The Manhattans "Too Hot To Stop It" (1985) -Smooth Soul / Synth Funk-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Don't Say No (Richard Scher & Lotti Golden)

02 - You Send Me (Sam Cooke)

03 - Angel Of The Night (John Anderson & Steve Williams)

04 - When We Are Made As One (A Cappella) (George Smith)

Side 2

01 - C'est la vie (John Anderson & Steve Williams)

02 - Dreamin' (John Anderson & Steve Williams)

03 - You're Gonna Love Being Loved By Me (Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr & Mark Chapman)

04 - Too Hot To Stop It (Marc Blatte, Larry Gottlieb & Larry Wedgeworth)

Executive Producers : Mickey Eichner, Morrie Brown & Joe McEwen

Recorded & Mixed at Celestial Sounds, except "Don't Say No" Recorded at Everygreen Recording & "Too Hot To Stop It" Recorded at Roxy Recording

Additional Recording : Carneggie Hill Studios, Secret Sound & The Songshop

Chief Engineer : Steve Goldman

Additional Engineering : Kurt Upper, Carol Martino, Hahn Rowe, Lance McVickar, Ron Banks

Mixed by Steve Goldman

Side 1

01 - Don't Say No

Produced by Morrie Brown, Richard Scher & Lotti Golden for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Richard Scher

Guitars : Ira Siegel

Drum Programming by Richard Scher

Flutes by Lew Delgatto

Rhythm Arrangement : Richard Scher

Background vocals : The Manhattans

Female Vocalist : B.J. Nelson

02 - You Send Me

Produced by Morrie Brown for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Lloyd Landesman

Drum Programming by Lloyd Landesman & Morrie Brown

Saxophone Solo by Cris Cioe

Synthesized Strings by Morrie Brown

Rhythm Arrangement : Morrie Brown & Lloyd Landesman

Background vocals : The Manhattans

Background Vocal Arrangements : Morrie Brown & Blue Lovett

03 - Angel Of The Night

Produced by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams & Morrie Brown

Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams

Keyboards : Skip Anderson

Guitars : Steve Williams

Bass : Tinker Barfield

Drums : Yogi Horton

Saxophone Solo : Lou Cortelezzi

Additional Background vocals : Keeley Curtis, Dennis Collins, Phillip Ballou

04 - When We Are Made As One (A Cappella)

Produced by Morrie Brown for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Side 2

01 - C'est la vie

Produced, Written & Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams

Keyboards : Skip Anderson

Guitars : Steve Williams

Synthesized Bass : Skip Anderson

Drums : Yogi Horton

Percussion : Carol Steele

Additional Background vocals : Krysal Davis, Keeley Curtis, Dennis Collins

02 - Dreamin'

Produced & Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams

Keyboards : Skip Anderson

Guitars : Steve Williams

Bass : Wayne Brathwaite

Drums : Yogi Horton

Percussion : Carol Steele

Additional Background vocals : Krysal Davis, Keeley Curtis, Brend Whote-King, Dennis Collins, Phillip Ballou, Ike Floyd

03 - You're Gonna Love Being Loved By Me

Produced & Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams

Keyboards : Skip Anderson

Guitars : Steve Williams

Bass : Wayne Brathwaite

Drums : Yogi Horton

Percussion : Carol Steele

Additional Background vocals : Luther Vandross, Krysal Davis, Skip Anderson,  Steve Williams

Vocal Contractor : Krystal Davis

04 - Too Hot To Stop It

Produced by Marc Blatte, Larry Gottlieb & Morrie Brown

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Irwin Fisch, Robbie Kondor, Charlie Roth

Guitars : Ira Siegel

Bass : Seth Glassman

Drums : Frank Vilardi

Rhythm Arrangement : Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb

Background vocals : The Manhattans, Ray Simpson, Dennis Collins, Daryl Tookes

The Manhattans "Forever By Your Side" (1983) -Soul / Boogie / Smooth Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Crazy (John Anderson & Steve Williams)

02 - Start All Over Again (Richard Scher & Lotti Golden)

03 - Forever By Your Side (Matt Blatte & Larry Gottlieb)

04 - Just The Lonely Talking Again (Sam Dees)

Side 2

01 - Locked Up In Your Love (John Anderson & Steve Williams)

02 - Lover's Paradise (Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo)

03 - Love Is Gonna Find You (Leo Graham & Paul Richmond) 

04 - I'm Ready To Love You Again (Gloria Skerov, Mark Holden & Peter Hamilton)

"Crazy", "Start All Over Again", "Start All Over Again" & "Locked Up In Your Love" Recorded & Mixed at Celestial Sounds, N.Y.C.

Chief Engineer : Steve Goldman

Additional Engineers : Steve Addabbo & Chuck Ange

Assistant Engineers : Larry DeCarmine & Dean Cochren

Mixed by Steve Goldman

Recording Project Coordination by Lazer Unlimited / Dovida Lazer

"Just The Lonely Talking Again"

Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago Ill. & Celestial Sounds, N.Y.C.

Engineers : Stu Walder & Mike Ferraro (Chicago), Steve Goldman & Steve Addabbo (N.Y.C.)

Mixed by Michael Hutchinson at Sigma Sound, N.Y.C.

Recording Project Coordination by Lazer Unlimited / Dovida Lazer

"Love Is Gonna Find You" & "I'm Ready To Love You Again"

Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago Ill. 

Engineers : Stu Walder & Mike Ferraro 

"Lover's Paradise"

Recorded & Mixed at Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, California

Recorded by Hal Hellerman

Additional Recording by Les Brockman

Assisted by Alan Hirschberg

Production Coordination by Brad Schmidt

Production Assistance by Brenda Ferrell

Direction for GTP by Gary Goetzman

Mastered by Herb Powers, Frankford Wayne, N.Y.C.

Side 1

01 - Crazy

Produced by John Anderson & Steve Williams for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Executive Producer : Morrie Brown

Keyboards (Acoustic Piano, Rhodes, OBX & Mini-Moog) : John 'Skip' Anderson

Guitars : Steve Williams

Electric Bass : Wayne Brathwaite

Linn Drum Program : John Anderson & Steve Williams

Additional Drums : Leslie Ming

Saxophone & Flutes : Lou Cortelezzi

Percussion : Steve Kroon

String Players : Max Ellen, Eugene J. Moye Jr., Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Regis Landiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen, Jesse Levy

Additional Background vocals : Ike Floyd, Krystal Davis, Phillip Ballou

Rhythm & Background Vocal Arrangements by John Anderson & Steve Williams

String & Reed Arrangement by John Anderson

02 - Start All Over Again

Produced by Morrie Brown for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Associate Producer : Richard Scher for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Acoustic Piano, Memory Moog, Fender Rhodes : Richard Scher

Fender Bass : Neil Jason

Guitar : Ira Siegel

Linn Drum Program : Richard Scher & Morrie Brown

Additional Drums : Leslie Ming

Percussion : Steve Goldman & Richard Scher

String Players : Max Ellen, Guy Lumia, Sanford Allen, Regis Landiorio, Harry Cyckman, Diana Halprin, Eugene J. Moye Jr., Jesse Levy

Additional Background vocals : Krystal Davis, Ike Floyd, Janet Wright

Arranged by Morrie Brown & Richard Scher

String Arrangement by Ralph Schuckett

03 - Forever By Your Side

Produced by Matt Blatte & Larry Gotlieb for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Executive Producer : Morris Brown

Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Ralph Schuckett

Acoustic Guitar : Ira Siegel

Electric Bass : Wayne Brathwaite

Linn Drum Program : Ralph Schuckett

Percussion : Sue Evans

String Players : Max Ellen, Eugene J. Moye Jr., Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Regis Landiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen, Jesse Levy

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Marc Blatte, Larry Gottlieb & Ralph Schuckett

String Arrangement by Ralph Schuckett

04 - Just The Lonely Talking Again

Produced by Leo Graham, Morrie Brown & Joe McEwen

Associate Producer : James Mack

Piano : Theodis Rodgers

Fender Rhodes : James Mack

Guitars : Byron Gregory & Ira Siegel

Bass : Paul Richmond & Russell Keating

Drums : Morris Jennings

Synthesizers : Ed Tossing & Steve Goldman

Percussion : Steve Goldman

Arranged & Conducted by James Mack

Side 2

01 - Locked Up In Your Love

Produced by John Anderson & Steve Williams for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Executive Producer : Morrie Brown

Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Rhodes & OBX-A : John 'Skip' Anderson

Bass Synthesizer : John 'Skip' Anderson

Guitars : Steve Williams

Linn Drum Program : John Anderson & Steve Williams

Additional Drums : Yogi Horton

Saxophone & Flute : Lou Cortelezzi

Percussion : Steve Kroon

String Players : Max Ellen, Eugene J. Moye Jr., Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Regis Landiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen, Jesse Levy

Additional Background vocals : Ike Floyd, Krystal Davis, Phillip Ballou

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by John Anderson & Steve Williams

String & Reed Arrangement by John Anderson

02 - Lover's Paradise

Produced & Arranged by George Tobin in Association with Mike Piccirillo for George Tobin Productions Inc.

Keyboards : Bill Cuomo

Guitar & Synthesizers : Mike Piccirillo

Bass : Scott Edwards

Drums : Ed Greene

Saxophone : Joel Peskin

03 - Love Is Gonna Find You

Produced by Leo Graham for Leo Graham Enterprises

Associate Producer : James Mack

Piano : Theodis Rodgers

Fender Rhodes : James Mack

Guitars : Byron Gregory

Bass : Paul Richmond & Russell Keating

Drums : Morris Jennings

Synthesizers : Ed Tossing

Arranged & Conducted by James Mack

04 - I'm Ready To Love You Again

Produced by Leo Graham for Leo Graham Enterprises

Associate Producer : James Mack

Piano : Theodis Rodgers

Fender Rhodes : James Mack

Guitars : Byron Gregory

Bass : Paul Richmond & Russell Keating

Drums : Morris Jennings

Synthesizers : Ed Tossing

Arranged & Conducted by James Mack

Manhattans "After Midnight" (1980) -Smooth Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Shining Star (a) (Leo Graham & Paul Richmond)

02 - It's Not The Same (a) (Leo Graham, Paul Richmond, Darryl Ellis & Ruben Locke)

03 - Girl Of My Dream (a)  (Leo Graham & James Mack)

04 - Cloudy, With A Chance Of Tears (b) (Estelle Levitt & Jerry Ragovoy)

05 - The Closer You Are (e) (Winfred Lovett, Gerald Alston, Edward Bivins, Kenneth Kelley)

Side 2

01 - If My Heart Could Speak / One Life To Live (d) / (d)°°° (Kenneth Kelley & Eddie Jones) / (Winfred Lovett)

02 - Just As Long As I Have You (d)°°° (Winfred Lovett)

03 - It Couldn't Hurt (b)° (Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter)

04 - Tired Of The Single Life (c) (Robert S. Riley Sr.)

05 - I'll Never Run Away From Love Again (d)°° (Gerald Alston & Barbara Morr)

Executive Producer : Mickey Eichner

(a) Produced by Leo Graham

Associate Producer : James Mack

Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago

Arranged by James Mack

(b) Produced by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter for Haven Records, Inc.

Arranged & Conducted by Benjamin Wright

Recorded at Jennifudy, L.A. & Penny Lane, N.Y.

(c) Produced by Bert deCoteaux & Manhattan Productions, Inc.

Arranged by Bert deCoteaux

Recorded at Mediasound, NY

(d) Produced by Norman Harris & Manhattan Productions, Inc.

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA

(e) Produced by Scopicorn Music Inc.

Arranged by Jack Urbant

°Arranged by Norman Harris

°°Arranged by Jack Faith

°°°Arranged by Vince Montana Jr.

Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, N.Y.

Mastering Engineer : Stu Romaine

Production Coordinator : Hermie Hanlon

Musicians :

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