Switch "Switch V" (1981) -Synth Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : Gordy / Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - I Do Love You (Phillip Ingram, Gregory Williams & Attala Zane Giles)

02 - Call On Me (Phillip Ingram, Gregory Williams & Attala Zane Giles)

03 - You Keep Me High (Phillip Ingram & Attala Zane Giles)

04 - I'll Always Keep (Jermaine Jackson, Paul Jackson Jr. & Hazel Jackson)

Side Two

01 - This Is Just For You (Gregory Williams)

02 - The Best Of Love (Eddie Fluellen & Gregory Williams)

03 - I Luv It (Reggie Andrews & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)

04 - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right (Phillip Ingram, Attala Zane Giles & Wayne Arnold)

05 - Push The Switch (High Energy Switch) (Jermaine Jackson, Maureen Bailey & Paul Jackson Jr.)

Special thanks to all the super-talented musicians for sharing thier gift of music with us...

Wali Ali, Reggie Andrews, Jeff Baxter, Michael Boddicker, Ollie E. Brown, Reginald 'Sonny' Burke, Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, Rodney Davis, Nathan East, Charles Fearing, Dean Gant, Jermaine Jackson, Paul Jackson Jr., Abraham Laboriel, Michael McGloiry, Al McKay, Byron Miller, Michael Norfleet & John 'JR' Robinson

Recorded at Golden Sound Studios, Inc. ; Lion Share Recording Studios ; Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios ; Studio Sound Recorders & Kendun Recorders

Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios & Lion Share Recording Studios

Mastered at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios by John Matousek

Engineers : Norm Graichen, Reggie Dozier, Bob Robitaille, Bobby Brooks, Mark Wolfson & Michael Schuman

Assistant Engineers : Mike Johnson, Al Schmitt, Jonathan Porath & Steve Catania

Produced by Gregory Williams (except as indicated)

Switch :

Eddie Fluellen : Keyboards, Trombone, Background vocals

Gregory Williams : Trumpet, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Lead & Background vocals

Jody Sims : Drums, Percussion, Background vocals

Phillip Ingram : Percussion, Keyboards, Lead & Background vocals

Bobby DeBarge : Lead vocals on "I Luv It"

Introducing

Terrance Gaines : Lead & Background vocals

Attala Zane Giles : Lead & Bass Guitars, Background vocals

Side One

01 - I Do Love You

Horn Arrangements by Gregory Williams & Eddie Fluellen

02 - Call On Me

String & Horn Arrangement by Clare Fischer

03 - You Keep Me High

Horn Arrangements by Gregory Williams & Eric Butler

Co-Produced by Phillip Ingram

04 - I'll Always Keep

Rhythm Arrangement by Jermaine Jackson & Paul Jackson Jr.

String Arrangement & Orchestration by Jermaine Jackson & Don Peake

Conducted by The Great Samuel Krachmalnick

Background Vocal Arrangement by Jermaine Jackson

Produced by Jermaine Jackson

Side Two

01 - This Is Just For You

Horn Arrangements by Gregory Williams, Eric Butler & Reggie Andrews

02 - The Best Of Love

String & Horn Arrangement by Clare Fischer

03 - I Luv It

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04 - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right

Horn Arrangements by Gregory Williams & Eric Butler

05 - Push The Switch (High Energy Switch)

Rhythm & Background Vocal Arrangement by Jermaine Jackson

Horn Arrangemeny by Tom Tom 84

Produced by Jermaine Jackson

High Inergy "Hold On" (1980) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Gordy Records

 

 1

01 - I Just Can't Help Myself (Floyd Bibbens, Earl Branham, Norman Fowler & Randall Fowler)

02 - Sweet Man (Berry Gordy, William Weatherspoon & Angelo Bond)

03 - Make Me Yours (Bettye J. Champion)

04 - Hold On To My Love (Bobby DeBarge & Bunny deBarge)

2

01 - If I Love You Tonight (Eddie Coleman Jr., Gwen Gordy Fuqua & Gwendolyn Fuller)

02 - Boomerang Love (Angelo Bond & William Weatherspoon)

03 - I'm A Believer (Narada Michael Walden)

04 - It Was You Babe (McKinley Jackson, Angelo Bond & Barbara Mitchell)

Album Supervision / Iris Gordy

Executive Producer / Berry Gordy

1

01 - I Just Can't Help Myself

Produced by Gambler's Productions

02 - Sweet Man

Produced by Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon & McKinley Jackson

