The Joe Brooks Group "The Joe Brooks Group" (1978) -Pop Rock-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

01 - I Will Shine On (Joe Brooks)

02 - When It's Over (Joe Brooks)

03 - Goodnight Sweet Ladies (Joe Brooks)

04 - California (Joe Brooks)

05 - You Light Up My Life (Joe Brooks)

Two

01 - If Ever I See You Again (Joe Brooks)

02 - Come Share My Love (Joe Brooks)

03 - It Was Such A Good Day (Joe Brooks)

04 - Slidin' (Joe Brooks)

05 - Woman (Joe Brooks)

06 - Rag Doll (Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio)

Singers : Jerry Keller, Kenny Karen, Ron Dante, Steve Feldman, Ullanda McCullough, Gwen Guthrie, Brenda White

Musicians :

Keyboards : Joe Brooks, Rob Mounsey, Kenny Ascher

Bass : Russell George, Will Lee

Drums : Jimmy Young, Howard King, Allan Herman

Guitar : Vinnie Bell, Jay Berliner

Strings & Horns : David Nadien, Harry Cykman, George Marge, Raymond Crisara, Barry Finclair, Herbert Sorkin, John Pintavalle, Diana Halprin, Robert Rozek, Alfred Brown, Theodore Israel, Ann Barak, Jean Dane, K. LaMar Alsop, Susan Winterbottom, Marvin Stamm, Jim Bossy, Bernie Glow, Ellen Max, Gerald Tarack, Charles LiBove, Julian Barber, Lenore Weinstock, Sue Pray, Emanuel Vardi

Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, New York

Malcolm Addey, Engineer

Produced & Arranged by Joe Brooks

One

01 - I Will Shine On

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

02 - When It's Over

Lead vocals : Ullanda McCullough, Gwen Guthrie, Brenda White

03 - Goodnight Sweet Ladies

Solos : Kenny Karen, Ron Dante

04 - California

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

05 - You Light Up My Life

Lead vocals : Ron Dante, Steve Feldman

Two

01 - If Ever I See You Again

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

02 - Come Share My Love

Lead vocals : Ron Dante, Steve Feldman

03 - It Was Such A Good Day

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

04 - Slidin'

Instrumental Solos : Joe Brooks, Kenny Ascher

05 - Woman

Lead vocal : Jerry Keller

06 - Rag Doll

Lead vocal : Joe Brooks

Dante's Inferno "Dante's Inferno" (1979) -Disco / Funk Soul-

Label : Infinity Records

 Side A

01 - Fire Island (Ron Dante & Gene Allan)
02 - Skate Key 
       a. Brand New Key (Melanie Safka)
       b. Skate Key Boogie (Ron Dante & Gene Allan)
03 - They're Playing Our Song (Marvin Hamlish & Carole Bayer Sager)
04 - Could It Be Magic (Barry Manilow & Adrian Anderson)

Side B

05 - Open Up Your Heart (Monica Burruss)
06 - Round About Midnight (James Jolis, Kevin DiSimone & Lawrence Martin)
07 - 'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do (Porter Grainger & Everett Robbins)
08 - Ain't Misbehavin' (One Never Knows Do One?) (Thomas Waller, Harry Brooks & Andy Razaf)


Produced by Ron Dante & Harold Wheeler for 311 Productions

Dante's Inferno : Ron Dante, Monica Burruss & Toni Lund 

All Songs Arranged & Conducted by Harold Wheeler except "Round About Midnight" Arranged by Al Gorgoni

Musicians :
Harold Wheeler : Keyboards
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Cliff Morris : Guitar
Will Lee : Bass
Alan Schwartzberg : Drums
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion

Ron Dante "AOR Works / 1977 - 1981" (2020) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Cool Sound (COOL-152)

01 - How Am I To Know (Ron Dante & Phillip Namanworth)

02 - Round About Midnight (James Jolis & Kevin Simone)

03 - Fly (Alien)

04 - Midnight Lady (James Jolis & Kevin Simone)

