Raul de Souza "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (1978) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side 1

01 - Don't Ask My Neighbors (Skip Scarborough)

02 - La La Song (Harvey Mason)

03 - Daisy Mae (George Duke)

04 - Beauty And The Beast* (Wayne Shorter)

05 - Fortune (Raul de Souza & Marilyn Castles)

Side 2

01 - Overture (Michel Colombier)

02 - At The Concert (Michael Henderson)

03 - I Believe You* (Dick & Don Addrisi)

04 - Jump Street (Raul de Souza)

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises

Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold

Arranged by George Duke or *Raul de Souza

Recorded at Paramount Recording Studio, Los Angeles

Engineer : Kerry McNabb

Assistant Engineer : Mitch Gibson

Mixed at Paramount Recording Studio, Los Angeles

Mastered at Capitol Records by Wally Traugott

Musicians :

Raul de Souza : Souzabone, Tenor-Bass Trombone

Robert Popwell : Bass on Side 1, Songs 04 & 05; Side 2, Songs 01, 02, 04

Byron Miller : Bass on Side 1, Songs 01, 02, 03; Side 2, Song 03

Roland Bautista : Guitar on Side 1, Songs 02, 03, 04, 05; Side 2, Song 03

Charles 'Icarus' Johnson : Guitar on Side 1, Songs 01, 03; Side 2, Songs 01, 02

Bobby Lyle : Rhodes, Yamaha, Electric Grand on Side 1, Songs 02, 04, 05; Side 2, Songs 01, 03, 04

Dawilli Gonga : Rhodes, Yamaha on Side 1, Songs 01, 02, 03; Side 2, Songs 01, 02, 03, Synthesizer, Cabasa on Side 2, Song 03

Harvey Mason : Drums on Side 1, Songs 02, 04, 05; Side 2, Song 03

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums on Side 1, Songs 01, 03; Side 2, Songs 01, 02, 04

Manolo Badrena : Percussion on Side 2, Songs 02, 03

Airto Moreira : Percussion on Side 1, Song 04; Side 2, Songs 02, 04

Azar Lawrence : Soprano, Tenor Saxes on Side 1, Songs 02, 05; Side 2, Song 03

Delbert Taylor : Flugelhorn on Side 1, Song 02

Background vocals :

Josie James on Side 1, Songs 01, 02; Side 2, Songs 01, 02

Sharon Hendrix on Side 1, Songs 01, 02, 05; Side 2, Songs 01, 02

Petsye Powell on Side 1, Songs 01, 02, 05; Side 2, Songs 01, 02

Raul de Souza "'Til Tomorrow Comes" (1979) -Latin Disco-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - 'Til Tomorrow Comes (Brian Nakagawa & Arthur Wright)

02 - Only When You Can (Arthur Wright)

03 - Fe-No-Me-Nol (Arthur Wright)

04 - Pleasurize (Gary Knox & Arthur Wright)

2

01 - Up And At It (Raul de Souza & Arthur Wright)

02 - Everybody's Got To Dance To The Music (Arthur Wright)

03 - Self Sealing (Arthur Wright)

04 - Boogie Shoes (Arthur Wright)

Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Arthur Wright

Album Coordination : Linda C. Robinson

Recorded at NSP Studios, Hollywood, California

Recording Engineers : E.J. Emmons, Kevin Wright

Assistant Engineers : Boris Thompson, Bob Smith

Remix at NSP Studios, Hollywood, California

Remix Engineers : Arthur Wright

Assistants : Kevin Wright & Boris Thompson

Mastered at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Musicians :

Drums : James Gadson, Ed Greene

Bass : Eddie Watkins

Guitars : David T. Walker, Greg Poree, Arthur Wright

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Alan Oldfield

Synthesizers : Alan Oldfield

Congas & Bongos : Clarence Robinson, Eddie 'Bongo' Brown

Percussion : Raul de Souza

Horns :

Saxophones : William Green, Ernie Fields, Moacir Santos

Trumpets : Leslie Drayton, Bobby Bryant Sr.

Trombones : Maurice Spears, Donald Cooke, Lew McCreary

String Concertmaster : Assa Drori

Background vocals : Bonita Wilson, Lynn B. Davis, Oneida James, Marte Jones

Vocals Arranged by Josef Powell

Raul de Souza "Sweet Lucy" (1977) -Jazz Fusion / Latin Jazz-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Sweet Lucy* (George Duke)

02 - Wires* (George Duke)

03 - Wild And Shy*** (Raul de Souza)

04 - At Will*** (Raul de Souza)

2

01 - Banana Tree*** (Joao Donato)

02 - A Song Of Love** (Lonnie Liston Smith)

03 - New Love (Canção Do Nosso Amor)*** (Silveiro & Dalton Medeiros)

04 - Bottom Heat* (Raul de Souza)

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.

Arranged by *George Duke, **Raul de Souza, Alphonso Johnson, Al McKay, Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, George Duke, ***Raul de Souza

Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold

Mixed at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles, Calif.

Mixed by Kerry McNabb

Rain Effects on "Wild And Shy" by Raul de Souza

Musicians :

Raul de Souza : Tenor-Bass Trombone ; Vocal on "New Love (Canção Do Nosso Amor)" ; Percussion on "At Will", "Banana Tree", "Bottom Heat", "Sweet Lucy" & "Wild And Shy" ; Congas, Bongos, Tambourine, Wind Chimes, Surdo, Chinese Water Gongs, Wood Blocks, Cow Bell

Patrice Rushen : Rhodes Electric Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano

Dawilli Gonga : Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand Synthesizers on "Sweet Lucy", "Wires", "A Song Of Love"

Embamba : Bass on "A Song Of Love" & "New Love (Canção Do Nosso Amor)"

Byron Miller : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums, Vocals on "Wires"

Freddy Hubbard : Trumpet on "Bottom Heat" & "Wires", Flugelhorn on "Wild And Shy"

Ian Underwood : Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer

Al McKay : Guitar

Airto Moreira : Percussion on "A Song Of Love", "Bottom Heat" & "At Will" ; Bells, Reco-Reco, Tambourine, A Go Go, Shaker

Background vocals : Deborah Thomas, Lynn Davis, Victoria Miles, Sybil Thomas on "Sweet Lucy", "Banana Tree" & "Wires"