Description
Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP3639, Arista – MOVLP3639
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Blue, 180g
Country: Europe
Released: Oct 2024
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco, Boogie
Tracklist:
A1 Yabba Dabba Doo
Backing Vocals – Brian Porter, Desire "Deezie" White, Lloyd Foster, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder, Steve "City" Horton, Wallace Jefferson
Backing Vocals ["the Crew"] – Carrie "Froggie" Spiller, Cheryl Page, Genene Armstead, Michelle "Mitch" Mosley
Backing Vocals [The Palmer Brothers] – Artie Palmer, Jon Palmer, Melvin Palmer
Bass [Line], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Kevin Grady
Lead Guitar, Soloist – Eddie "EPM" Martinez
Lead Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Percussion – 'Crusher' Bennett
Written-By – Don Blackman
5:16
A2 Heart's Desire
Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals – Desire "Deezie" White
Bass – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Lead Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Sheri "Ayo" Snyder
Percussion – 'Crusher' Bennett
Written-By, Arranged By – Don Blackman
4:30
A3 Holding You, Loving You
Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Grusin
Bass – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Written-By, Arranged By – Don Blackman
4:10
A4 Deaf Hook-Up Connection
Arranged By [Horns] – Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals – Desire "Deezie" White, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder, Steve "City" Horton
Backing Vocals ["the Little People"] – Desmond Dawkins, George "Kenyatta" Snyder, Jermaine "Boo" Lloyd Blackman, Tashumbi "Shumbi" White
Bass, Backing Vocals – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Lead Guitar, Soloist – Eddie "EPM" Martinez
Lead Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Written-By – Don Blackman
4:03
B1 You Ain't Hip
Arranged By – Don Blackman
Backing Vocals – Poogie Bell, Donna Weeks, Jeanie Gray, Ronald Miller*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder
Bass, Backing Vocals – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Lead Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Desire "Deezie" White
Written-By – Desire White, Don Blackman
3:01
B2 Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
Arranged By – Don Blackman, Weldon Irvine
Backing Vocals – Sheri "Ayo" Snyder
Bass – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Desire "Deezie" White
Written-By – Steven Moss, Weldon Irvine
3:38
B3 Since You Been Away So Long
Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals – Desire "Deezie" White*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder
Bass – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Lead Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Written-By, Arranged By – Don Blackman
5:11
B4 Never Miss A Thing
Arranged By [Horns] – Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals – Desire "Deezie" White
Bass – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Guitar, Soloist – Steve "City" Horton
Lead Vocals – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Scat [Lead], Backing Vocals – Sheri "Ayo" Snyder
Written-By, Arranged By [Music, Horns] – Don Blackman
3:50
Companies:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
Distributed By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
Credits:
Art Direction, Design – Howard Fritzson
Chorus Master [Choir Director Of The Howling Shedeamons And Hedeamons] – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson
Conductor [Strings] – Dave Grusin
Contractor, Concertmaster – David Nadien
Coordinator [Grp Production] – Peter Lopez
Drums – Dennis "Washington" Chambers
Featuring [The Family Tradition] – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson, Dennis "Washington" Chambers, Desire "Deezie" White, Eddie "EPM" Martinez, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder, Steve "City" Horton
Hair – Webster McKnight
Handclaps [The Band] – Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson, Dennis "Washington" Chambers, Desire "Deezie" White*, Eddie "EPM" Martinez, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder, Steve "City" Horton
Handclaps [The Tasty Off-beat Section, The Crew] – Carrie "Froggie" Spiller, Cheryl Page, Genene Armstead, Michelle "Mitch Mosley"
Handclaps [The Tasty Off-beat Section] – Brian Porter, Poogie Bell, David Blackman, Larry DeCarmine, Lloyd Foster, Louisa James, Sekou Bunch, Wallace Jefferson
Horns [Section] – Alex Foster, George Opalisky, Jon Faddis, Ronald Cuber
Make-Up – Carol Williams
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Dave Grusin, Don Blackman, Larry Rosen
Mixed By [Assistent] – Ollie Cotton
Photography By – Trudy Schlachter
Producer – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Producer [Associate] – Weldon Irvine
Recorded By – Larry Rosen, Ollie Cotton
Recorded By [Additional, Assisted By] – Steve Ettinger
Rhythm Guitar – Steve "City" Horton
Stylist – Lisa Daurio
Synthesizer [Obx], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet, Grand Piano [Yamaha] – Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman
Notes:
NR 42
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BIEM STEMRA
Barcode: 8719262032927