Merry Clayton "Beautiful Scars" (2021) -Gospel / Adult Contemporary-

Label : A Motown Gospel Release

 01 - A Song For You (Leon Russell)

02 - Touch The Hem Of His Garment (Sam Cooke)

03 - Beautiful Scars (Diane Warren)

04 - Love Is A Mighty River (Chris Martin, Terry Young, Merry Clayton & Lou Adler)

05 - God’s Love (Terry Young)

06 - Deliverance (Terry Young)

07 - Room At The Altar (Terry Young)

08 - He Made A Way (Terry Young)

09 - Oh, What A Friend (Terry Young)

10 - Ooh, Child Medley: Ooh Child / It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) / Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Stan Vincent) / (Stuart Hamblen) / (Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday & Randy Myers)

Produced by Lou Adler & Terry Young

Terry Young : Piano & Organ

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Ted Perlman : Guitar - track 03

Nathan East : Bass - tracks 01, 03, 05, 09, 10

Andrew Gouche : Bass - tracks 06, 07, 08

Harvey Mason : Drums - tracks 03, 05, 09, 10

Kenny Elliott : Drums - tracks 01, 06, 07, 08

Johnny Britt : Horns - tracks 08, 09

Terry Young & Ted Perlman : Synthesizer Programming

Saxophone Solo on "A Song For You" Recorded by the late Curtis Amy in 1971

Gerald Albright : Saxophones solos on "Touch The Hem Of His Garment" & "Oh, What A Friend"

Herb Alpert : Trumpet Solo on "Oh, What A Friend"

Jackie DeShannon : Additional Background vocal on "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"

Kyliyah M. Amy : Additional Lead vocal on "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)"

All Choir Vocals by La's Finest Choir : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Jim Gilstrap, Josef Powell, Alex Brown, Yvonne Williams, Bobette Jamerson, Alfie Silas, Sandy Simmons, Alvin Chea, Charlene, Mary Russell, Carmen Twillie & Kaliyah M. Amy

Vocal Arrangements by Terry Young

String Arrangement on "Beautiful Scars" by Elton Ahi & Fred Mirza

CSQ String Ensemble Lead by Luanne Honey

"Love Is A Mighty River" : 

Chris Martin : Original Piano & Vocal 

Evgent Tonkha : Cello

Soweto Gospel Choir, Johannesburg, South Africa

Additional Production by Bill Rah

Tracks 03, 04, 07, 09 & 10 Mixed by Johannes Raassina

Tracks 01, 02 & 06 Mixed by Jill Tengan

Tracks 05 & 08 Mixed by Elton Ahi

All Songs Recorded by Jill Tengan

Additional Recording by Jamie M. Sickora

Assistant Engineers : Brian Rajaratnam, Matt Tuggle, China Wang & Ryan Lytle

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Merry Clayton "Merry Clayton" (1971) -Soul-

Label : Ode Records

 Side 1

01 - Southern Man (Neil Young)

02 - Walk On In (Carole King)

03 - After All This Time (Carole King)

04 - Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely (Jerry Peters, Anita Poree & Skip Scarborough)

05 - A Song For You (Leon Russell)

06 - Sho' Nuff (Billy Preston Jr.)

Side 2

01 - Steamroller (James Taylor)

02 - Same Old Story (Carole King)

03 - Light On The Hill (Richard Jones)

04 - Grandma's Hands (Bill Withers)

05 - Whatever (Leon Ware)

Keyboards / Billy Preston, Joe Sample, Jerry Peters, Carole King, Clarence McDonald

Guitar / David T. Walker

Electric Bass / Wilton Felder

Percussion / Gary Coleman, Bobbye Hall, Sandra Crouch

Drums / Paul Humphrey

Saxophone Solo / Curtis Amy

Arrangers :

Billy Preston - "Sho' Nuff"

Carole King - "Same Old Story", "After All This Time", "Walk On In"

Jerry Peters - "Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely", "Southern Man"

Marty Paich : String Arrangements / "Same Old Story", "After All This Time"

Voices / Jerry Peters, Abigail Haness, Patrice Holloway, Merry Clayton 

"Grandma's Hands", "Same Old Story" / James Cleveland Choir

Engineer / Hank Cicalo

Recorded at A&M Recording Studios

Produced by Lou Adler

Nathan & Noah East "Father Son" (2025) -Soul Jazz / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Yamaha Entertainment Group Of America

 01 - Intro (?)

02 - Close To Home (?)

03 - Utopianoah (?)

04 - My Favourite Things (?)

05 - Yesterday (?)

06 - Reminisce (?)

07 - Hard Times (?)

08 - Over The Rainbow (?)

09 - Killer Joe (?)

10 - Until You Come Back To Me (?)

11 - How Deep Is Your Love (?)

12 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (?)

13 - Postludium (?)

