Kool & The Gang "The Very Best Of" (1997) -Funk / Jazz Funk / Disco / Pop Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Mercury Records

 CD 1

01 - Celebration (Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

02 - Fresh (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

03 - Get Down On It (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

04 - Cherish (Khalis Bayyan, James Taylor & Kool & The Gang)

05 - Ladies Night (George Brown & Kool & The Gang)

06 - Joanna (James Taylor & Charles Smith)

07 - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (James Taylor, George Brown, Charles Smith & Kool & The Gang)

08 - Too Hot (George Brown & Kool & The Gang)

09 - Let's Go Dancin' Ohh La La (James Taylor, Amir Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

10 - Tonight (James Taylor, Curtis Williams & Kool & The Gang)

11 - Steppin' Out (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

12 - Misled (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

13 - In The Heart (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

14 - No Show (James Taylor, George Brown, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

15 - Straight Ahead (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

CD 2

01 - Funky Stuff (Kool & The Gang)

02 - Hollywood Swinging (Ricky West & Kool & The Gang)

03 - Jungle Boogie (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)

04 - Chocolate Buttermilk (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)

05 - Open Sesame (Part 2) (Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang)

06 - Good Times (Kool & The Gang)

07 - Give It Up (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)

08 - This Is You, This Is Me (George Brown & Kool & The Gang)

09 - Spirit Of The Boogie (Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce & Kool & The Gang)

10 - Rhyme Tyme People (Dennis Thomas, Penni Saunders & Kool & The Gang)

11 - Kool & The Gang (Kool & The Gang)

12 - Let The Music Take Your Mind (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)

13 - Raw Hamburger (Gene Redd)

14 - Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)

15 - The Gang's Back Again (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)

Kool & The Gang are :

Robert (Kool) Bell : Bass, Vocals

Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell) : Tenor & Soprano, Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals

Amir Abdul-Salaam Bayyan : Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

Dennis (Dee Tee) Thomas : Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals

Charles Smith : Guitar, Vocals

George (Funky George) Brown : Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Robert (Spike) Mickens : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals

Ricky West (Richard Westfield) : Keyboards, Vocals

Woodrow (Woody) Sparrow : Guitars

Clifford Adams : Trombone, Vocals

Larry Gittens : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals

Otha Nash : Trombone

Donald Boyce : Vocals & Effects

Caldwell MacMillan : Keyboards, Vocals

Kevin (Lee) Lassiter : Keyboards, Vocals

(Penni) Phynjuar Saunders : Vocals on "Rhyme Tyme People", "Spirit Of The Boogie", "Open Sesame (Part 2)"

Something Sweet (Cynthia Huggins, Jonn Motley, Beverly Owens, Renee Connel, Kally Barreto) : Background vocals

CD 1

01 - Celebration 

℗ 1980 Polygram Records Inc. USA

02 - Fresh 

℗ 1984 Polygram Records Inc. USA

03 - Get Down On It 

℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

04 - Cherish 

℗ 1985 Polygram Records Inc. USA

05 - Ladies Night 

℗ 1979 Polygram Records Inc. USA

06 - Joanna 

℗ 1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

07 - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) 

℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

08 - Too Hot 

℗ 1979 Polygram Records Inc. USA

09 - Let's Go Dancin' Ohh La La 

℗ 1982 Polygram Records Inc. USA

10 - Tonight 

℗ 1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

11 - Steppin' Out 

℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

12 - Misled 

℗ 1984 Polygram Records Inc. USA

13 - In The Heart 

℗ 1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

14 - No Show 

℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

15 - Straight Ahead 

℗ 1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

CD 2

01 - Funky Stuff 

℗ 1988 Polygram Records Inc. USA

02 - Hollywood Swinging 

℗ 1973 Polygram Records Inc. USA

03 - Jungle Boogie 

℗ 1973 Polygram Records Inc. USA

04 - Chocolate Buttermilk 

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

05 - Open Sesame (Part 2) 

