: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
PATTI LaBELLE / BE YOURSELF
WRITTEN BY : PRINCE & SHEENA EASTON
PRODUCED BY : PRINCE
RECORDED AT PAISLEY PARK STUDIO CHANHASSEN, MN.
2. PRODUCED BY : RAYMOND JONES & SAMI McKINNEY
ARRANGED BY : BURT BACHARACH
FRED McFARLANE - PROGRAMMING
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : SCOTT GOOTMAN & DAVID DILL
RECORDED AT KAJEM-VICTORY RECORDING STUDIO, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
SONG TRACKS :
ON DRUMS
4, 6. PRODUCED BY : PRINCE
SYNTHESIZER ARRANGEMENTS BY : NATHANIEL WILKIE
JIM SALAMONE - DRUM & SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING
RANDY KERBER - PIANO, MIDI DX7
KITTY BEETHOVEN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MIXED BY : FULL FORCE & TONY MASERATI
RECORDING ENGINEER : LARRY DeCARMINE
REMIX ENGINEER : BRIAN MALOUF
REMIXED AT THE GREY ROOM
ENGINEERED BY : CLARK GERMAIN
REN KLYCE - FAIRLIGHT CMI
RECORDING ENGINEER : TONY MASERATI
RECORDING ENGINEER : LARRY FERGUSSON
5. PRODUCED BY : FULL FORCE
CLAYTOVEN RICHARDS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
FULL FORCE IS PAUL ANTHONY, SHY SHY, B-FINE, CURT-TT, BOW LEGGED, LOU & BABY GERRY
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : JEFF CHESTEK
MIXED BY : LARRY FERGAUSSON AT ELUMBA RECORDING STUDIO, L.A., CA.
7. PRODUCED BY : NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
MELISA KARY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
8. I'M SCARED OF YOU
A FULL FORCE NOTE TO PATTI :
8. PRODUCED BY : ARAN ROY SCOTT & ALLAN DENNIS RICH
JACK FAITH - STRINGS & HORNS
DANN HAFF - GUITARS
JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL & REAL PERSON.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : DONNELL SULLIVAN
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR : ALISON JEFFERSON
10. PRODUCED BY : BURT BACHRACH & CAROLE BAYER SAGER
JAMES ELLISON - KEYBOARDS
MAY ALL THE POSITIVE & OPTIMISTIC THINGS IN LIFE FOREVER BE YOURS.
MASTERED BY STEVE HALL AT FUTURE DISC SYSTEMS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
JAMES HERBERT SMITH - GUITARS
PATTI LaBELLE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS
LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
WRITTEN BY : ALLAN DENNIS RICH & ALAN ROY SCOTT
PRODUCED BY : ALAN ROY SCOTT & ALLAN DENNIS RICH
RECORDED & MIXED AT TRAX RECORDING, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
WE LOVE YOU!
PATTI LaBELLE - LEAD & ALL BACKGROUND VOCALS
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR : BUDD ELLISON
ANNETTE HARDEMAN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
PHIL PERRY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ARRANGED BY : FULL FORCE
GERALD ALBRIGHT - SAXOPHONE
COORDINATING A&R DIRECTOR : CHERYL DICKERSON - PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME! I LOVE YOU.
PAULA HOLLOWAY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
JOE PIZULO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
FULL FORCE - ALL INSTREMENTS, BACKGROUND VOCALS
WRITTEN BY : PRINCE
PRODUCED BY : PRINCE
RECORDED AT SUNSET STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA.
LARRY ROBINSON - DRUM PROGRAMMING
DESIGN & ART DIRECTION : KOSH & AMY DAKOS
GABRIEL HOLLOWAY Jr. - BACKGROUND VOCALS
OREN WATERS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEER : MICHAEL J. McDONALD
PATTI'S VOCALS RECORDED AT KAJEM EAST RECORDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
LISA LISA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
RAYMOND JONES - KEYBOARDS
3. BE YOURSELF
PHOTOGRAPHY : CAROL FRIEDMAN
DEBORAH DUKES - BACKGROUND VOCALS
JULIA WATERS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEER : GENE LEONE
CHYRYL "PEPSII" RILEY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
6. LOVE 89
HAIR : NORMA HARRIS - GORDON WITH JAMES HARRIS
O.J. SMALLWOOD - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MAXINE WATERS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
TOM WALSH - DRUMS
RECORDING ENGINEER : SUSAN ROGERS
STYLIST : SHELLEY BROOMFIELD & ELLEN SILVERSTEIN
REVEREND FREDDIE WASHINGTON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
STEPHANIE SPRUILL- BACKGROUND VOCALS
11. I CAN FLY
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : COKE JOHNSON
WRITTEN BY : BUNNY HULL, THELMA HOUSTON & JEFF HULL
PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY : JAMES R. "BUDD" ELLISON
RECORDED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIO & RPM STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
MAKEUP : AL GRUNDY
THE MUSIC MINISTRY WORKSHOP CHOIR - BACKGROUND VOCALS
DOMINIC GENOVA - BASS
REMIXED BY : ALAN GREGORIE
JEWELRY : BARRY KIESELSTEIN-CORD
THE GABRIEL HARDEMAN DELEGATION - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MARK LEGGETT - GUITARS
REMIXED AT SOUNDWORKS, NEW YORK, NY.
