: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
BILL MEYERS / THE COLOR OF THE TRUTH
ON DRUMS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS : JEFFREY WEBER & TOM SASSA
RHYTHM TRACK RECORDED BY : PAUL BROWN AT AMIGO STUDIOS & MARK ETTLE AT OCEANWAY STUDIOS
● BOB PETERSON - VIOLIN
1. STYLE
● 4:08 JONATHAN MOFFAT
SONG TRACKS :
● BILL MEYERS - ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
BILL MEYERS / THE COLOR OF THE TRUTH
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY : BILL MEYERS
● SID PAGE - VIOLIN
● MIKE FISHER - PERCUSSION
6. FANFARE
a
● JIMBO ROSS -- VIOLA
● DIMITRE LEIVINCI - VIOLIN
OVERDUBS RECORDED BY : PAUL KLINGBERG AT IGNITED PRODUCTIONS
● PETER KENT - VIOLIN
3. I'M STILL STANDING
● 5:23 JEFF
STRINGS & ACOUSTIC PIANO RECORDED BY : RIK PEKKONEN AT OCEANWAY
● BECKY BARR - VIOLIN
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS & JAKKO JAKSZYK
4.THE SOUNDS OF RHYTHM
● 2:32
ALL TRACKS MIXED BY : BILL SCHNEE AT OCEANWAY
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
5. PERFECT CRIME
● 4:26 JEFF
ALBUM MASTERED BY : BERNIE GRUNDMAN AT BERNIE GRUNDMAN MASTERING
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
● MIKE LANDAU - GUITAR
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● (OCTAPAD) JONATHAN MOFFAT - DRUMS
6. FANFARE
● 3:24 VINNIE COLAIUTA
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING : FLETCHER DOBROCKE & GARTH RICHARDSON
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● MIKE LANDAU - GUITAR
7. JUST SAY THE WORD
● 4:28 JEFF
SECOND ENGINEERS : MIKE SCOTT, BILL KENNEDY, JEFF WELCH, STEVE HOLROYD & DAN BOSWORTH
● MIKE FISHER - PERCUSSION
● KEVIN McCOURT - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● VINNIE COLAIUTA - DRUMS
● MIKE FISHER - PERCUSSION
8. SAY WHAT YOU MEAN
● 4:11 JEFF
LEAD VOCALS PRODUCED BY : JON LIND
● GLEN BURTNICK - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● JAKKO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
4. THE SOUNDS OF RHYTHM
● SALLY DWORSKY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
● MIKE LANDAU - GUITAR
9. HALFWAY THERE
● 4:34 JONATHAN MOFFAT
PROJECT COORDINATOR : SUZIE KATAYAMA
● KEVIN RALEIGH - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● BRANDON FIELDS - SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
10. FROM A DISTANCE
● 2:50
MUSICIANS :
VOCAL COACHING : DONALD EAHOLTZ
● REGGIE BURRELL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
9. HALFWAY THERE
● BRUCE DUKOV - VIOLIN & CONCERT MASTER
● KEVIN McCOURT - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ASSISTANT TO PRODUCER : BOB DASPIT
● SID PAGE - VIOLIN
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS
● SALLY DWORSKY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
1. STYLE
LEGAL REPRESENTATION : JILL BERLINER (MITCHELL, SILBERBERG & KNUPP)
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS & KEVIN McCOURT
● BOB PETERSON - VIOLIN
STEVE CROES : SYNTHCLAVIER PROGRAMMING
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS, GLEN BURTNICK & KEVIN RALEIGH
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● PATRICIA JOHNSON - VIOLIN
● SNARE DRUM - SHOTGUN AND WHIP
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS & GLEN BURTNICK
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY : WIDE WORLD PHOTOS, ERNIE NAGAMATSU, MARYBETH KELLY & LINDA COBB
● RICK GERDING -- VIOLA
● MICHAEL PORCARO - BASS
● JAKKO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
STRING SECTION :
● "TSAN" RHYTHM PART - LITTLE CHINESE GIRL
● DAVID LASLEY - VOCALS
COVER CONCEPT : BILL MEYERS & MARYBETH KELLY
● MIKE FISHER - PERCUSSION
● SUZIE KATAYAMA - CELLI (ORCHESTRA MANAGER)
● MIKE LANDAU - GUITAR & SOLO
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
● HIGH SEQUENCE - NAIL FILE
● SALLY DWORSKY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ART DIRECTION : LINDA COBB
● GLEN BURTNICK - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● DAN SMITH - CELLI
● STEVE CROSS - SAMPLES RECORDED FOR OPENING MONTAGE
WHEN AN ARTIST RECORDS AN ALBUM, HE MAKES A JOURNEY TOWARD IT'S COMPLETION.
