Bobbi Humphrey "Passion Flute" (1994) -Soul Jazz-

Label : Paradise Sounds Records

 01 - Steppin' Out (Gregory Dokes)

02 - Tobago Nights (Bobbi Humphrey)

03 - Harlem River Drive (Larry Mizell)

04 - The Magic, The Music (Bobbi Humphrey)

05 - Passion Flute (Roy Louis)

06 - Marvelous Marlin (Thomas James)

07 - Where (Bobbi Humphrey)

08 - Rainbows (Bobbi Humphrey)

Produced by Bobbi Humphreys for Beachlife Productions

Executive Producers : Denis Liles & Bobbi Humphrey

Recorded & Mixed at Volt Centre

Engineered by Tony Benjamin

Mixed by Tony Benjamin & Bobbi Humphrey*

*Except "Rainbows" Mixed by Kendal Stubbs at The House Of Music & Engineered by Bob Power at Calliope Studios

Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NY

Arranged by Bob James*

*Except Horn & Strings on "Passion Flute" Arranged by Freddie Khaw & Strings on "The Magic, The Music" Arranged by Tony Benjamin

Flute : Bobbi Humphrey

Keyboards : Thomas C. James*

*Except Piano Solo on "Steppin' Out" : Gregory Dokes

Guitar : David Spinozza

Bass : David Metcen

Drums : Buddy Williams

Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

Steelpan : Jason Isaacs

Lead vocals : Gwen Guthrie on "Tobago Nights"

Lead vocals : D'Wayne Whitehead on "The Magic, The Music" & "Where"

Background vocals : Gwen Guthrie*

*Except on "Where" & "The Magic, The Music" : Gwen Guthrie & D'Wayne Whitehead

Background Arrangements : Bobbi Humphrey

Gwen Guthrie "Good To Go Lover" (1986) -Boogie / Smooth Soul / Contemporary R&B-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - (They Long To Be) Close To You (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

02 - Outside In The Rain (Dave Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend & Joshua Thompson)

03 - Good To Go Lover (Bill Hagans & Gwen Guthrie)

04 - You Touched My Life (Gwen Guthrie)

Side 2

01 - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (Gwen Guthrie)

02 - I Still Want You (Dave Conley, Bernard Jackson & David Townsend)

03 - Stop Holding Back (Bernard Jackson & David Townsend & Dave cOnley)

04 - Passion Eyes (Charles Rogers)

Produced by Gwen Guthrie

Associate Producer : David Conley

Executive Producer : Jerome Gasper

Production Assistant : Ernestine Bell

This Album was Recorded at Ears, House Of Muisc, Sound Track, Quadrasonic

Basic Tracks Recorded by Gregg Mann, Tom Zepp & Julian Robertson

Thanks to the Other Engineers : Kendal Stubbs, Scott James, Danny Grigsby, Paul Higgins & Steve Kahn

Mixed by Harvey Goldberg, Matthew Kasha, Gregg Mann, Jerome Gasper, Gwen Guthrei, Larry Levan & Pic

Mastering : Sterling Sound, NYC by Jack Skinner

Musicians :

Keyboards : Onaje Gumbs, Bill Hagans, Dave 'Pic' Conley, Dave Townsend, Gary Henry, Michael Clark, Bernie Worrell, Brian Morgan, William Rhinehart

Guitar : Ira Siegel

Strings : Onaje Gumbs

Synth / Moog Bass : Dave 'Pic' Conley*, Brian Morgan, Onaje Gumbs, Bill Hagans

Drums : Steve Ferrone

Drum Programming : Sly Dunbar, Brian Morgan, Bill Hagans, Dave 'Pic' Conley**

Background Arrangements & Vocals : Gwen Guthrie

Percussion : Jimmy Maelen, Dave 'Pic' Conley, Danny Grigsby

String / Horn Arrangements : Onaje Gumbs

Special Arrangements : Brian Morgan & Bill Hagans

*All Selections except "Good To Go Lover", "(They Long To Be) Close To You" & "You Touched My Life"

**All Selections except "Good To Go Lover", "You Touched My Life", "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent" & "(They Long To Be) Close To You"

The Joe Brooks Group "The Joe Brooks Group" (1978) -Pop Rock-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

01 - I Will Shine On (Joe Brooks)

02 - When It's Over (Joe Brooks)

03 - Goodnight Sweet Ladies (Joe Brooks)

04 - California (Joe Brooks)

