Original MGM Television Soundtrack "Fame L.A." (1998) -Various-

Label : Mercury Records

 01 - You Gotta Want It (Maribeth Derry, Tom Snow, Robbie Buchanan & Richard Barton Lewis)

02 - Fearless Heart (Stephen Earle)

03 - Was It Something I Didn't Say (Diane Warren)

04 - City Of Angels (Bernie Barlow & Melissa Ritter)

05 - Till You Know (Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes & Robin Thicke)

06 - True Companion (Marc Cohn)

07 - Evidence (Tara MacLean, Stephen Nikleva & Greg Reely)

08 - Nobody's Saviour (Kit Hain)

09 - Here Waiting (Vassal Benford)

10 - If You've Ever Been In Love (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Charlton Pettus, Audley Wiggan Jr., Anthony Harper, Jaeson Harper & Ali Theodore)

11 - Far Cry (Jud Friedman & Allan Rich)

12 - Out Here On My Own (Michael Gore & Lesley Gore)

13 - Fame (Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford)

Soundtrack Executive Producer : Richard Barton Lewis

01 - You Gotta Want It 

Performed by Molly Rebekka

Produced & Arranged by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan Inc. & Keith Andes

Recorded by Jeremy Smith at The Complex Studios

Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios

All Keyboards by Robbie Buchanan

Drums by Mike Baird

Bass by Neil Stubenhaus

Guitars by Michael Thompson & Tim Pierce

Background vocals by Shawn Rivera, Kenny Terry Jr., Dion Allen, Darryl Anthony, Anthony Grant, Joey Diggs, Willie Wheaton, Louis Price, Ricky Jones, Jeff Pescetto

02 - Fearless Heart 

Performed by Heidi Noelle Lenhart

Produced by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan Inc.

Recorded & Mixed by Nathaniel Kunkel

Recorded at Sunset Sound & The Complex Studios

Mixed at Conway Recording Studios

Background vocals by Joseph Rye

Acoustic & Electric Guitar by Tim Pierce

Bass by Neil Stubenhaus

Drums by Mike Baird

03 - Was It Something I Didn't Say 

Performed by 98 Degrees

Produced by Daryl Simmons for Silent Partner Productions, Inc.

Engineered & Mixed by Thom 'TK' Kidd

Additional Engineering by Kevin Lively

Recorded & Mixed at Silent Sounds Recording Studios, Atlanta, Ga.

Production Coordinator : Ivy Skoff

Lead vocals by Nick & Jeff

Acoustic Guitars by Dick Smith

Drums & Percussion by Steven Meeder

Bass by Ronnie Garrett

Keyboards & Drum Programming by Daryl Simmons

04 - City Of Angels 

Performed by Blush

Produced by Melissa Ritter

Recorded by Brian Springer at Slam Shack

Remixed by David Holman

05 - Till You Know 

Performed by Brian McKnight

Produced by Brian McKnight

All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight

Recorded by Chris Wood at Backroom Studios, Glendale, CA

Mixed by David Pensado at The Enterprise Studio, Burbank, CA

06 - True Companion 

Performed by Brent David Fraser

Produced & Arranged by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan Inc. 

Recorded by Jeremy Smith & Chad Blinman

Recorded at Sunset Sound & The Complex Studios

Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios

All Keyboards by Robbie Buchanan

07 - Evidence 

Performed by Heidi Noelle Lenhart & Brent David Fraser

Produced & Arranged by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan Inc. 

Recorded by Jeremy Smith at Sunset Sound

Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios

All Keyboards by Robbie Buchanan

Drums by Mike Baird

Guitar by Tim Pierce

Bass by Neil Stubenhaus

All Percussion by Lenny Castro

08 - Nobody's Saviour 

Performed by Heidi Noelle Lenhart

Produced by Paul Fox

Recorded & Mixed by Ed Thacker

Recorded at A&M Recording Studios & The Village Recorder

Mixed at A&M Recording Studios

Background vocals by Louise Goffin

Electric Guitar by James Harrah

Acoustic Guitar by Tymothy May

Keyboards by Paul Fox

Bass by Lance Morrison

Drums by Denny Fongheiser

09 - Here Waiting 

Performed by Debelah Morgan

Produced & Arranged by Vassal Benford

Co-Produced by Gilon Morgan for VAZ Entertainment

All Instruments by Vassal Benford & Giloh Morgan

Recorded by Victor Flores at The Vaz Lot Recording Studio

Mixed by Dave Way at Pacifique Recording Studio

10 - If You've Ever Been In Love 

Performed by Az Yet & T.E. Russell

Produced & Arranged by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan Inc. 

