Michael White "The X Factor" (1978) -Jazz Funk-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - You Are My Heartbeat (Michael White)

02 - Life As Always (George Duke)

03 - Love Call (Michael White & Don Mizell)

04 - Well, Do It Then (Michael White)

05 - The Red Planet (George Duke)

Side Two

01 - We Don't Eat No Meat (Michael White & Don Mizell)

02 - Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet (Michael White)

03 - Smile In Your Eyes (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)

04 - X Factor (Don Mizell & Michael White)

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.

Executive Producer : Don Mizell

Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles

Recording Engineer : Kerry McNabb

Mixed by Kerry McNabb

Assistant Engineer : Mitch Gibson

Mastered at Kendun Mastering Room

Mastered by John Golden

Side One

01 - You Are My Heartbeat

Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin

Byron Miller : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Michael Sembello : Guitar

Greg Phillinganes : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano

King Errisson : Congos

Hubert Laws : Flute

Petsye Powell, Josie James, Muffy Hendrix : Vocals

Bruce Fowler : Trombone

Walt Fowler : Trumpet & Flugel Horn

Albert Wing : Tenor Saxophone

Arranged by George Duke

02 - Life As Always

Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin

Byron Miller : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Dawili Gonga : Rhodes Electric Piano, Synthesizers

Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Petsye Powell : Vocals

Arranged by George Duke

03 - Love Call

Michael White : Acoustic Violin

Marvin Boxley : Guitar

Duane 'Muziki' Robertson : Rhodes Electric Piano

David Daniel : Bass

Babatunde : Drums

Edward Myers (Oscar) : Congas & Tambourine

Joseph Barboza : Cowbell, Misc Percussion

Petsye Powell : Lead vocal

Josie James, Pattie Brooks, Petsye Powell : Background vocals

Arranged by Michael White, Don Mizell, George Duke

04 - Well, Do It Then

Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin

Marvin Boxley : Guitar

Duane 'Muziki' Robertson : Rhodes Electric Piano

David Daniel : Bass

Dawilli Gonza : Synthesizers

Joseph Barboza : Drums

Babatunde : Congas

Edward Myers (Oscar) : Cowbell

Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Petsye Powell : Vocals

Bruce Fowler : Trombone

Walt Fowler : Trumpet & Flugel Horn

Albert Wing : Tenor Saxophone

Arranged by Michael White

Horn Arrangements by George Duke

05 - The Red Planet

Michael White : Violectra

Byron Miller : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Dawilli Gonza : Rhodes Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer

Arranged by George Duke

Side Two

01 - We Don't Eat No Meat

Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin

Byron Miller : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Michael Sembello : Guitar

Greg Phillinganes : Rhodes, Electric Piano

King Errisson : Congas, Misc. Percussion

Josie James, Pattie Brooks, Petsye Powell, Napoleon Murphy Brock : Vocals

Arranged by Michael White, Don Mizell, George Duke

02 - Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet

Michael White : Violectra

Marvin Boxley : Guitar

Dawilli Gonza : Yamaha Electric Grand, Rhodes Electric Piano, Synthesizers

David Daniel : Bass

Joseph Barboza : Drums

Babatunde : Congas

Raul de Souza : Souzabone

Hubert Laws : Flute, Piccolo

Airto Moreira : Percussion

Josie James, Petsye Powell, Pattie Brooks : Vocals

Arranged by Michael White, Don Mizell, George Duke

03 - Smile In Your Eyes

Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin, Violectra

Dawilli Gonza : Rhodes Electric Piano, Celeste, Synthesizers

Byron Miller : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Petsye Powell : Vocals

Arranged by Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, George Duke

04 - X Factor

Michael White : Five-String Electric Violin

Marvin Boxley : Guitar

Duane 'Muziki' Robertson : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano

David Daniel : Bass

Joseph Barboza : Drums

Babatunde : Congas

Edward Myers (Oscar) : Timbales, Misc. Percussion

Michael White & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Vocal Chant

Patrice Rushen : Rhodes Electric Piano Solo

Arranged by Michael White

Michael White "How Strong We Believe" (1989) -Contemporary Jazz-

Label : King Record Co, Ltd

01 - You Are The One (Michael White, Brian Simpson & Dwayne Smith)

02 - One More Time (Brian Simpson)

03 - So Far Away (Phil Perry)

04 - Fe-Fe (Byron Miller)

05 - How Strong We Believe (John Barnes)

06 - A Song For Rachell (Michael White)

07 - I Want You (Leon Ware)

Produced by Michael White

Co-Produced by Naoki Fujimoto, Masato Paul Morita

Executed Produced by Hisahi Yoda (Urban Music)