℗ 1976 Polygram Records Inc. USA

06 - Good Times 

℗ 1972 Polygram Records Inc. USA

07 - Give It Up 

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

08 - This Is You, This Is Me 

℗ 1973 Polygram Records Inc. USA

09 - Spirit Of The Boogie 

℗ 1975 Polygram Records Inc. USA

10 - Rhyme Tyme People 

℗ 1974 Polygram Records Inc. USA

11 - Kool & The Gang 

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

12 - Let The Music Take Your Mind 

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

13 - Raw Hamburger

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

 

14 - Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) 

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

15 - The Gang's Back Again

℗ 1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

Kool & The Gang "Emergency" (1984) -Pop Soul / Contemporary R&B-

Label : De-Lite Records

 Side A
01 - Emergency (George Brown, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Fresh (Sandy Linzer, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
03 - Misled (Ronald Bell, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
04 - Cherish (Ronald Bell, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)

Side B

01 - Surrender (Curtis Williams, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Bad Woman (George Brown, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
03 - You Are The One (Curtis Williams, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)

Produced by Jim Bonnefond, Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang

Lead vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor
Background vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor, Starleana Young, Kendal Stubbs & Ronald Bell
Bass Guitar : Robert Bell
Drums : George Brown
Guitar : Charles Smith
Keyboards, Synthesizers, Yamaha DX-1, Yamaha DX-7, Oberheim Xpander, OBX-A, OB-8, Juno-60 : Curtis Williams
Tenor Sax & OB-8 Synthesizer : Ronald Bell
Trumpet : Robert Mickens
Alto Sax : Dennis Thomas
Trombone : Clifford Adams
Trumpet : Michael Ray

Additional Musicians :
Rick Iantosca : Guitars on "Misled", "Emergency", "Fresh", "Bad Woman" & "Surrender"
Jimmy Maelen : Percussions
Kendal Stubbs : Bass Guitar on "Misled"
Lyric Collaboration on "Fresh" : James 'J.T.' Taylor & Sandy Linzer
Additional Background vocals on "Emergency" : Clifford Adams

Coordination : Gabe Vitorino De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas & The House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Engineers : Jim Bonnefond & Kendal Stubbs
Assistant Engineer : Joe Roth
Mixed by Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito, Ronald Bell & Kendal Stubbs
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Jose Rodriguez

Kool And The Gang "Something Special" (1981) -Disco / Synth Funk-

Label : De-Lite Records

 1

01 - Steepin' Out (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)

02 - Good Time Tonight (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)

03 - Take My Heart (Charles Smith, James Taylor, George Brown & Kool And The Gang)

04 - Be My Lady (Ronald Bell & Kool And The Gang)

2

01 - Get Down On It (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)

02 - Pass It On (George Brown, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)

03 - Stand Up And Sing (Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool And The Gang)

04 - No Show (Ronald Bell, James Taylor, George Brown & Kool And The Gang)

Produced by Eumir Deodato in Association with Kool And The Gang

Lead vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor

Bass : Robert Bell

Drums : George Brown

Saxophone / Keyboards : Ronald Bell

Lead Guitar : Charles Smith

Trumpet : Robert Mickens, Michael Ray

Trombone : Clifford Adams

Alto Saxophone : Dennis Thomas, Steve Greenfield

Flute : Steve Greenfield

Keyboards : Eumir Deodato, Brian Jackson 

Background vocals : James 'JT' Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Michael Ray, Steve Greenfield, Clifford Adams

Female Background vocals : Something Sweet - Joan Molley, Cynthia Huggins, Kelly Barretto

Recorded at House of Music, West Orange, N.J.

Recording Engineer : Jim Bonnefond, Chief Engineer

Assistant Engineers : Joe DeAngelis, Cliff Hodson, Bobby Scott Cohen, Julian Robertson

Overdubs done at Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif. - Mallory Earl & Bob (Ziggy) Winard, & Secret Sound Studios, New York

Mixed by Eumir Deodato, Jim Bonnefond & Gabe Vigorito

Mastered at Frankford Wayne by Tom Coyne, Assisted by Stephan Galfas

More Special Thanks To :