MANAGEMENT : GALLIN MOREY ASSOCIATES
PATTI LaBELLE / BE YOURSELF
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
WRITTEN BY : THEODORE McLEAN, BUDD ELLISON & PATTI LaBELLE
PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY : JAMES R. "BUDD" ELLISON
RECORDED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, CELLAR SOUND STUDIOS & RPM STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRAD COLE - KEYBOARDS
RONEE MARTIN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
PRINCE - ALL INSTREMENTS
5. I GOT IT LIKE THAT
MIXED BY : JOE TARSIA & BOB FINTZ FOR EXECUTIVE MUSIC CONSULTANTS, INC.
BARRY JOSEPHSON & KAYLA PRESSMAN PAZ INC. - ARMSTEAD EDWARDS
LYNDIE WHITE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MIXED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIO & RPM STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEERS : ARTHUR STOPPE, JOSEPH TARSIA & MICHAEL TARSIA
(YOU'RE STILL MY CRAZY GLUE & YOU HAVE GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC & WOMAN!!)
MONA RAE CAMPBELL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
9. CAN'T BRING ME DOWN
ATTORNEY : ALLEN ARROW
WRITTEN BY : FULL FORCE
PRODUCED BY : FULL FORCE FOR FULL FORCE PRODUCTIONS
RECORDED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, NEW YORK, NY.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : ALPHONSE FAGGIOLO, RONNIE DISTASIO, ADAM SILVERMAN, JOHN SULLIVAN & SAL VIARELLI
REMIXED BY : LOUIL SILAS, JR.
BUSINESS MANAGERS : RZO/JOE RASCOFF & JAY SENDYK
AGENCY : FAMOUS ARTISTS INC. - JERRY ADE
WRITTEN BY : TENA CLARK & GARY PRIM
PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY : JAMES R. "BUDD" ELLISON
RECORDED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIO & RPM STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
REMIX ENGINEER : ERIC ZOBLER
REMIXED AT CAN AM RECORDING STUDIO, TARZANA, CA.
PUBLICITY : BURNHAM - CALLAGHAN ASSOCIATES - JILL LARKIN
MERCHANDISING : PIZZAZ & MORE! INC.
JAMES ELLISON - KEYBOARDS & PERCUSSION
SPECIAL THANKS TO : FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOD FOR ME THE GIFT.
RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEERS : ARTHUR STOPPE, JOSEPH TARSIA & MICHAEL TARSIA
NATHANIEL WILKIE - KEYBOARDS, BASS SYNTHESIZER, DRUM SYNTHESIZERS
ZURI - I LOVE YOU!!!
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : ALPHONSE FAGGIOLO, RONNIE DISTASIO, ADAM SILVERMAN, JOHN SULLIVAN & SAL VIARELLI
PATTI LaBELLE - LEAD & ALL BACKGROUND VOCALS
THANKS TO ALL MY ROAD FAMILY :
JAMES ELLISON - KEYBOARDS
THELMA HOUSTON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
DESIREE COLEMAN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MY BAND, MY SINGERS, MY CREW. MY PAZ FAMILY ; MY MCA FAMILY
JAMES HERBERT SMITH - GUITARS
ANNETTE HARDEMAN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
(LOUIL SIDAS, JR. - THANKS FOR MAKING ME WAIT! A.D. WASHINGTON - THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR ME!) ;
THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO MY VERY ILL LOVED ONES.
NATHANIEL WILKIE - KEYBOARDS, BASS SYNTHESIZER
PAULA HOLLOWAY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
4. YO MOSTER
THOSE WHO ARE STILL HERE HANGING ON AND THOSE WHO TRIED TO HANG ON, BUT HAD TO LEAVE AND ARE NOW AT PEACE.
MICHAEL PATTERSON Jr. - SOPRANO SAXOPHONE SOLO
(MALIK SMITH-YOU'LL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN; SYLVERSTER-YOU MAKE ME FEEL MIGHTY REAL.)
ANNETTE HARDEMAN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
I KNOW YOU'LL HEAR THIS WHEREVER YOU ARE.
