Lamont Dozier "Black Bach" (1974) -Soul / Smooth Soul / Country Soul-

Label : ABC Records, Inc.

 Side A

01 - Shine (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Put Out My Fire (Lamont Dozier & McKinley Jackson)

03 - Let Me Start Tonite (Lamont Dozier)

04 - All Cried Out (Lamont Dozier)

05 - Intermission (Lamont Dozier & Paul Riser)

Side B

01 - Prelude (McKinley Jackson)

02 - Rose (Freddie Gorman & Janie Bradford)

03 - Thank You For The Dream (Lamont Dozier)

04 - I Wanna Be With You (Lamont Dozier & McKinley Jackson)

05 - Blue Sky And Silver Bird (Lamont Dozier)

Produced by McKinley Jackson for LDR Productions, Inc.

Musicians :

Guitars : Ray Parker Jr., Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Dean Parks, Greg Poree, Rick Staurinski

Bass : Scott Edwards, Ronald Brown

Drums : Ed Greene

Piano : Sylvester Rivers, Sonny Burke, McKinley Jackson, Ernest Vantrease

ARP 2600 : Mark Spangler

Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Leslie Bass

Solos :

"Shine" - Carol Stallings - Electric Violin

"Put Out My Fire" - Sonny Burke - Electric Piano

"Let Me Start Tonite" - Ben Benay - Harmonica

"All Cried Out" - Herb Pedersen - Banjo 

Orville Rhodes - Steel Guitar

Byron Berline - Fiddle

"I Wanna Be With You" - Ernie Watts - Tenor Sax

 

Vocal Group : Jessica Smith, Patricia Hodges, Myrna Matthews, Edna Wright, Darlene Love, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters & Marti McCall

Arranged & Orchestrated by McKinley Jackson, Gene Page & Paul Riser

Musicians Contractors : Sid Sharp, Olivia Page

Recording Engineers : Barney Perkins, Reginald Dozier

Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins

Mastered by Phil Cross

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at ABC Recording Studio, Inc;, Los Angeles, California

Lamont Dozier "Bigger Than Life" (1983) -Disco / Soul-

Label : Demon Records

 

 Side One

01 - Bigger Than Life (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Right Where I Wanna Be (Lamont Dozier)

03 - On The One (Lamont Dozier) 

04 - Round Trip Ticket (Lamont Dozier)

05 - Love Wars (Lamont Dozier)

Side Two

01 - Scarlett O'Hara (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Call The Wagon (Lamont Dozier)

03 - Nowhere To Go But Up (Lamont Dozier)

04 - Second Wind (Lamont Dozier)

05 - Hero Of My Heart (Lamont Dozier)

Produced by Lamont Dozier for Vaudeville Productions

Bass : Freddie Washington, Nathan East, Tony Patler

Drums : Quentin Denard, Sy Goarieb, Tony Patler

Keyboards : Clarence McDonald, Tony Patler, Clydene Jackson

Guitars : Charles Fearing, Marlo Henderson

Organ : Lamont Dozier

Synthesizers : Steve Rucker, Dave Boruff, Tony Patler, Lamont Dozier

Saxophone Solo : Dave Boruff

Background Vocals Arranged & Sung by Lamont Dozier

Arrangers : McKinley Jackson, Hense Powell

Engineers : Reginald Dozier, Al Schmitt

Recording Studio : Lionshare Recording

Mastering : Allen Zentz by Chris Bellman

Lamont Dozier "Out Here On My Own" (1973) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : ABC Records, Inc.