String & Horn Arrangements : Paul Riser

Keyboards : John Barnes

Guitar : Tim May, Marlo Henderson, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Anthony Drake

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Quentin Dennard

Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Bobbye Hall, Paulinho Da Costa, Bob Zimmitti

Recorded at Golden Sound Studios & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineers : Barney Perkins, L.T. Horn & Paul Ring

Mixing Engineer : L.T. Horn

Assistant Engineers : Norm Greaichen, Rick Peratta

03 - Make Me Yours

Produced by Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon & McKinley Jackson

String & Horn Arrangements : Paul Riser

Keyboards : John Barnes

Guitar : Tim May, Marlo Henderson, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Anthony Drake

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Quentin Dennard

Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Bobbye Hall, Paulinho Da Costa, Bob Zimmitti

Recorded at Golden Sound Studios & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineers : Barney Perkins, L.T. Horn & Paul Ring

Mixing Engineer : L.T. Horn

Assistant Engineers : Norm Greaichen, Rick Peratta

04 - Hold On To My Love

Produced by Bobby DeBarge

Horns & String Arrangements : Greg Mathieson

Vocals : High Inergy & Switch

Piano : Bobby DeBarge

Organ : Gregory Williams

Lead Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Thomas DeBarge, Nathaniel Watson

Drums : Ollie E. Brown

Percussion : Phillip Ingram

Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California & Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California

Engineers : Michael Schuman & Les Cooper

2

01 - If I Love You Tonight

Produced by Eddie Coleman Jr.

Co-Produced by Gwen Gordy Fuqua

Rhythm Arrangements : Eddie Coleman Jr.

String & Horn Arrangements : Gil Askey & Eddie Coleman Jr.

Keyboards : Tennyson Stephens, Jimmy Stewart

Guitar : Roland Bautista, Greg Hargrove

Bass : Romeo J. Williams

Drums : Kenny Elliott

Profit : Dale Powers

Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineers : Lee Keifer & Bob Robitaille

02 - Boomerang Love

Produced by Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon & McKinley Jackson

String & Horn Arrangements : Paul Riser

Keyboards : John Barnes

Guitar : Tim May, Marlo Henderson, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Anthony Drake

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Quentin Dennard

Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Bobbye Hall, Paulinho Da Costa, Bob Zimmitti

Recorded at Golden Sound Studios & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineers : Barney Perkins, L.T. Horn & Paul Ring

Mixing Engineer : L.T. Horn

Assistant Engineers : Norm Greaichen, Rick Peratta

03 - I'm A Believer

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfect Light Productions, Inc.

String & Horn Arrangements : Jerry Hey

Keyboards : Frank Martin

Guitar : Corrado Rustici

Bass : Randy Jackson

Drums : Narada Michael Walden

Percussion : Vicki Randle

Trumpet : Jerry Hey, Randy Brecker

Saxophone : Larry Williams, Michael Brecker (Saxophone Solo)

Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California ; Rusk Sound Studios, Hollywood, California & Evergreen Recording Studio, Burbank, Califonria

Engineers : Tom Flye, Juergen Koppers & Dick Hart

04 - It Was You Babe

Produced by Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon & McKinley Jackson

String & Horn Arrangements : Paul Riser

Keyboards : John Barnes

Guitar : Tim May, Marlo Henderson, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Anthony Drake

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Quentin Dennard

Percussion : Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Bobbye Hall, Paulinho Da Costa, Bob Zimmitti

Recorded at Golden Sound Studios & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineers : Barney Perkins, L.T. Horn & Paul Ring

Mixing Engineer : L.T. Horn

Assistant Engineers : Norm Greaichen, Rick Peratta

Switch "Switch II" (1979) -Funk-

Label : Gordy Records

 Side One

01 - You're The One For Me (Bobby DeBarge, Phillip Ingram & Elaine Brown)

02 - Next To You (Greg Williams)

03 - Best Beat In Town (Bobby DeBarge)

04 - Calling On All Girls (Jermaine Jackson, Hazel Jackson & Maureen Bailey)

Side Two

01 - Go On Doin' What You Feel (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Smith & Maureen Bailey)

02 - Fallin' (Greg Williams)

03 - I Call Your Name (Bobby DeBarge & Greg Williams)

Switch : Bobby DeBarge, Greg Williams, Jody Sims, Phillip Ingram, Eddie Fluellen, Thomas DeBarge

Additional Musicians : Jermaine Jackson, Ronnie Vann, Michael McGloiry, Joe Sample, Michael L. Smith, Tim May, Paul Jackson Jr., Eddie Watkins Jr., Ed Greene, John McClain, Gary Coleman, Greg Phillinganes

