: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
LIONEL RICHIE / LOUDER THAN WORDS
● JOHN DICKSON - FRENCH HORN
● OSCAR BRASHEAR - TRUMPET
3, 8, 10. PRODUCED BY : JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS FOR FLYTE TYME PRODUCTIONS, INC.
● TONY SMITH - PROGRAMMING
MIXED BY : STEVE HODGE
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● BABY FACE - DRUM PROGRAMMING & KEYBOARDS
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH BASS & KEYBOARDS
SONG TRACKS :
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
5. CHANGE
ON DRUMS
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
4. PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID FOSTER
LIONEL RICHIE / LOUDER THAN WORDS
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
● BRUCE DUKOV - VIOLIN SOLO
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH BASS & KEYBOARDS
● CHRISTOPHER DAVE - DRUMS
WRITTEN BY : JAMES HARRIS Ⅲ, TERRY LEWIS, LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES WRIGHT
PRODUCED BY : JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS FOR FLYTE TYME PRODUCTIONS, INC.
HORN ARRANGED, ADDITIONAL STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● RICKY LAWSON - DRUMS
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
MIXED AT
● LIONEL RICHIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
14. CLIMBING
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
● GREG PHILLINGANES - KEYBOARDS
● MIKE SCOTT - GUITAR
● DANIEL HIGGINS - SAXOPHONE
● GREG PHILLINGANES - KEYBOARDS
3. I WANNA TAKE YOU DOWN
● 4:59 ALEX RICHBOURG (PROGRAMMING)
4. CAN' T GET OVER YOU
● 4:32 LLOYD TOLBERT (PROGRAMMING)
CONWAY RECORDING STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
● SEKOU BUNCH - BASS
CO-PRODUCED BY : BIG JIMMY WRIGHT FOR FLYTE TYME PRODUCTIONS, INC.
ENGINEERED BY : STEVE HODGE & JEFF TAYLOR
● MARILYN JOHNSON - FRENCH HORN
● DANIEL FORNERO - TRUMPET
● GEORGE BOHANON - TROMBONE
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
● PHILLIP INGRAM - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
6. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
THE RECORD PLANT RECORDING STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH BASS & KEYBOARDS
● JOHN BARNES - SYNTHESIZERS
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
● DONALD WALDROP - TUBA
● BRANDON FIELDS - SAXOPHONE
● ANDREW MARTIN - TROMBONE
● SEKOU BUNCH - BASS
● JERRY HEY - TRUMPET
FLYTE TYME STUDIOS, EDINA, MN.
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
● CHARLES DAVIS - TRUMPET
● BRAD WARNAAR - FRENCH HORN
MIXED BY : STEVE HODGE
● BRAD WARNAAR - FRENCH HORN
7. ORDINARY GIRL
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
● LIONEL RICHIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
RECORDED AT
● DEAN PARKS - GUITAR
● WARREN LEUNING - TRUMPET
● LIONEL RICHIE - TENOR SAXOPHONE SOLO KEYBOARDS
● PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION
● JEFF TAYLOR - DRUM PROGRAMMING
● STEVE PORCARO - SYNTHESIZERS
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
2. STILL IN LOVE
ENCORE STUDIOS, BURBANK, CA.
THE RECORD PLANT RECORDING STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
CONWAY RECORDING STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
FLYTE TYME STUDIOS, EDINA, MN.
● TIMOTHY MAY - GUITAR
● BRIAN O'CONNOR - FRENCH HORN
● JOHN BARNES - SYNTHESIZERS
OCEAN WAY RECORDING, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
● JIMMY JAM - ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTALS PERFORMED
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
● GEORGE BOHANON - FRENCH HORN
13. WHAT DO THEY KNOW
● SIMON FRANGLEN - SYNTHESIZERS
● TONY SMITH - PROGRAMMING
● MIKE SCOTT - GUITAR
HORNS :
● GARY GRANT - TRUMPET
● BIG JIMMY WRIGHT - KEYBOARDS
ENGINEERED BY : BARNEY PERKINS, CLAVIN HARRIS & MILTON CHAN
● MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITAR
● DAVID DUKE - FRENCH HORN
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
● OSCAR BRASHEAR - TRUMPET
● JOHN BARNES - SYNTHESIZERS
HORNS :
● DANIEL HIGGINS - SAXOPHONE
● JOHN BARNES - SYNTHESIZERS
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
WARNER BROS. SCORING, BURBANK, CA.