● KEVIN RALEIGH - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● KEVIN McCOURT - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ERNIE EHRHARDT - CELLI
8. SAY WHAT YOU MEAN
● JEFF RONA - SAMPLES RECORDED FOR MAIN SEQUENCE
THE INSTRUMENTS USE IN THIS SONG WERE SAMPLES OF REAL WORLD SOURCES :
THE PROJECT EVOLVES AS IT PROGRESSES -- ON ONE OF MANY POSSIBLE ROUTES.
● REGGIE BURRELL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
THOUGH THIS ALBUM TOOK A LONGER PATH, IT HAS ALLOWED ME THE TIME TO FURTHER
● SHELDON REYNOLDS - BACKGROUND CHOIR
● KICK DRUM - BASKETBALL BOUNCING
APPRECIATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE INVOLVED.
● SALLY DWORSKY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
- BILL MEYERS
● DAVID LASLEY - BACKGROUND CHOIR
MY DEEPEST THANKS TO :
● PHILLIP PERRY - BACKGROUND CHOIR
MY FAMILY, TOM SASSA, JEFFREY WEBER, DAN HAGEDORN, GLEN BURTNICK, JON LIND, SUZIE KATAYAMA, KEVIN McCOURT,
● LILLIAN PERRY - BACKGROUND CHOIR
10. FROM A DISTANCE
MARYBETH KELLY, JERRY WOLF, MAURICE WHITE, PHILLIP BAILEY, JILL BERLINER AND THE GREAT MUSICIANS AND ENGINEERS.
THANKS TO : D.J.'S MUSIC, TASCAM INC., KORG INC. AND B.A.S.E. SYSTEMS (JOHN BEDINI AND ERIC FISHMAN).
SALES DATE : 1990.
● PATRICIA JOHNSON - VIOLIN
● JON LIND - BACKGROUND VOCALS
3. I'M STILL STANDING
2. THE COLOR OF THE TRUTH
JEFF RONA : ALL SONGS PROGRAMMING
● 4:24 VINNIE COLAIUTA
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● PETER KENT - VIOLIN
● HI-HAT - HYDROGEN TANK
● DAVID ENGERT - HARMONICA
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
ERIC PERSING : PROGRAMMING ON "STYLE", "PERFECT CRIME", "HALFWAY THERE" & "SAY WHAT YOU MEAN"
PHOTO OF BILL MEYERS BY : MARK EDIE
● BECKY BARR - VIOLIN
● SALLY DWORSKY - A DUET FEATURING
● MAIN BASS - VOICE BLOWN THROUGH PIPE
● A. VERILL LEECH - SPOKEN WORD
● (OCTAPAD) JONATHAN MOFFAT - DRUMS
● MICHEAL RHODES - BASS
● DIMITRE LEIVINCI - VIOLIN
● MIKE LANDAU - GUITAR
● JIMBO ROSS -- VIOLA
● PICKED BASS & GUITAR - PVC PIPE & RUBBER BAND
● LILLIAN PERRY - VOCALS
● PHILLIP PERRY - VOCALS
MUSIC : BILL MEYERS
● ELECTRIC PIANO - MKS 20 SAMPLE
● MISCELLANEOUS PERCUSSION - HAMMERS & 2X4'S
● MENDI SEGAL - CELEBRITY VOICES
● MAURICE WHITE - BACKGROUND VOCALS (CHORUS)
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS & BUNNY HULL
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● BRUCE DUKOV - VIOLIN & CONCERT MASTER
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
● MIKE LANDAU - GUITAR
● VINNIE COLAIUTA - DRUMS
STRING SECTION :
MUSIC : BILL MEYERS
● BILL MEYERS - ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● GLEN BURTNICK - GUITAR
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS & GLEN BURTNICK
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● SYNTH. PADS - VOICES & WINE GLASSES
5. PERFECT CRIME
● TOMS - INDUSTRIAL NOISES
MUSIC & LYRICS : BILL MEYERS & KEVIN McCOURT
● BILL MEYERS - LEAD VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ALL KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SEQUENCING
● BARBARA GOODSON - CELEBRITY VOICES
2. THE COLOR OF THE TRUTH
● BOB BERGAN - CELEBRITY VOICES
● ERNIE EHRHARDT - CELLI
CREDITS :
7. JUST SAY THE WORD
● DAN SMITH - CELLI
● HITS - ORCHESTRA
● PHILLIP BAILEY - BACKGROUND VOCALS (CHORUS)
● STEPHANIE SPRUILL - BACKGROUND VOCALS (B SECTION)
● SUZIE KATAYAMA - CELLI (ORCHESTRA MANAGER)
● RICK GERDING -- VIOLA
