Chris Farren "Special Woman" (1987) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Rackyo Records / CBS/Sony Inc.

 A

01 - Special Woman (Norman Saleet & Mark Davis)

B

01 - Because You're Mine (Joey Carbone)

A

01 - Special Woman

From the Various Artists 'CM Collectors' (1988)

Produced by Ted Glasser

B

01 - Because You're Mine

/

Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (1985) -AOR / Various-

Label : Mercury Records

 Side 1

01 - (Come On) Shout (Marti Sharron & Gary Skardinia)

02 - On The Loose (Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin)

03 - I Can Fly (Duncan Pain, Mark Holding, Don Grady & Lauri Riley)

04 - Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) (Martin Page & Brian Fairweather)

05 - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Robert Hazard)

Side 2

01 - Dancing In The Street (William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye & Ivy Jo Hunter)

02 - Too Cruel (Amy Hart & Tim Tobias)

03 - Technique (Jay Levy & Jack Conrad)

04 - Wake Up The Neighborhood (Tom Holland, Joey Cetner & Mike Batio)

Album Produced by Don Perry & Bob Summers

Album Executive Producer : Russ Regan

Album Supervisor : Mark Fine

Album Coordinator : Shannon Pasternak

Album Mastered by Mike Reese at The The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

"I Can Fly", "Technique", "On The Loose" & "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" Mixed by Tom Perry at Hollywood Sound Recorders

"Dancing In The Street" Mixed by Tom Perry & John Guess at Hollywood Sound Recorders & Lion Share Recording Studios

"Too Cruel" Re-Mixed by Tom Perry at Hollywood Sound Recorders

Side 1

01 - (Come On) Shout

Performed by Alex Brown

Produced by Marti Sharron & Gary Skardinia

Executive Producer : Linda Perry

02 - On The Loose

Performed by Chris Farren

Produced by Don Perry & Bob Summers

Arranged by Bob Summers

03 - I Can Fly

Performed by Rainey

Produced by Bob Summers, Don Perry & Jay Levy

Arranged by Bob Summers

04 - Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)

Performed by Q-Feel

Produced by Martin Page & Brian Fairweather

05 - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Performed by Deborah Galli with Tami Holbrook & Meredith Marshall

Produced by Don Perry & Bob Summers

Arranged by Bob Summers

Side 2

01 - Dancing In The Street

Performed by Animotion

Produced by Don Perry & Bob Summers

Arranged by Bob Summers

02 - Too Cruel

Performed by Amy Hart

Produced by John Ryan

Arranged by David Freeman, Amy Hart & Tim Tobias

03 - Technique

Performed by Rainey

Produced by Jay Levy, Don Perry & Bob Summers

Arranged by Bob Summers

04 - Wake Up The Neighborhood

Performed by Holland

Produced by Tom Werman for Julia's Music

Chris Farren "In So Many Words" (2021) -AOR / Westcoast Rock-

Label : MelodicRock Classics (MRC002)

DISC One

In So Many Words

01 - In So Many Words (Chris Farren & Bruce Gaitsch)

02 - Anything For Money (Chris Farren)

03 - I Remember Her Eyes (Chris Farren & Bobby Francovilla)

04 - If Trees Could Scream (Chris Farren & Yates)

05 - Lightning Strikes (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

06 - I'll Be Waitin' (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

07 - When We Get It Right (Chris Farren & Steve Diamond)

08 - No Sign Of Life (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

09 - All Love Is (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

10 - Evidence Of Love (Chris Farren & Steve Diamond)

11 - When I Close My Eyes (Chris Farren)

12 - We Stand Alone (Chris Farren & Mark Leggett)

13 - Dirty Money (Chris Farren)

14 - Somewhere (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

DISC Two

The Chill Side

01 - What Kind Of Man (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

02 - Someone, Somebody, Somewhere (Chris Farren)

03 - Nothing We Can Do (Chris Farren)

04 - Save Me (Chris Farren & Joseph Williams)

05 - Everything To Me (Chris Farren & Joel Feeney)

06 - All Or Nothing At All (Chris Farren)

07 - Same Train (Chris Farren, Cal Curtis & Dyna Brein)

08 - Off The Track (Chris Farren & Jeff Pescetto)

09 - Learn To Love Again (Chris Farren)

10 - Right Where My Heart Belongs (Chris Farren & Randy Goodrum)

11 - Tossing Our Hearts Into The Wind (Chris Farren)

Produced by Chris Farren

Remastered by JK Northrup

Chris Farren : All Instruments & Vocals

Timothy B. Schmit : BGs on "In So Many Words"

Dave Boruff : Sax on "Evidence Of Love"

Sheryl Crow : BGs on "Someone, Somebody, Somewhere"

Brandon Fields : Flute on "Someone, Somebody, Somewhere"

Amy Holland : Vocal Duet on "Nothing We Can Do" & "Learn To Love Again"

Randy Goodrum : Piano & Vocals on "Right Where My Heart Belongs"

