Martha Reeves "Gotta Keep Moving" (1980) -Disco-

Label : Fantasy Records

 Side 1

01 - Skating In The Streets (Dancing In The Streets) (William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye & Ivy Jo Hunter)

02 - That's What I Want (Caren Armstrong & Herb Jimmerson)

03 - Really Like Your Rap (Lamont Dozier)

Side 2

01 - Gotta Keep Moving (Lamont Dozier)

02 - Then You Came (Benjamin Wright & Louis Price)

03 - If It Wasn't For My Baby (Benjamin Wright, Pat Powdrill & Sherrell Atwood)

Fred Berry, Eddie Henderson, Zane Woodworth : Trumpets

Julian Priester, Wayne Wallace : Trombones

George Mealy, Stuart Gronningen : French Horns

Reginald Burke, Herb Jimmerson, Michael Smith : Keyboards

Melvin Ragin, David Williams, Anthony Lewis, Jeff Frankston : Guitars

Eddie Watkins, James Jamerson Jr. : Bass

Kenny Elliott, Wayne Dennard, Idris Muhammad : Drums

Eddie Brown, Paulinho Da Costa, Jumma Santos : Percussion

Richard Kvistad : Timpani

Strings : Terry Adams, Nathan Rubin, Emily Van Valkenburgh;, Ruth Freeman, Stephen Gehl, Carl Pederson, Kazi Pitelka, Barbara Riccardi, Roy Malan

Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson (on All Tunes except "Really Like Your Rap"), Luther Waters & Oren Waters (on "That's What I Want"), Deborah Dennard, Sherrie Payne, Joyce Wilson (on "Really Like Your Rap")

Executive Producer : Henry Cosby

"Skating In The Streets (Dancing In The Streets)" & "That's What I Want" Produced by Henry Cosby & Phil Jones

Arranged by Herb Jimmerson

"Really Like Your Rap" & "Gotta Keep Moving" Produced by Lamont Dozier

Arranged by Michael Smith

"Then You Came" & "If It Wasn't For My Baby" Produced by Henry Cosby

Arranged by Benjamin Wright

Engineers :

Recording & Mixing : Phil Kaffel, Richard Corsello, Eddie Bill Harris, Wally Buck (on Recording only) except "Really Like Your Rap" & "Gotta Keep Moving" Recorded & Mixed by Reggie Dozier

Mastering : Jim Sintetos

Recorded & Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley except "Really Like Your Rap" & "Gotta Keep Moving" Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders & Mixed at A&M Studios, Hollywood

Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank

Martha Reeves "Martha Reeves" (1974) -Pop Soul-

Label : MCA Records

 

 Side One

01 - Wild Night (Van Morrison)

02 - You've Got Me For Company (Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher)

03 - Facsimile (Martha Reeves & Leon patillo)

04 - Ain't That Peculiar (Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marv Tarplin & Robert Rogers)

05 - Dixie Highway (Carole King)

06 - Power Of Love (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Joe Simon)

Side Two

01 - My Man (You Changed My Tune) (Cynthia Webb & Vini Poncia)

02 - Sweet Misery (Hoyt Axton)

03 - I've Got To Use My Imagination (Gerry Goffin & Barry Goldberg)

04 - Storm In My Soul (Vini Poncia & John Vastano)

05 -Many Rivers To Cross (Jimmy Cliff)

Produced by Richard Perry

Recording Engineers :

Bill Schnee (Producers' Workshop, Sound Labs, Inc.)

Andrew Berliner (Crystal Sound)

Remix Engineer : 

Bill Schnee (Sound Labs, Inc.)

Mastering Engineer :

Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab)

Special Thanks to Vini Poncia for his Production Assistance

Side One

01 - Wild Night

Drums : Jim Keltner

Bass : James Jamerson

Piano : Nicky Hopkins

Guitars : Lon Van Eaton, Arthur Adams

Organ : Danny Faragher

Synthesizer : Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff

Horns : Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Bobby Keys

Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

Background vocals : Martha Reeves

02 - You've Got Me For Company

Drums : James Gadson

Guitars : Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin

Piano : Russ Turner

Bass : Henry Davis

Percussion : Richard Perry

Strings & Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

03 - Facsimile

Piano : Leon Patillo

Bass : Jimmie Calhoun

Organ : Lenny Lee Goldsmith

Guitar : Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin

Drums : Travis Fullerton

Background vocals : Martha Reeves, Leon Patillo, Carol Kafi

Percussion : King Errisson

04 - Ain't That Peculiar

Guitars : Dennis Coffey, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Dean Parks

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Congas : King Errisson

Organ : William D. Smith

Piano : Larry Nash

Horns : Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Bobby Keys

Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

05 - Dixie Highway

Organ : Billy Preston

Piano : Clarence McDonald

Drums : Jim Keltner

Bass : Klaus Voormann

Guitar : Lon Van Eaton

Harmonica Solo : Danny Faragher

Background Chorus : The Avalon Carver Community Choir

06 - Power Of Love

Drums : Jim Keltner

Bass : James Jamerson

Guitars : Dennis Coffey, Dean Parks

Piano : Joe Sample

Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

Background vocals : Clydie King & Friends

Horns Arr. & Cond. by James Taylor

Side Two

01 - My Man (You Changed My Tune)

Piano : Nicky Hopkins

Bass : Klaus Voormann

Drums : Jim Keltner

Guitars : Arthur Adams, D. Lloyd Gregory

Acoustic Guitars : Vini Poncia, Lon & Derek Van Eaton

Vibes : Milt Holland

Guitar Solo : Lon Von Eaton

Strings & Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

02 - Sweet Misery

Drums : James Gadson

Bass : Basie Green

Clavinet & Organ : Kenny Asher

Piano : Jesse Butler

Guitars : Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Dennis Coffey, Hoyt Axton

Percussion : King Errisson

Horns : Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio

Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

Background vocals : Martha Reeves, Clydie King, Jim Gilstrap

03 - I've Got To Use My Imagination

Electric Piano : Nicky Hopkins

Bass : Klaus Voormann

Guitars : Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Arthur Adams

Drums : Jim Keltner

Congas : King Errisson

Strings & Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

Background vocals : Martha Reeves

04 - Storm In My Soul

Drums : Jim Keltner

Bass : Klaus Voormann

Guitars : Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Dennis Coffey

Piano : Tom Hensley

Percussion : Richard Perry

Horns : Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Bobby Keys

Horns Arr. by Trevor Lawrence

Harmony Vocal : Vini Ponica

Background vocals : Martha Reeves, Vini Ponica, Jim Gilstrap, Clydie King

05 -Many Rivers To Cross

Organ & Piano : William D. Smith

Drums : James Gadson

Bass : Derek Van Eaton

Guitar : Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin

Background Chorus : The Avalon Carver Community Choir