Platinum Hook For Additional Hand Claps

Jimmy Maelen for Additional Percussion

Park South Studios & the people at Bearsville for inspiration

Kool And The Gang "Celebrate" (1980) -Disco / Funk / Pop Soul-

Label : De-Lite Records

 Side A

01 - Celebration (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)

02 - Jones Vs. Jones (George Brown, Kool & The Gang)

03 - Take It To The Top (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)

04 - Morning Star (Robert Mickens, Kool & The Gang)

Side B

01 - Love Festival (Charles Smith, Kool & The Gang)

02 - Just Friends (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)

03 - Night People (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)

04 - Love Affair (George Brown, Kool & The Gang)

Produced by Eumir Deodato in Association with Kool & The Gang

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Eumir Deodato

Lead vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor

Bass : Robert Bell

Percussion : George Brown

Saxophone / Keyboards : Ronald Bell

Lead Guitars : Charles Smith

Trumpet : Robert Mickens

Alto Sax : Dennis Thomas

Keyboards : Kevin Bell, Earl Toon Jr.

Background vocals : Earl Toon Jr., James 'JT' Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Meekaeel Muhammad, Cedric Toon

Female Background vocals : Coffee, Something Sweet

Additional Keyboard Musician for This Recording : Adam Epolito

Recorded at House Of Music

Recording Engineer : Jim Bonnefond, Chief Engineer

Assistant Engineers : Jeff Kawalex, Jullian Robertson, Joe DeAngelis, Kenny Robb, Clif Hodson, Bobby Cohen

Mixed by Eumir Deodato, Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito

Mastered at Frankford Wayne by Tom Coyne

Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Tap" (1988) -Various-

Label : Epic Records

 Side One

01 - Bad Boy (Dennis Matkosky & Matthew Wilder)

02 - All I Want Is Forever (Diane Warren)

03 - Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)

04 - Strong As Steel (Diane Warren)

05 - Forget The Girl (Everton Deluke Mc-Calla & Jeffrey Calvert)

Side Two

01 - Can't Escape The Rhythm (James Newton Howard & Glen Ballard)

02 - Lover's Intuition (Joe Eriksen, Barbara Rothstein & Dorothy Gazeley)

03 - Somebody Like You (Gerard Mansis, Tony Valor & Michal Mansis)

04 - Max's Theme (Instrumental) (Stanley Clarke)

05 - Free (Dennis Matkosky & Matthew Wilder)

Side One

01 - Bad Boy

Performed by Teena Marie

Produced by Teena Marie, Dennis Matkosky & Matthew Wilder

Executive Producer : Dick Rudolph

02 - All I Want Is Forever

Performed by James JT Taylor & Regina Belle

Produced & Arranged by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Co-Produced by Walter Afanasieff

Recorded by Dana Jon Chappelle

Additional Recording : David Frazer - Lead vocals

Mixed by David Frazer

Assistant Engineer : Dana Jon Chappelle

Keyboards, Bass & Drum Programming : Walter Afanasieff

Fairlight : Ren Klyce

Guitar Solo & Rhythm Guitar : Chris Camozzi

Cymbals : Greg Gonaway

Background vocals : Kitty Beethoven & Skylar Jett

03 - Baby What You Want Me To Do

Performed by Etta James

Produced by Rob Fraboni & Lupe de Leon

04 - Strong As Steel

Performed by Gregory Abbott

Produced by Ted Currier

Production Assistant : Gary Henry

05 - Forget The Girl

Performed by Tony Terry

Produced by Ted Currier

Side Two

01 - Can't Escape The Rhythm

Performed by Gregory Hines

Produced by James Newton Howard & Glen Ballard

02 - Lover's Intuition

Performed by Amy Keys

Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions

03 - Somebody Like You

Performed by Melissa Rowan

Produced by Tony Valor for Tony Valor Productions, Inc.

