Kokomo "Rise And Shine" (1975) -Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Use Your Imagination (Alan Spenner)
02 - Little Girl (Frank Collins)
03 - That's Enough (Frank Collins)
04 - Rise & Shine (Frank Collins)

Side 2

01 - Without Me (Frank Collins, Dyan Birch & Tony O'Malley)
02 - Do It Right (John Sussewell, Alan Spenner, Neil Hubbard, Tony O'Malley, Mel Collins, Dyan Birch & Frank Collins)
03 - Angel Love (Frank Collins, Dyan Birch & Tony O'Malley)
04 - Happy Birthday (Neil Hubbard)
05 - Feelin' Good (Tony O'Malley)


Produced by 'Bad' Brad Shapiro
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Recording Engineers : Karl Richardson & Steve Kline

Re-mix Engineers : Brad Shapiro, Karl Richardson
Horns & Strings Arranged by Mike Lewis - except "That's Enough ; Horns Arranged by Mel Collins
Brad Shapiro : Tambourine on "Angel Love"

Kokomo :
John Sussewell : Drums & Percussion
Alan Spenner : Bass Guitar & Lead vocal on "Use Your Imagination"
Neil Hubbard : Guitar & All Solos
Tony O'Malley : Keyboards & Lead vocals on Tracks "Rise & Shine", "Do It Right", "Feelin' Good"

Mel Collins : Flute on Tracks "That's Enough", " & "Happy Birthday", Soprano on Tracks "Do It Right", "Feelin' Good", Alto on Tracks "Without Me", "Angel Love" & Tenor on Tracks "Use Your Imagination", "Little Girl",  "Do It Right", "Feelin' Good"

Dyan Birch : Vocals & Lead on Tracks "Without Me", " & "Angel Love"

Frank Collins : Vocals & Lead on Tracks "Little Girl", "That's Enough"

Paddy McHugh : Vocals & Lead on Tracks "Little Girl", "Happy Birthday"

Kokomo "To Be Cool - The Rehearsal Sessions" (2021) -Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : Another Planet Music Limited

DISC ONE

01 - Friend Of Mine (Bill Withers)

02 - I Ain't Cool (To Be Cool No More) (Frank Collins)

03 - A Mother's Prayer (Joe Tex)

04 - Freedom For The Stallion (Allen Toussaint)

05 - New Morning (Bob Dylan)

06 - Chamaleon (Herbie Hancock, Billie Maupin, Paul Jackson & Harvey Mason)

07 - Anytime (Neil Hubbard)

08 - Yes, We Can Can (Allen Toussaint)

09 - Angel (Carolyn Franklin & William Sanders)

10 - I Can Understand It (Bobby Womack)

11 - The First Snow In Kokomo (Reprise) (Aretha Franklin)

DISC TWO

01 - Lonely Town, Lonely Street (Demo) (Bill Withers)

02 - Somebody's Watching You (Demo) (Sylvester Stewart)

03 - Sweet Home Chicago (Demo) (Robert Johnson)

04 - Angel (Demo) (Carolyn Franklin & Sonny Sanders)

05 - Gonna Drown This Feeling (Demo) (Frank Collins)

Bonus

06 - Looking For Something Real (Frank Collins)

07 - Half Of What I Am (Frank Collins)

DISC ONE Original Recordings Coordination by David Coleman

DISC TWO Original Recordings Courtesy by Paul Phillips, Frank Collins

Album Sound Remastering by Simon Murphy for Another Planet Music Limited

DISC ONE

01 - Friend Of Mine

02 - I Ain't Cool (To Be Cool No More)

03 - A Mother's Prayer

04 - Freedom For The Stallion

05 - New Morning

06 - Chamaleon

07 - Anytime

08 - Yes, We Can Can

09 - Angel

10 - I Can Understand It

11 - The First Snow In Kokomo (Reprise)

Live Rehearsal Sessions Recorded during 1974

Produced by Kokomo

DISC TWO

01 - Lonely Town, Lonely Street

02 - Somebody's Watching You

03 - Sweet Home Chicago

04 - Angel

05 - Gonna Drown This Feeling

Demos Recorded at Apple Studios

January 1974

Produced by Paul Phillips

Kokomo Musicians :

