Lou Rawls – Close Company
Label:
Epic – FE 39403
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
US
Released:
1984
Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
Soul
Tracklist
| Position | Title/Credits | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| A1 |
All Time LoverWritten-By – David Porter, Donald O'Conner |
4:36 |
| A2 |
In The Middle Of The NightWritten-By – Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel |
4:18 |
| A3 |
Close CompanyWritten-By – David Porter, Donald O'Conner |
4:46 |
| A4 |
Pretty EyesWritten-By – Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel |
4:22 |
| A5 |
When We Were YoungWritten-By – Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel |
3:35 |
| B1 |
Ready Or Not?Written-By – Jeffrey Pescetto* |
4:30 |
| B2 |
Forever I Do (The Wedding Song)Written-By – Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel |
4:45 |
| B3 |
The Lady In My LifeWritten-By – Rod Temperton |
4:45 |
| B4 |
Say It AgainWritten-By – Walter "Bunny" Sigler*, Carol Davis (3) |
3:38 |
| B5 |
Sunshine (When Are You Coming My Way)Written-By – Jean Albert Renaud |
4:45 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Ardent Studios
- Recorded At – The Complex
- Recorded At – Kajem/Victory Studios — Kajem West, Gladwyne, PA
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Credits
- Arranged By – David Porter (tracks: A1, A3), Dexter Wansel (tracks: A4), Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3), John Faith* (tracks: A2, B3), Joe Mele* (tracks: A5), Norman Harris (tracks: B4)
- Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – David Porter (tracks: A1, A3), Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3), Wanda Vaughn (tracks: A1, A3)
- Arranged By [Co-arranger Of Backing Vocals] – Judi Jones* (tracks: A2, B1), Tanya Boyd (tracks: A2)
- Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram (tracks: B4), BeLoyd Taylor (tracks: A1, A3), Walter "Bunny" Sigler* (tracks: B4), Carla Benson (tracks: B4), Cynthia Biggs (tracks: A4, B1, B5), Dexter Wansel (tracks: A4), Evette Benton (tracks: B4), Josie James (tracks: A1, A3), Judi Jones* (tracks: A5, B1), Marti McCall (tracks: A1, A3), Michael Robinson (tracks: A1, A3), Sasss (tracks: A4), Tanya Boyd (tracks: A5, B1), The Jones Girls (tracks: A2, B2, B3, B5), Wanda Vaughn (tracks: A1, A3)
- Bass – Douglas Wimbish* (tracks: B4), James Williams* (tracks: A2, B1), Ray Griffin (tracks: A3), Rodney Burton (tracks: B2), Steve Green (tracks: A4, A5, B3, B5)
- Drums – Clifford "Pete" Rudd (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1, B3, B5), Darryl Brown (tracks: B2), Keith LeBlanc (tracks: B4), Michael Beard (tracks: A1, A3)
- Drums [Simmons] – Clifford "Pete" Rudd (tracks: B1)
- Drums, Synthesizer [Syn Drums] – Michael Beard (tracks: A1, A3)
- Engineer – Arthur Stoppe (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Gene Leone (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Joe Hardy (tracks: A1, A3), Joe Tarsia (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Michael Tarsia (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Mick Guzauski (tracks: A1, A3), Mitchell Goldfarb* (tracks: B2), Robert Jackson (tracks: A1, A3)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Barry Craig (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Chris Pukay (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Glenn McKee (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Joe Hauserman (tracks: B2), Murray Deorkin* (tracks: A1, A3), Scott MacMinn* (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5)
- Engineer [Remix] – Joe Tarsia (tracks: A4)
- Executive Producer – Dexter Wansel
- Guitar – David Williams (4) (tracks: A1), Dennis Harris (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B5), James Herb Smith* (tracks: A5, B3, B5), Marc Rubin (tracks: A4), Roy R. Smith (tracks: A2, A4), Skip McDonald (tracks: B4)
- Guitar [Solo] – Joe "Northeast" Fusco* (tracks: B5), Roy R. Smith (tracks: B1)
- Keyboards – Walter "Bunny" Sigler* (tracks: B4), Dexter Wansel (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), James "Jimmy" Sigler* (tracks: B4), Lester Snell (tracks: A3)
- Lead Vocals – Judi Jones* (tracks: B2), Lou Rawls
- Marimba – Mark Dauberman (tracks: A2, A4)
- Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (tracks: A1, A3)
- Percussion – Clifford "Pete" Rudd (tracks: A4), Darryl Brown (tracks: B1), Jean Albert Renaud (tracks: A4), Leonard "Dr. Gibbs" Gibbs* (tracks: B1), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A3)
- Photography – Greg Gorman
- Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Dexter Wansel (tracks: A5, B2, B5)
- Producer – Walter "Bunny" Sigler* (tracks: B4), Cynthia Biggs (tracks: A2), David Porter (tracks: A1, A3), Dexter Wansel (tracks: A2, A4 to B2, B5), Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3), John Faith* (tracks: B3)
- Programmed By [Fairlight] – Sanford Ponder (tracks: B2)
- Saxophone – Robert Malach* (tracks: A2, A4)
- Saxophone [Solo] – Robert Malach* (tracks: A5)
- Strings, Horns – Don Renaldo And His Strings And Horns* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B3, B4)
- Synthesizer – Bill Meyers (tracks: A1), Daniel Desouza (tracks: A1, A3), Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3), Robbie Buchanan (tracks: A1, A3)
- Synthesizer [Fairlight] – Dexter Wansel (tracks: B2, B5)
- Synthesizer [Ppg, Wave, Yamaha Dx 7] – Dexter Wansel (tracks: B1)
- Synthesizer [Syn Drums] – Michael Beard (tracks: A1, A3)
- Synthesizer, Percussion – Dexter Wansel (tracks: A2, A4)
- Wind Chimes – Cynthia Biggs (tracks: B4)
Notes
Lyrics on inner sleeve
A1, A3 Recorded at Ardent Recording Studios, Nashville, TN & The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
B2 Recorded at Kajem Recording Studio, Gladwyne
A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5 Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, except A1, A3
A1, A3 Recorded at Ardent Recording Studios, Nashville, TN & The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
B2 Recorded at Kajem Recording Studio, Gladwyne
A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5 Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, except A1, A3
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