On June 23, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Solitude/Solitaire”, the second Peter Cetera studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1986, at “Lion Share” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Michael Omartian.
Personnel:
Peter Cetera – vocals, keyboards
Dann Huff – guitars
Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
Michael Omartian – keyboards
Erich Bulling – synthesizers, drum programming, Yamaha QX-1 computer
Willie Alexander – Fairlight programming
Steve Azbill – PPG Waveterm synthesizer programming
On January 29, 1991, “Full Moon” label released “Twenty 1”, the seventeenth Chicago studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Record Plant” in Hollywood, “Can-Am Recorders” in Tarzana, CA, “Ground Control Studios” in Santa Monica, CA and was produced by Humberto Gatica and Ron Nevison.
Personnel:
Dawayne Bailey – guitars, backing vocals
Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements
Bill Champlin – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements
Jason Scheff – lead and backing vocals, bass
Tris Imboden – drums, percussion
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, brass arrangements
James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals, brass arrangements
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, backing vocals
Michael Landau – guitars
David Foster – acoustic piano
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
Tom Keane – keyboards
Efrain Toro – keyboards
Steve Porcaro – keyboards programming
John Keane – drums
Stephen “Doc” Kupka – baritone saxophone
Jerry Hey – brass arrangements
Dennis Matkosky – brass arrangements
Humberto Gatica –engineer, mixing
Ron Nevison –engineer tracks
Jim Mitchell – engineer assistant
Jeff Poe – engineer assistant
Alex Rodriguez – additional engineering
Deandra Miller – production assistant
Kosh Brooks Design – art direction, design
Chris Cuffaro – photography
Track listing:
Explain It to My Heart – Diane Warren
If It Were You – J. Scheff, Darin Scheff, Tony Smith
You Come to My Senses – Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Somebody, Somewhere – Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Kevin Dukes
What Does It Takes – J. Scheff, Gerard McMahon
One from the Heart – Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon
Chasin’ the Wind – Diane Warren
God Save the Queen – James Pankow, J. Scheff
Man to Woman – J. Scheff, Adam Mitchell
Only Time Can Heal the Wounded – Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon
In October 1977, “Columbia” label released “Introducing Sparks”, the seventh Sparks album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Larrabee Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmy Lenner, Terry Powell, Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
Russell Mael – lead and backing vocals
Ron Mael – keyboards, arrangements
Alan Broadbent, Ben Benay, David Foster, Ed Greene, David Paich, Mike Porcaro, Reinie Press, Lee Ritenour, Thom Rotella – musicians
Tom Bahler, Al Capps, Stan Farber, Jim Haas, Ron Hicklin, Mark Piscitelli, Nick Uhrig – backing vocals
Lenny Roberts – engineer
Betsy Banghart, Randy Tominaga – engineer assistant
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On July 27, 1983, “Qwest Records” and “Warner Bros” labels released “It’s Your Night”, the debut James Ingram album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at “Westlake” and “Ocean Way” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones. In 1985, the album track “Yah Mo B There” won “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group”.
Personnel:
James Ingram – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, synth bass, arrangements
Quincy Jones – African voices, electric piano, arrangements
Michael McDonald – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers, arrangements
On June 12, 1981, “Planet” label released “Black & White” the eighth Pointer Sisters studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Studio 55” in Los Angeles, “Celebration Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Anita Pointer – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
June Pointer – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Ruth Pointer – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
Tim May – guitar
James Newton Howard – keyboards, synthesizers
John Barnes – keyboards, electric piano, acoustic piano
Ed Walsh – synthesizers
William Smith – organ
Mike Cotten – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
David Foster – keyboards, arrangements
Greg Phillinganes – electric piano
Danny Faragher – organ
Nathan Watts – bass
Mike Porcaro – bass
John Robinson – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas
Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
Gabe Veltri – recording
Piers Plaskitt – additional recording
Tim Dennen – engineer assistant
Stuart Furusho – engineer assistant
Bobby Gerber – engineer assistant
Bill Schnee – remix
Larry Emerine – mastering
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Michael Barackman – music coordinator
Kosh – art direction, design
Aaron Rapoport – photography
Trevor Lawrence – associate producer
David Foster – production assistant
Susan Epstein – production coordinator
Michael Solomon – production coordinator
Track listing:
Sweet Lover Man – Jerry Ragovoy, Len Roberts
Someday We’ll Be Together – Russ Ballard
Take My Heart, Take My Soul – Ken Gold, Mickey Denne
Slow Hand – Michael Clark, John Bettis
We’re Gonna Make It – David Foster, Mike Cotton, Anita Pointer, June Pointer
What a Surprise – Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Trevor Lawrence
Got to Find Love – David Lasley, Willie Wilcox
Fall in Love Again – Patrick Henderson, Wornell Jones
On June 30, 1981, “Warner Bros” label released “Breakin’ Away”, the fifth Al Jarreau album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Dawnbreaker Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jay Graydon. The album was certified Platinum in US by the RIAA.
Personnel:
Al Jarreau – lead and backing vocals, vocals and rhythm arrangements
Steve Lukather – electric guitar
Dean Parks – electric guitar
Jay Graydon – electric guitar, synthesizer programming, vocals and rhythm arrangements
On November 15, 1974, “Apple” label released “Goodnight Vienna”, the fourth Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded in August 1974, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Ringo Starr – lead vocals, drums, percussion
John Lennon – piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
In April 1981, “Elektra” label released “Tender Togetherness”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It was recorded February – April 1981, at “Indigo Ranch” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Larry Dunn.
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Philip Bailey – lead and backing vocals, percussion
Roland Bautista – guitars
Eduardo del Barrio – piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes
Denzil Miller – piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, arrangements, vocal arrangements
Jeff Johnson – synthesizer
Tom Pigott Smith – synthesizer
Nathan East – bass guitar, electric guitar
Byron Miller – bass guitar
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – drums, arranger
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Steven Dunn – percussion, drums, Moog bass, arranger
Fred White – percussion, drums
Ralph Johnson – percussion
Marlena Jeter – vocals
Dianne Reeves – vocals
Gwen Matthews – vocals
Lynn Davis – vocals, vocal arrangements
Don Myrick – alto saxophone
Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone
Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
Mike Harris – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn
David Duke – French horn
Sidney Muldrow – French horn
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – bass trombone
Louis Satterfield – trombone
Roland Bautista – arrangements
George del Barrio – conductor, string arrangements
Rahmlee Michael Davis – horn arrangements
Eduardo del Barrio – arrangements
Larry Dunn – arranger, vocal arrangements
Mike Harris – horn arrangements
Don Myrick – horn arrangements
Louis Satterfield – horn arrangements
Track listing:
Hermanos – Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn
I’ll Give You My Love – Roland Bautista, Cavanaugh, Larry Dunn, Stanley Turrentine
Tamarac – Larry Dunn, Steven Dunn
After the Love Has Gone – Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon
Cherubim – Larry Dunn
Only You and Me – Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Roxanne Seeman
World Chimes – Larry Dunn
Pure Love – Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr., Stanley Turrentine
Havin Fun with Mr. T – Chandler, Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller, Byron Miller
On April 15, 1982, “Columbia” label released “Lite Me Up”, the 28th Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “George Massenburg Studio” in Los Angeles, “El Dorado Studios” in Hollywood, “Garden Rake Studios”, and was produced by Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon and Narada Michael Walden.
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