Recorded by Mike Ross & Frank Wolf

Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios

All Keyboards & Drum Progressions by Robbie Buchanan

Additional Background vocals by Heidi Noelle Lenhart, Joey Diggs, Lamont Van Hook, Louis Price

11 - Far Cry 

Performed by Heidi Noelle Lenhart

Produced & Arranged by Robbie Buchanan for Robbie Buchanan Inc. 

Recorded by Jeremy Smith

Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios

Acoustic Guitar by Dean Parks & Kamil Rustam

12 - Out Here On My Own 

Performed by Irene Cara

Produced by Michael Gore

13 - Fame

Performed by Irene Cara

Produced by Michael Gore

Arranged by Leon L. Pendarvis Jr.

The Kids From Fame Again "The Kids From Fame Again" (1982) - Various-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side A

01 - Mannequin (Henry Gaffney)

02 - Carnival (Henry Thompson & Vanessa Dale)

03 - I Was Only Trying To Help (Gary Portnoy & Ruth Rosen)

04 - Alone In The Crowd (Lee Curreri)

05 - You're The Real Music (Barry Fasman & Steve Sperry)

06 - Sho Sho Sho Shorofski (Lee Curreri)

Side B

01 - A Special Place (Sue Sheridan & William Goldstein)

02 - Do The Gimme That (Sue Sheridan & Barry Fasman)

03 - It's Sonata Mozart (Instrumental) (Barry Fasman - Based on Sonata in C Major Mozart)

04 - Come What May (David Wolfert & Henry Gaffney)

05 - The Show Must Go On (Barry Fasman & Steve Sperry)

Album Produced by Barry Fasman for The Entertainment Company

Executive Producers : Charles Koppelman & Martin Bandier

Side A

01 - Mannequin

Featuring Gene Anthony Ray

02 - Carnival

Featuring Debbie Allen

03 - I Was Only Trying To Help

Featuring Valerie Landsburg

04 - Alone In The Crowd

Featuring Lee Curreri

05 - You're The Real Music

Featuring Gene Anthony Ray

06 - Sho Sho Sho Shorofski

Featuring Lee Curreri

Side B

01 - A Special Place

Featuring Debbie Allen

02 - Do The Gimme That

Featuring Valerie Landsburg & P.R. Paul

03 - It's Sonata Mozart 

Instrumental

04 - Come What May

Featuring Gene Anthony Ray

05 - The Show Must Go On

Featuring Eric Gimpel

Fame "Rock 'N Roll World" (1983) -Pop Rock-

Label : RCA Records

 Side A

01 - Rock 'N Roll World (Nicki Oosterveen & George Michalski)

02 - Mr. Cool (Sue Sheridan & Andrea Robinson)

03 - The Secret (Barry Fasman & Steve Sperry)

04 - Take That First Step (Bill & Kathy Burch)

05 - Better With A Friend (Michael Cruz)

Side B

01 - Shakin' (Michael Cruz)

02 - Electricity (Barry Fasman & Sue Sheridan)

03 - Lucky Enough For Two (Henry Gaffney)

04 - Face To Face (Gary Portnoy & Judy Hart Angelo)

05 - Sing For You America (Barry Fasman & Sue Sheridan)

Album Produced by Barry Fasman for The Entertainment Company

Executive Producers : Charles Koppelman & Martin Bandier

Arranged & Conducted by Barry Fasman

Recorded by Frank Wolf at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Remixed by John  Arrias at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA

Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc, Hollywood, CA

Second Engineers : Stuart Graham, Jim Faraci & Coke Johnson

Musicians :

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Jaï Winding, Robbie Buchanan, Michael Boddicker, Lee Curreri, David Garfield, John Hobbs

