: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
RUSS TAFF / RUSS TAFF
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : LYNN NICHOLS
● JACK JOSEPH PUIG
● JAMES HOLLIHAN
IN THE EVENT OF FAMINE, NUCLEAR WAR, OR ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE, YOU'RE THE MAN I WANT WITH ME! YOU'RE A SURVIVOR,
● DAVE PERKINS - BACKING VOCALS
● MARK DOUTHIT - SAXOPHONE
● MARK DOUTHIT - SAXOPHONE
● LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
1. SHAKE
● DANN HUFF - GUITAR
● DANN HUFF - GUITAR
RECORDED & MIXED BY : JACK JOSEPH PUIG
● PAUL LEIM - DRUMS
AND YOU'RE HELPING MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE A SURVIVOR TOO.
● RUSS TAFF - BACKING VOCALS
● VINCE EBO - BACKING VOCALS
ASSISTED BY : BART STEVENS, WADE JAYNES, JULIE LAST, BILLY WHITTINGTON, STEVE FORD, AND KOJI.
● RUSS TAFF
9. HIGHER
● MIKE BIRGNARDELLO - BASS
YOUR LOVE FOR, AND BELIEF IN ME HAS NEVER WAVERED. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
ROBBIE :
● CHARLIE PEACOCK - BACKING VOCALS
RECORDED AT SHNAZE STUDIO & OCEANWAY STUDIO
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR
RUSS TAFF / RUSS TAFF
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
● ANNIE STOCKING - BACKING VOCALS
10. BREATHE LIFE INTO ME
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR
ADDITIONAL STUDIOS : THE HOP, STUDIO 55, WAYNE COOK, MAMA JO'S.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS : MIKE WAMBSGANS & STEVE HAZELTON
WORDS BY :RUSS TAFF, TORI TAFF, JAMES HOLLIHAN & JOHN HIATT
WORDS & MUSIC BY : JAMES HOLLIHAN
● DAVE PERKINS - GUITAR
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS, ACOUSTIC PIANO & HAMMOND B-3
YOU'VE BROUGHT THE GIFT OF YOUR TALENT AND YOUR SELF TO WALLS OF GLASS, MEDALS AND NOW RUSS TAFF.
STUDIO CREW : DEBORAH KLEIN, LEEZA JILLIAN TENDER & BERNADETTE B.
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR
● ALAN PASQUA - SYNTHS
● ALAN PASQUA - SYNTH
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
SPECIAL THANKS AND GOO VIBES GO TO :
MASTERED BY : DOUG SAX AT MASTERING LAB.
● SCOTT MUSIK - DRUMS
● LYNN NICHOLS
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS, ACOUSTIC PIANO & HAMMOND B-3
● LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
● MARK DOUTHIT - SAXOPHONE SOLO
● RUSS TAFF - BACKING VOCALS
4. DOWN IN THE LOWLANDS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY : PHILLIP DIXON
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
● ALAN PASQUA - SYNTHS
● GREG HUSTED - HAMMOND B-3
● MARK DOUTHIT - SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
ROLAND LUNDY, FOR BRINGING NEW MEANING TO THE WORDS "COMMITMENT" AND "PATIENCE", DICK BOZZI,
ART DIRECTION BY : JOAN TANKERSLEY FOR PHONOGRAPHICS
● JACK JOSEPH PUIG - ETHNIC VOCALS
1. SHAKE
● 4:55 MEL WATTS
FOR THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE GIVEN. GLORIA RADER, FOR THE SECURITY, ORDER AND LOVE YOU BRING TO OUR LIVES.
DEB RHODES, THE URBAN JUNGLE GIRL AND ONE OF THE L.A. BABES -
COVER CONCEPT BY : LYNN NICHOLS & JOAN TANKERSLEY
● KOJI - DOOR PERCUSSION
2. WALK BETWEEN THE LINES
● 5:30 SCOTT MUSIK
COVER & LOGO DESIGN BY : PATRICK POLLEI & JOAN TANKERSLEY
● CHARLIE PEACOCK - BACKING VOCALS
WORDS & MUSIC BY : CHARLIE PEACOCK
3. BELIEVE IN LOVE
● 4:54 PAUL LEIM
FOR LONG TERM FRIENDSHIP AND UNBELIEVABLE DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT.
