Melba Moore - What A Woman Needs

Label:

EMI America

Catalog#:

ST-17060

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

12 Oct 1981

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1	Let's Stand Together	5:03
	Bass - Wayne Brathwaite Drums - Kelvin Jones Engineer - Bob Miller Engineer [Assistant] - Tim Hatfield (3) Guitar - Dave Chun* Keyboards - Barry Eastmond Written-By - Gene McFadden, John Whitehead* , Melba Moore
A2	Your Sweet Lovin'	3:38
	Bass - Wayne Brathwaite Drums - Kelvin Jones Engineer - Bob Miller Engineer [Assistant] - Tim Hatfield (3) Guitar - Stan Lucas Keyboards - Barry Eastmond Synthesizer - Jerry Cohen Written-By - Bruce Hawes , Melba Moore
A3	What A Woman Needs	4:21
	Bass - Wayne Brathwaite Drums - Kelvin Jones Engineer - Bob Miller Engineer [Assistant] - Tim Hatfield (3) Guitar - Dave Chun* Keyboards, Synthesizer - Barry Eastmond Written-By - Bruce Hawes , Jason Smith (8) , Melba Moore
A4	Take My Love	6:30
	Drums - Leslie Ming Engineer - Pete Thea Engineer [Assistant] - Tim Hatfield (3) Guitar - Ira Siegel Mixed By - Michael Barbiero , Morri Brown Percussion - Bashiri* Producer [Vocals], Arranged By [Vocals] - Lawrence Jones* Producer, Arranged By [Rhythm, Vocals], Performer [All Other Instruments], Producer [Vocals], Synthesizer [Moog Bass], Written-by - Kashif
B1	Overnight Sensation	4:22
	Bass - Wayne Brathwaite Drums - Kelvin Jones Engineer - Pete Thea Engineer [Assistant] - Tim Hatfield (3) Guitar - Mirek Kuoykowsky Keyboards - Steve Robbins (2) Written-By - Gloria Sklerov , Pamela Phillips
B2	Each Second	5:12
	Bass - Wayne Brathwaite Congas - Darryl Burgee* Drums - Kelvin Jones Engineer - Bob Miller Engineer [Assistant] - Tim Hatfield (3) Guitar - Stan Lucas Keyboards - Barry Eastmond Saxophone - Sam Peakes Written-By - Jerry Cohen , Gene McFadden, John Whitehead*
B3	Piece Of The Rock	4:12
	Arranged By - McFadden & Whitehead Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Steve Robbins (2) Bass - Wayne Brathwaite Drums - Kelvin Jones Engineer [Assistant] - Steve Baldwin Engineer, Mixed By - Rick Rowe Guitar - Ray Gomez Keyboards - Ray Chew Mixed By - Michael Barbiero Producer, Arranged By - Ted Currier Written-By - Alvin Fields , Frank Fuchs , Jolyn Skinner*
B4	Let's Go Back To Lovin'	3:30
	Bass - James Williams* Congas - Darryl Burgee* Drums - Keith Benson Engineer - Joe Venneri Guitar - Tony Ventura Saxophone - Sam Peakes Written-By - Jerry Cohen , Gene McFadden, John Whitehead*

Credits

Arranged By [Strings] - Patrick Adams
Backing Vocals - Alyson Williams , Barbara Ingram , Carla Benson , Yvette Benton* , George McCrae , John Whitehead , Kashif , Lilo Thomas* , Melba Moore , Robin Clark (2)
Backing Vocals, Mixed By - Gene McFadden
Engineer - Dick Williams (3) , Rusty Moody
Engineer [Assistant] - Allen Johnson* , Bill Reid , David Rogers (4) , Ken Bolden , Ronnie Jones (2)
Mastered By - Tom Coin*
Mixed By, Executive Producer - Ted Currier
Producer - Gene McFadden & John Whitehead*

Notes

Mastered at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs
All songs recorded at Park South Studios, New York City
'Take My Love' & 'Piece Of The Rock' mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York City

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Rated 5/5

Review by fritzblack Aug 08, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

Classic early 80's R&B album released in August 1981 and produced by none other than Gene McFadden & John Whitehead. I've always believed this is Melba's best album ever. It mixes adult contemporary and after hours champagne music with soul and disco. Some of the songs like Your Sweet Lovin' sound like they were recorded in the 1930's with those beautiful violins.