Guitars : Michael Landau, Dean Parks, Jeff Baxter, Paul Jackson Jr., Dennis Herring, Fred Tackett

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus, Dennis Belfield, Nathan East, Joe Chemay

Drums : Ed Greene, Vinnie Colaiuta, Mike Baird, The Linn L.M.I

And 

Steve Forman : Percussion

Doug Livingston : Pedal Steel

Larry McNeely : Banjo

Gary Herbig : Sax Solo on "Mr. Cool"

Sid Sharp : Concertmaster

Jerry Hey : Brass Arrangements on "Take That First Step" & "Face To Face"

Background Vocalists : Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Luther Waters, Andrea Robinson, Nick Uhrig, Joseph Williams, Jay Gruska, Laura Creamer, Steve Sperry, Kathy Burch, Sue Sheridan, Tommy Funderburk, Joe Pizzulo

"FAME" The TV Series

Executive Producer : William Blinn

Produced by Ken Ehrlich & Mel Swope

Side A

01 - Rock 'N Roll World

Featuring Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, Gene Anthony Ray, Cindy Gibb, Billy Hufsey

02 - Mr. Cool

Featuring Fame

03 - The Secret

Featuring Carlo Imperato

04 - Take That First Step

Featuring Valerie Landsburg

05 - Better With A Friend

Featuring Fame

Side B

01 - Shakin'

Featuring The Waters & Fame

02 - Electricity

Featuring Lee Curreri

03 - Lucky Enough For Two

Featuring Greg Evigan & Valerie Landsburg

04 - Face To Face

Featuring Valerie Landsburg & Lee Curreri

05 - Sing For You America

Featuring Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Hall, Erica Gimpel, Valerie Landsburg

From The NBC - TV Series "The Kids From Fame" (1982) -Various-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side A

01 - Starmaker (Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager)
02 - I Can Do Anything Better Than You Can (David Wolfert & Sandy Linzer)
03 - I Still Believe In Me (Gary Portnoy & Susan Sheridan)
04 - Life Is A Celebration (Rick Springfield)
05 - Step Up To The Mike (Alan Gordon)

Side B

01 - High Fidelity (Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager)
02 - We Got The Power (David Wolfert & Sandy Linzer)
03 - It's Gonna Be A Long Night (Gary Portnoy & Estelle Levitt)
04 - Desdemona (Barry Fasman & Steve Sperry)
05 - Be My Music (Lee Curreri & Ethan Horowitz)


Produced by Barry Fasman for The Entertainment Company
Executive Producers : Charles Koppelman & Martin Bandier
Arranged by Barry Fasman
Engineered by John Arrias, Stuart Graham, Joe Robb, Mike Lietz, Tony D'Amico & John Mills
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, Calif.
Additional Recording at Sound Labs, Evergreen, Wally Heider Recording, Los Angeles, Calif.
Mastered by Chris Bellman, Allen Zentz Recording, Los Angeles, Calif.
Production Coordinator for The Entertainment Company : Linda Gerrity
A&R Coordinator for RCA Records : Marge Meoli

Musicians :
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Jaï Winding, David Garfield, Robbie Buchanan, Lee Curreri, Michael Boddicker & John Hobbs
Guitars : Dean Parks, Michael Landau, Mitch Holder & Greg Poree
Bass : Nathan East, Dennis Belfield & Andy Muson
Drums : Rick Shlosser & David Kemper
Percussion : Steve Forman & Gary Coleman
Background Vocalists : Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Denise DeCaro, Joseph Williams, Nick Uhrig, Marti McCall, Carl Graves, Gail Heideman, Mark Creamer, Clydene Jackson, Steve Sperry, Kathy Burch & Mendy Lee
Soloists :
Gary Herbig - Sax on "We Got The Power"
Alan Gordon - Announcer on "Step Up To The Mike"
Jim Horn - Sax on "Step Up To The Mike", 
"I Can Do Anything Better Than You Can" Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Jerry Hey
"It's Gonna Be A Long Night" Arranged by Jaï Winding
Concertmaster : Sid Sharp