Engineers : Michael Boshears, Jack Rouben

Recorded at S.N.S Studio's, Time-Code Studio's, Valley Cneter Recording, 1988 

01 - You Are The One

Arranged by Brian Simpson, Michael White

John Bigham : Guitar

Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass

Brian Simpson : Keyboards - Solo

Everette Harp : Sax - Solo

Michael White, Brian Simpson, Harp & Jessica Williams : Vocal

Michael White : Drums - Solo

02 - One More Time

Arranged by Brian Simpson

Ray Fuller : Guitar

Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass

Brian Simpson : Keyboards, Synths - Solo

Michael White : Drums

03 - So Far Away

Arranged by Phil Perry, John Beasley

Ray Fuller : Guitar

Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass

John Beasley : Keyboards, Kurzweil, Strings

Brian Kilgore : Percussion

Phil Perry : Vocal Lead & Backing

Michael White : Drums

04 - Fe-Fe

Arranged by Byron Miller, Michael White

Kevin Chokan : Guitar

Byron Miller : Bass

Brian Simpson, David Goldblatt : Keyboards - Solo

Everette Harp : Sax - Solo

Brian Kilgore : Percussion

Michael White : Drums

05 - How Strong We Believe

Arranged by John Barnes

Ray Fuller : Guitar

Marcus Miller : Bass

Stanley Clarke : Piccolo Bass - Solo

Mark Ellis Stevens : Keyboards - Solo

EW&F Horns - Ray Brown, Gary Bias, Reggie Young

Brian Kilgore : Percussion

Michael White : Drums

06 - A Song For Rachell

Arranged by Michael White, Sekov Bunch

Eric Gale : Guitar Solo

Sekou Bunch : Bass

John Barnes : Keyboards

Michael Paulo : Alto Sax - Solo

Michael White : Drums

07 - I Want You

Arranged by Gerald Albright

Kevin Chokan : Guitar

Sam Simms : Bass

Ellis Stephens : Keyboards - Solo

Gerald Albright : Sax - Solo

Michael White : Drums

Michael White "So Far Away" (1994) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz-

Label : Noteworthy Records

01 - Fe-Fe* (Byron Miller)
02 - Late Night° (Michael White & Brian Simpson)
03 - Rock Wit'cha° (L.A. Reid - Babyface)
04 - One More Time* (Brian Simpson)
05 - So Far Away* (Phil Perry & Hisaki Kanzaki)
06 - You Are The One* (Michael White & Brian Simpson)
07 - Any Love° (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)
08 - I Want You* (Leon Ware)
09 - Let's Stay Together° (Brian Simpson)
10 - 'Round Midnight° (Thelonius Monk, Cootie Williams & Bernie Hanighen)
11 - How Strong We Believe* (John Barnes)


*Produced by Michael White
Engineers : Michael Boshears, Jack Rouben
Recorded at S.N.S. Studios, Time Code Studios, Valley Center Recording
°Produced by Michael White for White Lightning Productions
Co-Produced by Brian Simpson ("Late Night", "Let's Stay Together") & John Beasley ("'Round Midnight")
Recording Engineer : Bruce Albin
Recorded at Music Animal Studios, L.A. & The Hive Studios
Mixed by Tom McCarthy (Mix Engineer)
Jan Lucas : Assistant Engineer
Eric Rathgeger : Assistant Engineer
Uly Noriega : Assistant Engineer
Mixed by Bruce Albin & Michael White
Mixed at Clearlake Audio & Valley Center Studios


01 - Fe-Fe

Arranged by Byron Miller & Michael White
Kevin Chokan : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Brian Simpson, David Goldblatt : Keyboards, Solo
Everette Harp : Sax, Solo
Brian Kilgore : Percussion
Michael White : Drums

02 - Late Night

Eric Gale : Guitar
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Brian Simpson : Keyboards
Michael White : Drums
Michael White : Percussion

03 - Rock Wit'cha

Ray Fuller : Guitar
Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass
Darrell Smith : Keyboards
John Beasley : Synthesizers
Michael White : Drums
Everette Harp : Sax
Jessica Williams, Marci Thomas & Portia Griffin : Vocals

04 - One More Time

Arranged by Brian Simpson
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass
Brian Simpson : Keyboards, Solo
Michael White : Drums

05 - So Far Away

Ray Fuller : Guitar
Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass
John Beasley : Keyboards, Kurweic Strings
Brian Kilgore : Percussion
Phil Perry : Vocal Lead & Backing
Michael White : Drums

06 - You Are The One

Arranged by Brian Simpson & Michael White
John Bigham : Guitar
Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass
Brian Simpson : Keyboards, Solo
Everette Harp : Sax, Solo
Michael White, Brian Simpson, Everette Harp & Jessica Williams : Vocal
Michael White : Drums

07 - Any Love

Norman Brown : Lead Guitar
Ray Fuller : Rhythm Guitar
Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass
Herman Jackson : Keyboards
John Beasley : Synthesizers
Michael White : Drums
Michael White : Percussion
Jessica Williams, Marci Thomas & Portia Griffin : Vocals

08 - I Want You

Arranged by Gerald Albright
Kevin Chokan : Guitar
Sam Simms : Bass
Mark Ellis Stephens : Keyboards, Solo
Gerald Albright : Sax, Solo
Michael White : Drums

09 - Let's Stay Together

Doc Powell : Guitar
Dwayne 'Smitty' Smith : Bass
Brian Simpson : Keyboards
Everette Harp : Saxophone
Michael White : Drums

10 - 'Round Midnight

Eric Gale : Guitar
Larry Kimpel : Bass
John Beasley : Keyboards
Michael White : Drums

11 - How Strong We Believe

Ray Fuller : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass
Stanley Clarke : Piccolo Bass, Solo
Mark Ellis Stevens : Keyboards, Solo
Earth Wind & Fire Horns (Ray Brown, Gary Bias, Reggie Young)
Brian Kilgore : Percussion
Michael White : Drums