PAULA HOLLOWAY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
A VERY SPECIAL DEDICATION TO MY SISTER JACKIE-BECAUSE OF YOU "I CAN FLY".
CHARLENE HOLLOWAY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
DEBORAH DUKES - BACKGROUND VOCALS
10. NEED A LITTLE FAITH
DEAR DADDY : I KNOW YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE!!
TO ALL THE CHILDREN : BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND LET'S ADVANCE WITH FAITH AND COURAGE TOWARD A DRUG FREE SOCIETY.
SALES DATE : 1989.
WRITTEN BY : BURT BACHARACH & CAROLE BAYER SAGER
PRODUCED BY : BURT BACHARACH & CAROLE BAYER SAGER
RECORDED AT CONWAY RECORDING, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
JIM SALAMONE - DRUM & SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING, LINN DRUM OVERDUBS
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3, 9, 11. PRODUCED BY : JAMES R. "BUDD" ELLISON
1. PRODUCED BY : STEWART LEVINE
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : ALPHONSE FAGGIOLO, RONNIE DISTASIO, ADAM SILVERMAN, JOHN SULLIVAN & SAL VIARELLI
REMIXED BY : LOUIL SILAS, JR.
ENGINEERED BY : WOODY WOODRUFF
RECORDING ASSISTANT : TOM ARMENI AT OCEAN STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
GREG "GIGI" CONWAY - PAISTE ROCK CYMBALS
WRITTEN BY : NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN & JEFFREY COHEN
PRODUCED BY : NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN FOR PERFECT LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
RECORDED & MIXED BY : DAVID FRAZER AT TARPAN STUDIOS, SAN RAFAEL, CA
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR : CHRISTOPHER LOFARO
ARRANGED BY : AARON ZIGMAN
1. IF YOU ASKED ME TO
4:00 JOHN ROBINSON
JOHN ROBINSON - DRUMS
AARON ZIGMAN - SYNTHESIZER BASS, ALL SYNTHESIZERS AND SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
2. I CAN'T COMPLAIN
5:08 LARRY ROBINSON (PROGRAMMING)
3. BE YOURSELF
5:44 NATHANIEL WILKIE (DRUM SYNTHESIZER)
1. IF YOU ASKED ME TO
PRINCE - ALL INSTREMENTS
7. STILL IN LOVE
ENGINEERED BY : DARREN KLEIN
MIXED BY : DARREN KLEIN AT WESTLAKE AUDIO, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
RECORDING ENGINEER : EDDIE MILLER
CONNECTION
CREDITS :
MIXED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEERS : ARTHUR STOPPE, JOSEPH TARSIA & MICHAEL TARSIA
RECORDING ENGINEER : MICK GUZAUSKI AT CONWAY RECORDING, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
SESSION COORDINATOR & CONTRACTOR : FRANK DeCARO
ADDITIONAL RECORDING : CHARTMAKER STUDIOS,
STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY : JERRY HEY
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN - DRUMS & PROGRAMMING
WALTER "BABY LOVE" AFNSIEFF - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
DAVID SANCIOUS - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
CORRADO RUSTICI - LEAD & RHYTHM GUITAR, CHARVEL GTM6 MIDI GUITAR SYNTH
RANDY JACKSON - MOOG SYNTH BASS
KENNY G - SAX SOLO
WRITTEN BY : SAMI McKINNEY & RAYMOND JONES
PAULETTE BROWN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
PRODUCED BY : RAYMOND JONES & SAMI McKINNEY
RECORDED AT ALCHEMY RECORDING STUDIOS, WOODLAND, CA.
BUNNY HALL - BACKGROUND VOCALS
VARERIE PINKSTON-MAYO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
2. I CAN'T COMPLAIN
6. LOVE 89
5:06 PRINCE (PROGRAMMING)
7. STILL IN LOVE
4:37 NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
8. I'M SCARED OF YOU
4:48 TOM WALSH
9. CAN'T BRING ME DOWN
4:16 JIM SALAMONE
10. NEED A LITTLE FAITH
4:02 JEFF
11. I CAN FLY
5:19 JIM SALAMONE
MUSICIANS :
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : DANA JON CHAPPELLE
ROCKET RITCHOTTE - GUITARS
LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
4. YO MOSTER
5:11 PRINCE (PROGRAMMING)
5. I GOT IT LIKE THAT
5:37 FULL FORCE (PROGRAMMING)
WRITTEN BY : DIANE WARREN
PRODUCED BY : STEWART LEVINE FOR OLIVEREA PROD. LTD.
RECORDED AT OCEAN WAY & WESTLAKE AUDIO, HOLLYWOOD, CA.