Betty Wright

~ Release by Betty Wright (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1What Are You Going to Do With It
engineer:
Gary Olazabal and Reggie Dozier (brass [horns], strings)
producer:
Stevie Wonder
assistant mixer:
Tim Dennen
mixer:
Howard Steele (US producer, sound engineer)
bass guitar:
Michael Wilkerson
brass [horns]:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist), Jerry Hey and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Gregory Wilkerson
guitar:
William Bridgeforth
piano [acoustic piano]:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Stevie Wonder
background vocals:
Wendy Barnes (backing vocalist), Shirley Brewer, Melody McCully and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
arranger:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings) and Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
What Are You Going to Do With It
writer:
Stevie Wonder and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Cayman Music Inc, Danbet Publishing, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
4:30
A2I Like Your Loving
assistant engineer:
Steve Schmidt (engineer)
engineer:
Reggie Dozier
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
assistant mixer:
Tim Dennen
mixer:
Howard Steele (US producer, sound engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmy Haslip
cabasa [cabasa] and vibraphone:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
finger snaps:
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer), Frank Rand, Robert “Rickey” Webb and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
guitar:
Buzzy Feiten and Donald Griffin (soul/funk/disco guitarist)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
background vocals:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Jeannette Wright, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Yvette Morris Wright
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
brass [horns] arranger:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Eternity (Songwriting alias), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Like Your Loving
writer:
Richard “Dimples” Fields (US soul singer, songwriter, producer and record company executive), Margery Lindsey, Curtis Moore (R&B/funk/soul songwriter) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Clockin’ ’n’ Poppin’ Music, Danbet Publishing, Inc., Dat Richfield Kat Music, Marossie Music, On the Boardwalk Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:42
A3Indivisible
assistant engineer:
Steve Schmidt (engineer)
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmy Haslip
drums (drum set):
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
guitar:
Donald Griffin (soul/funk/disco guitarist) and Charles A. Wright (guitarist)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
Rhodes piano:
Garry Greene
background vocals:
Jeannette Wright, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Yvette Morris Wright
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Peters
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Indivisible
writer:
Jon Lind and Larry John McNally (singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Big Mystique Music, McNally Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), The Jonathan Lind Trust, TuneCore Publishing (publisher; not a release label. Use [no label]), シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.), チューンコアジャパン株式会社 (TuneCore Japan, mostly a distributor; not a release label. Use [no label]) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
4:25
A4Body Slang
assistant engineer:
Steve Schmidt (engineer)
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
acoustic guitar:
Michael Norris Wright (R&B/funk/soul songwriter/guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Wilkerson
cabasa [cabasa], cymbal, wood block and lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
cowbell and timbales:
Robert Webb
drums (drum set):
Gregory Wilkerson
guitar:
William Bridgeforth and Ned Doheny
synthesizer:
Garry Greene
background vocals:
Cheryl Lynn (1970s disco singer), Teena Marie and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Eternity (Songwriting alias), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Body Slang
writer:
Michael Norris Wright (R&B/funk/soul songwriter/guitarist) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Cissi Music, Danbet Publishing, Inc., Namphuyo Publishing and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4:17
A5Dancin’ on the One
assistant engineer:
Steve Schmidt (engineer)
engineer:
Reggie Dozier
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
assistant mixer:
Tim Dennen
mixer:
Howard Steele (US producer, sound engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Wilkerson
drums (drum set):
Gregory Wilkerson
guitar:
William Bridgeforth and Charles A. Wright (guitarist)
handclaps:
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Garry Greene
percussion:
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
Rhodes piano:
Garry Greene
solo trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Jeannette Wright, Robert “Rickey” Webb, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer), Charles A. Wright (guitarist) and Yvette Morris Wright
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
brass [horns] arranger:
Fred Wesley
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Eternity (Songwriting alias), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dancin’ on the One
writer:
William Bridgeforth, Gregory Wilkerson, Michael Wilkerson and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Cayman Music, Danbet Publishing, Inc., Namphuyo Publishing, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4:16
B1Give a Smile
assistant engineer:
Phil Moores (background vocals) and Steve Schmidt (engineer)
engineer:
Buddy Brundo (background vocals), Jerry Brown (engineer & producer) (background vocals) and Reggie Dozier
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
assistant mixer:
Tim Dennen
mixer:
Howard Steele (US producer, sound engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmy Haslip
congas:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
guitar:
Donald Griffin (soul/funk/disco guitarist), Tito Jackson and Charles A. Wright (guitarist)
handclaps:
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer), Reggie Dozier and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
Rhodes piano:
Garry Greene
background vocals:
Phyllis Hyman, Jeannette Wright, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Yvette Morris Wright
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Fred Wesley
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States, Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (background vocals) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Give a Smile
writer:
Anthony Turner, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Phillip Wright
publisher:
Danbet Publishing, Inc., Groove ’n Spirit Publishing, Namphuyo Publishing and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4:07
B2I Come to You
assistant engineer:
Steve Schmidt (engineer)
engineer:
Reggie Dozier
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
assistant mixer:
Tim Dennen
mixer:
Howard Steele (US producer, sound engineer)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
strings arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Come to You
lyricist:
Marty Panzer (songwriter)
composer:
Richard Kerr
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), SwaneeBravo! Music, 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)
3:25
B3Make Me Love the Rain
assistant engineer:
Phil Moores (background vocals) and Steve Schmidt (engineer)
engineer:
Buddy Brundo (background vocals) and Jerry Brown (engineer & producer) (background vocals)
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Wilkerson
congas:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Gregory Wilkerson
guitar:
William Bridgeforth, Tito Jackson and Charles A. Wright (guitarist)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert)
Rhodes piano:
Garry Greene
solo saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
tambourine:
Andre Fisher (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
background vocals:
Jeannette Wright, Robert “Rickey” Webb, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Yvette Morris Wright
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
brass [horns] arranger:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Eternity (Songwriting alias), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States, Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (background vocals) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Make Me Love the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Cayman Music, Danbet Publishing, Inc. and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4:09
B4One Bad Habit (and That’s Loving You!)
assistant engineer:
Steve Schmidt (engineer)
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Wilkerson
drums (drum set):
Gregory Wilkerson
guitar:
William Bridgeforth and Charles A. Wright (guitarist)
Rhodes piano:
Garry Greene
solo saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
background vocals:
Jeannette Wright, Robert “Rickey” Webb, Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Yvette Morris Wright
lead vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
strings arranger:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
arranger:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist - wrote with Herb Alpert), Eternity (Songwriting alias), Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
concertmaster:
Assa Drory
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [horns], strings)
mixed at:
Concorde Recording Center in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
One Bad Habit (and That’s Loving You!)
lyricist and composer:
Richard “Dimples” Fields (US soul singer, songwriter, producer and record company executive)
publisher:
Cissi Music, Dat Richfield Kat Music, Namphuyo Publishing and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
7:41

Credits

Release

photography:Bobby Holland (photographer)
mastering:Chris Bellman (mastering engineer)
design:Nancy Donald
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
mastered at:Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7245678 [info]