Karen Brooks "Walk On" (1982) -Soft Rock / Country Rock-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

 1

01 - Country Girl (Albert Lee, Tony Colton & Ray Smith)
02 - New Way Out (Randy Sharp)
03 - Shame On The Moon (Rodney Crowell)
04 - Every Beat Of My Heart (Karen Brooks & Troy Harold Seals)
05 - Shores Of White Sand (Jack Routh)

2

01 - If That's What You're Thinking (Randy Sharp)
02 - Walk On (Karen Brooks)
03 - Any One Who Had A Heart (Hal David & Burt Bacharach)
04 - Candy Man (Beverly Ross & Frederick Neil)
05 - Under The Stars (Karen Brook & Hank DeVito)


Produced by Brian Ahern for Happy Sack Productions
Recorded at Magnolia Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
Mixed at Magnolia Sound
Engineered by Brian Ahern, Donivan Cowart & Stuart Taylor


1

01 - Country Girl

Drums : Keith Knudsen
Electric Guitar : John McFee 
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Fiddle : Byron Berline
Harmonica : Norton Buffalo
Backing vocals : Emmylou Harris & Karen Brooks

02 - New Way Out

Arrangements by Randy Sharp
Drums : Mike Porter
Acoustic Guitar : Emmylou Harris & Randy Sharp
Electric Guitar : Don Kirkpatrick
Acoustic Piano : Randy Sharp
Keyboards & Rhodes : Bill Payne
Synthesizer : Marv Allin
Bass : Emory Gordy 
Violin : Wayne Goodwin
Backing vocals : Jennifer Warnes, Keith Knudsen & Randy Sharp

03 - Shame On The Moon

Drums : Mike Porter
Pedal Steel : John McFee
Acoustic Guitar : Randy Sharp
Slide Guitar : Rick Vito
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Backing vocals : Emmylou Harris

04 - Every Beat Of My Heart

Drums & Tambourine : Keith Knudsen
Acoustic Guitar : Tim Goodman
Electric Guitar : Don Kirkpatrick & John McFee
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Congas : Bobby LaKind 
Backing vocals : Leah Kunkel & Renee Armand

05 - Shores Of White Sand

Vocals Arrangements by Randy Sharp
Drums : Keith Knudsen
Acoustic Guitar : Tim Goodman
Electric Guitar : John McFee 
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Recorder : Jim Horn
Backing vocals : Jack Routh, Lynn Langham & Randy Sharp

2

01 - If That's What You're Thinking

Arrangements by Randy Sharp
Drums : Mike Porter
Lead Guitar : Don Kirkpatrick
Acoustic Guitar : Emmylou Harris & Randy Sharp
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Synthesizer : Marv Allin
Marimba : Jeff Boman
Accordion & Mandolin : Wayne Goodwin
Backing vocals : Karen Brooks & Louie Ortega

02 - Walk On

Drums : Keith Knudsen
Acoustic Guitar : Emmylou Harris
Electric Guitar : John McFee 
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Tambourine : Keith Knudsen
Backing vocals : Karen Brooks, Randy Sharp & Tim Goodman

03 - Any One Who Had A Heart

Drums : Mike Porter
Electric Guitar : Randy Sharp & Richard Bennett
Bass : Emory Gordy
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Backing vocals : Leah Kunkel & Renee Armand

04 - Candy Man

Electric Guitar : John McFee
Bass : Emory Gordy
Drums : Keith Knudsen
Percussion : Brian Ahern
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Baritone Saxophone : Wayne Goodwin
Harmonica : Norton Buffalo
Backing vocals : Bonnie Bramlett, Norton Buffalo & Renee Armand

05 - Under The Stars

Drums : Keith Knudsen
Acoustic Guitar : John McFee & Tim Goodman
Electric Guitar : John McFee
Keyboards : Bill Payne
Mandolin : Wayne Goodwin
Bass : Emory Gordy
Backing vocals : Lynn Langham & Randy Sharp

Karen Brooks "Hearts On Fire" (1984) -Westcoast Rock / Country Rock-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side One

01 - Showdown (Jeff Lynne)
02 - Tonight I’m Here With Someone Else* (Dave Loggins)
03 - Born To Love You* (Charlie Black)
04 - A Little Common Kindness (Randy Sharp)
05 - Bull Rider (Rodney Crowell)

Side Two

01 - Hearts On Fire* (Eric Kaz & Randy Meisner)
02 - Give It Up (Randy Sharp)
03 - The Way We Make A Broken Heart (John Hiatt)
04 - On The Boulevard (Hank DeVito)
05 - A Simple I Love You (Randy Sharp & Karen Brooks)


Produced by Brian Ahern
*Produced by Jim Ed Norman for Jen Productions, Inc.

