The Originals "Another Time Another Place" (1978) -Pop Soul / Smooth Soul / Disco-

Label : Fantasy Records

 Side 1

01 - Fantasy Interlude* (Freddie Gorman & Henry Dixon)

02 - Don't Put Me On* (Freddie Gorman & Ty Hunter)

03 - I've Loved, I've Lost, I've Learned (Freddie Gorman & McLee)

04 - Temporarily Out Of Order (Freddie Gorman & Ty Hunter)

Side 2

01 - Ladies (We Need You) (Freddie Gorman, Ty Hunter & Harrington)

02 - Take This Love* (Freddie Gorman & Ty Hunter)

03 - It's Alright (Freddie Gorman & Edotha Croom)

04 - Thanks For Your Love (Happiness Is You) (Freddie Gorman & Ty Hunter)

Freddie Gorman : Keyboards

Dale O. Warren : Keyboards (except on*)

*John Barnes : Keyboards

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Ben Benay : Acoustic Guitar

Eddie Watkins : Bass

Ollie Brown

*James Gadson : Drums

Bob Zimmitti : Percussion (except on*)

*Shondo Akiem : Percussion

Recorded at ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles & Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Engineers : Reggie Dozier (Rhythm, Strings), Steve Smith, Steve Williams (Vocals)

Remix : Jim Nipar, Serge Reyes (Sound Factory, Hollywood)

Mastering : Mike Reese, Lois Walker (Mastering Lab, Hollywood)

Produced by Freddie Gorman

The Originals : Ty Hunter, Hank Dixon, Walter Gaines

Arranged & Conducted by Dale O. Warren, Ph. D. & Robert Manchurian

(*Rhythm Arrangements by McKinley Jackson)

Music Copyist : Vickie Gray (KGE Enterprise, Ltd.)

Bill Henderson : Concertmaster

The Originals "Down To Love Town" (1977) -Soul / Disco-

Label : Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - Hurry Up And Wait (Janie Bradford, Edotha Croom & Freddie Gorman)
02 - Down To Love Town (Don Daniels, Michael B. Sutton & Kathy Wakefield)
03 - You Are A Blessing To Me (Michael B. Sutton & Brenda Sutton)

Side Two

01 - Six-Million Dollar Man (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton & Kathy Wakefield)
02 - Mother Nature's Best (Edotha Croom, L. Harrington & Freddie Gorman)
03 - Sunrise (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton & Tom DePierro)
04 - Been Decided (Kathy Wakefield, Michael B. Sutton & Brenda Sutton)


"Hurry Up And Wait" - "Mother Nature's Best" Produced by Freddie Gorman & The Originals

Arrangements by Dale Warren & Bobby Manchurian

Keyboards : Freddie Gorman, Bobby Manchurian

Bass : James Jamerson, James Jamerson Jr.

Guitars : Greg Poree, Ben Benay

Drums : James Gadson

Percussion : Bob Zimmitti

Recorded at ABC Dunhill Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California

Engineer : Reggie Dozier

"Down To Love Town"

*Produced by Frank Wilson & Michael B. Sutton

Arrangements by Frank Wilson, Michael B. Sutton & Greg Poree

Keyboards : John Barnes, Michael Sutton

Guitars : Ray Parker Jr., Stephen Beckmeier, Billy Cooper, Jay Graydon, Dean Parks, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin

Drums : Alvin Taylor, Jeff Porcaro

Congas : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, King Errisson

Bass : James Jamerson

Recorded & Mixed at Crystal Industries, Hollywood, California

Recording Engineers : Kevin Beamish, Andrew Berliner

Mixing Engineers : Frank Wilson, Kevin Beamish

"You Are A Blessing To Me" - "Six-Million Dollar Man" -  "Sunrise", "Been Decided" Produced by Michael B. Sutton

Arrangements by Art Wright & David Blumberg except "Been Decided" Arranged by Art Wright

Keyboards : John Barnes, Sonny Burke, Michael Sutton, Sylvester Rivers

Guitars : David T. Walker, Ray Parker Jr.

Drums : James Gadson, Ed Greene

Bass : David Shields

Percussion : Oliver Brown, Jack Ashford

Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California & Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Recording Engineers : Mike Schumann, Glenn Jordan
Mixing Engineer : Art Stewart

Production Assistant : Brenda J. Sutton

Mastered by Jack Andrews 

Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

The Originals : Freddie Gorman, Walter Gaines, Henry Dixon, Ty Hunter

The Originals "Come Away With Me" (1979) -Disco / Soul-

Label : Fantasy Records

 Side One

01 - Jezebel (You've Got Me Under Your Spell) (Lamont Dozier)

02 - J-E-A-L-O-U-S (Means I Love You) (Frederick C. Gorman, Edotha Croom & Dean Hobbs)

03 - While The Cat's Away (Lamont Dozier & Gene Page)

Side Two

01 - Come Away With Me (Frederick C. Gorman)

02 - Stay (With Me) (Frederick C. Gorman & Edotha Croom)

03 - Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart)

Produced by The Originals -Frederick C. Gorman, Hank Dixon, Walter Gaines, Ty Hunter & C.P. Spencer-

Co-Produced by McKinley Jackson

Executive Producer : Henry Cossy

Arranged & Orchestrated by McKinley Jackson

Rhythm Conducted by Eugene Moore

Electric Keyboards : Rahn Coleman

Acoustic Piano : McKinley Jackson, Eric Butler

Synthesizers : Michael Boddicker

Guitars : Robert White, Charles Fearing, Paul Jackson Jr., Ben Benay, Tim May

Bass : Ben Adkins

Drums : Quentin Dennard

Syndrums : Brian Cabanus

Percussion : Jack Ashford, Paulinho Da Costa, Vance Tenort

Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Fred Berry, Keith Dishroom, Eddie Henderson