● TERRY LEWIS - ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTALS PERFORMED
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH BASS & KEYBOARDS
A&M STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
● TONY HIGHTOWER - BACKGROUND VOCALS
CAPITOL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
● SUE ANN CARWELL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
12. LOVERS AT FIRST SIGHT
● RONALD JACKSON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
SPEEDING BULLET SOUND, LOS ANGELES, CA.
● BIG JIMMY WRIGHT - KEYBOARDS
● JIMMY JAM - ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTALS PERFORMED
● SAMMY CRUMBLEY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
COCHRANE RECORDING, STUDIO CITY, CA.
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING & KEYBOARDS
● JASON SYLVAIN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
4. CAN' T GET OVER YOU
● DEAN PARKS - GUITAR
THE TRACKEN PLACE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA.
● RANDY JACKSON - BASS
● TERRY LEWIS - ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTALS PERFORMED
● KIM HUTCHCROFT - SAXOPHONE
● TIMOTHY MAY - GUITAR
HIT FACTORY, NEW YORK, NY.
● WILLIAM REICHENBACH - TROMBONE
● GREG PHILLINGANES - KEYBOARDS
● BRANDON FIELDS - SAXOPHONE
● LIONEL RICHIE - ALL VOCALS
11. NOW YOU' RE GONE
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL - KEYBOARDS
THE MANOR, SHERMAN OAKS, CA.
● MARLA WINSTON - SPOKEN FRENCH
● GARY GRANT - TRUMPET
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS :
● SIMON FRANGLEN - SYNTHESIZERS
● JOHN BARNES - SYNTHESIZERS
DOUG MICHAEL, PATRICK KARAMIAN, DAVID BETANCOURT, MILTON CHAN, KENNY OCHOA, JEFF TAYLOR, BILL LEONARD, MIKE RETTER,
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING & KEYBOARDS
BACKGROUND VOCALS ARRANGED BY : MARVA KING
ENGINEERED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS & FRED LAW
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
● TOMMY MORGAN - HARMONICA
● PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION
CRAIG BROCK, PIERRE MONROE, DARREL ANTHONY BROWNING, JENNIFER MONNAR, JIM
CHAMPAGNE, RAIL ROGUT,
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● LLOYD TOLBERT - DRUM PROGRAMMING & KEYBOARDS
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR : IVY SKOFF
ENGINEERED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS & MILTON CHAN
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
● JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL - KEYBOARDS
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
PHOTOGRAPHY : ALAN SILFEN
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
ART DIRECTION & DESIGN : JOHN COULTER & ALAN SILFEN
HORN & RHYTHM ARRANGEMENT BY : DAVID COCHRANE
● PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION
ENGINEERED BY : STEVE HODGE & JEFF TAYLOR
MANAGEMENT : FREDDY DeMANN/THE DeMANN ENTERTAINMENT CO.
SALES DATE : 1996.
● LIONEL RICHIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MIXED BY : STEVE HODGE
● ALEX RICHBOURG - DRUM PROGRAMMING
● ARNOLD McCULLER - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● PHILLIP INGRAM - BACKGROUND VOCALS
a
1. PIECE OF LOVE
● 4:02 LLOYD TOLBERT (PROGRAMMING)
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13. PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● MICHAEL FISHER - PERCUSSION
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JEREMY LUBBOCK
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION
ENGINEERED BY : STEVE HODGE & JEFF TAYLOR
RHYTHM ARRANGEMENT BY : LLOYD TOLBERT
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
8. SAY I DO
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
● ROBERT PALMER - GUITAR
BACKGROUND VOCALS ARRANGED BY : MARVA KING
DISCOGRAPHY
CREDITS :
● RANDY JACKSON - BASS
● DEAN PARKS - GUITAR
● CLAUDE GAUDETTE - SYNTHESIZERS
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
● STEVE LUKATHER - GUITAR
● LIONEL RICHIE - ACOUSTIC PIANO & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● DAVID PAICH - KEYBOARDS &
● STEVE PORCARO - SYNTHESIZERS & PROGRAMMING
● BILL ROSS - SYNTHESIZERS
13. WHAT DO THEY KNOW
● 3:49 CARLOS VEGA
14. CLIMBING
● 6:26 JEFF
MUSICIANS :
ENGINEERED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS, MILTON CHAN & FRAD LAW
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● CARLOS VEGA - DRUMS
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● OMAR HAKIM - DRUMS
WRITTEN BY : JAMES HARRIS Ⅲ, TERRY LEWIS & LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS FOR FLYTE TYME PRODUCTIONS, INC.