Various Artists "CM Collectors" (1988) -High Tech AOR-

Label : Rackyo Records

01 - Baby, Where Is Your Heart (恋のライブ・リップ) (Diana Roberts, Keith Brown & George Doering)
02 - Desire (愛のデザイアー)  (Joey Carbone & Mark Davis)
03 - All Prayers Are Answered ((あなたのとりこ)) (Chris Mosdell)
04 - Tra-La-La (Clara & Lilika Shinzato, Mark Davis)
05 - My One (Michelle Hart & Mark Davis)
06 - Fireboy Meets His Match (Chris Mosdell)
07 - Passion (恋はパッション) (Brian Richy & Mark Davis)
08 - Boom Boom Aleph (Norman Saleet)
09 - Sugar Sugar (Clara & Lilika Shinzato, Mark Davis)
10 - Special Woman (Norman Saleet & Mark Davis)
11 - Happy Vacation (Clara Shinzato, Mark Davis & Masahide Sakuma)
11 - Do You Know (つのだ☆ひろ)


Produced by Hal 'Jordan' Watanabe (01), Joey Carbone (02), William Empson (03, 06), Katz Nagasawa (04, 05, 07, 09, 11), Ted Glasser (08, 10), Shunichi Tokura (12)

Musicians :
Unknow


01 - Baby, Where Is Your Heart

Zuma Band

02 - Desire

Gail Lennon

03 - All Prayers Are Answered

Kipp Lennon

04 - Tra-La-La

Eve

05 - My One

Joseph Williams

06 - Fireboy Meets His Match

Kipp Lennon

07 - Passion

Eve

08 - Boom Boom Aleph

Kipp Lennon

09 - Sugar Sugar

Eve

10 - Special Woman

Chris Farren

11 - Happy Vacation

Eve

11 - Do You Know

つのだ☆ひろ aka Hiro Tsunoda

Tiffany "Hold And Old Friend's Hand" (1988) -SynthPop / High Tech AOR-

Label : MCA Records

 Side One

01 - All This Time (Tim James & Steve McClintock)
02 - Oh Jackie (Tim James, Steve McClintock, Tim Heintz & Kimberly Feldman)
03 - Hold An Old Friend's Hand (Donna Weiss)
04 - Radio Romance (John Duarte & Mark Paul)
05 - We're Both Thinking Of Her (George Tobin & Mark Keefner)

Side Two

01 - Walk Away While You Can (Mike Piccorillo)
02 - Drop That Bomb (John Duarte & Bill Bowersock)
03 - It's The Lover (Not The Love) (Rich Donahue & Patrick Dollaghan)
04 - I'll Be The Girl (George Tobin & Mike Piccorillo)
05 - Hearts Never Lie (Alan Roy Scott & Hugh James)
06 - Overture


Produced by George E. Tobin
All Songs Engineered & Mixed by Bill Smith except "We're Both Thinking Of Her" Mixed by John Kliner
Additional Engineering by John Kliner on "Walk Away While You Can", "I'll Be The Girl", "It's The Lover (Not The Love)" & "Hearts Never Lie"
Additional Engineering on "Hearts Never Lie" by John Kerns & Howard Lee Wolen & on "We're Both Thinking Of Her" by Michael Mikulka
Recording & Mixed digitally during August, September & October 1988 on Trident DI-AN console at Roxx Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA


Side One

01 - All This Time

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Guitar & Solo : Michael Thompson
Background vocals : Tiffany & Steve McClintock

02 - Oh Jackie

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Guitar & Solo : Michael Thompson

03 - Hold An Old Friend's Hand

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Sax & Solo : Richard Elliot
Background vocals : Tiffany

04 - Radio Romance

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Sax & Solo : Richard Elliot
Background vocals : Julia Tillman Waters & Maxine Willard Waters

05 - We're Both Thinking Of Her

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Guitar & Solo : Michael Thompson
Background vocals : Tiffany & Terry Wood

Side Two

01 - Walk Away While You Can

Arranged by Mike Piccirillo
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Mike Piccirillo
Guitar & Solo : Mike Piccirillo
Background vocals : Tiffany

02 - Drop That Bomb

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Keyboard Solo : John Duarte
Strings : Stuart Levin
Guitar : Chuck Yamek
Simmons Toms : Henry Newmark
Background vocals : Tiffany

03 - It's The Lover (Not The Love)

Arranged by John Duarte
Keyboards & Drum Programming : John Duarte
Guitar : Grant Geissman
Sax : Richard Elliot
Background vocals : Tiffany

04 - I'll Be The Girl

Arranged by Mike Piccirillo
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Mike Piccirillo
Additional Keyboards : John Duarte
Guitar & Solo : Michael Thompson
Background vocals : Tiffany, Mike Piccirillo & Terry Wood

05 - Hearts Never Lie

Arranged by John Duarte
Acoustical Piano & DX-7 : Hugh James
Additional Keyboards : John Duarte
Guitar & Solo : Grant Geissman
Special Guest Vocalist : Chris Farren
Background vocals : Tiffany, Tommy Funderburk

06 - Overture

Acoustical Guitar : Grant Geissman

Original Soundtrack "Night Of The Comet" (1984) -Various-

Label : Macola Records Co.

 Side One

01 - Unbelievable (Gary Mallaber, John Massaro & Byron Allred)
02 - Learn To Love Again (Chris Farren)
03 - Strong Heart (Skip Adams & Mark Bensi)
04 - Let My Fingers Do The Talking (Kenny Lee Lewis & Dianne Steinberg)
05 - Whole World Is Celebratin' (Wayne Crawford & Chris Farren)

Side Two

01 - Hard Act To Follow (Michael Hanna, Dian DeWitt & James Pritchett)
02 - Virgin In Love (Thom Pace & Maria Hegsted)
03 - Tell Me Yourself (Gary Mallaber, John Massaro & Byron Allred)
04 - Trouble (Skip Adams)
05 - Lady In Love (Bob Summers)


Executive Producer : Morris I. Diamond
Produced by Don Perry & Bob Summers
Arranged by Bob Summers
Recorded at BDR Sound, Hollywood Sound, Studio Masters
Engineers : Tom Perry, Bob Summers, Ross Pallone, Jim Jaquette
Re-Mix : Tom Perry, Bob Summers


Side One

01 - Unbelievable

Revolver

02 - Learn To Love Again

Chris Farren & Amy Holland

03 - Strong Heart

John Townsend

04 - Let My Fingers Do The Talking

Stallion

05 - Whole World Is Celebratin'

Chris Farren

Side Two

01 - Hard Act To Follow

Diana DeWitt

02 - Virgin In Love

Thom Pace

03 - Tell Me Yourself

Revolver

04 - Trouble

Skip Adams

05 - Lady In Love

Revolver

The Kazu Matsui Project Featuring Chris Farren ‎"Desire (Short Road To Heaven)" (1985) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : WEA Records

01 - Desire (Short Road To Heaven) (Lisaburo Suzuki & Jeff Day)
02 - Standing In The Wings (Jeff Day)


Produced by Kazu Matsui
From The Album "STANDING IN THE WINGS" (1985)

01 - Desire (Short Road To Heaven)

Arranger : Randy Waldman
Piano : Randy Waldman
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Guitar : Bruce Gaitsch
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass : Freddie Washington
Percussion : Michael Fisher
Vocal : Chris Farren

02 - Standing In The Wings

Arranger : Martin Lind
Piano : Barry Mann
Keyboards : Martin Lind
Guitar : Dann Huff
Drums : Moyes Lucas
Bass : Leon Gaer
Percussion : Ed Mann
B. Chorus : Maxi Anderson & Marlena Jeter
Vocal : Tommy Funderburk

The Kazu Project "Standing In The Wings" (1985) -Westcoast Rock-

  

 Label : WEA Records

 Side 1

01 - Don't Look Back (Jeff Day)
02 - Standing In The Wings Jeff Day)
03 - That Girl (Chris Farren)
04 - Desire (Short Road To Heaven) (Kisaburo Suzuki & Jeff Day)

Side 2

01 - Doctor O'mein (Jeff Day)
02 - Head Above Water (Gerry Stober, Billye Burnor & Katherine Lancing)
03 - Into The Nightfall (Gerry Stober, Maxi Anderson & Jody Dakota)


Produced by Kazu Matsui
Recorded at Studio Sound Recorders
Recording Engineers : Alan Hirschberg, Les Brockman & Bobby Macias
Mixed by Alan Hirschberg
Assistant Engineers : David Koenig & Debbie Johnson
"Desire" Co-Produced by Seiji Okamoto


Side 1

01 - Don't Look Back

Arranger : Randy Waldman & Steve Wood
Piano : Randy Waldman
Keyboards : Steve Wood
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Jimmy Johnson
Percussion : Michael Fisher
Vocal : Chris Farren

02 - Standing In The Wings

Arranger : Martin Lind
Piano : Brain Mann
Keyboards : Martin Lind
Guitar : Dann Huff
Drums : Moyes Lucas
Bass : Leon Gaer
Percussion : Ed Mann
B. Chorus : Maxi Anderson & Marlena Jeter
Vocal : Tommy Funderburk

03 - That Girl

Arranger : David White
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Guitar : Dann Huff
Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : David White
Percussion : Michael Fisher
Vocal : Chris Farren

04 - Desire (Short Road To Heaven)

Arranger : Randy Waldman
Piano : Randy Waldman
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Guitar : Bruce Gaitsch
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass : Freddie Washington
Percussion : Michael Fisher
Vocal : Chris Farren

Side 2

01 - Doctor O'mein

Arranger : Randy Waldman & Barnaby Finch
Piano : Randy Waldman
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Solo Guitar : Issei Noro
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Jimmy Johnson
Percussion : Michael Fisher
Vocal : Tommy Funderburk

02 - Head Above Water

Arranger : Gerry Stober & Steve Wood
Keyboards : Gerry Stober & Steve Wood
Guitar : Grant Geissman
Bass : Jimmy Johnson
Percussion : Michael Fisher
Vocal : Tommy Funderburk

03 - Into The Nightfall

Arranger : David White
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Guitar : Dann Huff
Bass : David White
Percussion : Michael Fisher
B. Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter, Phillip Ingram & Darryl Phinnessee
Shakuhachi : Kazu Matsui
Vocals : Chris Farren & Andrea Robinson