Roberta Flack – Blue Lights In The Basement

Label:	Atlantic – LP-S-39-37
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Portugal
Released:	1977
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Why Don't You Move In With Me Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	4:51
A2	The Closer I Get To You Vocals – Donny Hathaway Written-By – J. Mtume*, Reggie Lucas	4:39
A3	Fine, Fine Day Written-By – Rachel Perry	4:49
A4	This Time I'll Be Sweeter Written-By – Gwen Guthrie, Pat Grant*	4:23
A5	25th Of Last December Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	4:31
B1	After You Written-By – Michael Messer*, Ronald Miller	3:55
B2	I'd Like To Be Baby To You Written-By – Morgan Ames	4:27
B3	Soul Deep Written-By – Wayne Carson*	2:22
B4	Love Is The Healing Written-By – Eugene McDaniels	3:42
B5	Where I'll Find You Soloist, Oboe – Michael Kamen Written-By – David McHugh	3:10

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Rádio Triunfo, Lda.
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Columbia Recording Studios
Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York
Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
Recorded At – Westlake Audio
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – P.S. Recording Studios

Credits

Arranged By – Gary King, Harry Whittaker*, Hugh McCracken, Leon Pendarvis, "The Band," Michael Kamen*, Roberta Flack
Backing Vocals – Brenda White*, Deniece Williams, Eugene McDaniels, Gwen Guthrie, Mtume*, Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Leon Pendarvis, Roberta Flack, Ronnie Foster, Zach Sanders*
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Design – Gazebo Group, Stewart Bosley
Drums – Allen Schwarzberger*, Howard "Locksmith" King*, Idris Muhammad, Jimmy Wong, Steve Gadd
Electric Bass – Anthony Jackson, Basil Fearrington, Will Lee
Engineer [Recording] – Brian Christian, Joe Ferla, Mike Moran (7), Phil Schier, Ralph Moss, Ted Spencer
Executive-Producer – Ahmet Ertegun
Guitar – David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea, Reggie Lucas
Keyboards – Don Grolnick, Harry Whittaker*, Leon Pendarvis, Paul Griffin, Rob Mounsey, Roberta*, Ronnie Foster
Mastered By – Jack Adelman
Percussion – Crusher*, Dave Carey*, Gary King, Mtume*, Jimmy Maeulin*
Photography By [Back] – David Gahr
Photography By [Front] – John Pinderhughes
Producer – Eugene McDaniels, Joe Ferla, Rubina Flake
Remix – Joe Ferla
Synthesizer – Ronnie Foster

Notes

Recording studios:
- Hit Factory / Columbia Recording Studios, New York
- RCA Studios / Record Plant, New York
- Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, California
- Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California
- Record Plant, Los Angeles, California

A2 Recorded in August 1977, at
- Hit Factory, New York
- Paul Serano Studios, Chicago

B5 from musical production "Bamboo" Ken Harper Productions.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Blue Lights In The Basement (LP, Album, PR)	Atlantic	SD 19149	US	1977
New Submission	Blue Lights In The Basement (LP, Album)	Atlantic	ATL 50 440	Germany	1977
	Blue Lights In The Basement (LP, Album)	Atlantic	KSD 19149	Canada	1977
New Submission	Blue Lights In The Basement (LP, Album, Richmond Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 19149	US	1977
Recently Edited	Blue Lights In The Basement (LP, Album, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 19149	US	1977