 Side A

01 - Breaking Out All Over** (Althea King & McKinley Jackson)

02 - Don't Want Nobody To Come Between Us** (McKinley Jackson, James Reddick & Stephen Bowen)

03 - Let Me Make Love To You*** (McKinley Jackson & James Reddick)

04 - Fish Ain't Bitin*** (McKinley Jackson & James Reddick)

Side B

01 - Interlude (McKinley Jackson)

02 - Trying To Hold On To My Woman* (McKinley Jackson & James Reddick)

03 - Take Off Your Make Up** (McKinley Jackson & James Reddick)

04 - Out Here On My Own** (McKinley Jackson & James Reddick)

Piano : McKinley Jackson, Ernest Vantrease

Bass : Tony Newton, Ray Parker Jr., Ronald Brown

Drums : Zachary Slater, Ed Greene, Zachary Frazier

Guitars : Ray Parker Jr., Greg Poree

French Horns : Arthur Maebe, Vincent Derosa, David Duke

Trumpets : Bud Brisbois, Warren Roché, Oscar Brashear, Ollie Mitchell

Sax, Flute, Oboe (Sax Solo) : John Kelson, John Daversa, Jules Jacob, Ernie Watts, Anthony Ortega, Fred Jackson, Ernie Green

Trombone : George Bohannon

Percussionist : King Errisson

Voices : Carolyn Willis, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Joseph Green, Jesse Kirkland

Violin (Concert Master) : Sid Sharp, Jack Shulman, Paul Shure, Spiros Stamos, Israel Baker, Gerald Vinci, Henry Roth, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch, Harry Bluestone, Leonard Malarsky, James Getzoff, Stanley Plummer, Henry Ferber, Jay Rosen, Nathan Ross

Viola : Milton Thomas, Allan Harshman, Philip Goldberg, Harry Hyams

Cello : Douglas Davis, Gloria Strassner, Jesse Ehrlich, Joseph Ditullio, Christine Ermacoff

Harp : Gayle Levant, Stella Castellucci

Arrangers : **Paul Riser, *Gene Page, ***H.B. Barnum, McKinley Jackson

Producer : McKinley Jackson

Disc Mastering Engineer : Phil Cross

Recording Engineers : Barney Perkins, Reginald Dozier

Contractor : Olivia Page

Holland-Dozier-Holland "Why Can't We Be Lovers (The Invictus Sessions)" (2000) -Soul-

Label : Castle Records

 Disc One

01 - Why Can't We Be Lovers (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

02 - Don't Leave Me (Vocal) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

03 - Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love (Part 1) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

04 - Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love (Part 2) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

05 - Enough Of Your Love (Alias Can't Get Enough) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

06 - Slipping Away (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

07 - New Breed Kinda Woman (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland & Richard Wylie)

08 - If You Don't Want To Be In My Life (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

09 - I'm Gonna Hijack Ya, Kidnap Ya, Take What I Want (Alias Hijackin') (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

10 - You Took Me From A World Outside (Alias Didn't You Take Me From A World Outside) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

11 - I'm So Glad (Part 1) (Brian Holland)

12 - I'm So Glad (Part 2) (Brian Holland)

13 - Super Woman (You Ain't No Ordinary Woman) (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

14 - Let's Get Together (Alias Come Together) (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

Disc Two

01 - Don't Stop Playing Our Song (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

02 - The Picture Will Never Change (Alias The Picture Never Change) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

03 - Where Did We Go Wrong (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

04 - Lady By Day (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

05 - Don't Leave Me (Instrumental) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

06 - Why Can't We Be Lovers (Single Version) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

07 - Hijackin' (Long Version) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

08 - Where Did We Go Wring (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

09 - Slipping Away (Long Version) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

10 - Super Woman (You Ain't No Ordinary Woman) (Long Version) (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

11 - New Breed Kinda Woman (Long Version) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland & Richard Wylie)

12 - If You Don't Want To Be In My Life (Long Version) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

13 - You Took Me From A World Outside (Long Version) (Alias Didn't You Take Me From A World Outside) (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland)

14 - Let's Get Together (Long Version) (Alias Come Together) (Eddie Holland & Brian Holland)

Compiled by John Reed & John Lester

Remastered by Sound Recording Technology, St Yves, Cambs 

Lamont Dozier "Inside Seduction" (1991) -Smooth Soul / Pop Soul-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 01- Feeling Each Other Out (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Love In The Rain (Lamont Dozier)

03 - That Ain't Me (Lamont Dozier)

04 - Inside Seduction (Lamont Dozier)

05 - What Chew Doin' (Lamont Dozier)

06 - The Vibe (Lamont Dozier)

07 - The Quiet's Too Loud (Lamont Dozier & Phil Collins)