05 - You Light Up My Life (Joe Brooks)

Two

01 - If Ever I See You Again (Joe Brooks)

02 - Come Share My Love (Joe Brooks)

03 - It Was Such A Good Day (Joe Brooks)

04 - Slidin' (Joe Brooks)

05 - Woman (Joe Brooks)

06 - Rag Doll (Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio)

Singers : Jerry Keller, Kenny Karen, Ron Dante, Steve Feldman, Ullanda McCullough, Gwen Guthrie, Brenda White

Musicians :

Keyboards : Joe Brooks, Rob Mounsey, Kenny Ascher

Bass : Russell George, Will Lee

Drums : Jimmy Young, Howard King, Allan Herman

Guitar : Vinnie Bell, Jay Berliner

Strings & Horns : David Nadien, Harry Cykman, George Marge, Raymond Crisara, Barry Finclair, Herbert Sorkin, John Pintavalle, Diana Halprin, Robert Rozek, Alfred Brown, Theodore Israel, Ann Barak, Jean Dane, K. LaMar Alsop, Susan Winterbottom, Marvin Stamm, Jim Bossy, Bernie Glow, Ellen Max, Gerald Tarack, Charles LiBove, Julian Barber, Lenore Weinstock, Sue Pray, Emanuel Vardi

Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, New York

Malcolm Addey, Engineer

Produced & Arranged by Joe Brooks

One

01 - I Will Shine On

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

02 - When It's Over

Lead vocals : Ullanda McCullough, Gwen Guthrie, Brenda White

03 - Goodnight Sweet Ladies

Solos : Kenny Karen, Ron Dante

04 - California

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

05 - You Light Up My Life

Lead vocals : Ron Dante, Steve Feldman

Two

01 - If Ever I See You Again

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

02 - Come Share My Love

Lead vocals : Ron Dante, Steve Feldman

03 - It Was Such A Good Day

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

04 - Slidin'

Instrumental Solos : Joe Brooks, Kenny Ascher

05 - Woman

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

06 - Rag Doll

Lead vocal : Joe Brooks

Gwen Guthrie "Just For You" (1985) -Boogie / Smooth Soul-

Label : Island Records

 Side One

01 - Put Love In Control (Raymond Jones)

02 - Love In Moderation (Jerry Barnes & Katreese Barnes)

03 - Just For You (Katreese Barnes & Jerry Barnes)

04 - I Gotta Have You (Andy Goldmark)

Side Two

01 - I Can't Feel It No More (David Conley, Charles Allen, Brian Smith & Joshua Thompson)

02 - Oh Donny No (Gwen Guthrie)

03 - Joy Rider (Brian Morgan, Shelley Scruggs & Gwen Guthrie)

04 - Thrill Me (Phillip Field, Linda Vitali & Gwen Guthrie)

Thanks to all the recording studios & their staffs :

Duplex, Compass Point, Sound works, Ranch, Planet, First Choise, Quadrasonic, Power Station, Right Track, Sigma Sound, Frankford/Wayne, Sterling Sound

Basic Tracks Recorded at Duplex & Compass Point by Mallory Earl & Steven Stanley

Produced by Eumir Deodato

"I Can't Feel It No More" Produced by Gwen Guthrie & Steven Stanley

Mixed by Harvey Goldberg

Executive Producers : Chris Blackwell & R. André Berry

Musicians :

Keyboards : Phillip Field, Katreese Barnes, Josh Thompson, Brian Morgan, Wally Badarou

Moog Bass : Jerry Barnes, Phillip Field

Bass : Jerry Barnes, Brian Morgan

Guitars : Ira Siegel, Jeff Southworth, Jerry Barnes

Drum Programming : Jerry Barnes, Phillip Field, Brian Morgan, Andy Goldmark, Wally Badarou

Percussion : Sammy Figueroa

Background vocals : Gwen Guthrie, Brenda K. White, Shelley Scruggs, Kelvin Robinson, Danny Madden, Curtis King, Yvonne McConnaughey