Side A

01 - Starmaker

The Kids From "FAME"

02 - I Can Do Anything Better Than You Can

Featuring Debbie Allen & Erica Gimpel

03 - I Still Believe In Me

Featuring Debbie Allen & Erica Gimpel

04 - Life Is A Celebration

Featuring Erica Gimpel & Carlo Imperato

05 - Step Up To The Mike

Featuring Erica Gimpel, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg & Gene Anthony Ray

Side B

01 - High Fidelity

Featuring Valerie Landsburg

02 - We Got The Power

Featuring Erica Gimpel & Gene Anthony Ray

03 - It's Gonna Be A Long Night

Featuring Lori Singer

04 - Desdemona

Featuring Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg & Gene Anthony Ray

05 - Be My Music

Featuring Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Valerie Landsburg & Gene Anthony Ray

The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture "Fame" (1980) -Various-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side One

01 - Fame (Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford)
02 - Out Here On My Own (Michael Gore)
03 - Hot Lunch Jam (Michael Gore & Robert F. Colesberry)
04 - Dogs In The Yard (Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker)

Side Two

01 - Red Light (Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford)
02 - Is It Okay If I Call You Mine? (Paul McCrane)
03 - Never Alone (Anthony Evans)
04 - Ralph And Monty (Dressing Room Piano) (Michael Gore)
05 - I Sing The Body Electric (Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford)


Album Produced by Michael Gore
Recording Engineer : Chuck Irwin
Mixing Engineer : Frank Kulaga
Assistant Engineer : Lincoln Clapp
Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman
Music Editorial Coordinator : Norman Hollyn
Production Coordinator : Pamela Adler
Musicians Contracted by Sephra Herman, Earl Shendell & Arthur Kaplan
Recorded & Mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York City (Unless otherwise noted)
Mastered at A&M Records, Hollywood, California


Side One

01 - Fame

Arranged by Leon Pendarvis Jr.
Vocal : Irene Cara
Background vocals : Louise Bethune, Peggie Blue, Irene Cara, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough, Deborah McDuffie, Vicki Sue Robinson, Ann E. Sutton & Luther Vandross
Solo Guitar : Elliott Randall
Bass : Neil Jason
Drums : Yogi Horton
Guitars : Jeff Mironov & David Spinozza
Keyboards : Leon Pendarvis Jr. & Rob Mounsey
Percussion : Jimmy Maelen & Cruscher Bennett
Synthesizer : Kenneth Bichel

02 - Out Here On My Own

Vocal : Irene Cara
Piano : Frank Owens
Recorded at C.I. Recording Studios, New York City

03 - Hot Lunch Jam

Vocal & Melody Arrangement by Irene Cara
Background vocals : Louise Bethune, Eric Brockington, Irene Cara, Kim Carlson, Anthony Evans, Willie Henry Jr., Lisa Herman, Thais Hockaday, Robert Koch, April Lang, Desiree Lindsay, Lisa Lowell, Anthony Ogburn, Traci Parnell, Cheryl Questell, Vickie Sue Robinson, Annie Roboff, Gordon Sayles, Ann E. Sutton & Mary Wormworth
Pianos : Lee Curreri & Ray Chew
Bass : Neil Jason
Drums : Bob Fisher
Electric Guitar : Michael Monaco
Trumpet : Chris Rodgers & Mike Lawrence
Alto Saxophone : David Glasser & Dave Tofani
Tenor Saxophone : Denny Morouse
Electric Violin : Adam Abeshouse
Celli : Jonathan Abramowitz, Seymour Barab & Maurice Bialkin
Percussion : Anthony Lewis
Harmonica : Don Brooks
Tambourines : Eric Brockington, Anthony Evans, Desiree Lindsay, Traci Parnell & Gordon Sayles
Recorded at A&R Recording, New York City

04 - Dogs In The Yard

Arranged by Steven Margoshes
Vocal : Paul McCrane
Piano : Rob Mounsey
Bass : Marcus Miller
Drums : Chris Parker
Guitar : Jeff Layton & Cliff Morris
Synthesizer : Suzanne Ciani
Violins : Lamar Alsop (Concert Master), Sanford Allen, Fred Buldrini, Lou Eley, Max Ellen, Diana Halperin, Regis Iandiorio, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, Tony Posk & Joe Rabuska
Violas : Julian Barber, Maureen Gallagher, Judy Geist & Lenora Weinstock
Celli : Jonathan Abramowitz, Jesse Levy & Richard Locker
Double Bass : John Beal & Ron Carter