Executive Producer : Peter Diorio, Tony Valor, Douglas Yeager

04 - Max's Theme 

Instrumental

Performed by Stanley Clarke

Produced by Stanley Clarke

05 - Free

Performed by Gwen Guthrie

Produced by Russ Titelman

Associate Producers : Dennis Matkosky & Matthew Wilder

Engineered by Dave O'Donnell

Mixed by Steve Peck

Production Assistant : Alexandra Saraspe-Conomos

Project Coordinator : Jill Dell'Abate

Recorded & Mixed at The Power Station, New York

Keyboards & Drum Machine Programming : Dennis Matkosky & Matthew Wilder

Drum Machine Programming : Jimmy Bralower

Drums : Steve Ferrone

Electric Guitar, Bass & Additional Synthesizer : Paul Pesco

Piano : Rob Mounsey

Percussion : Carol Steele

Background vocals : Rev. Timothy Wright Washington, Temple Concert Choir

Kool And The Gang "In The Heart" (1983) -Pop Soul-

Label : De-Lite Records

 Side 1

01 - In The Heart (Robert Bell, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

02 - Joanna (Charles Smith, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

03 - Tonight (James 'JT' Taylor, Curtis Williams &  Kool & The Gang)

04 - Rollin' (Robert Bell, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang) 

05 - Place For Us (Curtis Williams, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

Side 2

01 - Straight Ahead (Robert Bell, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

02 - Home Is Where The Heart Is (Robert Bell &  Kool & The Gang) 

03 - You Can Do It (Curtis Williams, Robert Bell,  James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

04 - September Love (George Brown, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

Produced by Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond & Kool & The Gang

Bass Guitar : Robert Bell

Lead vocals : James 'JT' Taylor

Tenor Sax, OBX Synthesizer : Ronald Bell

Drums : George Brown

Trumpet : Robert Mickens

Guitar : Charles Smith

Alto Sax : Dennis Thomas

Trumpet : Michael Ray

Keyboards, Alto Sax, OBX Synthesizer, Memory Moog, Mini Moog : Curtis Williams

Trombone : Clifford Adams

Background vocals : James 'JT' Taylor, Clifford Adams, Ronald Bell & Curtis Williams

Additional Musicians :

Amir Bayyan : Guitar on "In The Heart"

Jeff Davis : Trumpet on "Straight Ahead", "Rollin'" & "In The Heart"

Brenden Harkin : Guitars on "Place For Us", "September Love" & "Tonight"

Rick Iantosca : Guitars on "Joanna", "Tonight" & "Home Is Where The Heart Is"

Will Lee : Bass on "In The Heart" & Straight Ahead"

Leslie Reil : Guitars on "Straight Ahead"

Strings : Gene Orloff, Concert Master - Joe Malin, Contractor

String Arrangements : Greg Poree

Horn Arrangements : Kool & The Gang

Pre-Production : Quiet Sound, Ltd

Recorded at The House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey

Chief Engineer : Jim Bonnefond

Engineers : Nelson Ayres & Cliff Hodsdon

Mixed by Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito & Ronald Bell

Mastered at Sterling Sound by Jose Rodriguez

Kool & The Gang "Emergency" (2016) -Pop Soul / Contemporary R&B-

Label : Big Break Records

Disc 1 :
01 - Emergency (George Brown, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Fresh (Sandy Linzer, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
03 - Misled (Ronald Bell, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
04 - Cherish (Ronald Bell, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
05 - Surrender (Curtis Williams, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
06 - Bad Woman (George Brown, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
07 - You Are The One (Curtis Williams, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)

Bonus Tracks

08 - Fresh (Single Version) (Sandy Linzer, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
09 - Misled (Single Version) (Ronald Bell, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
10 - Cherish (Single Version) (Ronald Bell, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
11 - Emergency (Single Version) (George Brown, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)
12 - You Are The One (Single Version) (Curtis Williams, James 'J.T. Taylor, Kool & The Gang)

Disc 2 :
01 - Fresh (12" Remix)
02 - Misled (12" Remix)
03 - Emergency (12" Extended Remix)
04 - Cherish (12" Remix)
05 - The Throwdown Mix (Hits Medley)
       A1 - Get Down On It
       A2 - Ladies Night
       A3 - Fresh
       A4 - Big Fun
       A5 - Straight Ahead
       A6 - Celebration
       A7 - Misled (Intro)
       A8 - Emergency
06 - Fresh / Misled (12" Special Mix)
07 - Emergency (12" Alternative Dance Mix)
08 - Cherish (Saxophone Edition)
09 - Fresh (12" Dance Mix)
10 - Emergency (12" Remix)
11 - Emergency (12" Dub Version)