Sax : Harold Vick

Trumpet : Virgil Jones

Side One

01 - Put Love In Control

Arranged by Raymond Jones

02 - Love In Moderation 

Arranged by Jerry Barnes & Katreese Barnes

03 - Just For You 

Arranged by Katreese Barnes & Jerry Barnes

Vocal Arrangements : Gwen Guthrie

04 - I Gotta Have You 

Arranged by Andy Goldmark

Vocal Arrangements : Gwen Guthrie

Side Two

01 - I Can't Feel It No More 

Arranged by David Conley & Joshua Thompson

02 - Oh Donny No 

Arranged by Gwen Guthrie

03 - Joy Rider 

Arranged by Brian Morgan & Shelley Scruggs

04 - Thrill Me

Arranged by Phillip Field

Quincy Jones "Sounds ... And Stuff Like That!!" (1978) -Smooth Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Stuff Like That (Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Richard Tee & Ralph MacDonald)
02 - I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler & Ralph MacDonald)
03 - Love, I Never Had It So Good (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Patti Austin & Richard Tee)

2

01 - Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Herbie Hancock)
02 - Love Me By Name (Lesley Gore & Ellen Wiesum)
03 - Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (Stevie Wonder)
04 - Takin' It To The Streets (Michael McDonald)


Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Arranged by Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, Tom Bahler, Leon Pendarvis & Sy Johnson
Engineered by Bruce Swedien
Assisted by Niels Erik Lund, Ollie Cotton, Anthony D'Amigo & Cheech D'Amigo
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, L.A. ; Westlake II, L.A. & A&R Recording, N.Y.
Jazz Violins Recorded on "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" Recorded at Sound Ideas, N.Y. by Jim McCurdy
Mixed by Bruce Swedien at Westlake Audio, Inc., L.A.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood

Rhythm Section :
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Steve Gadd : Drums
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Eric Gale : Guitar
Richard Tee : Piano & Organ Synthesizer Keyboard Bass
Programmed by Clark Spangler
David T. Walker : Guitar on "Stuff Like That"
Melvin 'Wah Wah' Watson : Guitar on "Takin' It To The Streets"
Thanks to the New York Horn Section :
Trumpets : Jon Faddis & Virgil Jones
Bass Trombone : Alan Ralph
Saxophones : George Young, David Tofani, Harold Vick & Howard Johnson

Thanks to the L.A. Horn Section :
Trumpets : Chuck Findley, Snooky Young, Oscar Brashear & Bill Lamb
Trombones : Chauncey Welsch, Robert Payne, Jimmy Cleveland, Donald Waldrup, Bill Watrous & Charles Loper
French Horns : Henry Sigismonti, David Duke, Sidney Muldrow, Arthur Made & Aubrey Bouh
Saxophones & Flutes : Hubert Laws, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Jerome Richardson & Buddy Collette
Tubas : Tommy Johnson & Roger Bobo
Synthesizer & Vocoder : Performed & Programmed by Michael Boddicker
Thanks to the L.A. String Section :
Violins : Israel Baker (Concertmaster), Nathan Ross, Marvin Limonick, Sheldon Sanov, John Wittenberg, Arnold Belnick, Jerome Reisler, Harry Bluestone, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Carl LaMagna, Betty LaMagna & Connie Kupka
Violas : David Schwartz, Myer Bello, Samuel Boghossian & Leonard Selie
Cello : Dennis Karmazyn & Gloria Strassner
Harp : Gayle Levant

Thanks to the New York Super Singers :
Under The Direction of Tom Bahler
Patti Austin (Concertmistress), Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Vivian Cherry, Yolanda McCullough, Tom Bahler, Luther Vandross, Zach Sanders, Bill Eaton & Frank Floyd


1

01 - Stuff Like That

Vocalists : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Chaka Khan
Alto Sax Solo : George Young

02 - I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning

Vocalists : Patti Austin & Luther Vandross
Lyricon Solo : Tom Scott

03 - Love, I Never Had It So Good

Vocalists : Patti Austin & Charles May
Electric Tenor Sax Solo : Michael Brecker
Fender Bass Solo : Anthony Jackson

2

01 - Tell Me A Bedtime Story

Flute Solo : Hubert Laws
Electric Piano : Herbie Hancock
Jazz Violins : Harry Lookofsky, bases on a Herbie Hancock piano solo transcribed by Sy Johnson

02 - Love Me By Name

Vocalist : Patti Austin
Keyboards : Herbie Hancock
Guitar : Eric Gale

03 - Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)

Vocalist : Patti Austin
Flute Solo : Hubert Laws
Electric Piano Solo : Herbie Hancock
Lyricon Solo : Tom Scott

04 - Takin' It To The Streets 

Vocalists : Luther Vandross & Gwen Guthrie
Tenor Sax Solo : Michael Brecker