All Background vocals by Switch except "Calling On All Girls" & "Go On Doin' What You Feel" by Switch & Jermaine Jackson

Recording & Mixing Studios : ABC Recording Studios, Inc. ; Motown Recording Studios & Whitney Recording Studio

Recording & Mixing Engineers : Barney Perkins, Reggie Dozier, Jerry Brown, Art Stewart, Bob Robitaille & Jane Clark

Executive Producers : Jermaine Hazel Jackson

All String & Horn Arrangements by William Goldstein except Ray Dewey on "Next To You" & "Fallin'"

Horn Arrangements by Michael L. Smith on "Go On Doin' What You Feel"

All Rhythm Arrangements by Switch except Don Peake & Jermaine Jackson on "Calling On All Girls" & "Go On Doin' What You Feel"

Side One

01 - You're The One For Me

Produced by Bobby DeBarge

02 - Next To You

Produced by Greg Williams

03 - Best Beat In Town

Produced by Bobby DeBarge

04 - Calling On All Girls

Produced by Jermaine Jackson

Side Two

01 - Go On Doin' What You Feel

Produced by Jermaine Jackson

02 - Fallin'

Produced by Greg Williams

03 - I Call Your Name

Produced by Bobby DeBarge

Switch "Reaching For Tomorrow" (1980) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - Power To Dance (Bobby DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge)
02 - My Friend In The Sky (Bobby DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge)
03 - Don't Take My Love Away (Bobby DeBarge)
04 - Keep Movin' On* (Gregory Williams)

Side Two

01 - A Brighter Tomorrow (Interlude) (Eddie Fluellen, Jermaine Jackson & Hazel Jackson)
02 - Reaching For Tomorrow (Jermaine Jackson, Paul Jackson Jr & Roxanne Seeman)
03 - I Finally Found Someone New*** (Thomas DeBarge)
04 - Honey, I Love You** (Jody Sims)
05 - Get Back To You* (Gregory Williams & Jody Sims)


Switch :
Bobby DeBarge : Keyboards & Background vocals
Eddie Fluellen : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes & Trombone
Gregory Williams : Synthesizer, Organ, Fender Rhodes, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Thomas DeBarge : Bass & Background vocals
Jody Sims : Drums
Phillip Ingram : Percussion & Background vocals

Other Musicians :
Jermaine Jackson : Bass, Drums & Percussion
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Michael McGloiry : Guitar
Ollie E. Brown : Drums & Percussion
Al DeBarge : Keyboards

Recorded at Jennifudy Recording Studio, North Hollywood, California ; Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Studios, Hollywood, California & Caribou Ranch Studios, Nederland, Colorado
Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineers : Michael Schuman, Bob Bullock, Bob Robitaille & Reggie Dozier
Assistant Engineers : Ernestine Madison & James Warmack
Executive Producers : Jermaine Jackson, Berry Gordy & Hazel Jackson
Produced by Bobby DeBarge, *Gregory Williams, **Jody Sims, ***Thomas DeBarge & Bobby DeBarge
(*Co-Produced by Thomas DeBarge & Jody Sims)


Side One

01 - Power To Dance

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements : Bobby DeBarge & Al DeBarge
String & Horn Arrangements : Bobby DeBarge & Glen Spreen

02 - My Friend In The Sky

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements : Bobby DeBarge & Al DeBarge
String & Horn Arrangements : Bobby DeBarge & Glen Spreen

03 - Don't Take My Love Away

Rhythm Arrangements : Bobby DeBarge & Al Debarge
String & Horn Arrangements : Bobby deBarge & Glen Spreen
Co-Produced by Thomas DeBarge & Jody Sims

04 - Keep Movin' On

Rhythm Arrangements : Gregory Williams
Horn & String Arrangements : Jerry Hey
Vocal Arrangements : Gregory Williams & Phillip Ingram

Side Two

01 - A Brighter Tomorrow (Interlude)

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02 - Reaching For Tomorrow

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03 - I Finally Found Someone New

Rhythm Arrangements : Thomas DeBarge
Horn & String Arrangements : Thomas DeBarge & Glen Spreen

04 - Honey, I Love You

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements : Jody Sims

05 - Get Back To You

Rhythm Arrangements : Gregory Williams
Horn & String Arrangements : Jerry Hey
Vocal Arrangements : Gregory Williams & Phillip Ingram