Norman Connors - You Are My Starship

Label:

Buddah Records

Catalog#:

BDS 5655

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1976

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1	We Both Need Each Other	4:07
	Vocals - Michael Henderson , Phyllis Hyman Written-By - Michael Henderson
A2	Betcha By Golly Wow	6:17
	Saxophone - Gary Bartz Vocals - Phyllis Hyman Written-By - Linda Creed , Thom Bell
A3	Bubbles	6:11
	Saxophone - Carter Jefferson Trumpet - Shunzo Ono* Written-By - Shunzo Ono*
B1	You Are My Starship	4:23
	Saxophone - Gary Bartz Strings [Arrangement] - Gary Bartz , Michael Henderson Written-By - Michael Henderson
B2	Just Imagine	3:58
	Flute - Art Webb Saxophone - Gary Bartz Written-By - Onaje Allan Gumbs
B3	So Much Love	2:35
	Drums - Norman Connors Timpani - Norman Connors Vocals - Norman Connors Written-By - Norman Connors
B4	The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace)	6:50
	Harpsichord - Hubert Eaves* Piano - Hubert Eaves* Saxophone - Gary Bartz Written-By - Leon Thomas , Pharoah Sanders

Credits

Arranged By - Norman Connors (tracks: B3, B4) , Onaje Allan Gumbs (tracks: A2, B2)
Artwork By [Creative Packaging Direction] - Milton Sincoff
Artwork By [Lettering] - Tom Nikosey
Backing Vocals - Mareatha Stewart* , Sharon Redd , Tasha Thomas
Bass - Anthony Jackson (tracks: A2, A3, B2) , Michael Henderson
Bass [Second] - Larry McRae (tracks: B4)
Cello - Doc Kirksey*
Congas - Don Alias , Neil Clarke
Drums - Norman Connors (tracks: B3)
Electric Piano - Onaje Allan Gumbs
Engineer - Ron Johnson
Engineer [Assistant] - Mike Frondelli* , Neal Teeman , Tim Sadler
Engineer [Second] - Don Murray , Joe Sidora
Flute - Art Webb
Guitar - Keith Loving
Guitar [Second] - Lee Ritenour (tracks: A1)
Harpsichord - Hubert Eaves*
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Melodica - Tom Scott
Percussion - Don Alias , Neil Clarke
Photography - Ed Caraeff
Piano - Hubert Eaves*
Producer - Jerry Schoenbaum , Skip Drinkwater
Producer [Assistant] - Norman Connors , Onaje Allan Gumbs
Remix - Don Murray , Skip Drinkwater , Tommy Vicari
Saxophone [Alto And Soprano] - Carter Jefferson , Gary Bartz
Synthesizer [Mini-moog] - Ian Underwood
Synthesizer [String Arp] - Ian Underwood , Onaje Allan Gumbs
Timpani - Norman Connors (tracks: B3)
Trombone - Earl McIntyre
Trumpet - Shunzo Ono*
Viola - Mary Ellen Ewing*
Violin - Gayle Dixon Clay* , John Blake , Noel Pointer
Vocals - Michael Henderson (tracks: A1) , Norman Connors (tracks: B3) , Phyllis Hyman (tracks: A1, A2)

Notes

Recorded February and March, 1976 at Electric Lady studios and SoundIdeas Studios, N.Y.C.
Mastered at A & M Studios, Hollywood, Calif.
Lee Ritenour plays through the courtesy of Epic Records.
Art Webb plays through the courtesy of Atlantic Records.
Tom Scott play through the courtesy of Ode Records.
Remixed at The Sound Labs by Don Murray, Skip Drinkwater, and Tommy Vicari.

Norman Connors plays Gretsch drums, latin percussion instruments and Ziljan Cymbals Exclusively.

Norman Connors Fashions by Ted Lapidus, Beverly Hills, Calif.

"I would like to thank: Art Kass, Skip Drinkwater, Jerry Schoenbaum, Lewis Merenstein, Alan Lott, Nick Napolitano, Milton Sincoff, Aki Aleong, and the entire Buddah Staff for supporting this project."

"This record is dedicated to all the beautiful women of the world in mind, spirit and heart."