Rodney Crowell "Street Language" (1986) -Pop Rock / Country Pop-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 1

01 - Let Freedom Ring (Rodney Crowell & Keith Sykes)

02 - Ballad Of Fast Eddie (Rodney Crowell & Emory Gordy Jr.)

03 - When I'm Free Again (Rodney Crowell & Will Jennings)

04 - She Loves The Jerk (John Hiatt)

05 - When The Blue Hour Comes (Rodney Crowell, Will Jennings & Roy Orbison)

2

01 - Oh King Richard (Rodney Crowell)

02 - Looking For You (Rodney Crowell & Rosanne Cash)

03 - Stay (Don't Be Cruel) (Rodney Crowell & Keith Sykes)

04 - The Best I Can (Rodney Crowell, Emory Gordy Jr. & Hank DeVito)

05 - Past Like A Mask (Rodney Crowell)

Basic Tracks Recorded & Mixed by David Thoener

Overdubbing Engineer : Donivan Cowart

Additional Engineering : Steve Marc Antonio, Mark Linnett

Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C., USA by George Marino

Engineering Assistance : Frank Pekoc, Paul Special, Joe Funderburk, Ken Criblez, Tim Farmer

Thanks to the following Studios : Emerald Sound, The Record Plant, N.Y.C. USA, The Hit Factory, Creative Workshop, Treasure Isle Recording, The Music Grinder LA U.S.A., Woodland Sound Studios

Mixed at Record Plant

Production Assistance : Melissa Deal, Gary Haber, Dana Morris

1

01 - Let Freedom Ring

Produced by Rodney Crowell

Electric Guitar : Steuart Smith

Keyboards : Ralph Schuckett

Organ & Programming : Peter Wood

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Anton Fig

The Uptown Horns : Arno Hecht, Crispin Cioe, Paul Litteral, Stan Harrison, Larry Etkin

Background vocals : Joann Neal & The Catch A Rising Choir

02 - Ballad Of Fast Eddie

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Lead Guitar : Eric Johnson

Bass Guitar : Bob Glaub

Piano : Booker T. Jones

Electric Guitar : David Lindley

Drums : Mike Baird

DX-7 : Randy McCormick

Horn Section : Jim Horn, Quitman Dennis, Roger Williams, Ben Cauley, Wayne Jackson

Background vocals : Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Jo Ann Neal

Saxophone Solo : Jim Horn

03 - When I'm Free Again

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Lead Guitar : Vince Gill

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Acoustic Guitar : Richard Bennett

DX-7 : Booker T. Jones

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Eddie Bayers

Background vocals : Vince Gill, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose

Mandolin : Bobby Clark

Steel Guitar : Hank DeVito

04 - She Loves The Jerk

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Electric Guitar : Kenny Greenberg

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Piano : Booker T. Jones

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Eddie Bayers

Acoustic Guitar : Richard Bennett

Background vocals : Anthony Crawford, John Hiatt, Vince Gill

05 - When The Blue Hour Comes

Produced by Rodney Crowell

Organ : Booker T. Jones

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Acoustic Guitar : Richard Bennett

Lead Guitar : Rick Difonzo

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Eddie Bayers

Synthesizer : Rob Sabino

Piano : Randy McCormick

Horn Section : Jim Horn, Quitman Dennis, Wayne Jackson

Background vocals : Anthony Crawford, Vince Gill

2

01 - Oh King Richard

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Lead Guitar : Dean Parks

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Eddie Bayers

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Acoustic Guitar : Richard Bennett

B-3 Organ : Booker T. Jones

Synthesizer : Randy McCormick

Harmony Vocal : Vince Gill

02 - Looking For You

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Keyboards & Bass : Randy McCormick

Saxophone : Jim Horn

Drums : Eddie Bayers

Acoustic Guitar : Rodney Crowell

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Percussion : Mike Porter

Background vocals : Vince Gill & Anthony Crawford

Programming : Donivan Cowart

03 - Stay (Don't Be Cruel)

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Electric Guitar : Billy Greenberg

Acoustic Guitar : Richard Bennett

B-3 Organ : Booker T. Jones

Synthesizer : Randy McCormick

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Larrie Londin

Background vocals : Vince Gill & Anthony Crawford

Synthesizer : Rob Sabino

Duet Vocal : Keith Sykes

04 - The Best I Can

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Acoustic Guitars : Richard Bennett

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

B-3 Organ : Booker T. Jones

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Eddie Bayers

Synthesizer : Vince Melamed

Background vocals : Vince Gill, Pete Wasner, Booker T. Jones

05 - Past Like A Mask

Produced by Rodney Crowell, Booker T. Jones

Electric Guitar : Billy Joe Walker

Acoustic Guitar : Richard Bennett

DX-7 : Booker T. Jones

Emulator : Randy McCormick

Electric Guitar : Kenny Greenberg

Bass : Michael Rhodes

Drums : Larrie Londin

Harmony Vocal : Dave Loggins

Keith Sykes "The Way That I Feel" (1977) -Soft Rock-

Label : Midland International

 Side A

01 - Sooner Or Later (Keith Sykes)

02 - Just As Long As You Love Me* (Keith Sykes)

03 - All I Wanted (Keith Sykes & Carl Marsh)

04 - They Take It (Keith Sykes)

05 - The Coast Of Marseilles (Keith Sykes)

Side B

01 - I Feel So Good (Keith Sykes)

02 - Sounds Like A Hit (Keith Sykes)

03 - What's Different About Her (Keith Sykes)

04 - Call It Love (Keith Sykes)

05 - The Last Line (Keith Sykes)

Produced by Wayne Crook - Warren Wagner for Midland International Records

*Produced by Bob Reno for Midland International Records

Strings Conducted & Arranged by Carl Marsh

"Just As Long As You Love Me" Arranged by Jim Ed Norman

Recorded at Shoe Productions, Memphis / Kendun Recording, Burbank, California

Recording Engineers : Wayne Crook & Warren Wagner

Assistant Engineers : Jerry Thompson & Andy Black

Mixed at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville

Strings Recorded at Nashville Sound Studios

Keith Sykes : Acoustic Guitars & Vocals

Ed Greene, Rogar Hawkins, Willie Hall, Butch McDade : Drums

Bob Wray, Ken Woodley, James Hughart : Bass

John Leslie Hug, Donnie Bayer, Robert Walden : Guitar

Carl Marsh, Swain Schafer : Keyboards

Warren Wagner, Joe Mulheron : Percussion

Nick Vegos : English Horn

Sheldon Kurland & The Nashville Strings : Strings

Rhodes-Chalmers-Rhodes, Herb Pedersen, Charles Merrian : Background vocals

Andy Black : Lip Horn

Keith Sykes "I'm Not Strange I'm Just Like You" (1979) -CCM / AOR-

Label : Backstreet Records / MCA Records

 Side One

01 - B.I.G.T.I.M.E. (Keith Sykes)
02 - Love To Ride (Keith Sykes)
03 - When My Work Is Done (Keith Sykes)
04 - Ain't That Some Lovin' (Keith Sykes)
05 - 928 (Keith Sykes)

Side Two

01 - I'm On A Roll (Keith Sykes)
02 - Makin' It Before We Get Married (Keith Sykes)
03 - Smack Dab In The Middle (Charles E. Calhoun)
04 - Maybe I'm A Mockingbird (Keith Sykes)
05 - I'm Not Strange (I'm Just Like You) (Keith Sykes)


Keith Sykes : Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitar

The Revolving Band
John Hampton : Drums, Backing vocals & Percussion
Mike Brignardello : Bass, Backing vocals, Percussion
Mike Crews : Guitar & Backing vocals

Joe Hardy : Bass & Backing vocals
Ed DeGarmo : Organ on "Ain't That Some Loving'"

Produced by Jerene Sykes for Memphis Recording Co.
Mixed by Greg Ladanyi

Background vocals on "I'm Not Strange (I'm Just Like You)" : Terry dane Adney, Redbeard & Sandy, Walter Dawson, Suzanne Phelps, Kay King, Trish Mitchell, John Kilzer, Stacey Parks, Bobby Grace, Harry Chittenden, James Chittenden, Bobby Lane, Sky King, Jody McCarthy, Bobby Maupin, Lynn Yates, Luis Scholes, Robert Donahue, Mark & Debbie Jowers, Gerry Haas, Mary Tillerson & Tommy Jackson
Engineered by John Hampton, Joe Hardy & Ed DeGarmo
Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis
Mixed at Record One, Los Angeles
Mastered by Doug Sax & Mike Reese at Mastering Lab, Hollywood

Keith Sykes "It Don't Hurt To Flirt" (1981) -CCM / Westcoast Rock / AOR-

Label : Backstreet Records / MCA Records

 Side One

01 - Hangin' Around (Keith Sykes)
02 - Don't Go Away (Keith Sykes)
03 - In Between Lies (Keith Sykes & John Hampton)
04 - In My Hideaway (Keith Sykes)
05 - Love Shines Bright (Keith Sykes)

Side Two

01 - Secret Life (Keith Sykes)
02 - Tell Me When It's Over (Keith Sykes)
03 - It Don't Hurt To Flirt (Keith Sykes)
04 - I Couldn't Love You Better (Keith Sykes)
05 - Buying A House (no, no, no, no, no) (Keith Sykes)
06 - Let's Drink, Let's Dance, Let's Rock (Keith Sykes)


Produced by Jerene Sykes for Memphis Records Production
Jerene does the Producing, which is to say she has that sixth sense of knowing when it's 'Right' also, she does the 'Balance' part of the mixing. She also has the glue to which I stick. One could say both musically and personally , 'No Jerene, No Keith'. She is my one true love.
This time I wrote all the songs except for "In Between Lies", which was written by John Hampton and me. All the songs are published by KEITH SYKES MUSIC, BMI.

My band, The Revolving Band, and I performed all the Song. We are :
John Hampton : Drums, Percussion & Backing vocals
Mike Crews : Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on "Hangin' Around' and the second half of the lead on "Love Shines Bright" & Backup Vocals
Mike Brignardello : Bass, Bass & More Bass
Keith Sykes : Vocals, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar & a little Farfisa here and there

Also 
We had honorary Revolver Jody McCarthy sing with Crews on "I Couldn't Love You Better"
And
Roving Revolver Greg (Fingers) Taylor played Harp on "Buying A House (no, no, no, no, no)"
Plus
Guest Star Rosanne Cash sings with Mike Crews & John Hampton on "Buying A House (no, no, no, no, no)
Now
Joe Hardy helped John Hampton get the drum sound ; and Jerene Sykes ran the controls when we cut the basic tracks. Other than that, John Hampton did all the technical recording and mixing.
We Recorded & Mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis. Thanks to John Fry for Building C Studio so we didn't have to leave town to mix.
We Mastered at MCA Whitney Recording Studios with the wonderful Steve Hall.