05 - Makin' Up (A. Campbell, Gino Cunico & Gerard McMahon)

06 - The Other Side Of The Sun (Alien)

07 - I Love Makin' Love To You (Evie Sands, Ben Weisman & Richard Germinaro)

08 - Street Angel (Larry Weiss & Scott English)

09 - Why Don't We Live Together (Phil Galdston & Peter Thom)

10 - Could It Be Magic (Barry Manilow & Adrienne Anderson)

All Tracks Produced by Ron Dante

Tracks 02, 03, 06, 10 never heard on other CDs 

(Tracks 02 & 10 Co-Produced by Harold Wheeler)

(Tracks 03 & 06 Co-Produced by John Lissauer)

(Tracks 05 & 08 Co-Produced by Paul Shaffer)

01 - How Am I To Know

Ron Dante

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg

Electric Guitars : Al Gorgoni, Elliott Randall

Keyboards : Paul Shaffer

Percussion : Jimmy Maelen

*Single only (RCA : 1977)

02 - Round About Midnight

Dante's Inferno

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg

Electric Guitars : Hiram Bullock

Keyboards : Paul Shaffer

Arranged by Harold Wheeler

*From "DANTE'S INFERNO" (Infinity : 1979)

03 - Fly

Alien

Singers : Alien (Vincent Lafata, Robert Gengo, Michael Gregorio)

Guitar : Vincent Lafata

Percussion : Robert Gengo

Keyboards : Michael Gregorio

Synthesizer : Suzanne Ciani

Arranged by Alien & John Lissauer

Engineer : Michael Delugg

*From "SONS OF THE UNIVERSE" (Elektra : 1979)

04 - Midnight Lady

Jolis & Simone

Bass : Gordon Edwards, James Jolis, Jeff Berlin, Will Lee

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg, Barry Lazarowitz, Gary Mure

Guitars : Al Gorgoni, David Spinozza, Elliott Randall, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea

Keyboards : Kevin Simone, Paul Shaffer, Richard Tee, Rob Mounsey

Percussions : Earl 'Crusher' Bennett, Jimmy Maelen

Sax : George Young

Backing vocals : Al Gorgoni, James Jolis, Kevin Simone, Ron Dante

*From "JOLIS & SIMONE" (Columbia : 1979)

05 - Makin' Up

Ron Dante

Bass : George Perry

Drums : Joe Galdo

Acoustic Guitar : Hiram Bullock

Electric Guitar : Anthony Battaglia

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Paul Shaffer

Percussion : Jimmy Maelen

Alto Sax : George Young

Baritone Sax : Artie Kaplan

Background vocals : Ron Dante, Lisa Michaels

06 - The Other Side Of The Sun

Alien

Singers : Alien (Vincent Lafata, Robert Gengo, Michael Gregorio)

Guitar : Vincent Lafata

Percussion : Robert Gengo

Keyboards : Michael Gregorio

Synthesizer : Suzanne Ciani

Arranged by Alien & John Lissauer

Engineer : Michael Delugg

*From "SONS OF THE UNIVERSE" (Elektra : 1979)

07 - I Love Makin' Love To You

Jolis & Simone

Bass : Gordon Edwards, James Jolis, Jeff Berlin, Will Lee

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg, Barry Lazarowitz, Gary Mure

Guitars : Al Gorgoni, David Spinozza, Elliott Randall, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea

Keyboards : Kevin Simone, Paul Shaffer, Richard Tee, Rob Mounsey

Percussions : Earl 'Crusher' Bennett, Jimmy Maelen

Sax : George Young

Backing vocals : Al Gorgoni, James Jolis, Kevin Simone, Ron Dante

*From "JOLIS & SIMONE" (Columbia : 1979)

08 - Street Angel

Ron Dante

Bass : Francisco Centeno

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg

Acoustic Guitar : Sid McGinnis

Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Jeff Layton

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Paul Shaffer

Percussion : Jimmy Maelen

Background vocals : Ron Dante

*From "STREET ANGEL" (Handshake : 1981)

