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Starship Orchestra* – Celestial Sky

Label:	Columbia – NJC 36456
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1980
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul, Disco

Tracklist

A1	You're A Star Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By – McKinley Jackson Soloist, Woodwind – Don Myrick Written-By – J. Burvick*	6:03
A2	New York, New York Lead Vocals – Joe Saulter Producer, Keyboards [Electric Keyboards] – Doug Wood* Written-By – D. Wood, J. Saulter	4:32
A3	The Waiting Game Arranged By [Rhythm] – Billy McCoy Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By, Electric Piano – Jerry Peters Written-By – B. McCoy, M. Anderson	5:02
A4	All Those Things (Aquillas Coisas Todas) Arranged By [Rhythm] – Billy McCoy Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By – Jerry Peters Written-By – T. Horta*	5:17
B1	The Genie Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By, Keyboards [Multi Keyboards] – Bobby Lyle Written-By – B. Lyle*	5:39
B2	Celestial Sky Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By – Billy McCoy Written-By – B. McCoy*	4:52
B3	Yesterday Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By – McKinley Jackson Guest, Lead Vocals – Marcie Allen (2) Piano [Acoustic] – Bobby Lyle Written-By – J. Burvick*	4:14
B4	Serious Business Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By – Jacques Burvick Written-By – J. Burvick*	3:20
B5	Give Me Some Skin Arranged By – Darryl Munyungo Jackson* Written-By – D. Jackson*	2:39

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Produced For – Norman Connors Productions Inc.
Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders

Credits

Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro Nerves*
Backing Vocals – Jacques Burvick, Josie James, Marcie Allen (2), Marlena Jeter, Maxie Anderson*, Norman Connors, Wali Ali
Bass – Fred Washington*, Nathan East
Caxixi, Congas, Electronic Drums [Syndrums], Timbales, Percussion [Flying Pans], Surdo – Darryl Munyungo Jackson*
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Ralph (Buzzy) Jones*
Design – Lane/Donald
Drums – James Gadson, Joe Saulter, Leon Ndugu Chancler
Engineer [Recording] – Jackson Schwartz
Engineer [Recording] [Assistant] – Bob Winard
Executive-Producer – George Butler
Guitar – John Rowan, Marlo Henderson, Wah Wah Watson*, Paul Jackson*, Wali Ali
Keyboards – Jacques Burvick
Mastered By – John Golden
Percussion – James Gadson, Leon Ndugu Chancler
Photography By – Jim Shea
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Whistle [Brazilian Whistles] – Billy McCoy
Producer – Norman Connors
Producer [Assistant] – Gerald Roberts
Product Manager – Orlando Imala
Soloist, Keyboards – Billy McCoy
Soloist, Saxophone – Ralph (Buzzy) Jones* (tracks: A2 to B5)
Trombone – George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Eric Butler (2), Mike Carribia, Noland Smith*, Oscar Brashear
Woodwind – Fred Jackson*, Bill Green*

Notes

Norman Connors appears courtesy of Arista Records, inc.
Leon Ndugu Chancler appears courtesy of Epic Records
Don Myrick and Louis Satterfield appear courtesy of Earth, Wind & Fire

Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA in January and February 1980

℗ © 1980 CBS, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7464 - 36456 - 1
Barcode (Scanned): 074643645614
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): AL 36456
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): BL 36456

Other Versions (4)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Celestial Sky (LP, Album)	CBS	S CBS 84558	UK	1980
New Submission	Celestial Sky (LP, Album, Promo)	Columbia	NJC 36456	US	1980
	Celestial Sky (CD, Album, Reissue)	Expansion	EXCDM 22	UK	2009
New Submission	Celestial Sky (CD, Album, Reissue)	Dizzare Add, Expansion	DIZA-015, EXCDM 22	Japan	2009

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nyuricon Sep 27, 2011

underrated beauty produced by Norman Connors. One of his best efforts, very silky jazz-funk disco. Highly recommended by this dude.