: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
RICHARD MARX / RUSH STREET
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR : SUSANNE MARIE EDGREN FOR HUMBLE HEART MUSIC
● JIMMY CLIFF - BASS
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX & STEVE LUKATHER
● TERRY BOZIO - DRUMS
SONG TRACKS :
ON DRUMS
RECORDED AT :
● PAUL WARREN - GUITARS
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
THE LADIES OF "HOOTERVILLE" :
A&M STUDIOS, L.A.
● MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITARS & SOLO
● MARCUS MILLER - BASS
LION SHARE STUDIOS, L.A.
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
● BRUCE GAITSH - GUITARS
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
1. PLAYING WITH FIRE
● 4:28 TERRY BOZZIO
RIGHT TRACK STUDIOS, L.A.
● RICHARD MARX - VOCALS, PIANO
13. CHAINS AROUND MY HEART
● TAMARA CHAMPLIN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● DALBELLO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● LEE THORNBERG - TROMBONE
2. LOVE UNEMOTIONAL
● 5:06 JONATHAN (SUGAR FOOT) MOFFETT
SUNSET SOUND STUDIOS, L.A.
● RANDY JACKSON - BASS
● STEVE GROVE - SAXOPHONE
HORN ARRANGEMENT : INSPIRED BY JERRY HEY
3. KEEP COMING BACK
● 6:51 JONATHAN (SUGAR FOOT) MOFFETT
FRANTIC STUDIO, L.A.
● STEVE LUKATHER - GUITARS
● JANET GARDNER - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
4. TAKE THIS HEART
● 4:10 JONATHAN (SUGAR FOOT) MOFFETT
WESTLAKE STUDIOS, L.A.
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX / LYRICS BY : FEE WAYBILL
● BILLY JOEL - PIANO
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
7. CALLING YOU
● LUTHER VANDROSS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
5. HAZARD
● 5:17
● JONATHAN MOFFETT - DRUMS
CAPITOL STUDIOS, L.A.
● RICHARD MARX - VOCALS
● DALBELLO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
6. HANDS IN YOUR POCKET
● 3:55 JEFF
BILL CHAMPLIN STUDIO, L.A.
ENGINEERED BY : PETER DOELL
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
● TAMARA CHAMPLIN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
3. KEEP COMING BACK
7. CALLING YOU
● 4:42 JEFF
VILLAGE RECORDERS, L.A.
MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX & BRUCE GAITSCH / LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
8. SUPERSTAR
● 4:41 JEFF
ELUMBA STUDIOS, L.A.
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
● STEVE LUKATHER - GUITARS, GUITAR SOLO
ENGINEERED BY : PETER DOELL
9. RIDE WITH IDOL
● 3:42
CAN-AM STUDIOS, L.A.
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
ENGINEERED BY : PETER DOELL
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY : BILL DRESCHER
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX & BRUCE GAITSCH / LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
10. STREETS OF PAIN
● 5:10 TOMMY LEE
THE ENTERPRISE, L.A.
● JIMMY CLIFF - BASS
MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
11. I GET NO SLEEP
● 3:44 TERRY BOZZIO
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS :
● BRUCE GAITSH - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX & BRUCE GAITSH
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
● BRUCE GAITSH - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
12. BIG BOY NOW
● 5:38 MIKE BAIRD
MICHAEL DOUGLASS, LOLLY GRODNER, BRYANT ARNETT, TOM NELLEN, KEVIN REEVES, CHARLIE PAAKKARI, MARK HAGEN,
● MICHAEL LANDAU - ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC GUITARS & SOLO
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
● JONATHAN MOFFETT - DRUMS
13. CHAINS AROUND MY HEART
● 5:41 JEFF
MARK STEBBEDS, BRAD ALDRIDGE, RANDY WINE, JESSE KANNER, LESLIE ANN JONES, RICK CAUGHRON,
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
● LELAND SKLAR - BASS
● JIMMY CLIFF - BASS
● CHRIS TRUJILLO - PERCUSSION
14. YOUR WORLD
● 5:53 TERRY BOZZIO
MUSICIANS :
MASTERED AT CAPITOL STUDIOS BY : WALLY TRAUGOTT
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
8. SUPERSTAR
● NATHAN "MAAAAN!" EAST - BASS
● GREG PHILLINGANES - FENDER RHODES
THANKS TO :
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX & STEVE LUKATHER
● TOMMY LEE - DRUMS
● BILL CHAMPLIN - HAMMOND B3
● MICHAEL "DELICIOUS SEXY TRIP" LANDAU - GUITAR & SOLO
● STEVE GROVE - SAXOPHONE
BOBBY COLOMBY, BRUCE LUNDVALL, ALLEN KOVAC AND ALL AT LEFT BANK, TO MY NEW FRIENDS AT CAPITOL, JIM FIFIELD,
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
9. RIDE WITH IDOL (BONUS TRACK FOR JAPAN ONLY)
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
● MICHAEL "NO WAY" EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
● RICHARD MARX - VOCALS
JOE SMITH, DEAN CAMERON, HELMUT FEST, RUPERT PERRY, DAVID STOCKLEY, JEAN FRANCOIS CECILLON, ALEXIS ROTELLI,
ALL MY FRIENDS IN INTERNATIONAL, GARY GILBERT, BERNIE GUDVI AND ALL AT GUDVI AND CHAPNICK, AL SILFEN, ELLIOT GROFFMAN,
ENGINEERED BY : BILL DRESCHER
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX / LYRICS BY : FEE WAYBILL
ENGINEERING BY : BILL DRESCHER & RAY BLAIR
● CHRIS "DAD" TRUJILLO - PERCUSSION
● LUTHER VANDROSS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
BRUCE GAITSCH, WHO I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON; FEE WAYBILL, A BRILLIANT TALENT WHO NEVER MISSED A DAY;
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
● RICHARD MARX - VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, ACOUSTIC PIANO, FENDER RHODES
14. YOUR WORLD
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
AND STEVE LUKATHER, A MAN WHO KNOWS NOBOUNDS, BE IT IN MUSIC OR CRUDENESS. "YOU CATS ARESUCHA DELIGHT!"
