Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7″ Singles

~ Release by Melissa Manchester (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Midnight Blue
producer:
Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
recording of:
Midnight Blue
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:25
2I Got Eyes
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
celesta and synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
percussion:
Morton K. Salt
background vocals:
Brie, Kirk, Melissa and Vini
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Got Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
32:42
3Just Too Many People
producer:
Vini Poncia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
edit of:
Just Too Many People by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Just Too Many People
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
3:29
4This Lady’s Not Home
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker (Loper) LoPresti
congas:
King Errisson (conguero)
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
electric guitar:
David Wolfert
electric piano:
Melissa Manchester
organ:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
soprano saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
This Lady’s Not Home
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Rumanian Pickleworks Company and Trio Music Company
34:28
5Just You and I
3:56
6My Sweet Thing
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
electric guitar:
John Vastano
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Sweet Thing
writer:
Melissa Manchester and David Wolfert
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
43:24
7Better Days
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
edit of:
Better Days by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Better Days (Looks as Though We’re Doing Somethin’ Right)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (in 1977) and Rumanian Pickleworks Music Co. (in 1977)
3:42
8Sing, Sing, Sing
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
pedal steel guitar:
John Vastano
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
44:24
9Rescue Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
electric guitar:
John Vastano
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
The Faragher Brothers
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
43:06
10Happy Endings
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
edit of:
Happy Endings by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Happy Endings
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
3:26
11Monkey See, Monkey Do
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
additional brass [horns]:
Andrew Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist), Rich Felts, Tom Saviano and Doug Wintz
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Schwartz
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Monkey See - Monkey Do
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:13
12So’s My Old Man
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
additional brass [horns]:
Bill Petersen, Dick Hyde, Steve Madaio, Lew McCreary and Dick Nash
vibraphone:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
conductor:
Steven Cagan
orchestrator:
Steven Cagan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
So’s My Old Man
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
4:21
13Be Somebody
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
chimes [bell chimes]:
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
electric sitar:
David Wolfert
tubular bells [orchestra bells]:
Stanley Schwartz
background vocals:
Brie Howard, Joe Bean, Steve Nelson (guitarist) and Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Be Somebody
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Vini Poncia and Johnny Vastano
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
3:39
14Dirty Work
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
background vocals:
Kirk Bruner and Lenny Castro
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Dirty Work
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Red Giant Inc., Red Giant Music, Inc., United Artists Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Wingate Music Corp.
3:10
15I Wanna Be Where You Are
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1977)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
edit of:
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Melissa Manchester
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Where You Are
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:29
16No One’s Ever Seen This Side of Me
assistant engineer:
Tom Bush
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Galen Senogles
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and David Spinozza
keyboard:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Claudia Cagan, The Faragher Brothers, Wendy Haas, Brie Howard, Gail Kantor and Vini Poncia
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1977)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
No One’s Ever Seen This Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company
43:15
17Don’t Cry Out Loud
producer:
Harry Maslin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Barry Fasman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
recording of:
Don’t Cry Out Loud
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager (in 1976)
composer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter) (in 1976)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Woolnough Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:43
18We Had This Time
engineer:
Milt Calise
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
mixer:
Phil Schier
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
Melissa Manchester Productions, Inc.
recording of:
We Had This Time
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Rams Head Music Co. and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
54:39
19Theme From Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love)
3:39
20Such a Morning
engineer:
Milt Calise
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
mixer:
Phil Schier
bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Art Rodriguez (drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Lenny Castro
synthesizer [Formula Sound String Equalizer]:
Michael Boddicker
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
Melissa Manchester Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Such a Morning
writer:
Steven Cagan and Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Emilanda Musique and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
42:49
21Pretty Girls
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
cover recording of:
Pretty Girls
lyricist and composer:
Lisa Dal Bello
publisher:
Nevebianca Music (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Nevebianca Productions (Canada) Inc.