Side Two

01 - Red Light

Produced by Michael Gore & Gil Askey
Arranged by Gil Askey
Vocal : Linda Clifford
Background vocals : Ullanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry & Maeretha Stewart
Drums : Steve Jordan
Bass : Neil Jason
Guitar : Jeff Mironov, Russ Traut & Steve Khan
Keyboards : Ray Chew & Clifford Carter
Percussion : Jimmy Maelen
Trumpets : Jon Faddis & Randy Brecker
Alto Saxophone : George Young
Tenor Saxophone : Harold Vick
Baritone Saxophone : Ronnie Cuber
Tenor Trombones : Dave Bargeron & Barry Rodgers
Bass Trombone : David Taylor
Synthesizer : Tim Tobias

02 - Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?

Vocal & Guitar by Paul McCrane
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Frank Kulaga

03 - Never Alone

Piano : Wade Lassister
Chorus : Contemporary Gospel Chorus, The High School Of Music And Art
Recorded at Columbia (30th Street) Recording Studios, New York City

04 - Ralph And Monty (Dressing Room Piano)

Piano by Michael Gore
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Frank Kulaga

05 - I Sing The Body Electric

Arranged by Steven Margoshes
Piano : Steven Margoshes
Drums : Alan Schwartzberg
Bass : Gene Santini
Guitars : Billy Cross
Violins : Alfons Schipani (Concert Master), Arian Bronne, Frederick Buldrini, Israel Chorberg, Peter Dimitriades, Joyce Flissler, Leon Goldstein, Max Hollander, Regis Iandiorio, Jean Ingraham, Leo Kahn, Kathryn Kienke, Carmel Malin, Joe Malin, Suzanne Ornstein, Peter Vandewater, Leonore Wolaniuk & Marilyn Wright
Violas : Seymour Berman, Harold Coletta, Evelyn Glover, Helen C. Huybrechts, Sue Pray & Carolyn Voight
Celli : Maurice Bialkin, Alla Goldberg, Carolyn Halif, Lawrence Lenske, Richard Locker & Holly Singer
Double Bass : John Beal, Ralph Oxman, Donald Palma & Lewis Paer
Flute : Julius Baker, Philip Bodner & Andrew Lolyo
Oboe : Marsha Heller & George Marge
Clarinet : William Blount & Charles Russo
Bassoon : Loren Glickman & Donald McCourt
French Horn : Peter Gordon, Sharon Moe, Albert Richmond,  & Ronald Sell
Trumpets : Danny Cahn, James Sedlar & Lew Soloff
Trombones : Eddie Bert, Harry DiVito & David Taylor
Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb, Michael Levenson & James Ogden
Tambourines : Eric Brockington, Anthony Evans, Traci Parnell, Delphia Shipman & Darryl Ware
Vocal Soloists : Laura Dean, Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Traci Parnell & Eric Brockington
Chorus : Denise Andrades, Yvette Carrington, Judith Charlton, Julie Cohen, Jean Deetjin, Nanette Dermanjian, Monica Dizzoza, Saundra Evans, Rodney Gray, Lisa Herman, Thais Hockaday, Luanne Holder, Linda Jefferson, Shirley Jiha, April Lang, Lisa Lowell, Lillian Miller, Traci Parnell, Lillian Raimundo, Ann Roboff, Nanette Schwersenz, Delphia Shipman, Wanda Tanks, Amy Wheeler, Cheryl Williams, Leonard Battle, Robert Bostwick, Eric Brockington, Derek Cheeley, Anthony Evans, Lance Gross, Willie Henry Jr., Robert Koch, Ladd Boris, Raul Lugo, Anthony Ogburn, Gordon Sayles, Ralph Dujour, Alan Vetter, Darryl Ware, Ben Werblolowsky & Kevin Windley