Produced by Jim Bonnefond, Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang

Lead vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor
Background vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor, Starleana Young, Kendal Stubbs & Ronald Bell
Bass Guitar : Robert Bell
Drums : George Brown
Guitar : Charles Smith
Keyboards, Synthesizers, Yamaha DX-1, Yamaha DX-7, Oberheim Xpander, OBX-A, OB-8, Juno-60 : Curtis Williams
Tenor Sax & OB-8 Synthesizer : Ronald Bell
Trumpet : Robert Mickens
Alto Sax : Dennis Thomas
Trombone : Clifford Adams
Trumpet : Michael Ray

Additional Musicians :
Rick Iantosca : Guitars on "Misled", "Emergency", "Fresh", "Bad Woman" & "Surrender"
Jimmy Maelen : Percussions
Kendal Stubbs : Bass Guitar on "Misled"
Lyric Collaboration on "Fresh" : James 'J.T.' Taylor & Sandy Linzer
Additional Background vocals on "Emergency" : Clifford Adams
Coordination : Gabe Vitorino De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp

Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas & The House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Engineers : Jim Bonnefond & Kendal Stubbs
Assistant Engineer : Joe Roth
Mixed by Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito, Ronald Bell & Kendal Stubbs
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Jose Rodriguez

James J.T. Taylor "Master Of The Game" (1989) -Contemporary R&B-

Label : MCA Records

 Side One

01 - Sister Rosa (James JT Taylor)
02 - 8 Days A Week (James JT Taylor & Dennis Matkosky)
03 - The House That Jack Built (James JT Taylor)
04 - Bring Back The Night (James JT Taylor)
05 - Master Of The Game (Dennis Matkosky & Paul Gordon)

Side Two

01 - Kiss My Face (James JT Taylor)
02 - Lay Awake At Night (James JT Taylor)
03 - Girl You're Mine Now (Jeff Paris)
04 - Romancia (James JT Taylor)
05 - The Promised Land (Bobby Caldwell & Paul Gordon)


Executive Producer : Tom Manning for Jamanfre Productions, Inc.
Production Coordinators : Tom Manning & Jolie Levine
All Songs Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc System, Hollywood, CA


Side One

01 - Sister Rosa

Produced & Arranged by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Dennis Matkosky, Jeff Lorber & Ian Eales
Recorded at JHL Studio, Pacific Palisades, CA & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineer : Marvin Morris
Vocals Produced & Recorded by Dennis Matkosky
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Mix Engineer : Patrick MacDougall
Additional Arrangements by Jeff Lorber
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
Dennis Matkosky : Hammond B-3
Jeff Lorber : Keyboards & Programming
Rose Stone & Leslie Hall : Background vocals

02 - 8 Days A Week

Produced & Arranged by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc. & Dennis Matkosky
Recorded by Jeff Lord-Alge & Dennis Matkosky
Recorded at Midi Madness Studio, Woodland Hills, CA & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineer : Bill Malina
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Mix Engineer : Patrick MacDougall & Jeffrey Poe
James JT Taylor : Synthesizers, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Lead & Background vocals
Dennis Matkosky : Synthesizers, Keyboards & Drum Programming
Wayne Linsey : Synthesizers & Keyboards
Beroz Farat : F16 & Linn Drum Programming
Freddie Washington : Bass
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
Denny Pelfrey : Saxophone
Rose Stone, Tata Vega & Phil Perry : Background vocals

03 - The House That Jack Built

Produced & Arranged by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Dennis Matkosky, Jeff Lorber & Ian Eales
Recorded at JHL Studio, Pacific Palisades, CA & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineer : Marvin Morris
Vocals Produced & Recorded by Dennis Matkosky
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Mix Engineer : Patrick MacDougall
Additional Arrangements by Jeff Lorber
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Jeff Lorber : Keyboards & Programming

