The Essential Melissa Manchester: The Arista Years

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℗ «This compilation»
℗ «2018 Arista Records LLC»

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  • South America: 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (fk)
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  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
  • South-Eastern Asia: 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste (tl)
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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Midnight Blue
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)
3:26
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)
32:43
3Just Too Many People
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
baritone saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trombone:
Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
conductor:
Melissa Manchester (strings)
brass [horns] arranger and 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:
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.
53:29
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
3:57
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
43:07
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)
3:14
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)
4:22
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.
3:40
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)
54:40
19Through the Eyes of Love (theme from the motion picture “Ice Castles”)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
edit of:
Through the Eyes of Love by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles, theme)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp. and EMI Golden Torch Music Corp.
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
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
2▶Digital Media

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Release

purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1434274952 [info]
https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Br7iemr34eyvluwxvjpt66nhvzq [info] (until 2020-10-12)
ASIN:US: B07GVL1LV1 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/2RUnfmPHKSqK96kayzurfX [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/71640982 [info]
streaming page:Amazon Music US [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/album/1434274952 [info]
https://tidal.com/album/94157135 [info]
https://us.napster.com/artist/melissa-manchester/album/the-essential-melissa-manchester-the-arista-years [info] (until 2022-06-08)

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 226)