Niteflyte "Niteflyte" (1979) -Westcoast Soul-

 

Label : Ariola Records 

 One

01 - All About Love (Sandy Torano)
02 - If You Want It (Sandy Torano & Howard Johnson)
03 - Sunshine (Larry Alexander)
04 - Make It Right (Larry Alexander)

Two

01 - Get On The Run (Howard Johnson)
02 - Tryin' To Find (Larry Alexander)
03 - I Wonder (Sandy Torano)
04 - Easy Come (Lamont Johnson)
05 - No Two Alike (Sandy Torano)


Produced by Sandy Torano & Barry Mraz
Executive Producers : Doc McGhee & Robert Sterling
Engineered by Barry Mraz

Arrangements by Sandy Torano

Lead vocals : Howard Johnson, Sandy Torano
Drums : Stephen 'Steve' Ferrone, Cedric Wright, Joe Galdo
Bass : Lamont Johnson, Frank Garvis, Frank Cornelius
Keyboards : Jack Waldman
Guitars : Sandy Torano, Hamish Stuart
Percussion : Rubens Bassini, Howard Johnson, Richie Puente
Alto Sax : David Sanborn, Angelo Di Braccio
Tenor Sax : Michael Brecker, Bob Schumacher
Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Background vocals : Hamish Stuart, Sandy Torano, Phyllis Hyman, Howard Johnson
Strings : Gene Orloff, Concert Master
Strings Arrangements : Onaje Allen Gums
Re-mix : Billy Swan & Joe Linders

Recorded at :

Quadratial Cinema Corp. (Miami)

Bayshore Recording Studios (Miami)

Media Sound (New York)

Record Plant (New York City)

Paragon Studios (Chicago)
Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Howard Johnson "Keepin' Love New" (1982) -Boogie / Contemporary R&B-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - So Fine (Kashif)

02 - Take Me Through The Night (Paul Lawrence Jones)

03 - This Is Heaven (Morrie Brown)

04 - Jam Song (Paul Lawrence Jones & Freddie Jackson)

2

01 - Keepin' Love New (Kashif)

02 - So Glad You're My Lady (Kashif & Paul Lawrence Jones)

03 - Say You Wanna (Kashif)

04 - Forever Falling In Love (Paul Lawrence Jones)

Produced by Kashif, Paul Lawrence, Morrie Brown for Mighty M Productions for Palm Music

Executive Producer : Howard Smiley

Engineered by Steve Goldman (Celestial Sounds, NYC) & Michael Barbiero (Mediasound, NYC)

Mixed by Michael Barbiero (Mediasound, NYC) & Steve Goldman (Celestial Sounds, NYC) on "Take Me Through The Night"

Assistant Engineers : Harry Spiridakis, Bobby Gordon, Michael Christopher, Greg Mann, Andy Hoffman (Mediasound)

All Lead vocals by Howard Johnson

Background vocals : Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones, B.J. Nelson, Freddie Jackson, Michelle Cobbs, Philip Ballou, Fonzi Thornton, Regi King, Howard Johnson

Drums : Leslie Ming, Trevor Gale on "Jam Song"

Percussion : Bashiri Johnson, Russell Robertson on "So Glad You're My Lady"

Guitars : Ira Siegel ; Thom Rotella & Ted Perlamn on "Say You Wanna" ; Morrie Brown & Jeff Sigman on "This Is Heaven"

Bass : Wayne Brathwaite on "Jam Song", Kevin Jenkins on "Forever Falling In Love", Tinker Barfield on "This Is Heaven"

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Kashif (OBXa, Acoustic Piano, Rhodes, Moog Bass, Additional Moog Bass on "Take Me Through The Night"), Paul Lawrence Jones (OBXa, Acoustic Piano, Celeste), Ralph Shuckett : Rhodes on "Forever Falling In Love"

Rhythm Track Arranged by Paul Lawrence Jones, Kashif, Morrie Brown

Strings & Horns Arranged by Ralph Shuckett

Concert Bells : Morrie Brown

Hand Claps : Marvin Flemming, Kwaku, Harry, Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones, Morrie Brown

Male Shouts : Kwaku, Marvin Flemming

Niteflyte "Niteflyte II" (1981) -Westcoast Soul-

 

Label : Ariola Records / BMG Records

 Side 1

01 - You Are (Mark Craney & Brad Cole)
02 - You're Breaking My Heart (Sandy Torano)
03 - Shoot From The Hip (Sandy Torano)
04 - Anyway You Want (Sandy Torano)

Side 2

01 - Sexy Dancer (Sandy Torano & Frank Cornelius) 
02 - On Your Own (Howard Johnson) 
03 - Alicia's Song (Sandy Torano)
04 - I Knew It Couldn't Happen (Sandy Torano)


Produced & Arranged by Sandy Torano
Co-Produced by Barry Mraz
Executive Producer : McGhee Enterprises
Recorded & Mixed at Quadradial Recording Studio, North Miami, Florida
Engineer : Steve Kusiciel
Assistant Engineers : Paul Speck & David Gottlieb

Niteflyte :
Sandy Torano : Guitars & Vocals
Howard Johnson : Vocals

Additional Musicians :
George Perry & Frank Cornelius : Bass
George Blitzer : Keyboards
Stephen 'Steve' Ferrone & Joe Galdo : Drums
Joe Lala : Percussion
Jeff Kirk : Saxophone