Tracklist

1CD: Dee Dee Bridgewater / Just Family
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1My Prayer (Fast Version)
engineer:
S.Y.S.
producer and mixer:
Stephen Y. Scheaffer
bass guitar:
Herb Bushler
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
Jerry Friedman (guitar, session musician) and Cliff Morris
keyboard:
Harold Wheeler
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Arlene Martell and Linda November
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Soundtek Studios in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., 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:
Avant de mourir
3:35
2My Lonely Room
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Lew Hahn
bass guitar:
Henry Davis (US soul/funk bassist) and Wilton Felder
congas:
Bobbye Hall
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar:
Melvin Ragin, Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Tom Hensley (American songwriter, pianist, arranger) and Joe Sample
percussion:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
August Johnson, Merry Clayton, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Jackie Ward (singer) and Carolyn Willis
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Lonely Room
lyricist and composer:
Peter Skellern
publisher:
Pendulum Management Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) 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)
4:53
3It Ain't Easy
engineer:
Gregg Hamm (US engineer), Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) and Steve Melton (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Stephen Y. Scheaffer
bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer)
guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist) and Lani Groves
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
strings arranger:
Harold Wheeler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
recording of:
It Ain’t Easy
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 フジパシフィック事業部 (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)
3:32
4He's Gone
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Stephen Y. Scheaffer
bass guitar:
Henry Davis (US soul/funk bassist) and Wilton Felder
congas:
Bobbye Hall
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar:
Melvin Ragin, Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Tom Hensley (American songwriter, pianist, arranger) and Joe Sample
percussion:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
August Johnson, Merry Clayton, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Jackie Ward (singer) and Carolyn Willis
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States and Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
She’s Gone
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
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) 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)
5:56
5Goin' Through the Motions
engineer:
Gregg Hamm (US engineer), Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) and Steve Melton (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Stephen Y. Scheaffer
bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer)
guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist) and Lani Groves
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
strings arranger:
Harold Wheeler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
cover recording of:
Goin’ Through the Motions
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bahler
publisher:
Green Apple Music Co. (publisher)
3:54
6You Saved Me
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Stephen Y. Scheaffer
bass guitar:
Henry Davis (US soul/funk bassist) and Wilton Felder
congas:
Bobbye Hall
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar:
Melvin Ragin, Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Tom Hensley (American songwriter, pianist, arranger) and Joe Sample
percussion:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
August Johnson, Merry Clayton, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Jackie Ward (singer) and Carolyn Willis
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Saved Me
writer:
Bob Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) and Ed Little (songwriter, co‐wrote “You Saved Me”)
4:29
7Every Man Wants Another Man's Woman
engineer:
Gregg Hamm (US engineer), Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) and Steve Melton (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Stephen Y. Scheaffer
bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer)
guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves and Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
strings arranger:
Harold Wheeler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Every Man Wants Another Man’s Woman
lyricist and composer:
Alan O’Day
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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)
4:09
8My Prayer (Ballad Version)
5:43
9Just Family5:06
10Maybe Today6:56
11Children Are the Spirit (of the World)3:08
12Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
engineer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Stanley Clarke
bass:
Alphonso Johnson (in 1977-10)
guitar:
Raymond Gomez (in 1977-10)
keyboard:
Ronnie Foster (in 1977-10)
membranophone:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1977-10)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (in 1977-10)
violin:
Scarlet Rivera (in 1977-10)
vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Stanley Clarke
recorded at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-10)
mixed at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (in 1977-10)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd (publisher), Chappell & Co Inc. (USA), Happenstance Limited (record and publishing company), Intersong U.S.A. Inc. (publisher), Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B.V., Rouge Booze, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), 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)
4:57
13Sweet Rain
engineer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Stanley Clarke
bass:
Alphonso Johnson (in 1977-10)
guitar:
Raymond Gomez (in 1977-10)
keyboard:
Ronnie Foster (in 1977-10)
membranophone:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1977-10)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (in 1977-10)
vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Stanley Clarke
recorded at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-10)
mixed at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sweet Rain (in 1977-10)
writer:
Sharon Barnes
3:08
14Open up Your Eyes
engineer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Stanley Clarke
bass:
Stanley Clarke (in 1977-10)
guitar:
Raymond Gomez (in 1977-10)
keyboard:
Ronnie Foster (in 1977-10)
membranophone:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1977-10)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (in 1977-10)
vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Stanley Clarke
recorded at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-10)
mixed at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Open Up Your Eyes (in 1977-10)
writer:
Ronnie Foster
5:34
15Night Movies
engineer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Stanley Clarke
bass:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1977-10)
keyboard:
Bobby Lyle (in 1977-10)
membranophone:
Norman Farrington (in 1977-10)
vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Stanley Clarke
recorded at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-10)
mixed at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Night Moves (in 1977-10)
lyricist:
Michael Franks
composer:
Michael Small (20th century soundtrack composer)
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co., Warner–Barham Music LLC and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:15
16Thank the Day (You Walked Into My Life)5:20
17Melody Maker
engineer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Stanley Clarke
keyboard:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (in 1977-10)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (in 1977-10)
vocals:
Dee Dee Bridgewater (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Stanley Clarke
recorded at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-10)
mixed at:
Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Melody Maker (in 1977-10)
writer:
William Allen (bassist)
32:24
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