3:53
22Fire in the Morning
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
additional background vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Paul Davis (American singer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Steve Dorff (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Fire in the Morning
writer:
Steve Dorff (composer), Gary Harju and Larry Herbstritt
publisher:
Universal Music Careers and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:50
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1It’s All in the Sky Above
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
additional background vocals:
Melissa Manchester
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
It’s All in the Sky Above
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc. and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
4:20
2Lights of Dawn
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
piano:
Melissa Manchester
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Lights of Dawn
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
3:34
3If This Is Love
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
mixer:
Ed Seay
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Barry Fasman
arranger:
Steve Buckingham (producer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
If This Is Love
writer:
Kerry Chater and Robbie Patton
publisher:
Rocket Songs, Inc. (US work publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:36
4Talk
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
mixer:
Ed Seay
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Barry Fasman
arranger:
Steve Buckingham (producer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Talk
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Baby Shoes Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Irving Music (BMI) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
3:46
5Without You
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
mixer:
Ed Seay
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Barry Fasman
arranger:
Steve Buckingham (producer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
cover recording of:
Without You
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Imagem Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
3:25
6Boys in the Backroom
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
mixer:
Ed Seay
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Barry Fasman
arranger:
Steve Buckingham (producer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Boys in the Back Room
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
3:35
7Lovers After All
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
vocals:
Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
edit of:
Lovers After All by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Lovers After All
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Leon Ware Music (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
3:43
8Happier Than I’ve Ever Been
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
mixer:
Ed Seay
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Steven Cagan
arranger:
Steve Buckingham (producer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Happier Than I’ve Ever Been
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
3:26
9Race to the End (theme from “Chariots of Fire”)
recording engineer and producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
edit of:
Race to the End by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Race to the End (song version of Chariots of Fire: Titles)
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Toughknot Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
3:46
10Long Goodbyes
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recording of:
Long Goodbyes
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
43:00
11You Should Hear How She Talks About You
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
edit of:
You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
You Should Hear How She Talks About You
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Body Electric Music, Pitchford Music and Snow Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:49
12Hey Ricky (You’re a Low‐Down Heel)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
edit of:
Hey Ricky (You’re a Low‐Down Heel) by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Hey Ricky (You’re a Low‐Down Heel)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Little Mole Music and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:46
13Come In From the Rain
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass guitar:
Abe Laborielle
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
piano and synthesizer [Prophet]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
synthesizer:
Bob Christianson
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
Come In From the Rain
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Rumanian Pickle Works Co. Inc., The Times Square Music Publ. Co. and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
44:19
14Nice Girls
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
recording of:
Nice Girls
writer:
Jan Buckingham, Steve Buckingham (producer) and Mark Gray (US country music artist)
publisher:
Daticabo Publishing Co., Duck Songs (US publisher) and Warner House of Music
3:34
15My Boyfriend’s Back
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
My Boyfriend’s Back
writer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:35
16Looking for the Perfect Ahh
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass guitar:
Abe Laborielle
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
background vocals:
Robin Beck, Lani Groves, Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist), Melissa Manchester and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
Looking for the Perfect Ahh
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester
composer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Carole Bayer Sager Music, Nanacub Publishing, Rumanian Pickleworks Company and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
43:14
17No One Can Love You More Than Me
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
edit of:
No One Can Love You More Than Me by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
No One Can Love You More Than Me
writer:
Terry Britten and Billy Livsey
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
4:03
18White Rose
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
electric piano and piano [acoustic piano]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
recording of:
White Rose
writer:
Kevin DeRemer, Melissa Manchester and Bernie Taupin
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Little Mole Music and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
33:53
19I Don’t Care What the People Say
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
additional synthesizer:
Peter Cannarozzi and Bob Christianson
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Dan Huff
percussion:
Michael Boddicker
piano [acoustic piano]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
background vocals:
Robin Clark (soul vocalist), Gordon Grody, Ula Hedwig, David Lasley, Marcy Levy and Millie Whiteside
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
recording of:
I Don’t Care What the People Say
lyricist and composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
43:35
20Emergency
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
edit of:
Emergency by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Emergency
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Universal Music Careers
4:57
21You Should Hear How She Talks About You (special extended version)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
You Should Hear How She Talks About You
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Body Electric Music, Pitchford Music and Snow Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
5:02

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photography:Getty Images
Michael Ochs Archives
liner notes:Joe Marchese (owner of TheSecondDisc.com and liner notes writer)
executive producer:Gordon Anderson (producer)
producer:Jeff James (producer)
Joe Marchese (owner of TheSecondDisc.com and liner notes writer)
remastering:Mike Piacentini
manufactured by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:Real Gone Music (US reissue label estd. 2011 by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.) (in 2017)
manufactured for:Real Gone Music (US reissue label estd. 2011 by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.)
remastered at:Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10826457 [info]
ASIN:US: B073RQSFDS [info]