Trombones : Al Bent, Julian Priester, Wayne L. Wallace

Flutes, Saxophones : Steve Kleer, Charles J. McCarty

Strings : Terry Adams, Patrice Anderson, Carl Pedersen, Ellen Dessler, Virginia Price, Nancy Ellis, Nathan Rubin, Ruth Freeman, Serban Rubu, Emily Van Valkenburgh

Additional Background vocals : Sharon Hymes, Barbara Delaney, Bonnie Olivier, The Waters (Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters)

Engineers :

Recording & Mixing : Phil Kaffel, Reggie Dozier

Assistants : Wally Buck, Eddie Bill Harris, Danny Kopelsen

Mastering : John Golden

The Originals "California Sunset" (1975) -Soul / Pop Soul-

Label : Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - Why'd You Lie (Lamont Dozier)
02 - Don't Turn The Lights Off (Lamont Dozier)
03 - It Could Never Happen (Lamont Dozier)
04 - Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away (Lamont Dozier)
05 - California Sunset (Lamont Dozier)

Side Two

01 - Sweet Rhapsody (Lamont Dozier)
02 - Fifty Years (Lamont Dozier)
03 - Let Me Live In Your Life (Lamont Dozier)
04 - Financial Affair (Lamont Dozier)
05 - Nothing Can Take The Place (Of Your Love) (Lamont Dozier)


Produced by Lamont Dozier

A Special Thanks to :
Bass : Scott Edwards
Drums : Ed Greene
Bongos : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Guitar : Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks, Dennis Coffey, Jay Graydon
Percussion : Ollie Brown
Keyboards : Clarence McDonald, Sonny Burke & McKinley Jackson
Concert Master : Sid Sharp
Horns : George Bohannon

Recording & Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins
Mastering Engineer : Lois Walker
Vocal Arrangement : Lamont Dozier
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at ABC Recording Studio Inc.


Side One

01 - Why'd You Lie

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Paul Riser

02 - Don't Turn The Lights Off

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Paul Riser

03 - It Could Never Happen

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Jimmie Haskell

04 - Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Paul Riser

05 - California Sunset

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Paul Riser

Side Two

01 - Sweet Rhapsody

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Jimmie Haskell

02 - Fifty Years

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Jimmie Haskell

03 - Let Me Live In Your Life

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Jimmie Haskell

04 - Financial Affair

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Paul Riser

05 - Nothing Can Take The Place (Of Your Love)

Rhythm Arrangement : McKinley Jackson
Horn & String Arrangements : Larry Fallon

The Originals "Communique" (1976) -Soul / Disco-

Label : Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - Mr. Troublemaker (Michael Sutton)
02 - Count Me Out (Pam Sawyer & Michael Sutton)
03 - Down To Love Town (Don Daniels, Michael Sutton & Kate Wakefield)
04 - Touch (Pam Sawyer & Frank Wilson)
05 - Natural Loving Feeling (Pam Sawyer & Michael Sutton)

Side Two

01 - Everybody's Got To Do Something (Pam Sawyer, Michael Sutton & Brenda Sutton)
02 - Bring Me Together (Frank Wilson & Kate Wakefield)
03 - Just To Be Closer To You (Michael Sutton & Brenda Sutton)
04 - It's So Real (Michael Sutton & Brenda Sutton)
05 - All I Wanna Do (Is Spend My Life Loving You) (Michael Sutton & Pam Sawyer)

 
Produced by Frank Wilson & Michael Sutton

Musicians :
John Barnes : Clavinet, Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes
Michael Sutton : Arp Moog Synthesizers, Acoustic Piano, Organ & Fender Rhodes
Leonard Caston : Piano on "Touch"
Guitars : Ray Parker Jr., Steve Beckmeier & Billy Cooper
Drums : Alvin Taylor & Jeff Porcaro
Congas : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown & King Errisson
Bass : James Jamerson
Moog Programmer : Chuck Thomson
Arp Programmer : Bob Robitaille
All Synthesizer Arrangements by Michael Sutton & Frank Wilson

Recording Engineers : Kevin Beamish & Andrew Berliner
Mixing Engineers : Kevin Beamish & Frank Wilson
Mastering Engineer : Jeff Sanders
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Crystal Recorders, Hollywood, California


Side One

01 - Mr. Troublemaker

Arrangers : John Barnes, Frank Wilson, Michael Sutton & Greg Poree

02 - Count Me Out

Arranger : David Blumberg

03 - Down To Love Town

Arrangers : Frank Wilson, Michael Sutton & Greg Poree

04 - Touch

Arranger : David Blumberg
Producer : Frank Wilson

05 - Natural Loving Feeling

Arrangers : Frank Wilson, Michael Sutton & Greg Poree

Side Two

01 - Everybody's Got To Do Something

Arrangers : David Blumberg & James Carmichael

02 - Bring Me Together

Arranger : Frank Wilson

03 - Just To Be Closer To You

Arrangers : David Blumberg, Frank Wilson & Michael Sutton

04 - It's So Real

Arrangers : David Blumberg, Frank Wilson & Michael Sutton

05 - All I Wanna Do (Is Spend My Life Loving You)

Arrangers : John Barnes, Frank Wilson & Michael Sutton