Musicians 

Nathan East : Bass, Vocals

Noah East : Piano, Hammond B3 Organ

Eric Clapton : Guitar (Tracks 02 & 07)

Tom Keane : Keyboards, Arrangements

Jack Lee : Guitar (Track 06)

Billy Valentine : Piano, Vocals (Track 07)

Hubert Laws : Flute (Track 09)

Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards (Track 09)

Tucker Andrew : Guitar

Merry Clayton : Vocals (Track 10)

Seiko Matsuda : Vocals (Track 11)

Donald Barrett : Drums (All Tracks except 01, 02, 12, 13)

Daniel Santiago : Drums (Track 02)

Gregg Field : Drums (Track 12)

Recorded & Mixed by Moogie Canazio at EastWest Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Assisted by Jacob Kell on Track 02 & Ryosuke Ishida on Track 11

Mastered by André Dias

01 - Intro

/

02 - Close To Home

Feat. Eric Clapton

03 - Utopianoah

04 - My Favourite Things

05 - Yesterday

/

06 - Reminisce

Feat. Jack Lee

07 - Hard Times

Feat. Billy Valentine & Eric Clapton

08 - Over The Rainbow

/

09 - Killer Joe

Feat. Hubert Laws

10 - Until You Come Back To Me

Feat. Merry Clayton

11 - How Deep Is Your Love

Feat. Seiko Matsuda

12 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street

13 - Postludium

/

Merry Clayton "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow" (1975) -Soul-

Label : Ode Records Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (The Theme from 'Baretta') (Dave Grusin & Morgan Ames)

02 - Gets Hard Sometimes (Eugene McDaniels)

03 - Sink Or Swim (Eugene McDaniels & Dennis Collins Johnson)

04 - How'd I Know (June Williams, Lani Groves & Clarence McDonald)

05 - Gold Fever (Eugene McDaniels)

Side 2

01 - One More Ride (Jon Mayer & Marcia Hillman)

02 - Room 205 (Bill Hayes)

03 - Loving Grows Up Slow (Morgan Ames)

04 - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob Dylan)

05 - If I Lose (Eugene McDaniels)

06 - Do What You Know (Eugene McDaniels & Morgan Ames)

Musicians 

Gary King : Electric Bass

Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza : Guitars

Kenny Ascher, Bob James : Keyboards

Steve Gadd, Idris Muhammed : Drums

Ralph MacDonald : Percussion

Background vocals :

"Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow", "Room 205" : Merry Clayton, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters

"One More Ride" : Marti McCall, Stephanie Spruill, Jim Gilstrap

All Others : Merry Clayton, Gene McDaniels

Produced by Gene McDaniels

Production Co-Ordination by Morgan Ames

Vocal Arrangements by Merry Clayton & Gene McDaniels

Engineer : Hank Cicalo

Assistant Engineers : Milt Calice (L.A.) & Jimmy Iovine (N.Y.)

Recorded at A&M Studios (L.A.) & Record Plant (N.Y.)

Side 1

01 - Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow

Arranged by Gary King

Joe Farrell : Tenor Sax

Lloyd Michaels : Trumpet

02 - Gets Hard Sometimes

Arranged by Gary King

Saxes Arranged & Played by Tom Scott

03 - Sink Or Swim

Arranged by Hugh McCracken

04 - How'd I Know

Arranged by Gary King

05 - Gold Fever

Arranged by Gary King

Horns Arranged & Played by Tom Scott

Side 2

01 - One More Ride

Arranged by Gary King

Vocal Arranged by Jerry Peters

02 - Room 205

Arranged by Gary King

03 - Loving Grows Up Slow

Arranged by Gary King

Tom Scott : Arp & Lyricon

Ian Underwood : Arp

Virginia Majewski : Viola

04 - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Arranged by Hugh McCracken

Joe Farrell : Tenor Sax

Lloyd Michaels : Trumpet

05 - If I Lose

Arranged by Gary King

06 - Do What You Know

Arranged by Gary King

Joe Farrell : Tenor Sax

Lloyd Michaels : Trumpet

Harvey Mason "Sho Nuff Groove - The Best Of Harvey Mason" (1999) -Jazz Funk / Westcoast Jazz-

Label : Buddha Records

 01 - Groovin You (12" Mix) (Kenny Mason, Harvey Mason & Sally Mason)

02 - Marching In The Street (Harvey Mason)

03 - Sho Nuff Groove (Louis Johnson & Harvey Mason)

04 - Set It Free (Kenny Loggins & Eva Ein)

05 - Till You Take My Love (Harvey Mason & David Foster)

06 - What's Going On (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland & Marvin Gaye)

07 - Liquid (Harvey Mason)

08 - Say It Again (Harvey Mason & David Foster)

09 - We Can Start Tonight (Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason & Deon Estus)

10 - Spell (Deon Estus)

11 - Don't Doubt My Lovin (Harvey Mason & Marti Sherron)

12 - How Does it Feel (Kenny Mason & Harvey Mason)

All Tracks Produced by Harvey Mason

Tracks 09-12 Co-Produced by Kenny Mason

Track 02 from the LP 'Marching In The Street' - Arista 4054

℗ 1975 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 03 from the LP 'Earthmover' -Arista 4096

℗ 1976 Arista Records, Inc.

Tracks 04, 05, 06 from the LP 'Funk In A Mason Jar' - Arista 4157

℗ 1977 Arista Records, Inc.

Tracks 01, 07, 08 from the LP 'Groovin' You' - Arista 4227

℗ 1979 Arista Records, Inc.

Tracks 09, 10, 11, 12 from the LP 'M.V.P.' - Arista 4283

℗ 1981 Arista Records, Inc.