THANKS TO :
● LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
MANAGEMENT : ZACH GLICKMAN
● VINCE EBO - BACKING VOCALS
● CLARICE DEVISSCHU - BACKING VOCALS
● PAUL LEIM - DRUMS
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
4. DOWN IN THE LOWLANDS
● 5:06 PAUL LEIM
TORI :
TRADITIONAL
● REBECCA SPARKS - BACKING VOCALS
5. THIS LOVE IS STRONG
5. THIS LOVE IS STRONG
● 4:52 PAUL LEIM
6. I STILL BELIEVE
● 4:30 MEL WATTS, JEFF (HIGH HAT)
TOM RAMSEY AND LOREN BALMAN AT WORD, INC., D. DEE JAYNES,
DAWN O'HANLON AND LAURIE FINK (THE OTHER L.A. BABE) PLUS EVERYONE AT MYRRH RECORDS, DANN HUFF,
FOR HOMETOWN SUPPORT AND CREATIVE INSPIRATION. DAVE PERKINS, FOR SONGS AND SAVVY.
TORI, YOUR LIFE, SEARCH FOR HONESTY & WHOLENESS, ACCEPTANCE, FORGIVENESS AND LOVE DEEPLY INSPIRES ME.
● JAMES "SLIM" HOLLIHAN - ACOUSTIC SLIDE GUITAR
8. (LIVING ON THE) EDGE OF TIME
7. STEAL AWAY
● 0:40
I THANK GOD FOR YOU. YOUR QUICK WIT CAUSED ME TO LAUGH INSTEAD OF TAKING THINGS SO SERIOUSLY.
LAST MINUTE REWRITES-YOU'RE GREAT UNDER PRESSURE!
8. (LIVING ON THE) EDGE OF TIME
● 3:44 MEL WATTS
JOHN HUIE, FOR ALWAYS BELIEVING, SCOTT HUIE, KIM KIBBLE, SCOTT PARKER, JOHN TANKERSLEY, FOR FRIENDSHIP,
PROFESSIONALISM AND WORLDCLASS GOOD TASTE. DAN AND BONNIE KEEN, OUR GOD GIVEN BEST FRIENDS.
I DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOU GIVING YOUR CREATIVE TALENTS TO THIS RECORD. IN ALL THE WORLD, I LOVE YOU THE MOST.
WORDS & MUSIC BY : PETER VALE & MICHAEL LEESOM
WORDS & MUSIC BY : JAMES HOLLIHAN
● MARK WILLIAMSON
● PAUL LEIM - DRUMS
10. BREATHE LIFE INTO ME
● 5:10 PAUL LEIM
SHEILA WALSH, FOR YOUR PERSONAL INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND SUPPORT. AMY GRANT CHAPMAN, FOR THE GAITHER RETREAT.
JACK :
● PAUL LEIM - DRUMS
● MEL WATTS - DRUMS
● GREG SPARKS
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - RPG BASS, SYNTH & ACOUSTIC PIANO
11. HEALING TOUCH
● 4:37 PAUL LEIM
REV. JOHN JENKINS (BAPTIST VOCAL COACH). BRUCE AND SHANE AT PROFOUND SOUND.
MUSICIANS :
TO CHEZ NOUS FOR CROISSANT COURAGE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, TO THE FAMILIES OF REV. JOE AND ANN TAFF,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE
● STEVE TAYLOR
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR & SLIDE GUITAR SOLO
AND YOUR INTENSE DESIRE TO MAKE THIS THE BEST RECORD IT CAN BE.
I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR AMAZING TALENT, INCREDIBLY HARD WORK AND LONG HOURS.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU ARE LEFT-HANDED!
LYNN :
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITARS & GUITAR SOLO
● JACKIE STREET - BASS
● MARK WILLIAMSON - BACKING VOCALS
● JEFFREY PORCARO - HIGH HAT
7. STEAL AWAY
● RUSS TAFF
6. I STILL BELIEVE
● DANN HUFF - GUITAR
DON AND ALEXINE TIMM AND BUD AND JUNE SMEDLEY - FOR ACCEPTANCE.