● MARVA KING - BACKGROUND VOCALS
10. DON' T WANNA LOSE YOU
● ARNOLD McCULLER - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● LIONEL RICHIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & LLOYD TOLBERT
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
ENGINEERED BY : MILTON CHAN & FRED LAW
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
● RONALD JACKSON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● SAMMY CRUMBLEY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● JASON SYLVAIN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
9. PARADISE
● JOHN ROBINSON - DRUMS
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
● SIMON FRANGLEN - SYNTHESIZERS
● PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION
● LIONEL RICHIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● PETER GABRIEL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● AYUB - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ARNOLD McCULLER - BACKGROUND VOCALS
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & BABYFACE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
ENGINEERED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS & BRAD GILDEMAN
● DAVID COCHRANE - GUITAR, SYNTHESIZERS, SAXOPHONE, DRUM PROGRAMMING
RHYTHM ARRANGEMENT BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
1. PIECE OF LOVE
WRITTEN BY : MARVA KING, BOOKER T. JONES & JEFF BYRD
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
ENGINEERED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS & MILTON CHAN
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
● LIONEL RICHIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● DARREL BROWNING - TRUMPET
● GREG PHILLINGANES - ACOUSTIC PIANO
2. STILL IN LOVE
● 4:31 LLOYD TOLBERT (PROGRAMMING)
9. PARADISE
● 4:59 LLOYD TOLBERT (PROGRAMMING)
10. DON' T WANNA LOSE YOU
● 4:57 CHRISTOPHER DAVE
MIXED BY : HUMBERTO GATICA
RHYTHM ARRANGEMENT BY : DAVID PAICH & STEVE PORCARO
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
HORN ARRANGED, STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● OMAR HAKIM - DRUMS
● JIMMY JAM - ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTALS PERFORMED
● BIG JIMMY WRIGHT - KEYBOARDS
ENGINEERED BY : BARNEY PERKINS, HUMBERTO GATICA, CLAVIN HARRIS & JOHN JESSELI
MIXED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS
11. NOW YOU' RE GONE
● 5:40 OMAR HAKIM, LLOYD TOLBERT (PROGRAMMING)
12. LOVERS AT FIRST SIGHT
● 6:56 OMAR HAKIM
● DONALD WALDROP - TUBA
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● LIONEL RICHIE - KEYBOARDS & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● DJIVAN KASPARYAN - DOUDOUK
ENGINEERED BY : CLAVIN HARRIS & BARNEY PERKINS
● GREG PHILLINGANES - SYNTH BASS
● TERRY LEWIS - ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTALS PERFORMED
● MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
● TONY HIGHTOWER - BACKGROUND VOCALS
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY : JEREMY LUBBOCK
7. ORDINARY GIRL
● 4:59 JOHN ROBINSON, BABYFACE (PROGRAMMING)
8. SAY I DO
● 4:59 JEFF TAYLOR (PROGRAMMING)
ENGINEERED BY : HUMBERTO GATICA & DAVE REITZAS
ENGINEERED BY : BARNEY PERKINS, CLAVIN HARRIS & MILTON CHAN
● MIKE SCOTT - GUITAR
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
5. CHANGE
● 5:00 DAVID COCHRANE (PROGRAMMING)
6. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
● 4:32 RICKY LAWSON
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID FOSTER
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
GASTEN KAMAL GRAHAM, BILL SMITH, JIM NELSON, BILL KINSLEY, SEAN O'DWYER, MICHAEL DOUGLAS, ALEX REED, JOHN SREBALUS,
● LIONEL RICHIE - KEYBOARDS
3. I WANNA TAKE YOU DOWN
KEN VILLENVE, DRAKE AYEN, GREG PINO, JOHN NELSON
MASTERED BY : GUY COSTA AT QUADIM MASTERING STUDIOS, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA.
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID COCHRANE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
● SEKOU BUNCH - BASS
WRITTEN BY : JAMES HARRIS Ⅲ, TERRY LEWIS & LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS FOR FLYTE TYME PRODUCTIONS, INC.
WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE
PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL
