)

Bloodstone are :

Charlie Love : Vocal, Guitar

Willis Draffen Jr. : Vocal, Guitar

Harry Williams Jr. : Vocal, Percussion

Charles McCormick : Vocal, Bass Guitar, String Bass

Additional help from :

Steve Ferrone : Drums

Pete Wingfield : Piano, Clavinet, Electric Piano

Pip Williams : Electric Sitar

B.J. Cole : Steel Pedal Guitar

Plas Johnson : Tenor Sax on "Yakety Yak"

Ernest Draffen : Piano on "As Time Goes By"

Darryl Budgetts : Traps on "As Time Goes By"

Roger Ball : Alto & Baritone Sax on "I'm In Shape"

Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax on "I'm In Shape"

Alex Welsh & His Band :

Alex Welsh : Trumpet / Leader

Roy Williams : Trombone

Johnny Barnes : Clarinet

Jim Douglas : Banjo

Harvey Weston : String Bass

Roger Nobes : Drums

Martin Fry : Sousaphone

Tony Carr : Congas, Bongos, Vibraslap, Maraccas, Orchestra Cymbals, Shaker, Guiro

Maurice Pert : Tympani, Orchestral Bass Drum, Timbales, Tuned Cowbells, Claves

Lennox Laington : Congas, Maraccas

Tristan Fry : Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells

John Sheppard : Solo Violin

Special thanks to The Natural High Symphonia - David Katz (Leader) & The Natural High Brass :

Mike Davies, John Huckridge, Jimmy Wilson, Martin Drover : Trumpet, Flugel Horn

Billy Graham, Reg Brooks, Dave Sharman : Trombone

Jeff Perkins : Bass Trombone

Howie Casey : Tenor Sax

Dick Parry : Tenor, Baritone Sax

Produced by Mike Vernon for the Crystal Jukebox

The Natural High Symphonia & Brass Orchestrated, Directed & Conducted by Pip Williams

Recorded at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles

Recording Engineer : Rick Heenan

Mastering Engineer : Bob Ludwig

Assistant Engineers / Operators : Neil Brody, Zack Zennor, Tim Kramer, Nat Jeffrey & Gary Starr

Special thanks to John A. Harrison, Jack Baker & Charles Rondeau

Symphonia added at Nova Sound Studios, London

Engineer : Richard Dodd

Brass & Percussion added at Decca Tollington Park Studios, London

Engineer : Kevin Fuller

Bloodstone "We Go A Long Way Back" (1982) -Smooth Soul / Boogie-

Label : T-Neck Records

 Side 1

01 - Go On And Cry (Charles Love & Kitty Sears)

02 - How Does It Feel (Charles Love, Curtis Love, Oscar Love & Kitty Sears)

03 - We Go A Long Way Back (Charles Love)

Side 2

01 - Funkin' Around (Ronald Wilson & McKinley Jackson)

02 - My Kind Of Woman (Ronald Wilson)

03 - My Love Grows Stronger (McKinley Jackson, Shirley Jones & Valorie Jones)

04 - Nite Time Fun (Charles Love)

Produced & Arranged by The Isley Brothers & McKinley T. Jackson

All String & Horn Arrangements Written & Conducted by McKinley T. Jackson

Recorded at Conway Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Engineered & Remixed by F. Byron Clark

Assistant Engineers : Greig Stout, Rick Clifford, Karen Chamberlain

Mastered at Allen Zentz Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA by Brian Gardner

Musicians :

Clydene Jackson : Acoustic & Electric Piano

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

David T. Walker : Guitar

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Freddie Washington : Bass

Reggie Andrews : Mini-Moog

Davida Jackson : L.A. Strings

David Stout : L.A. Horn Section

(Recorded at Monterrey Recording Studio, Glendale, CA)

James Jamerson : Bass on "My Kind Of Woman"

Eddie Watkins : Bass on "How Does It Feel"

Kitty Sears : Female Vocalist on "How Does It Feel"

Don Myrick : Alto Sax Solo on "How Does It Feel", Tenor Sax Solo on "Funkin' Around"

Paul Fox : Synthesizer on "My Love Grows Stronger"

Fernando Harkless : Alto Sax Solo on "We Go A Long Way Back"

"We Go A Long Way Back", "Nite Time Fun" Produced & Arranged by McKinley T. Jackson

Recorded at Golden Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Engineer : Barney Perkins

Remixed by Tom Edmonds & The Isley Brothers at Bearsville Studio, Bearsville, NY

Musicians :

Clydene Jackson : Acoustic & Electric Piano

Melvin Webb : Drums

Werner Schurcher : Guitar

Nathan East : Bass

Byron Miller : Bass

"Nite Time Fun"

Michael Nash : Synthesizer

Bloodstone is : Henry Williams, Ronald Wilson, Willis Draffen, Ronald Bell, Charles Love

Bloodstone "Don't Stop" (1978) -Soul / Smouth Soul-

 Label : Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - Don't Stop (Mike Gonzales)
02 - I'm Just Doing My Job (Michael L. Smith)
03 - Throw A Little Loving My Way (Phillip Swern & Johnny Arthey)
04 - It's All Been Said Before (Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter)

Side Two

01 - She Wants To Hear The Words (Kathy Wakefield & Ken Hirsch)
02 - Just Wanna Get The Feel Of It (Michael L. Smith)
03 - You Bring Out The Best In Me (Bill Cuomo & Bobby Appleberry)
04 - It's Been A Long Time (Will Jennings & Phil Dennys)


Produced by Winston Monseque
Arranged by Al Johnson

Bass : David Shields & Eddie Watkins Jr.
Keyboards : Lawrence G. Farrow III
Guitar : Marlo Henderson & Lee Ritenour
Drums : James Gadson
Percussion : Gary Coleman

All Lead & Background vocals by Bloodstone : Harry Williams Jr., Willis Draften, Charles Love & Charles McCormick

Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California & Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineers : Humberto Gatica, Fred Borkgren & Russ Terrana
Mastering Engineer : Jack Andrews
Assistant Engineer : James Warmack