04 - Bring Back The Night

Produced by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc. & Eumir Deodato
Arranged by James JT Taylor
Recorded by Eumir Deodato & Angel Ugarta
Recorded at Duplex Sound Studio, New York
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Can-Am Recorders, INc., Tarzana, CA
Mix Engineer : Toby Wright & Jeff Poe
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Kevin Jasper : Programming
Paul Pesco : Gibson Electric Nylon String Guitar
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
Claude Gaudette : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Starleana Young, Jacinto Manning, Yolanda Hagins & Cindy Mizelle : Background vocals

05 - Master Of The Game

Produced by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc. & Dennis Matkosky
Arranged by Dennis Matkosky & Paul Gordon
Recorded by Ian Eales
Recorded at Midi Madness Studio, Woodland Hills, CA ; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA & The Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Assistant Engineers : Rick Butz, Marc Kolbe & Marvin Norris
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Mix Engineer : Toby Wright
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Dennis Matkosky : Piano, Synclavier, Synthesizers & Keyboards
Freddie Washington : Bass
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
James Harrah : Guitar
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
James Ingram & Alex Brown : Background vocals

Side Two

01 - Kiss My Face

Produced & Arranged by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Dennis Matkosky, Jeff Lorber & Ian Eales
Recorded at JHL Studio, Pacific Palisades, CA & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineer : Bill Malina
Vocals Produced & Recorded by Dennis Matkosky
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Mix Engineer : Patrick MacDougall
Additional Arrangements by Jeff Lorber
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Percussion Solo
Michael Thompson : Acoustic Guitar
Claude Gaudette : Keyboards
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
Jeff Lorber : Keyboards & Programming

02 - Lay Awake At Night

Produced & Arranged by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Dennis Matkosky, Jeff Lorber & Ian Eales
Recorded at JHL Studio, Pacific Palisades, CA & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineer : Bill Malina
Vocals Produced & Recorded by Dennis Matkosky
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Mix Engineer : Patrick MacDougall
Additional Arrangements by Jeff Lorber
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Michael Thompson : Acoustic Guitar & Guitar Solo
Claude Gaudette : Keyboards
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
Jeff Lorber : Keyboards & Programming

03 - Girl You're Mine Now

Produced by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc. & Eumir Deodato
Arranged by Jeff Paris
Recorded by Eumir Deodato & Angel Ugarta
Recorded at Duplex Sound Studio, New York
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Can-Am Recorders, INc., Tarzana, CA
Mix Engineer : Toby Wright & Jeff Poe
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Jeff Paris : Programming
Kevin Jasper : Programming
Paul Pesco : Gibson Electric Nylon String Guitar
Norberto Goldberg : Congas
Starleana Young & Cindy Mizelle : Background vocals

04 - Romancia

Produced by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc. & Eumir Deodato
Arranged by James JT Taylor
Recorded by Eumir Deodato & Angel Ugarta
Recorded at Duplex Sound Studio, New York
Mixed by Brian Malouf at Can-Am Recorders, Inc., Tarzana, CA
Mix Engineer : Toby Wright
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Steve Skinner : Programming
David Williams : Yamaha Rhythm Guitar
Claude Gaudette : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Starleana Young & Alfredo Manning : Background vocals

05 - The Promised Land

Produced by James JT Taylor for Jamanfre Productions, Inc. & Eumir Deodato
Arranged by Bobby Caldwell & Paul Gordon
From The Columbia Motion Picture "Ghostbusters II"
Recorded by Dennis Matkosky, Ian Eales, Eumir Deodato & Angel Ugarta
Recorded at Westlake audio, Los Angeles, CA & Duplex Sound Studio, New York, NY
Assistant Engineer : Bill Malina
Mixed by Chris Tergeson at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
Mix Engineer : Tom Fritz
Remixed by Brian Malouf at Chapel Studio, Encino, CA
Remix Engineer : Patrick MacDougall
James JT Taylor : Lead & Background vocals
Kevin Jasper : Programming
Paul Pesco : Gibson Electric Nylon String Guitar
Claude Gaudette : Keyboards
Starleana Young & Alfredo Manning : Background vocals