Jerry Knight "Perfect Fit" (1981) -Contemporary R&B / Synth Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Perfect Fit (Jerry Knight)

02 - Higher (Jerry Knight)

03 - Turn It Out (Jerry Knight)

2

01 - Twilight (Jerry Knight)

02 - Play Sista' (Jerry Knight)

03 - Easier To Run Away (Jerry Knight)

04 - Too Busy (Jerry Knight)

05 - Rainbow (Jerry Knight)

Produced by David Kershenbaum & Jerry Knight

Rhythm Arrangements by Jerry Knight

String Arrangements by Benjamin F. Wright Jr.

Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders ; Filmways / Heider Recording ; Allen Zentz Recording & United Western Studios, Hollywood, CA

Engineered by :

Rik Pekkonen at Hollywood Sound Recorders

Tchad Blake at Filmways / Heider Recording ; Allen Zentz Recording & United Western Studios, Hollywood, CA

John M. Van Nest at Allen Zentz Recording

Mixed by David Kershenbaum, Jerry Knight & Tchad Blake at Filmways / Heider Recording & Allen Zentz Recording

Mastered at Allen Zentz Recording by Chris Bellman

Musicians :

Guitars : Ray Parker Jr., Michael McGloiry, Skip Adams, Greg Beck & Jerry Knight

Bass : Jerry Knight

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Jerry Knight

Percussion : Jack Ashford, Munyungo, Jerry Knight & Larry Tolbert

Background vocals : Jerry Knight & Petsye Powell

Jerry Knight "Love's On Our Side" (1982) -Smooth Soul-

Label : A&M Records

 

Side 1

01 - She's Got To Be (A Dancer) (Jerry Knight, Rich Cason, James Ingram & Leon Haywood)

02 - I'm Down For That (Jerry Knight, Rich Cason, Phil Perry & Leon Haywood)

03 - Nothing Can Hold Us Back (Jerry Knight, Rich Cason & Leon Haywood)

04 - Brand New Fool (Jerry Knight, Rich Cason & Leon Haywood)

Side 2 

05 - Fire (Jerry Knight)

06 - Beautiful (Jerry Knight)

07 - Do It All For You (Jerry Knight)

08 - Do You Really Mean It? (Jerry Knight)

Side 1 Produced by Leon Haywood

Side 2 Produced by Jerry Knight & F. Byron Clark

Strings & Horn Arrangements by David N. Crawford

Horn Arrangement by Fred Wesley & Leon Haywood for "She's Got To Be (A Dancer)"

Engineered by Barney Perkins, F. Byron Clark & Bill Dashiel

Assistant Engineers : Fred Law, Phil Walters, Gary Jaye, Vicky Milgrom & Steve Thume

Recorded at United Western, Golden Sound Studios, Music Lab, Kendun Recorders & Spindlelop

Mixed by Barney Perkins at Hitsville U.S.A.

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Recording Studios

Musicians :

Jerry Knight : All Synthesizers, Bass, Guitar & Piano

James Ingram : Piano

Michael McGloiry : Guitar

James Gadson : Drums

Background vocals : Jerry Knight, James Ingram, Phil Perry & Phillip Ingram

Additional Musicians : Larry Tolbert, Rene Moore, Greg Moore, Ollie E. Brown, Ian Underwood, Myles Steiner, Freddie Washington, Don Myrick

Handclappers : Cliff Goldsmith, James Ingram, Phil Perry, Jerry Knight, Richie Cason, Dee Dee, Tirza Thibodeaux & Leon Haywood

Raydio "Raydio" (1978) -Westcoast Soul-

Label : Arista Records

 Side 1

01 - Is This A Love Thing (Ray Parker Jr.)
02 - You Need This (To Satisfy That) (Ray Parker Jr.)
03 - Betcha You Can't Love Me Just Once (Ray Parker Jr.)

04 - Honey I'm Rich (Ray Parker Jr. & Thurlene Johnson)

Side 2

01 - Jack & Jill (Ray Parker Jr.)

02 - Me (Ray Parker Jr.)
03 - Let's Go All The Way (Ray Parker Jr.)
04 - Get Down (Ray Parker Jr.)


Produced by Ray Parker Jr.

Raydio :
Vincent Bonham
Jerry Knight
Ray Parker Jr.
Arnell Carmichael

"Is This A Love Thing"
Ollie Brown, Drums
Melvin Ragin (Wah Wah Watson), Voice Bag
Horatio Gordon, Saxophone
Ken Peterson, Trumpet

"You Need This (To Satisfy That)"
Horatio Gordon, Saxophone
Ken Peterson, Trumpet

"Honey I'm Rich"
Melvin Ragin (Wah Wah Watson), Guitar
Sylvester Rivers, Piano
Jack Ashford, Tambourine & Hotel Sheet

"Get Down"
Sylvester Rivers, Piano
Ollie Brown, Percussion
Background Vocalists, Sylvia Ducksworth, Valerie Jones, France Pearlman, Rochelle Runnells & Janice Williams

Recorded at Raydio Studios
Engineered & Mixed by Ray Parker Jr.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios