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Dexter Wansel: Life On Mars

In July 1976, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Life on Mars”, the debut Dexter Wansel album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Dexter Wansel.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Wansel – lead vocal, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Calvin Harris – guitar
  • Derick Graves – bass
  • Darryl Brown – drums, percussion
  • Charles Collins – percussion
  • Joe Johnson – percussion
  • Bobby Malach – saxophone, flute
  • Al Harrison – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • MFSB – strings
  • Terry Welles – vocal
  • Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocal
  • Instant Funk
  • Jack Faith – arrangement
  • Jay Mark – engineer
  • Jim Gallagher – engineer
  • Jeffrey Stewart, Mike Hutchinson, Peter Humphreys – engineer assistant
  • Ed Lee – art direction
  • Chris Peterson – design
  • Gerard Huerta – design
  • Danny Wong, Eris Meola – photography
  • Nimitr Sarikananda – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Wansel, except where noted.

  1. A Prophet Named K.G.
  2. Life on Mars
  3. Together Once Again – Vinnie Barrett
  4. Stargazer
  5. One Million Miles from the Ground
  6. You Can Be What You Wanna Be
  7. Theme from the Planets
  8. Rings of Saturn

Willie Hutch: The Mack

In April 1973, “Motown” label released “The Mack”, the fourth Willie Hutch album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Mo West” in Hollywood, and was produced by Willie Hutch.

Personnel:

  • Willie Hutch – guitar, arrangements
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Weldon Dean Parks – guitar
  • Louie Shaldon – guitar
  • Clarence McDonald – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Wilton Felder – bass
  • Edward Green – drums
  • Bobbye Hall – congas
  • Jene Estes – percussion
  • Ernie Watts – horns, strings
  • A.D. Brisbois, George Bohanon, Joseph Kelson Jr., Keneth Shruyer, Paul Hubinon, Plass Johnson, William Green – horns
  • Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Denzil Lauchton, Douglas Davis, Frederic Seykora, Gareth Nuttycolbe, Gail Vevant, Jerald Vinci, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, Jacob Krachmalnick, Lou Raderman, Myron Sandler, Paul Bergstrom, Paul Shure, Henry Ruth, Samuel Boghossian – strings
  • Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
  • Arthur Stewart, Calvin Harris – engineer
  • Jim Britt – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vampin’
  2. Theme of the Mack
  3. I Choose You
  4. Mack’s Stroll / The Getaway (Chase Scene)
  5. Slick
  6. Mack Man (Got to Get Over)
  7. Mother’s Theme (Mama)
  8. Now That It’s All Over
  9. Brother’s Gonna Work It All