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PRODUCED BY : JACK JOSEPH PUIG
● DAVE PERKINS
WORDS & MUSIC BY : CHRIS EATON
ZACH :
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS, ACOUSTIC PIANO & HAMMOND B-3
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS
● JAMES HOLLIHAN
WORDS & MUSIC BY : JAMES HOLLIHAN, RUSS TAFF & LORI TAFF
9. HIGHER
● 4:51 SCOTT MUSIK
● MEL WATTS - DRUMS
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
MUSIC BY : DAVE PERKINS, LYNN NICHOLS & RUSS TAFF
WORDS BY : DAVE PERKINS, TORI TAFF & RUSS TAFF
● LYNN NICHOLS - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
2. WALK BETWEEN THE LINES
● LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITARS & GUITAR SOLO
● DANN HUFF - GUITAR
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR & ACOUSTIC PIANO
● LENNY CASTRO - PERCUSSION
DISCOGRAPHY
CREDITS :
● ERIC PERSING - SYNTH PROGRAMMING
3. BELIEVE IN LOVE
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS & ACOUSTIC PIANO
● DANN HUFF - GUITAR
● DAVE PERKINS - GUITAR, ADDITIONAL SYNTHS & BACKING VOCALS
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
WORDS & MUSIC BY : DAVE PERKINS
● SCOTT MUSIK - DRUMS
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS, ACOUSTIC PIANO & HAMMOND B-3
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR
● DAVE PERKINS - ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR & GUITAR SOLO
● DANN HUFF - GUITAR
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS
● JOE PORCARO - TIMPANI
YOU ARE THE MOST MUSICALLY CREATIVE BUSINESS PERSON, AND THE MOST BUSINESS ORIENTED CREATIVE PERSON I KNOW.
● MARK WILLIAMSON - BACKING VOCALS
11. HEALING TOUCH
● MARK WILLIAMSON - BACKING VOCALS
● MEL WATTS - DRUMS
● NEIL STUBENHAUS - BASS
YOU HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH, BALANCE, A SOUNDING BOARD, AND THE STEDY ENCOURAGEMENT TO RISK .
BEING MYSELF. WITHOUT YOUR INPUT THIS ALBUM WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS.
● RUSS TAFF - BACKING VOCALS
JAMES :
CHANT :
WORDS BY :JAMES HOLLIHAN, RUSS TAFF & TORI TAFF / WORDS & MUSIC BY : JAMES HOLLIHAN
WE'VE WALKED THROUGH A LOT OF LIFE TOGETHER, MY DRIEND.
● PAUL LEIM - DRUMS
SONG TRACKS :
WE'VE WATCHED DREAMS COME TRUE AND WATCHED DREAMS DIE.
THROUGH IT ALL I'VE GROWN TO DEPEND ON YOUR QUIET LOYALTY, UNFLINCHING HONESTY AND BLISTERING GUITAR PLAYING.
ON DRUMS
I LOVE YOU LIKE A BROTHER. SIS, THANKS FOR LETTING JAY STAY IN L.A. SO LONG.
● JAMES HOLLIHAN - GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR & "RICKY" SOLO
● LYNN NICHOLS
THE BEST BAND, AND FRIENDS, IN LIFE - JAMES HOLLIHAN, JACKIE STREET, LARRY HALL, STEVE GROSSMAN, KERRI HILLIARD,
● MARK DOUTHIT - SAXOPHONE
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHS
WORDS & MUSIC BY : MICHAEL BEEN & J. GOODWIN
● REBECCA SPARKS - BACKING VOCALS
THE BOYS CHOIR :
● MIKE BIRGNARDELLO - BASS
GARY KOREIBA, GREG AND REBECCA SPARKS, ELAINE SHAW AND GLORIA RADER. AND FINALLY
TO MATT TIMM, LOU FARRELL, WALT QUINN, AND JOHN & NANCY HIATT-FOR HOPE.
SALES DATE : 1987.
● GREG HUSTED - HAMMOND B-3