08 - Attitude Up (Lamont Dozier)

09 - I Wanna Hold You Forever (Lamont Dozier)

10 - No Comment (Lamont Dozier)

11 - When We're Together (Lamont Dozier)

12 - Pure Heaven (Lamont Dozier)

All Songs Produced by Lamont Dozier except for "The Quiet's Too Loud" which is Produced by Lamont Dozier & Phil Collins

Musicians :

Lamont Dozier : Keyboards

Phil Collins : Drums

Eric Clapton : Guitar

Ryo Okumoto : Programmer & Keyboards

David Boruff : Saxophone

Background vocals : The Dozettes & on "The Quiet's Too Loud" Special Background vocals by Phil Collins

Duets on "When We're Together" & "What Chew Doin'" Bridgette Bryant accompanying Lamont Dozier

Recorded at :

Innersanctum Sound System, Encino, California

Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California

The Hit Factory, New York City, New York

Recorded & Mixed by Reginald Dozier

Mixed at Innersanctum Sound System, Encino, California

Additional Mixed by Daren Klein at Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, California

Lamont Dozier "Lamont" (1981) -Boogie / Westcoast Soul / Synth Funk-

Label : M & M Records

 A

01 - You Oughta Be In Pictures (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Never Had It So Good (Lamont Dozier)

03 - I Ain't Playing (Lamont Dozier)

04 - I See You (Lamont Dozier)

B

01 - The Pressure Is On (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Shout About It (Lamont Dozier, Sy Goraieb & Garry Rottger)

03 - Locked Into You (Lamont Dozier)

04 - Ain't No Way (Lamont Dozier)

05 - Help Is On The Way (Lamont Dozier)

Produced by Lamont Dozier for Lamont Productions

Rhythm Arrangements : Lamont Dozier, McKinley Jackson

Horn Arrangements : McKinley Jackson

String Arrangements : McKinley Jackson

Rhythm Section :

Keyboards : Reginald 'Sonny' Burke, David Swanson

Guitar : Marlo Henderson, Frank Donkun

Bass : Freddie Washington, Tony Patler

Sax Solos : Dave Boruff

Drums : Quentin Denard, Sy Goraieb

Synthesizers : Tony Patler, Steve Rucker

Recording Studio : Lionshare Recording, Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Engineer : Steve Schmitt

Mastering Studio : Allen Zentz Recording,  Los Angeles, CA

Mastering Engineer : Chris Bellman

Lamont Dozier "Working On You" (1981) -Westcoast Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side One

01 - Cool Me Out (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Why (Ain't My Love Enough) (Lamont Dozier)

03 - Nobody Told Me (Lamont Dozier)

04 - Too Little Too Long (Lamont Dozier)

05 - Playing For Keeps (Lamont Dozier)

Side Two

01 - Interlude (Lamont Dozier)

02 - (You Got Me) Wired Up (Lamont Dozier)

03 - Starting Over (We've Made The Necessary Changes) (Lamont Dozier)

04 - Working On You (Lamont Dozier)

05 - Chained (To Your Love) (Lamont Dozier)

06 - You Made Me A Believer (Lamont Dozier)

Produced by Lamont Dozier for Stronghold Productions

Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold

Recorded & Mixed at Concorde Recording Center by Reginald Dozier

Mastered at Capitol Records by Wally Traugott

Side One

01 - Cool Me Out

Piano : Lamont Dozier

Drums : Quentin Denard

Bass : Frank Dookun

Guitar : Frank Dookun

Congas : Johnny Conga

Horn & String Arrangement : Hense Powell

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

Yamaha CS-80 : Howard Martson

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Frank Dookun

02 - Why (Ain't My Love Enough)

Drums : Quentin Denard

Fender Rhodes : Clydene Jackson

Bass : Nathan East

Piano : Tony Patler

Guitars : Werner Schuchner & Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Prophet 5 : John Barnes

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Tony Patler

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

03 - Nobody Told Me

Fender Rhodes : Lamont Dozier

Drums : Quentin Denard

Bass : Frank Dookun

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

String & Horn Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Frank Dookun

Moog Synthesizer : John Barnes

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

04 - Too Little Too Long

Fender Rhodes : Clydene Jackson

Piano : John Barnes

Drums : Quentin Denard

Bass & Guitar : Frank Dookun

String & Flute Arrangement : Benjamin Wright

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Frank Dookun

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

05 - Playing For Keeps

Piano : Tony Patler

Fender Rhodes : Clydene Jackson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitars : Werner Schuchner & Paul Jackson Jr.

Drums : Quentin Denard

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Tony Patler

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Yamaha CS-80 & Prophet 5 : John Barnes

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

Side Two

01 - Interlude

Synthesizer : John Barnes

02 - (You Got Me) Wired Up

Drums : David King

Fender Rhodes : Rahn Coleman

Guitars : Frank Dookun

Bass : Nathan East

Prophet 5 : John Barnes

String & Horn Arrangement : Benjamin Wright

Rhythm Arrangement : Rahn Coleman

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

03 - Starting Over (We've Made The Necessary Changes)

Fender Rhodes : Clydene Jackson

Drums : Quentin Denard

Bass & Guitar : Frank Dookun

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

String & Flute Arrangement : Benjamin Wright

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Frank Dookun

04 - Working On You

Piano : McKinley Jackson

Fender Rhodes : Tony Patler

Drums : Quentin Denard

Bass : Tony Patler

Guitar : Frank Dookun

Horn & String Arrangements : McKinley Jackson

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson

Background vocals : The Waters

05 - Chained (To Your Love)

Fender Rhodes : Tony Patler

Drums : Quentin Denard

Bass : Tony Patler

Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa & Lamont Dozier

Organ : John  Barnes

Saxophone : George Englund Jr.

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Tony Patler

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

06 - You Made Me A Believer

Piano : Tony Patler

Fender Rhodes : Clydene Jackson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitars : Werner Schuchner & Paul Jackson Jr.

Drums : Quentin Denard

String & Horn Arrangements : Benjamin Wright

Rhythm Arrangement : Lamont Dozier & Tony Patler

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Background vocals Sung by Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier "Peddlin' Music On The Side" (1977) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side 1

01 - Sight For Sore Eyes (Lamont Dozier)

02 - What Am I Gonna Do 'Bout You (Girl) (The Coke Song) (Lamont Dozier) 

03 - Break The Ice (Lamont Dozier)

04 - Tear Down The Walls (Lamont Dozier)

Side 2

01 - Going Back To My Roots (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Family (Lamont Dozier)

03 - Peddlin' Music On The Side (Lamont Dozier)

Engineered & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Recorded at Hollywood Recorders

Mastering by Bernie Grundman

Musicians :

Joe Sample : Acoustic Piano

Wilton Felder : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Ronnie Coleman : Electric Piano

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

Steve Beckmeier : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Bill Summers : Percussion

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer

Background vocals : Waters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters)

Side 1

01 - Sight For Sore Eyes

Arranged by Sonny Burke

02 - What Am I Gonna Do 'Bout You (Girl) (The Coke Song)

Arranged by Sonny Burke

03 - Break The Ice

Rhythm Arranged by Ronnie Coleman

Strings Arranged by H.B. Barnum

04 - Tear Down The Walls

Rhythm Arranged by McKinley Jackson

Strings & Horns Arranged by H.B. Barnum

Side 2

01 - Going Back To My Roots

Rhythm Arranged by Hugh Masekela & McKinley Jackson

African Vocal Arrangement by O.J. Ekemode

02 - Family

Rhythm Arranged by Ronnie Coleman

Strings & Horns Arranged by Joe Sample

03 - Peddlin' Music On The Side

Arranged by Sonny Burke

The Crusaders "Life In The Modern World" (1988) -Jazz Rock-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Passion Fruit (Joe Sample)
02 - Let Me Prove Myself Tonight (Lamont Dozier)
03 - A.C. 'Alternating Currents' (Joe Sample & John 'JR' Robinson)
04 - Destiny (Joe Sample)
05 - Life In The Modern World (Ivan Lins & Brock Walsh)

Side 2

01 - Coulda' Woulda' Shoulda' (Joe Sample)
02 - D.C. (Wilton Felder)
03 - Samplin' (Joe Sample)
04 - Some People Just Never Learn (Ivan Lins & Brock Walsh)
05 - Mulholland Nights (Joe Sample)


Produced by Stewart Levine for Oliverea Productions, Ltd.

The Crusaders :
Joe Sample : Yamaha Acoustic Piano with Forte Midi-Mod Synthesizer
Wilton Felder : Saxophones
Nathan East : Bass, MB-8, Midi Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums, Drum Programs for "A.C. 'Alternating Currents'"
Larry Williams : Synthesizers & Synthesizer Programming
Lenny Castro : Percussions
David Williams : Guitar on "Let Me Prove Myself Tonight"
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussions on "Some People Just Never Learn" & "Life In The Modern World"
Eddie Davis : Trumpet on "Mulholland Nights" & "A.C. 'Alternating Currents'"
Nils Landgren : Trombone on "A.C. 'Alternating Currents'"
Phil Perry : Background vocals on "Let Me Prove Myself Tonight"

Special Guest Artists
Lamont Dozier : Vocals on "Let Me Prove Myself Tonight"
Ivan Lins : Vocals on "Life In The Modern World" & "Some People Just Never Learn"

Engineered & Mixed by Femi J. with Clark Germain Assisting
Recorded & Mixed at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Labs, Los Angeles, CA

Lamont Dozier "Bittersweet" (1978) -Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side One

01 - Boogie Business (Lamont Dozier)
02 - Love Me To The Max (Rene Moore, Herman Chaney & Angela Winbush)
03 - True Love Is Bittersweet (Lamont Dozier & Kathy Wakefield)
04 - Tough Act To Follow (Lamont Dozier)

Side Two

01 - I Got It All With You (Lamont Dozier)
02 - We're Just Here To Feel Good (Lamont Dozier)
03 - Let Your Love Run Free (Rene Moore & Angela Winbush)
04 - Fly Away Little Birdsong (Judy Wieder & Lamont Dozier)


Produced by Frank E. Wilson for Spect-O-Lite Productions
Recording Engineers : Todd Fisher, Stillman Kelly & Reggie Dozier
Assistant Engineers : Leonard Jackson & Joseph Laux
Mixing Engineers : Kevin Beamish & Frank Wilson
Rhythm Recorded at Fort Knox Recording Studio
Mixed & Mastered at Kendun Recorders
Mastering Engineer : Jo Hansch
Production Coordinator : Tina Meeks

Musicians :
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr., Mitch Holder, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Watson, Lee Ritenour, Clarence Drayton & Robert White
Bass : Nathan Watts, Abraham Laboriel & Joe Sample
Drums : James Gadson, Ed Greene, Ollie E. Brown & Quentin Dennard
Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Paulinho Da Costa, Jack Ashford & Joseph Laux
Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker
Trombone : George Bohannon, Charles Loper & Robert Payne
Trumpet : Gary Grant, Oscar Brashear, Jerry Hey & Bob Findley
Reeds : William Green, Gary Herbig & Jerry Harrington
French Horn : Sidney Muldrow
Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, John Barnes, Rene Moore, Clydene Jackson, Rahn Coleman & Mike Lang
Strings :
Violin : James Getzoff, Joy Lyle, Jay Rosen, Murray Adler, Don Palmer, David Montagu & Harris Goldman
Viola : Pamela Goldsmith, Barbara Thomason & Myer Bello
Cello : Harry Schultz, Robert Adcock & Nils Oliver
Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Gwen Matthews, Avis Harrell, Angela Winbush & John Fox
All Rhythm Arrangements by Bruce Miller except "Fly Away Little Birdsong, "I Got It All With You" & "Boogie Business" Arranged by Rahn Coleman
All Strings Arrangements by Bruce Miller except "Love Me To The Max" Arranged by Webster Lewis
All Horns Arrangements by Bruce Miller except "Fly Away Little Birdsong" & "Love Me To The Max" Arranged by Webster Lewis
Strings on "Let Your Love Run Free" & "True Love Is Bittersweet" Contracted by Rosemary Veal
Concertmaster : Charles Veal Jr.