AOR Light Mellow: BMG Edition

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Single, Solo
producer:
Phil Galdston
recording of:
Single, Solo
writer:
Phil Galdston and Robert Kraft
publisher:
Kazzoom Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Melody and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Robert Kraft?:??
2If You Believe
producer:
Jerry Fuller
bass guitar and background vocals:
Joseph Chemay
drums (drum set):
Steve Turner (Country music studio drummer)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Balde Silva
guitar:
Billy Joe Walker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
produced for:
Moonchild Productions
recording of:
If You Believe
lyricist and composer:
Balde Silva
publisher:
Bomass Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Toby Beau?:??
3Waiting for a Star to Fall
drum machine programming:
George Merrill
producer:
Arif Mardin
assistant mixer:
Jim Dineen
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
alto saxophone:
Andy Snitzer
bass guitar, piano and synthesizer:
George Merrill
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser and Michael Jochum
guitar:
John Goux
synthesizer [Crowning touch]:
Joe Mardin
additional vocals:
Susan Boyd
vocals:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1988)
mixed at:
The Grey Room in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Waiting for a Star to Fall
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Boy Meets Girl Music (from 1987 to present) and Irving Music (BMI) (from 1987 to present)
Boy Meets Girl3.25?:??
4Broken Wings
recording of:
Broken Wings
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Mr. Mister5?:??
5Lazy Nina
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
synthesizer programming:
Michael Boddicker
additional engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer) and John Vigran
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
handclaps:
Howard Dresden, Shyra Mason, Greg Phillinganes and Cherron Taylor‐Phillinganes
keyboard and lead vocals:
Greg Phillinganes
additional background vocals:
Gwen Matthews, Maxi Anderson (70s US funk/soul artist Maxi Anderson) and Darryl Phinnessee
background vocals:
Phillip Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
arranger:
Donald Fagen and Greg Phillinganes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, United States
recording of:
Lazy Nina
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
publisher:
Freejunket Music and 日音 Synch事業部
Greg Phillinganes?:??
6When You Smiled at Me
recording of:
When You Smiled at Me
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
Michael Franks?:??
7I Wanna Be Where You Are
assistant engineer:
Tom Bush
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Galen Senogles
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
flute:
Leo Worth Potts, Michael P. Carnahan and Tom Saviano
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and David Spinozza
keyboard:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Claudia Cagan, Wendy Haas, Brie Howard and Gail Kantor
background vocals and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
woodwind arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1977)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Where You Are
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Melissa Manchester4?:??
8Cool Night
producer:
Paul Davis (American singer) and Ed Seay
vocals:
Paul Davis (American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, United States
recording of:
Cool Night
lyricist and composer:
Paul Davis (American singer)
publisher:
Paul and Jonathan Songs, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Web IV Music Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Paul Davis5?:??
9All Out of Love
producer:
Robie Porter
assistant mixer:
Linda Corbin
mixer:
Jim Hilton
bass guitar:
Criston Barker
drums (drum set):
Ralph Cooper (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
David Moyse
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
keyboard:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Sam McNally
background vocals:
Criston Barker and David Moyse
lead vocals:
Russell Hitchcock
vocals:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
arranger:
Air Supply and Robie Porter
orchestrator:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Robie Porter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Paradise Studios (Sydney) in Sydney and Studios 301 (Byron Bay) in Byron Bay
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 290)
recording of:
All Out of Love
writer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Graham Russell (Air Supply)
publisher:
DJDMP, Inc., Nottsongs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Air Supply4.45?:??
10Take a Little Love
recording of:
Take a Little Love
writer:
Evie Sands and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Koppelman Family Music, R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Evie Sands?:??
11It Only Hurts When I Breathe
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Rick Clifford
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Lewis (producer/engineer/guitarist)
producer:
Dennis Lambert
bass guitar:
Rusty Buchanan
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Friesen (drummer)
guitar:
Peter Beckett (lead singer of Player) and Miles Joseph
lead vocals:
Peter Beckett (lead singer of Player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1982)
produced for:
Tuneworks Records
recorded at and mixed at:
Jennifudy Studios in North Hollywood, United States
recording of:
It Only Hurts When I Breathe
writer:
Peter Beckett (lead singer of Player) and Dennis Lambert
publisher:
Tuneworks Music Co. (ended), Big Stick Music, Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Player?:??
12Take It to the Limit
cover recording of:
Take It to the Limit
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Randy Meisner
publisher:
Cass County Music, Nebraska Music, Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Frank Weber?:??
13Nothin’ You Can Do About It
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
David Hungate
guitar:
Jay Graydon
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist), Charles Loper (American trombonist) and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey and Steve Madaio
background vocals:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tommy Funderburk and Jay Graydon
lead vocals:
Tommy Funderburk and Jay Graydon
brass [horns] arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, United States
recording of:
Nothin’ You Can Do About It
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Jay Graydon and Steve Kipner
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Foster Frees Music Inc., Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI) and Stephen A. Kipner Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 大洋音楽, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Airplay?:??
14I Won’t Change
recording of:
I Won’t Change
writer:
Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo
publisher:
Chardax Music and George Tobin Music Inc. (publisher)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽
John Valenti?:??
15Let the Love On Through
producer:
Clayton Ivey (American producer, pianist, keyboardist and composer) and Terry Woodford (American songwriter, producer, music publisher, recording engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lonnie “Butch” Ledford
congas:
Wayne Chaney
drums (drum set):
Jim “Be‐Bop” Evans (drummer)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Guy Higginbotham
guitar:
Dennis Clifton and Steve “Wichita” Gooch (guitarist for Funky Communication Committee)
keyboard:
J.B. Christman and Clayton Ivey (American producer, pianist, keyboardist and composer)
percussion:
Wayne Chaney and Jim “Be‐Bop” Evans (drummer)
vocals:
Wayne Chaney, J.B. Christman, Dennis Clifton and Steve “Wichita” Gooch (guitarist for Funky Communication Committee)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
produced for:
Wishbone, Inc.
recording of:
Let the Love On Through
writer:
Dennis Clifton and John F. Ingram (songwriter?)
publisher:
Alan Cartee Music, Song Tailors Music Co. and Universal Music Careers
FCC?:??
16Georgy Porgy (remixed version)
cover recording of:
Georgy Porgy
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
is based on:
Georgie Porgie (nursery rhyme)
Charme?:??
17Boats Against the Current
recording of:
Boats Against the Current
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1977 to ????)
Eric Carmen?:??

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part of:Light Mellow (order: 4)