MY THANKS TO MIKE LANDAU FOR ALL OF HIS MUSICAL AND HUMOROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE YEARS.
● CHRIS TRUJILLO - PERCUSSION
MIKE EGIZI : THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS ALBUM, AND FOR BEING A GREAT CHEERLEADER.
RICHARD MARX / RUSH STREET
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
MORE BIG THANKS TO MY GREAT ROAD CREW WHO WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF FOR 30 MONTHS;
MY BROTHERS IN THE BAND WHO MAKE TOURING A GREAT EXPERIENCE; AND TO OUR LEADER, CHARLIE WRIGHT.
ALL MY LOVE TO CYNTHIA.
THIS WAS THE BEST TIME I'VE EVER HAD IN THE STUDIO THANKS TO ALL THE RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED MUSICIANS WHO PLAYED
ON THIS RECORD.
THIS ALBUM IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY SON, BRANDON ; AND MY LATE GRANDMOTHER, LOIS FOR THEIR INSPIRATION.
AS BILLY JOEL ONCE WROTE, "LIFE IS A SERIES OF HELLOS AND GOODBYES".
ART DIRECTION : LARRY VIGON
DESIGN : LARRY VIGON & BRIAN JACKSON
PHOTOGRAPHY : NELS ISRAELSON
SALES DATE : 1991.
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PRODUCED BY : RICHARD MARX
● RANDY JACKSON - BASS
● MATT WESTFIELD - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
SPECIAL THANKS TO BARRY WHITE AND THE INVENTOR OF THE TALKBOX
2. LOVE UNEMOTIONAL
LEAD VOCAL CO-PRODUCED BY : FEE WAYBILL
PAUL SCHINDLER, ALAN GRUBMAN, DON ENGEL, THE ENTIRE PROMOTION STAFF OF EMI FOR 3 YEARS OF KICKING ASS, KEVIN COY,
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX, BRUCE GAITSH & MICHAEL LANDAU
● TERRY BOZIO - DRUMS
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX , BRUCE GAITSCH & FEE WAYBILL
MIXED BY : MICK GUZAUSKI
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITARS & SOLO
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
● RANDY JACKSON - BASS
● STEVE LUKATHER - GUITARS, GUITAR SOLO
DISCOGRAPHY
CREDITS :
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX / LYRICS BY : FEE WAYBILL
ENGINEERED BY : BILL DRESCHER
MIXED BY : BRIAN MALOUF
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
● MAIKE BAIRD - DRUMS
● CINDY MIZELLE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
12. BIG BOY NOW
● CHERYL LYNN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
LEAD VOCAL CO-PRODUCED BY : FEE WAYBILL
BILLY JOEL RECORDED BY : DAVE WITTMAN AT RIGHT TRACK STUDIOS IN NEW YORK
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX & STEVE LUKATHER
● TERRY BOZIO - DRUMS
● FEE WAYBILL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● JON CLARKE - DRUM MACHINE PROGRAMMED
● RICHARD PAGE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● STEVE GEORGE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● PAUL WARREN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● DALBELLO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● TAMARA CHAMPLIN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● MIKE EGIZI - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● JIM CLIFF - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● FEE WAYBILL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● BRANDY ROSENBERG - BACKGROUND VOCALS
1. PLAYING WITH FIRE
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX & STEVE LUKATHER / LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
● RUTH MARX - BACKGROUND VOCALS
11. I GET NO SLEEP
LAVANT "VAN GOGH" COPPOCK, RICK NORMAN & PAT MAcDOUGALL
CUSTOM DRUMS AND TWEAKAGE BY : ROSS GARFIELD & DRUM DOCTORS
MUSIC BY : RICHARD MARX / LYRICS BY : FEE WAYBILL
● BRUCE GAITSH - GUITARS
● BRUCE GAITSH - GUITARS, GUITAR SOLO
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS & PROGRAMMING
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
● KIM BULLARD - KEYBOARDS
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
6. HANDS IN YOUR POCKET
● BRUCE GAITSH - GUITARS
MIXED BY : BRIAN MALOUF
ENGINEERED BY : BILL DRESCHER
MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
● RICHARD MARX - VOCALS
5. HAZARD
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
4. TAKE THIS HEART
TAYLOR MICHAELS, MOM AND DAD, THE RHODES GANG, BILL DREACHER, PETER DOELL, ROSS GARFIELD, RAY BLAIR, DUANE GUILDOO,
● NO CREDIT
10. STREETS OF PAIN
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX & JEFFREY PORCARO
MUSIC & LYRICS BY : RICHARD MARX
SUSANNE MARIE EDGREN, COLIN JAMES, TOMMY LEE, LUTHER VANDROSS,
AND ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO BE A SONGWRITTER : BILLY JOEL.
BIG THANKS TO MY CO-WRITERS :
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY : BILL DRESCHER
● MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITARS & ARRANGED
● BRUCE GAITSH - GUITARS
● CHRIS TRUJILLO - PERCUSSION
● MICHAEL EGIZI - KEYBOARDS
● MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITARS & SOLO
ARRANGED BY : RICHARD MARX
● JONATHAN "SUGARFOOT" MOFFETT - DRUMS
● RICHARD MARX - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