Reissue Produced by Mike Ragogna & Donald Cleveland

Product Manager : Mandana Eidgah

Production Coordinator : Jeremy Holiday

Mastered by Elliott Federman at SAJE Sound, NYC

Compiled by Donald Cleveland

01 - Groovin You 

12" Mix

Arista Single #0403

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals, Drums, Slapstick, Vibeslap, Tambourine, Handclaps, Timpani, Temple Blocks & Go Go Bells

Morris Paul Kennedy : Lead vocals

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals, Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Mellophone

Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar

David Shields : Bass

Jerry Peters : Rhodes

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano, Roland Piano

Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Tenor Trombone

Lew McCreary : Tenor, Bass Trombone

Gary Herbig : Woodwinds

Jim Gilstrap, Roger Saint-Kennedy, Wilfredo Wilson : Background vocals

02 - Marching In The Street 

Arista Single #0167

Harvey Mason : Drums, Whistle, Parade Drums

Dave Grusin : Piano

Chuck Rainey : Bass Guitar

Lee Ritenour : Guitar

Ernie Watts : Tenor Saxophone & Piccolo

Oscar Brashear : Trumpet

Bobby Bryant : Trumpet

George Bohannon : Trombone

Blue Mitchell : Solo Trumpet

Bob Wirtz : Bass Drum

Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Randy Crawford, Jerry Peters, Jim Gilstrap, Harvey Mason : Vocals

03 - Sho Nuff Groove 

Harvey Mason : Lead vocal & Drums

Greg Phillinganes : Electric Piano & Acoustic Pianos

Louis Johnson : Guitars & Bass

Larry Williams : Alto Sax, Flute, Piccolo

Kim Hutchcroft : Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Flute

Jerry Hey : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Bruce Fowler : Trombone

Charles Veal (Concertmaster), Haim Strum, Jay Rosen, Arthur Royval : Violin

David Campbell, Thomas Buffum : Viola

Dennis Karmazyn : Cello

Merry Clayton : Background vocals

Louis Johnson : Additional Background vocals

04 - Set It Free 

Harvey Mason : Drums, Vocal Arrangements

Tom Scott : Tenor Solo

Bob James : Piano Solo, Rhythm Arrangement

Verdine White : Bass

David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour : Guitar

Victor Feldman : Percussion

Dave Grusin : Synthesizer

Charles Veal : Strings

Ralph MacDonald : Congas

Stephanie Spruill, Paulette McWilliams : Background vocals

05 - Till You Take My Love 

Arista Single #0323

Harvey Mason : Drums, Congas, Percussion

Merry Clayton : Vocals

David Paich : Piano

David Foster : Electric Piano

Ray Parker Jr., Jay Graydon, Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Mike Porcaro : Bass

Steve Forman : Percussion

Tower Of Power : Horns

Charles Veal : Strings

Stephanie Spruill, Paulette McWilliams : Background vocals

06 - What's Going On 

Harvey Mason : Drums, Vibes, Congas, Percussion, Rhythm & String Arrangement

George Benson : Solo Guitar

Jorge Dalto : Acoustic Piano Solo

Stanley Banks : Bass

Ronnie Foster : Electric Piano

Steve Forman : Percussion

Charles Veal : Strings

07 - Liquid 

Harvey Mason : Drums

Bob James : Piano

Verdine White : Bass

David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour : Guitar

Tom Scott : Tenor Sax

Victor Feldman : Percussion

Dave Grusin : Synthesizer

Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey, Kenny Mason, Gary Grant : Trumpet

Bill Watrous, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombone

08 - Say It Again 

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals, Drums

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals, Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Mellophone

Morris Paul Kennedy : Lead vocals

Sheila Escovedo : Congas

Hoppy Mason : Syndrums

Verdine White : Bass

Steve Lukather, Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Tenor Trombone

Lew McCreary : Tenor, Bass Trombone

Gary Herbig : Woodwinds

Ron Hicklin, Jim Haas, Jerry Whitman : Background vocals

Peter Chaiken, Phil Moores : Additional Vocals

09 - We Can Start Tonight 

Arista Single #0593

String Arrangement by Kenny Mason & Jerry Peters

Harvey Mason : Drums, Syndrums & Lead vocal

Deon Estus : Bass, Lead & Background vocals

Spencer Bean : Guitar

Mike Levin : Guitar

William Bryant : Rhodes & Clavinet

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Kenny Mason : Acoustic Piano & Background vocal

Richard Heath : Background vocals

Kenny Mason : Handclaps

Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason, Deon Estus & Bernard Baisden : Chants

10 - Spell 

String Arrangement by Kenny Mason & Jerry Peters

Harvey Mason : Drums & Background vocals

Deon Estus : Bass, Lead & Background vocals

Spencer Bean : Guitar

William Bryant : Rhodes

Kenny Mason : Acoustic Piano

11 - Don't Doubt My Lovin 

String Arrangement by Kenny Mason, Charles Mims & Patrice Rushen

Harvey Mason : Drums & Background vocals

Deon Estus : Bass, Lead & Background vocals

Karen Floyd : Lead vocals

Spencer Bean : Guitar

Mike Levin : Guitar

William Bryant : Piano

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Richard Heath : Background vocals

12 - How Does it Feel

String & Horn Arrangements by Kenny Mason 

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals & Drums

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals & Acoustic Piano

Deon Estus : Bass

Spencer Bean, Mike Levin, Lee Ritenour : Guitar

William Bryant : Rhodes & Clavinet

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Richard Heart, Deon Estus, Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason & Stephanie Spruill : Background vocals

Hoppy Mason : Handclaps

Bruce Willis "If It Don't Kill You It Just Makes You Stronger" (1989) -Contemporary R&B-

Label : Motown Record Company

 01 - Pep Talk (Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft & Robben Ford)

02 - Crazy Mixed-Up World (Willie Dixon)

03 - Turn It Up (A Little Bit Louder) (Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft & Robben Ford)

