T-Connection "T=Connection" (1978) -Funk / Disco-

Label : Dash Records

 Side One

01 - Funkannection (Montgomery Kemp & Theophilus Coakley)

02 - Coming Back For More (Theophilus Coakley)

03 - Funky Lady (Theophilus Coakley)

04 - Don't Stop The Music (Kirkwood Coakley)

Side Two

01 - Saturday Night (Theophilus Coakley)

02 - At Midnight (Theophilus Coakley & David Mackey)

03 - Midnight Train (Theophilus Coakley)

04 - Love Supreme (Theophilus Coakley & David Mackey)

Produced by Cory Wade for Transamerica Prod., INc., Miami, Florida

All Songs Arranged & Conducted by Bert Dovo with The exception of "At Midnight" & "Love Supreme" which were Arranged by Theophilus Coakley & Bert Dovo

All Horns Arranged by Theophilus Coakley & Bert Dovo

All Horns Conducted by Bert Dovo

Album Recorded & Mixed at Studio Center Sound Recordings, Inc., Miami, FLA.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, NY by Ted Jensen

Engineered by Gary Vandy

Technical Engineer : Marcos Tobal

Assistant Engineers : Mike Guerra, Jimmy Ayala

Technical Assistant : Steven Cuiffo

Mixed by Cory Wade & T-Connection

Strings Recorded at Sound Mixers Studios, Inc., NYC, NY

Horns Recorded at Studio Center Sound Recording, Inc., Miami, FLA.

Horn Section : The Bonarro Horns (Miami Horns)

Side One

01 - Funkannection

Monty Brown : Lead, Rap, Guitar, Chants, Hand Claps

Theophilus Coakley : Fender Rhodes, Arpodyssey, Clavinet Chant, Hand Claps

Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Chant, Hand Claps

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Chant, Hand Claps

David Mackey : Guitar, Chant, Hand Claps

Tony Flowers : Tambourine, Hand Claps

Party Girls : Stacey Cohen, Cecilia Rudd

Arranged by T-Connection

02 - Coming Back For More

Theophilus Coakley : Lead vocal, Background vocals, Hand Claps, Rhodes, Clavinet, Arp Odyssey, String Ensemble

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals, Hand Claps

Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Background vocals, Hand Claps

Monty Brown : Background vocals, Hand Claps

David Mackey : Guitar, Background vocals, Hand Claps

Tony Flowers : Tambourine, Background vocals, Hand Claps, Vibra Slap

Arranged by T-Connection

03 - Funky Lady

Berkley Van Byrd : Lead & Background vocals, Drums

Theophilus Coakley : Rhodes, Clavinet, Odyssey, Background vocals

David Mackey : Guitars

Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals

Tony Flowers : Tambourine

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass

Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection

Horns Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley

04 - Don't Stop The Music

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Keyboards

Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals

David Mackey : Guitar, Background vocals

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals

Tony Flowers : Congas, Background vocals

Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Background vocals

Side Two

01 - Saturday Night

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Rhodes, Arp Odyssey, Clavinet

Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals

David Mackey : Guitar, Background vocals

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals

Tony Flowers : Congas, Background vocals

Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Background vocals

Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection

Horns Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley

Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo

02 - At Midnight

Berkley Van Byrd : Lead vocals, Drums

Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals, Waka, Chakas

Theophilus Coakley : Piano, Clavinet & Background vocals

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals

Tony Flowers : Congas, Talking Drum, Go-Go Bells, Tambourine & His Famous Timbales

David Mackey : Guitar

Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection

Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo

Horns Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley

03 - Midnight Train

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Rhodes

Berkley Van Byrd : Drums

Tony Flowers : Kabassa, Bell Tree

Monty Brown : Guitars

David Mackey : Guitars

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass

Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection

Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley

04 - Love Supreme

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Clavinet, Piano, Arp 2600

David Mackey : Guitars

Monty Brown : Background vocals, Guitar

Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals

Berkley Van Byrd : Drums

Tony Flowers : Tambourine, Wood Block

Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection

Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo

T-Connection "Everything Is Cool" (1981) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side One

01 - Groove City (T. Coakley, Kirk Coakley, Dave Mackey & Anthony Flowers)
02 - Spend The Night With Me (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Spinnin' (Anthony Flowers)
04 - Paradise (Theophilus Coakley)

Side Two

01 - Everything Is Cool (Dave Mackey)
02 - Give Me Your Love (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Heaven In Your Eyes (Theophilus Coakley)
04 - We've Got A Good Thing (Kirkwood Coakley)


T-Connection :
T. Coakley : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Acoustic Guitar & Background vocals
Kirk Coakley : Bass & Background vocals
Anthony Flowers : Percussion
Dave Mackey : Guitar & Guitar Solos
Yogi Horton : Drums

String Section : Sanford Allen, Harold Kohon, Cathryn Kienke, Tony Posk, Joe Rabushka, Yoko Matsuo, Stan Pollock, Marilyn Wright, Julien Barber, Sue Pray & Richard Bach & Kermit Moore

Additional Musicians : Ray Chew, Alan Rubin, Jon Faddis, Dave Taylor, Henry Mitchell, Harold Vick, Dave Tofani & Ronald Cuber

Background vocals : Ullanda McCullough, Pat Carey, Theophilus Coakley & Ray Chew

Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Ray Chew for T-CO INTERNATIONAL B.V.I.
Executive Producer : Theophilus Coakley
Recorded & Mixed at Power Station Recording Studios, New York by Neal Dorfsman
Assistant Engineer : Jeff Hendrickson
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York
Horns & String Contractor : Sephra Herman

T-Connection "The Game Of Life" (1983) -Boogie / Westcoast Funk-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side One

01 - The Game Of Life (Theophilus Coakley)
02 - Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever) (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Superstar (Kirkwood Coakley & Theophilus Coakley)
04 - Is It Real (Theophilus Coakley)
05 - Closer To Home (Theophilus Coakley)

Side Two

01 - Tonight's The Night (Theophilus Coakley)
02 - I've Got News For You (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Time Is Short (Theophilus Coakley)
04 - Say That You Love Me (Theophilus Coakley)


Produced by Bobby Colomby
Executive Producer : Varnell Johnson
Production Coordinator : Susan Gilman
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood & Location Recording Services, Burbank
Engineered by David Cole, Michael Verdick & Peter Granet
Additional Engineering by Tommy Vicari on "Tonight's The Night" at Le Gonk's West
Mastered at Precision Lacquer by Steven Marcussen

T-Connection :
Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Keyboards
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass & Background vocals
David Mackey : Guitar & Background vocals
Anthony Flowers : Drums & Background vocals

Additional Musicians :
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers - "The Game Of Life" & "Closer To Home"
George Duke : Synthesizers - "Tonight's The Night"
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion - "The Game Of Life" & "Tonight's The Night"
Steve George : Synthesizer - "I've Got News For You" & "Time Is Short", Rhodes & Synthesizers - "Say That You Love Me"
Greg Mathieson : Synthesizers - "Love Odyssey", "Superstar" & "Closer Tho Home"
Tom Scott : Alto Saxophone- "I've Got News For You", Lyricon - "Is It Real"
Additional Background vocals by Steve George, Richard Page & Leslie Smith on "Superstar", "Closer To Home", "The Game Of Life", "Time Is Short" & "Love Odyssey" with Philip Bailey