09 - Why Don't We Live Together

Helen Schneider

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg

Guitars : Elliott Randall, Sal Ditroia, Vinnie Bell

Keyboards : Paul Shaffer, Don Grolnick

Contractor : Artie Kaplan

*From "SO CLOSE" (Windsong : 1977)

10 - Could It Be Magic

Dante's Inferno

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Alan Schwatzberg

Electric Guitars : Hiram Bullock

Keyboards : Paul Shaffer

Arranged by Harold Wheeler

*From "DANTE'S INFERNO" (Infinity : 1979)

Ron Dante "Street Angel" (1981) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Handshake Records, Inc. / Cool Sound (COOL-150)

 Side 1

01 - Street Angel (Larry Weiss & Scott English)
02 - Show And Tell (Jerry Fuller)
03 - I Can't Stop (Richard Kerr & Troy Seals)
04 - Letter From Zowie (Frank Musker & Dominic Bugatti)
05 - God Bless Rock 'N Roll (Ron Dante & Howard Greenfield)

Side 2

01 - Jane (Desmond Child & David Wolfert)
02 - Makin' Up (Gino Cunico, Albert Cambell & Gerard McMahon)
03 - Stay All Night (Peppy Castro & Willie Weeks)
04 - Don't Do That To Me Anymore (Jimmy Maelen & Michael Barbiero)
05 - Sea Cruise (Huey P. Smith)


Produced by Ron Dante & Paul Shaffer
Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami ; Mediasound Studios & The Power Station, New York
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York by George Marino
Chief Engineer : Geoff Howe
Assistant Engineers : Joe Foglia, Patrice Campbell, Andy Hoffman & Raymond Willhard


Side 1

01 - Street Angel

Sid McGinnis : Acoustic Guitar
Jeff Layton : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Francisco Centeno : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Allan Schwartzberg : Drums
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion
Ron Dante : Background vocals

02 - Show And Tell

Anthony Battaglia : Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Electric Guitar
Hugh McCracken : Guitar Solo
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards
Joe Galdo : Drums
George Young : Alto Sax
James Jolis, Kevin Di Simone & Ron Dante : Background vocals

03 - I Can't Stop

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Joe Galdo : Drums
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion
Valerie Simpson, Lani Groves, Ula Hedwig, Kevin Di Simone & Ron Dante : Background vocals
Strings Arranged by Kenny Ascher

04 - Letter From Zowie

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
Elliott Randall : Electric Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Guitar Solo
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Joe Galdo : Drums
James Jolis, Kevin Di Simone & Ron Dante : Background vocals

05 - God Bless Rock 'N Roll

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Electric Guitar
Hugh McCracken : Slide Guitar & Harmonica
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards
Joe Galdo : Drums
Ron Dante : Background vocals

Side 2

01 - Jane

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Guitar Solo
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Joe Galdo : Drums
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion
Ron Dante : Background vocals

02 - Makin' Up

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Acoustic Guitar
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Joe Galdo : Drums
George Young : Alto Sax
Artie Kaplan : Baritone Sax
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion
Lisa Michaelis & Ron Dante : Background vocals

03 - Stay All Night

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
George Perry : Bass
Will Lee : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Joe Galdo : Drums
George Young : Saxes
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion
James Jolis, Kevin Di Simone, Fred Stark, Ron Dante, Katie Irving, Lisa Michaelis & Kacey Cisyk : Background vocals

04 - Don't Do That To Me Anymore

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
Hiram Bullock : Electric Guitar
George Perry : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Joe Galdo : Drums
Jimmy Maelen : Percussion
James Jolis, Kevin Di Simone, Jimmy Maelen & Ron Dante : Background vocals

05 - Sea Cruise

Anthony Battaglia : Electric Guitar
Arthur Caldwell : Bass
Paul Shaffer : Keyboards
Joe Galdo : Drums
Artie Kaplan : Baritone Sax
Robin Beck, Paul Shaffer & Ron Dante : Background vocals