Recorded at Magnolia Sound Studio by Bradley Hartman & Brian Ahern

Assisted by Alan Vachon

Also Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios by Eric Prestidge

Assisted by Russell T. Martin & Keith Odle

And at Sound Stage Studios by Eric Prestidge

Assisted by Lee Groitzsch
Mixed at The Bennett House by Eric Prestidge
Originally Mastered at Masterfonics by Glenn Meadows

Side One

01 - Showdown

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Tim Goodman & Laurence Juber

Electric Piano : Bill Payne

Drums : Keith Knudsen

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Pedal Steel : John McFee

Background vocals : Lynn Langham & Karen Brooks

Arranged by John McFee

02 - Tonight I’m Here With Someone Else

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Paul Worley

Keyboards : Mitch Humphries

Drums : Larrie Londin

Bass : David Hungate

Saxophone : Jim Horn

Background vocals : Karen Brooks & Randy Sharp

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Bergen White 

Performed by The Nashville String Machine

Carl Gorodeztky : Concertmaster

03 - Born To Love You

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Paul Worley

Keyboards : Mitch Humphries

Drums : Larrie Londin

Bass : David Hungate

Background vocals : Karen Brooks & Randy Sharp

04 - A Little Common Kindness

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Tim Goodman

Keyboards : Bill Payne

Drums : Keith Knudsen

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Pedal Steel : John McFee

Synthesizer : Brian Ahern

Background vocals : Karen Brooks

Arranged by Randy Sharp

05 - Bull Rider

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Tim Goodman & Brian Ahern

Organ : Bill Payne

Drums : Keith Knudsen

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Tambourine : Brian Ahern

Background vocals : Bonnie Bramlett & Karen Brooks

Arranged by Brian Ahern

Side Two

01 - Hearts On Fire

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Paul Worley

Keyboards : Mitch Humphries

Drums : Larrie Londin

Bass : David Hungate

Background vocals : Karen Brooks & Randy Sharp

02 - Give It Up

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Tim Goodman & Brian Ahern

Organ : Bill Payne

Drums : Keith Knudsen

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Tambourine : Brian Ahern

Background vocals : Bonnie Bramlett & Randy Sharp

Arranged by Randy Sharp

03 - The Way We Make A Broken Heart

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Steve Gibson & Tim Goodman

Organ : Bill Payne

Drums : Keith Knudsen

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Marimba : Jeff Bowman

Background vocals : Renee Armand & Randy Sharp

04 - On The Boulevard

Electric Guitar : John McFee

Acoustic Guitar : Laurence Huber & Tim Goodman

Electric Piano : Bill Payne

Drums : Keith Knudsen

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Pedal Steel : John McFee

Synthesizer : Alan Steinberger

Tambourine : Brian Ahern

Background vocals : Bonnie Bramlett

Arranged by John McFee

05 - A Simple I Love You

Keyboards : Bill Payne

12 String Guitar : Brian Ahern

Acoustic Bass : Craig Nelson

Arranged by Bill Payne, Randy Sharp & Brian Ahern

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Bergen White 

Performed by The Nashville String Machine

Carl Gorodeztky : Concertmaster

Karen Brooks "I Will Dance With You" (1985) -Country Rock / AOR-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 1

01 - Nobody Angel (Karen Brooks & Randy Sharp)
02 - I Will Dance With You (Jack Wesley Routh)
03 - The Hard Way (Rick Carnes & Janis Carnes)
04 - Have A Heart (Karen Brooks & Randy Sharp)
05 - The Last Time (Mick Jaegger & Keith Richards)

2

01 - I Do Blues (Jack Wesley Routh)
02 - The Last One To Know (Jane Mariash & Matraca Berg)
03 - The Other Night (Randy Sharp & Sam Lorber)
04 - Too Bad For Love (Randy Sharp & Karen Brooks)
05 - Beyond The Great Divide (Jack Wesley Routh & J.C. Crowley)


Produced by Barry Beckett
Arranged by Randy Sharp
Recorded at The Music Mill by Scott Hendricks
Assisted by George Clinton
Additional Recording at Bullet Studios by Scott Hendricks
Assisted by Chris Hammond
Mixed at The Bennett House by Scott Hendricks
Assisted by J.T. Cantwell
Originally Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville

Musicians :
Guitars : Dan Kirkpatrick, Mark Casstevens & Paul Worley
Bass : Michael Rhodes
Drums : Eddie Bayers
Keyboards : Bill Payne & Barry Beckett
Synthesizers : Randy Sharp & Barry Beckett
Steel Guitar : Sonny Garrish
Harmonica & Percussion : Terry McMillan
Background vocals : Karen Brooks, Randy Sharp, Wendy Waldman & Mac McAnally