04 - Soul Shake (Margaret Lewis & Mira Ann Smith)

05 - Here Comes Trouble Again (Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft & Robben Ford)

06 - Save The Last Dance For Me (Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)

07 - Blues For Mr. D (Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft & Robben Ford)

08 - Tenth Avenue Tango (Robben Ford)

09 - Can't Leave Her Alone (Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft & Robben Ford)

10 - Love Makes The World Go 'Round (Deon Jackson)

Produced by Robert Kraft

An Overboard Music Production

Recorded & Mixed by Dave McNair

Assistant Engineer : Martin Schmelze

Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Ocean Way Studios, Five Spot Studios & The Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA & The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Mixed at The Enterprise, Burbank, CA

Second Engineers : Stacy Baird, Julie Last, Paul Logus, Fred Kelly Jr. & Martin Horenberg

Production Assistant for Overboard Music : Chre Carlyon

Technical Director for Overboard Music : Daniel Stein 

Contractor & Production Coordinator : Jolie Levine

Music Director for Rhythm Tracks : Robben Ford (except "Save The Last Dance For Me", "Love Makes The World Go Round" & "Soul Shake"

Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

01 - Pep Talk

Harmonica : Bruce Willis

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Keyboards : Robben Ford

Guitar : David Grissom

Tenor Sax : Joe Sublett

Trumpet : Darrell Leonard & John Thomas

Trombone : Garrett Adtkins

Baritone Sax & Clarinet : Greg Smith

Bass Clarinet : Beverly Dahlke-Smith

Texicali Horns Arranged by Robben Ford

02 - Crazy Mixed-Up World

Chromatic Harmonica : Bruce Willis

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Upright Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Guitar : Robben Ford & David Grissom

Tenor Sax : Joe Sublett

Hollywood Clapsters : Bob Mockler, Rich Donahue & Jim Machowski

Vocals : Bruce Willis & Robben Ford

03 - Turn It Up (A Little Bit Louder)

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Guitar : Robben Ford & David Grissom

Piano : Robert Kraft

Tenor Sax Solo : Joe Sublett

Trumpet : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant

Tenor & Baritone Sax : Gary Herbig

Alto Sax : Marc Russo

Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

Background vocals : Terry Evans, Bobby King & Willie T. Green

Hollywood Sound Scream Team : Vicki Giordano & Chere Carlyon

Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey

04 - Soul Shake

Drums : Marty Fera

Bass : David Chamberlain

Rhythm Guitar & Slide Solo : Danny Grennier

Rhythm Guitar : Buzz Feiten

Keyboards : Steve Thoma

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Tambourine : Robert Kraft

Tenor Sax : Chris Moster & Joe Sublett

Trumpet : Darrell Leonard & John Berry

Baritone Sax : Greg Smith

Background vocals : Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard Waters & Merry Clayton

Texicali Horns Arranged by Darrell Leonard

Lead vocals : Bruce Willis & Merry Clayton

05 - Here Comes Trouble Again

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Rhythm Guitar : Robben Ford

Rhythm & Lead Guitar : David Grissom

Tenor Sax : Joe Sublett

Piano : Russell Ferrante

Slide Guitar : Johnny Winter

Vocals : Bruce Willis & Johnny Winter

06 - Save The Last Dance For Me

Drums : Steve Ferrone

Bass : Will Lee

Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Robben Ford

Piano : Leon Pendarvis

Percussion : Carole Steele

Accordion : T-Bone Wolk

Backgrounds : Will Downing, Danny Madden & Craig Derry

Arranged by Robert Kraft

07 - Blues For Mr. D

Harmonica : Bruce Willis

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Guitar : Robben Ford & David Grissom

Keyboards : Russell Ferrante

Alto & Tenor Saxes : Edgar Winter

Horns Arranged by Edgar Winter

The Bye-Bye Baby : Demi Moore

08 - Tenth Avenue Tango

Harmonica : Bruce Willis

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Lead Guitar : Robben Ford

Rhythm Guitar : David Grissom

Tenor Sax : Joe Sublett & Joe Thomas

Trombone : Garrett Adtkins

Baritone Sax : Greg Smith

Texicali Horns Arranged by Robben Ford

09 - Can't Leave Her Alone

Drums : Tom Brechtlein

Bass : Roscoe Beck

Hammond B3 : William 'Smitty' Smith

Keyboards : Robben Ford

Lead & Rhythm Guitar : David Grissom

Tenor Sax : Joe Sublett

Trumpet : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant

Tenor & Baritone Sax : Gary Herbig

Alto Sax : Marc Russo

Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

Background vocals : Terry Evans, Bobby King & Willie T. Green

Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey

10 - Love Makes The World Go 'Round

Drums : Steve Ferrone

Bass : Will Lee

Guitar : Robben Ford

Celeste : Robert Kraft

Piano : Leon Pendarvis

Percussion : Carol Steele

Backgrounds & Fingersnaps : Will Downing, Danny Madden, Craig Derry & B.J. Nelson

Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Joe Shepley & Alan Rubin

Trombone : Tom Malone

Tenor Sax : Lenny Pickett & Alex Foster

Horns Arranged by Leon Pendarvis

Roy Ayers "You Send Me" (1978) -Disco-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - You Send Me (Sam Cooke)

02 - I Wanna Touch You Baby (Roy Ayers)

03 - Can't You See Me? (Roy Ayers & Edwin Birdsong)

Side 2

01 - Get On Up, Get On Down (Roy Ayers, Bruce Fisher & Stanley Richardson)

02 - Everytime I See You (Allen Gumbs)

03 - Rhythm (Roy Ayers)

04 - And Don't You Say No (Roy Ayers & Carla Vaughn)

05 - It Ain't Your Sign, It's Your Mind (Roy Ayers)

Produced by Roy Ayers

A- Ro-Ayer Production

Arranged by Roy Ayers

Strings Arranged by William Allen

Engineer : Mike Hutchinson, Jerry Soloman

Assistant Engineer : Carla Bandini

Recorded at :

Sigma Sound Studios, NYC

Electric Lady Studios, NYC

Side 1

01 - You Send Me

Roy Ayers : Lead vocals, Background vocals, Electric Piano

Carla Vaughn : Lead vocals, Background vocals

Philip Woo : Electric Piano

William Allen : Bass

J.T. Lewis : Drums

Chano O'Ferral : Congas

Kermit Moore : String Contractor

02 - I Wanna Touch You Baby

Roy Ayers : Lead vocals, Background vocals, Electric Piano

Carla Vaughn : Lead vocals, Background vocals

Philip Woo : Mini Moog

William Allen : Bass

José Ortiz : Drums

03 - Can't You See Me?

Roy Ayers : Vibes, Lead vocals

Carla Vaughn : Lead vocals

Merry Clayton : Lead vocals

Chano O'Ferral : Congas

Philip Woo : Electric Piano

Justo Almario : Tenor Sax

John Mosley : Trumpet

James Mason : Guitar

Kerry Turman : Bass

Dennis Davis : Drums

Side 2

01 - Get On Up, Get On Down

Roy Ayers : Lead vocals, Background vocals, Electric Piano

Bruce Fisher : Lead vocals

Stanley Richardson : Lead vocals

Ethel Beaty : Background vocals

Harry Whitaker : Piano

William Allen : Bass

Chano O'Ferral : Congas

Steve Cobb : Drums

Kermit Moore : String Contractor

02 - Everytime I See You

Roy Ayers : Vibes, Lead vocals

Carla Vaughn : Background vocals

Merry Clayton : Background vocals

Philip Woo : Electric Piano, String Arp

Kerry Turman : Bass

Howard King : Drums

Chuck Anthony : Electric Guitar

03 - Rhythm

Roy Ayers : Lead vocals, Acoustic Piano Solo, Cow Bell

Carla Vaughn : Background vocals

Merry Clayton : Background vocals

Philip Woo : Electric Piano

Kerry Turman : Bass

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Justo Almario : Tenor Sax

John Mosley : Trumpet

04 - And Don't You Say No

Roy Ayers : Lead vocals, Background vocals

Carla Vaughn : Lead vocals, Background vocals

Merry Clayton : Background vocals

Philip Woo : Electric Piano

William Allen : Bass

Bernard Purdie : Drums

05 - It Ain't Your Sign, It's Your Mind

Roy Ayers : Lead vocals

Chano O'Ferral : Congas, Background vocals

Tony Gooden : Background vocals

Philip Woo : Electric Piano

Kerry Turman : Bass

John Susswell : Drums

Roy Ayers "Let's Do It" (1978) -Jazz Funk-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - Let's Do It (Roy Ayers & William Allen)

02 - Melody Maker* (William Allen)

03 - When Is Real Real? (Roy Ayers & Maureen Kinnard)

Side 2

01 - Sweet Tears (Roy Ayers & Roselle Weaver)

02 - You Came Into My Life (Roy Ayers, Argerie Ayes & Roy Ayers III)

03 - Freaky Deaky (Edwin Birdsong & Roy Ayers)

04 - Kiss (Roy Ayers)

Produced by Roy Ayers for Roy-Ayers Productions Co.

Co-Produced by William Allen

All Songs Arranged by Roy Ayers & William Allen except *Arranged by William Allen

Strings Arranged by William Allen

Engineers : Michael Hutchinson, Jerry Soloman, Bruce Hensal

Assistant Engineer : J.D. Stewart

Mix Down Engineer : Michael Hutchinson

Mastering & Mixing Consultant : Jimmy Simpson

Recorded at :

Sigma Sound Studios, NYC

Electric Lady Studios, NYC

Record Plant Studios, L.A.

Side 1

01 - Let's Do It

Roy Ayers : Lead vocal

Debbie Burrell : Background vocal

Harry Whitaker : Piano & Electric Piano

William Allen : Bass

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Justo Almario : Tenor Sax

02 - Melody Maker

Roy Ayers : Lead vocal

Armen Donelian : Piano & Electric Piano

William Allen : Bass

Bernard Purdie : Drums

03 - When Is Real Real?

Roy Ayers : Lead vocal & Piano

Sylvia Cox : Background vocal

Merry Clayton : Background vocal

Justo Almario : Tenor Sax

John Mosley : Trumpet

Kerry Turman : Bass

Chano O'Ferral : Congas

Side 2

01 - Sweet Tears

Roy Ayers : Lead vocal & Vibes

Merry Clayton : Background vocal

Sylvia Cox : Background vocal

Philip Woo : Electric Piano

Greg Moore : Guitar

Kenny Turman : Bass

Ricky Lawson : Drums

Chano O'Ferral : Congas

02 - You Came Into My Life

Roy Ayers : Vibes, Piano & Lead vocal

Sylvia Cox : Lead vocal

Merry Clayton : Lead vocal

Greg Moore : Guitar

Kenny Turman : Bass

Ricky Lawson : Drums

03 - Freaky Deaky

Philip Woo : Mini Moog & Background vocal

Greg Moore : Guitar & Background vocal

Kenny Turman : Bass & Background vocal

Ricky Lawson : Drums & Background vocal

Roy Ayers : Lead vocal

Merry Clayton : Lead vocal

Sylvia Cox : Lead vocal

Justo Almario : Tenor Sax & Background vocal

John Mosley : Trumpet & Background vocal

Chano O'Ferral : Congas, Percussion & Background vocal

04 - Kiss

Roy Ayers : Lead vocal

Philip Woo : Piano & Background vocal

Chano O'Ferral : Congas & Background vocal

Kenny Turman : Bass & Background vocal

Ricky Lawson : Drums & Background vocal

Justo Almario : Tenor Sax

Merry Clayton "Emotion" (1980) -Disco / Smooth Soul-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Emotion (Webster Lewis, Ray Barnes & Cheryl Pitts)

02 - Cryin' For Your Love (Troy Seals & Hoyt Lindsey)

03 - When The World Turns Blue (Melodies Of Love) (Will Jennings & Joe Sample)

04 - Wasted Time (Don Henley & Glenn Frey)

Side 2

01 - Sly Suite 

       a) Dance To The Music 

       b) I Want To Take You Higher 

       c) Everybody Is A Star 

       d) Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) (Sylvester Stewart)

02 - Armed And Extremely Dangerous (Norman Harris & Allan Felder)

03 - Let Me Make You Cry A Little Longer (Will Jennings & Joe Sample)

Produced by Steve Tyrell for Unison Productions, Ltd.

Orchestral Arrangements Written & Conducted by Chris Dedrick

The Orchestra :

Violins : Gordon Marron (Concert Master), Michelle Grab, Robert Lipsett, Ken Yerke, Bobby Dubow, Bonnie Douglas, Norman Carr, Paul Shure, John Wittenberg

Violas : Samuel Boghossian, Linda Lipsett, Michael Nowak, Dan Neufeld

Cellos : Glenn Grab Jr., Frederick Seykora

Trumpets : Gary Grant & Chuck Findley

French Horn : Marilyn Robinson

Trombone : Dick 'Slyde' Hyde

Alto & Baritone Sax : David Luell

Tenor Sax, Flute & Bass Clarinet : Kim Hutchcroft

Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters & Oren Waters, Kevin Amy, Merry Clayton

Associate Production : Bob Mann, Webster Lewis, Chris Dedrick

Production Coordinator : Rochelle Randolph

Production Assistant : Greg Cooper

Recorded & Mixed by Erik Wangberg

Assisted by Ross Pallone

Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Side 1

01 - Emotion

Fender Rhodes & Yamaha CS 80 Synthesizer : Webster Lewis

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Bass : Neil Jason

Guitars : Bob Mann & Jeff Mironov

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Soprano Sax Solo : Ronnie Laws

Arranged & Conducted by Webster Lewis

02 - Cryin' For Your Love

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Bass : Neil Jason

Guitars : Bob Mann & Jeff Mironov

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Fender Rhodes : Webster Lewis

Arranged by Webster Lewis

03 - When The World Turns Blue (Melodies Of Love)

Acoustic Piano : Joe Sample

Electric Guitar : Jeff Mironov

Bass : Neil Jason

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Acoustic & Slide Guitar : Bob Mann

Arranged by Bob Mann & Steve Tyrell

04 - Wasted Time

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Bass : Neil Jason

Acoustic Guitar : Andy Muson

Acoustic Piano : Webster Lewis

Percussion : Bob Zimmitti

Electric, Acoustic & Solo Guitars : Bob Mann

Arranged by Bob Mann

Side 2

01 - Sly Suite 

       a) Dance To The Music 

       b) I Want To Take You Higher 

       c) Everybody Is A Star 

       d) Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Bass : Neil Jason

Clavinet : Leon Pendarvis

Guitars : Bob Mann & Jeff Mironov

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Arranged by Chris Dedrick

02 - Armed And Extremely Dangerous

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Bass : Neil Jason

Guitars : Bob Mann & Jeff Mironov

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa & Steve Tyrell

Vibes : Bob Zimmitti

Fender Rhodes : Webster Lewis

Arranged by Webster Lewis

03 - Let Me Make You Cry A Little Longer 

Piano : Joe Sample

Guitars : Bob Mann & Jeff Mironov

Drums : Allan Schwartzberg

Acoustic Bass : Neil Jason

Percussion : Allan Schwartzberg & Steve Tyrell

Guitar Solo : Bob Mann

Arranged by Bob Mann

Leslie Smith "Heartache" (1982) -Westcoast Soul-

 Label : Elektra/Asylum Records / Vivid Sound Corporation (Light Mellow's Choice_118)

 Side One

01 - It's Something (David Foster & Brenda Russell)
02 - I'm On The Outside Looking Is (Teddy Randazzo & Bobby Weinstein)
03 - Before The Night Is Over (Sherwood Ball & Ernest N. Baker, Marshall Otwell & Freebo)
04 - Don't Shut The Door (On My Love) (Lester Abrams & Leslie Smith)
05 - Dream On (Geoffrey Leib & John Keller)

Side Two

01 - Nothin' You Can Do About It (David Foster, Jay Graydon & Steve Kipner)
02 - Love's A Heartache (Ned Doheny)
03 - Do You Still Remember Me (Brock Walsh & Bill Elliot)
04 - If You're In Love (Jacko Marcellino & Randy Handley)


Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions

Bill Elliot : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer, Also Solo on "Don't Shut The Door (On My Love)"
Brian Ray : Electric Guitar
Dennis Herring : Electric Guitar, Solo on "Nothin' You Can Do About It" & "Do You Still Remember Me"
Ned Doheny : Acoustic & Electric Guitars on "Love's A Heartache"
Rick Chudacoff : Bass, Fender Rhodes & Synthesizer on "If You're In Love"
Peter Bunetta : Drums & Percussion
Joe Lala : Congas, Timbales & Additional Percussion
Arno Lucas : Percussion
Kal David : Sitar
Norton Buffalo : Harmonica on "Before The Night Is Over"
Jerry Peterson : Soprano Saxophone Solo on "Dream On" & Saxophone on "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
David Woodford : Alto Saxophone on "It's Something"
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Flugelhorn on "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
Gary Grant & Rick Baptist : Trumpets & Flugelhorn 
Alan Kaplan : Trombone
Kurt McGettrick & Gary Herbig : Saxophones

All Background vocals : Leslie Smith except "Dream On", "Don't Shut The Door (On My Love)", "Before The Night Is Over" & "Do You Still Remember Me", Arnold McCuller, Anna Pagan, Anita Sherman, Arno Lucas, Kal David & Matthew Wiener
Anna Pagan : Duet on "Do You Still Remember Me"
Merry Clayton : Duet on "Before The Night Is Over"

Strings & Horns Arranged & Conducted by Gene Page except "Do You Still Remember Me" & "If You're In Love" Arranged & Conducted by Bill Elliot
Horns on "Nothin' You Can Do About It" by Lee Thornburg
Harry Bluestone : Concertmaster
Synthesizer Programmed by Paul Fox & Lester Abrams

Engineer & Production Consultant : Gary Brandt
Recorded & Mixed at Alpha Studios; North Hollywood, CA
Strings Recorded At Amigo Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineer : Rudy Hill
Production Assistant : Cori Glazer

Harvey Mason "Funk In A Mason Jar" (1977) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Funk-

Label : Arista Records

 Side 1

01 - Pack Up Your Bags (Harvey Mason, Skip Scarborough & Art Wilson)
02 - Till You Take My Love (Harvey Mason & David Foster)
03 - Space Cadets (Harvey Mason, Ray Parker Jr., Louis Johnson & Dave Grusin)
04 - Freedom Either Way (Harvey Mason & Sally Mason)
05 - Funk In A Mason Jar (Harvey Mason)

Side 2

01 - What's Going On (Marvin Gaye, Alfred Cleveland & Renaldo Benson)
02 - Set It Free (Kenny Loggins & Eva Ein)
03 - Phantazia (Dave Grusin)
04 - Liquid (Harvey Mason)


Produced by Harvey Mason

Recorded at :

Conway Recorders, Peter Chaikin, Engineer

Chris Gordon, Bill Hudson, Cisco Deluna : Assistant Engineers

Crystal Recording, John Fischbach, Gary O, Engineers

Burbank Studios, John Neal & Phil Schier, Engineers

TBS Studio, Phil Schier, Engineer

Total Experience, Frank Byron Clark, Engineer

A.B.C. Recording Studios, Barney Perkins, Engineer

Western United Studios, Don Murray, Engineer

Mixed at Conway Studios by Peter Chaikin

String Musicians on "What's Going On" & "Until You Take My Love"

Violins : Harrison Goldman, Garvey Winterton, Hnery Roth, Dorothy Wade, Karen Jones, Arnold Belnick, Bob Lipsett, Robert Sushel, Marsha van Dyke

Cello : Rollice Dale, Denyse Buffum, Renita Koven, Virgina Majewski, Ronald Cooper, Selene Hurford


01 - Pack Up Your Bags

Featuring Art Wilson, Vocal Solo

Rhythm Arrangement : Harvey Mason

String Arrangement : Jerry Peters

Background Vocal Arrangement : Harvey Mason

Piano : Jerry Peters

Guitar : Michael Sembello, Al McKay

Bass : Nathan Watts

Harp : Dorothy Ashby

Strings : Charles Veal

Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Venetta Fields

Drums, Vibes, Bells, Congas, Percussion : Harvey Mason

02 - Till You Take My Love

Featuring Merry Clayton, Vocal Solo

Rhythm Arrangement : David Foster, Harvey Mason

String Arrangement : Jerry Peters

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams

Piano : David Paich

Electric Piano : David Foster

Guitar : Ray Parker Jr., Jay Graydon, Phil Upchurch

Bass : Mike Porcaro

Percussion : Steve Forman

Horns : Tower Of Power (Lenny Pickett, Emilio Castillo, Steven 'Doc' Kupka, Mic Gillette, Greg Adams)

Strings : Charles Veal

Background vocals : Stephanie Spruill, Paulette McWilliams

Drums; Congas, Percussion : Harvey Mason

03 - Space Cadets

Bass : Louis Johnson
Guitar : Ray Parker Jr.
Electric Piano, Synthesizer : Dave Grusin

Percussion, Drums, Vocal : Harvey Mason
Special Effects : Hoppy Mason 

04 - Freedom Either Way

Featuring Harvey Mason, Vocals

Rhythm Arrangement : Harvey Mason

Horns Arranged by Larry Williams

Bass : Louis Johnson

Guitar : Jay Graydon

Piano : David Foster

Percussion : Steve Forman

Horns : Seawind Horns (Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft, Jerry Hey)
Drums, Congas, Percussion : Harvey Mason

05 - Funk In A Mason Jar

Vocals : Merry Clayton, Sylvia Cox, Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason, Marvin Mason
Rhythm & Horns Arrangements : Harvey Mason

06 - What's Going On

Featuring George Benson, Solo Guitar ; Jorge Dalto, Acoustic Piano Solo
Bass : Stanley Banks

Electric Piano : Ronnie Foster

Percussion : Steve Forman

Strings : Charles Veal
Drums, Vibes, Congas, Percussion, Rhythm & Strings Arrangement : Harvey Mason

07 - Set It Free

Featuring Tom Scott, Tenor Solo ; Bob James, Piano Solo ; Stephanie Spruill, Paulette McWilliams, Vocals

Rhythm Arrangement : Bob James
Strings Arrangement : Jerry Peters
Vocals Arrangement : Harvey Mason
Bass : Verdine White

Guitar : David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour

Acoustic Guitar : Lee Ritenour

Percussion : Victor Feldman

Synthesizer : Dave Grusin

Strings : Charles Veal

Congas : Ralph MacDonald 
Drums : Harvey Mason

08 - Phantazia

Featuring Lee Ritenour, Guitar Solo ; Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar Solo ; Ronnie Foster, Mini Moog Solo

Rhythm Arrangements : Dave Grusin

Horns Arranged by Harvey Mason

Electric Piano : Dave Grusin

Synthesizer : Ian Underwood

Trumpet : Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey, Kenny Mason, Gary Grant

Trombone : Bill Watrous, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde

Percussion : Steve Forman

Percussion, Drums : Harvey Mason

09 - Liquid

Rhythm Arrangements : Bob James

Horns Arranged by Kenny Mason

Piano : Bob James
Bass : Verdine White

Guitar : David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour

Tenor Saxophone : Tom Scott

Percussion : Victor Feldman
Synthesizer : Dave Grusin

Trumpet : Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey, Kenny Mason, Gary Grant

Trombone : Bill Watrous, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde

Drums : Harvey Mason

Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture "Dirty Dancing" (1987) -Soft Rock / Various-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side 1

01 - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Frank Previte, John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz)

02 - Be My Baby (Phil Spector, Ellen Greenwich & Jeff Barry)

03 - She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze & Stacey Widelitz)

04 - Hungry Eyes (Frank Previte & John DeNicola)

05 - Stay (Maurice Williams)

06 - Yes (Terry Fryer, Neal Cavanaugh & Tom Graf)

Side 2

01 - You Don't Own Me (David White & John Madara)

02 - Hey Baby (Bruce Channel & Margaret Cobb)

03 - Overload (Alfie Zappacosta & Marko Luciani)

04 - Love Is Strange (Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker & Sylvia Robinson)

05 - Where Are You Tonight? (Mark Scola)

06 - In The Still Of The Night (Fred Parris)

Soundtrack Executive Producer : Jimmy Ienner

A&R Direction : Bob Feiden

Mastered by Mike Fuller, Fullersound, Miami, Florida

Side 1

01 - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

Performed by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

Produced by Michael Lloyd for Mike Curb Productions

Arranged by Gene Page

Additional Arrangements by John D'Andrea & Michael Lloyd

Engineered by Carmine Rubino

1st Assistant Engineer : Dan Nebenzal

2nd Assistant Engineer : Jeff DeMorris

Remixed by Carmine Rubino, Dan Nebenzal, Jimmy Inner & Michael Lloyd

Recorded at The Village Recorder, L.A., California

02 - Be My Baby

Performed by The Ronettes

Produced by Phil Spector

03 - She's Like The Wind

Performed by Patrick Swayze

Featuring Wendy Fraser

Produced by Michael Lloyd for Mike Curb Productions

Engineered by Carmine Rubino

Assisted by Dan Nebenzal

Recorded at Michael Lloyd Studio, Beverly Hills, CA 

Mixed at The Village Recorder, L.A., California

Additional Orchestrations by John D'Andrea

04 - Hungry Eyes

Performed by Eric Carmen

Produced by Eric Carmen

Engineered by Jim DeMain

Remix Engineers : George Sipl & Jim DeMain

Recorded at Beachwood Studios, Beachwood, Ohio

05 - Stay

Performed by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

06 - Yes

Performed by Merry Clayton

Produced by Michael Lloyd for Mike Curb Productions

Arranged by Gene Page

Engineered by Carmine Rubino

Assistant Engineer : Jimmy Hoysan

Recorded at Michael Lloyd Studio, Beverly Hills, CA 

Mixed at The Village Recorder, L.A., California

Side 2

01 - You Don't Own Me

Performed by The Blow Monkeys

Produced by Peter Wilson

Engineered by Ben Kape

Recorded at Town House III Studio, London, England

02 - Hey Baby

Performed by Bruce Channel

03 - Overload

Performed by Zappacosta

Produced by Alfie Zappacosta

Engineered by Jeff McCulloch

Assistant Engineers : Andy Koyama & Walter Soeczak

Recorded at Wellsley Sound Studios, Toronto, Canada

04 - Love Is Strange

Performed by Mickey & Sylvia

05 - Where Are You Tonight?

Performed by Tom Johnston

Produced by Leon Medica for Inside Track, Inc.

Engineered by Gene Foster

Recorded at Studio in The Country, Bogolusa, Louisiana

06 - In The Still Of The Night

Performed by The Five Satins