Bill Summers And Summers Heat* – Call It What You Want

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Label:	MCA Records – MCA-5176
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1981
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Call It What You Want Written-By – Bill Summers, Kevin Toney, Larry Batiste	5:00
A2	Summer Fun Written-By – Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste	4:04
A3	Jammin' Written-By – Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste	3:20
A4	Love Not My Life Written-By – Spencer, Ayers	5:39
A5	T.V. Written-By – Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Kevin Toney	3:25
B1	Snatch (Is A Dance) Written-By – Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste	3:32
B2	Come On Out Written-By – Larry Batiste	3:05
B3	You Better Turn Around Written-By – Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste	4:55
B4	I Believe In You Written-By – Carl Williams (15), Willie Foster	2:58
B5	Your Style Ain't The Way Written By – Upplandsgt Written-By – Bibb, Kofi-Enchill	3:13

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
Produced For – Ziponki Enterprises
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
Published By – Bilsum Music
Published By – Pure Delite Music
Published By – Ayer Play Music
Published By – Beau's Original Music
Published By – Wabastone
Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
Published By – Arnas Music
Mixed At – Different Fur Studios
Mastered At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Saxophone [Solo] – Michael Bolivar (tracks: B5)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Keyboards [Mini-moog] – Claytoven Richardson (tracks: B1, B3)
Arranged By [Horns] – Pure Delite
Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Vocals] – Bill Summers, Pure Delite
Art Direction – George Osaki
Backing Vocals [Background] – James Smith (6) (tracks: B2), Perri McKissack (tracks: B2), Tonya Tarver Summers (tracks: B2)
Bass – Earl Freeman
Co-producer – Claytoven*, Larry Batiste
Design – John O'Brien (4), Rod Dyer, Inc.
Drums – Paul Van Wageningen (tracks: A4, B4), William Kennedy
Engineer – Howard Johnston, Stacy Baird
Flugelhorn – Tom Poole (tracks: B4)
Flute – Roger Glenn (tracks: A4)
Guitar – Ray Obiedo
Guitar [Solo] – Pat Duffy (tracks: B2)
Keyboards [Arp Quadra, Yamaha Electric Grand, Yamaha C-7 Acoustic, Mini-moog, Fender Rhodes, Modifications, Dyno-my-piano] – Kevin Toney
Keyboards [Clavinet] – Claytoven Richardson (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3)
Lead Vocals – Calvin Tillery (tracks: B4, B5), Lori Ham (tracks: A4, B4)
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste, Stacy Baird
Percussion [Agogo, Hindewhu, Bata, Congas, Bongos, Hand Bells, Bottles, Quica, Pandiera, Tamborim, Tambourine, Guiro, Timbales, Gembe, Shekere, Reco Reco, Ganza, Temple Blocks, Wood Blocks, Sasara, Triangles, Caxixi, Syndrums] – Bill Summers
Percussion [Arp Quadra] – Bill Summers (tracks: B1)
Percussion [Bongo] – Bill Summers (tracks: A2)
Percussion [Miscellaneous] – Pete Escovedo (tracks: A5), Scott Roberts (tracks: B1, B3)
Percussion [Roland S-h7] – Bill Summers (tracks: A3)
Percussion [Timbale Solo] – Scott Roberts (tracks: A2)
Percussion [Timbale] – Bill Summers (tracks: B3)
Photography By – Jim Marshall (3)
Producer – Bill Summers
Rhythm Guitar – David Stallings (tracks: B2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Dean Boysca, Jerry Hey
Vocals – Bill Summers, Calvin Tillery, Claytoven Richardson (tracks: B1, B3), Lori Ham
Vocals [Adlibs] – Calvin Tillery (tracks: B2), Lori Ham (tracks: B2)
Vocals, Trombone, Clarinet – Larry Batiste

Notes

Very Special Thanks to Danny Johnson

Special Thanks to : J.J. Jefferies, Nick Harper, Jan Hutchins, PMJ, Orri Keepnews, Arif Khatib, Quincy B, Renni Vann Summers, Fonta Summers, Joy Huntsman, Renia Starks, Claude Aimes, John W. Province, Michel Himy, Debra Stanley, Ray "Memphis" Milton, Lindy, Bella Roma Music, Tom Ray, Donna Wolf, Pat & Patty Gleeson, Orville Saunders, Paul Smith and especially Mom & Dad & the families of Summers Heat.

Tracks listed on back cover in a different sequence.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Etching Side A): MCA2488 W2
Matrix / Runout (Etching Side B): MCA2489 W1
Rights Society: BMI ASCAP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Call It What You Want (LP, Album)	MCA Records	203.441	Benelux	1981
New Submission	Call It What You Want (Cassette, Album)	MCA Records	MCAC-5176	US	1981
New Submission	Call It What You Want (LP, Album)	MCA Records	MCA-5176	US	1981
Recently Edited	Call It What You Want (LP, Album, Stereo, Pinckneyville Pressing)	MCA Records	MCA-5176	US	1981
New Submission	Call It What You Want (LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label)	MCA Records	MCA 5176	US	1981