Dyan Birch : Vocals

Frank Collins : Vocals

Mel Collins : Sax / Flutes

Neil Hubbard : Guitar

Jody Linscott : Percussion

Paddie McHugh : Vocals

Tony O'Malley : Keyboards / Vocals

Jim Mullen : Guitar

Alan Spenner : Bass / Vocals

Terry Stannard : Drums

06 - Looking For Something Real

07 - Half Of What I Am

Demos Recorded 1984/1985

Produced by Frank Collins / Paddie McHugh / Dyan Birch

Kokomo Vocals :

Dyan Birch, Frank Collins, Paddie McHugh 

(Plus Guitar : Alan Darby)

Various Artists "Together - Today's Love Songs" (1982) -Westcoast Rock / Soft Rock / Various-

Label : Common Wealth Records

01 - A Little Bit Further Away (Frank Collins) / Kokomo

02 - I Don't Believe In Miracles (Russ Ballard) / Colin Blunstone

03 - People I Belong To (Gino Vannelli) / Gino Vannelli

04 - Sailin' (Kim Carnes & Dave Ellingson) / Kim Carnes

05 - Send In The Clowns (Stephen Sondheim) / Mike Burstyn

06 - Hurt (Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane) / Manhattans

07 - Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) / Leonard Cohen

08 - I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) / Johnny Nash

09 - Albatross (Peter Green) / Fleetwood Mac

10 - You Are (Thom Bell, Johnny Robinson, Casey James & Leroy M. Bell) / Lou Rawls

11 - We're All Alone (Boz Scaggs) / Rita Coolidge

12 - I Write The Songs (Bruce Johnston) / Captain And Tenille

13 - Late Again (Joe Egan & Gerry Rafferty) / Stealers Wheel

14 - L'été Indien (Stuart Ward, Vito Pallavicini, Pasquale Losito, Toto Cutugno, Pierre Delanoë & Claude Lemesle) / Joe Dassin

15 - Born Free (Don Black & John Barry) / Andy Williams

16 - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon) / Ray Conniff

17 - Mr. Lonely (Bobby Vinton & Gene Allen) / Bobby Vinton

18 - Adagio From 'Concierto De Aranjuez' (Joaquin Rodrigo) / Jan Akkerman & Claus Ogerman

Compilation

Kokomo "Kokomo" (1975) -Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Kitty Sittin' Pretty (Frank Collins)
02 - Anytime (Neil Hubbard)
03 - I'm Sorry Babe (Alan Spenner)
04 - Forever (Frank Collins)
05 - It Ain't Cool (To Be Cool No More) (Frank Collins)

Side 2

01 - Feeling This Way (Tony O'Malley)
02 - Sweet Sugar Thing (Frank Collins)
03 - I Can Understand It (Bobby Womack)
04 - Angel (Carolyn Franklin & William Saunders)


Kokomo are :
Tony O'Malley : Vocals & Keyboard
Frank Collins : Vocals
Dyan Birch : Vocals
Paddie McHugh : Vocals
Jim Mullen : Guitar
Neil Hubbard : Guitar
Alan Spenner : Vocals & Bass Guitar
Terry Stannard : Drums
Jody Linscott : Congas
Mel Collins : Saxes & Flute

Thanks to Anne Odell : ARP Synthesizer

Produced by Chris Thomas
Engineered by Bill Price & Sean Milligan
Recorded at Air London Studios
An EMKA Production


Side 1

01 - Kitty Sittin' Pretty

Lead vocal : Frank Collins

02 - Anytime

Lead vocals : Dyan Birch & Tony O'Malley

03 - I'm Sorry Babe

Lead vocal : Alan Spenner

04 - Forever

Lead vocal : Dyan Birch

05 - It Ain't Cool (To Be Cool No More)

Lead vocal : Tony O'Malley

Side 2

01 - Feeling This Way

Lead vocal : Tony O'Malley
 
02 - Sweet Sugar Thing

Lead vocal : Frank Collins

03 - I Can Understand It

Lead vocal : Tony O'Malley
 
04 - Angel

Lead vocal : Paddie McHugh

Kokomo "Live At The Venue... 1981" (2014) -Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : ?

01 - Third Time Around (?)
02 - Yes We Can Can (Alan Toussaint)
03 - Tee Time (?)
04 - Everyday (?)
05 - Anytime (Neil Hubbard)
06 - With Everything I Feel In Me (?)
07 - My Best Was Good Enough (?)
08 - Darling Be Home Soon (?)
09 - Do The Best I Can (?)
10 - Use Your Imagination (?)
11 - I Can Understand It (Bobby Womack)


Produced by John L. Parkes at The Venue, London 1981
Edited & Mastered by Tony O'Malley & Chris Lewis

Featuring :
Frank Collins, Paddie McHugh & Dyan Birch : Vocals
Alan Spenner : Bass & Lead vocal
Jim Mullen : Guitar
Mel Collins : Sax
Glen Le Fleur : Drums
Mackie Subero : Congas
Tony O'Malley : Piano & Lead vocal

Kokomo "To Be Cool" (2004) -Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : Hux Records

01 - Friend Of Mine (Bill Withers)
02 - It Ain't Cool (To Be Cool No More) (Frank Collins)
03 - Mother's Prayer (?)
04 - Freedom For The Stallion (The Hues Corporation)
05 - New Morning (Bob Dylan)
06 - Chameleon (Herbie Hancock)
07 - Anytime (Neil Hubbard)
08 - Yes We Can Can (Alan Toussaint)
09 - Angel (Aretha Franklin & Carolyn Saunders)
10 - I Can Understand It (Bobby Womack)


Mastered at The CD Clinic by Russell Pay, Frank Collins & Dave Coleman

Kokomo :
Dyan Birch : Vocals
Frank Collins : Vocals
Mel Collins : Sax & Flutes
Neil Hubbard : Guitar
Jody Linscott : Percussion
Paddie McHugh : Vocals
Tony O'Malley : Keyboards & Vocals
Jim Mullen : Guitar
Alan Spenner : Bass & Vocals
Terry Stannard : Drums

Kokomo "Kokomo" (1982) -Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side One

01 - A Little Bit Further Away (Frank Collins)
02 - Part-Time Affair (Neil Hubbard)
03 - Follow (The Stars Will Bring You Home) (Frank Collins)
04 - Nowhere To Go On Tuesday Night (James Mack)

Side Two

01 - Stuck In A Groove (Neil Hubbard)
02 - Ain't Never Heard The Boogie (Frank Collins)
03 - All Through The Night (Let Me Be The One) (James Mack)
04 - Keep On Dancin' (Leo Graham & Paul Richmond)
05 - Let Me Have It All (Frank Collins)


Produced by Leo Graham & James Mack
London :
Recorded at Trident Studios, Ltd. London, England
Engineers : Stu Walder & Adam Moseley
Assistant Engineer : Nic Rudrum
Recorded at Air Recording Studios, London, England
Engineer : Nigel Walker
Assistant Engineer : Nigel Barker
Chicago :
Arranged & Conducted by James Mack
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Engineer : Stu Walder
Assistant Engineers : Michael Ferraro & Tom Miller
Vocal Arrangements by Frank Collins & James Mack
Vocal Coordinator : Frank Collins


Personnel
London musicians
Kokomo :
Dyan Birch : Vocals
Frank Collins : Vocals & Piano
Tony O'Malley : Vocals & Keyboards
Paddie McHugh : Vocals
Alan Spenner : Bass
Neil Hubbard : Guitar
Tony Beard : Drums & Percussion

Mel Collins : Saxes
Jody Linscott : Percussion
James Mack : Piano

Chicago musicians
Violins : Elliot Golub, Concertmaster ; Sol Bobrov, John Frigo, Adrian Gola, Joseph Golan, Marlou Johnston, Peter Labella, Phyllis McKenny, Mary Ann Mumm, Florentina Ramniceanu & Arnold Roth
Violas : Martin Abrams, Roger Moulton, Janette Simmons & Carol Weiss
Cellos : Karl Fruh, Barbara Haffner & Susan Labella
Trumpets : Bobby Lewis & Paul Howard
Trombones : Frank Tesinsky & Steve Berry
Guitar : Pat Ferreri
Synthesizers : Terry Fryer
Percussion : Bob Wessberg