A4 : Sweet Young Thing Like You (by Dee Ervin) [YouTube Video]
B1 : Eli's Coming (by Laura Nyro)
B3 : Baby I Could Be So Good At Loving You (by Buzz Clifford) [YouTube Video]
B5 : Peaceful (by Kenny Rankin) [YouTube Video]
Produced by John Florez
Recorded in RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Engineerd by Hank McGill
Arranged & Conducted by Ray Cork, Jr.
Vocals Arranged by Clarence McDonald
The Friends Of Distinction
Barbara Love, Floyd Butler, Harry Elston, Jessica Cleaves
MUSICIANS
Guitar : Al Casey, Arthur Wright
Electric Bass : Max Bennett
Drums, Percussion : Jim Gordon
Percussion : Gary Coleman, Jack Arnold
Congas : King Errisson
Harp : Catherine Gotthoffer
Flute, Clarinet : Plas Johnson
Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Piccolo Flute : Gene Cipriano
Flute, Piccolo Flute : William Green
Flute, Tenor Saxophone : Jim Horn
French Horn : David Duke
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet : Brad Bauder
Trombone : Dick Leith
Trumpet : Bud Brisbois
Trumpet, Flugelhorn : Bill Peterson, Buddy Childers, Dalton Smith, John Audino
Produced by Frank Clark
Track : A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B5
Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, GA
Track : A4, A5, B2, B4
Recorded at I.D. Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Strings Arranged by Art Freeman
MUSICIANS
Guitar : Al Vescovo, Jesse Carr aka Pete Carr, Mike Deasy
Bass : Rinie Press, Robert Popwell
Drums : Johnny Sandlin, Paul Humphrey
Vibraphone, Percussion : Victor Feldman
Piano : Evelen Freeman, Paul Hornsby
Horns : Gene "Bow Legs" Miller, The Macon Horn Section
French Horn : Art Maebe
Backing Vocals : Elaine Hill, Genie Brown, Lady Helena, Frank Clark
The Whispers, Bobby Hutton covered "Love The Way You Make Me Feel" Gloria Lynne, Ray Charles, David Newman, The Whispers covered "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong" Clydie King , Andy Butler, David Porter, Sam & Dave, Tiffany Bolling, Buddy & Julie Miller, Tim McGraw covered "One Part, Two Part" Richie's Room 222 Gang covered "I'd Rather Stay A Child" Rudy Love And The Company Soul, Gloria Lynne, Stanley Turrentine covered "I'll Take You All The Way There" Rudy Love And The Company Soul, Bobby Hutton covered "Then I Found You"
Re: Track B1 : Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong (by Dee Ervin, Lynne Farr)
composer on BMI : Dee Ervin, Lynne Farr, Jerry Williams, Jr. aka Swamp Dogg
(source : BMI Work # 1308514)
Produced by Eric Malamud & Peter Tevis for The Golden Lyie
Engineered by Charlie Dreyer
Assistant : Jerry Masters, Ralph Rhodes, Eric Malamud, Steve Melton
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Remix and Additional Recording at Sound Recorders Studio and Sound Labo, Hollywood, California
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Dee Barton
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Barry Beckett : Piano
Clayton Ivey : Piano, Organ
Jimmy Johnson : Guitar
Pete Carr : Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums, Percussion
with...
Bobby Hall Porter : Percussion
Patrice Y. Holloway, Marti McCall, Karen Ditto : Backing Vocals
Earl Foster, Ronnie Croxton, Tim McIntire, Dee Ervin : Background Vocals on A1
The Muscle Shoals Horns
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Ben Cauley : Trumpet
Harrison Calloway : Trumpet
Ron Eades : Bariton Sax
Charles Rose : Trombone
U.K. release : Signpost SG 4256 (1972)
Peter Tevis & Eric Malamud : Capitol Records A&R Co-Ordinatior
Produced by Dewey Vandiver & Warren Pratt for Quad City Sound Productions
Track 1 & 2 : produced by Dewey Vandiver, Warren Pratt & Oscar Frank
Recorded at Quad City Sound Studio, Fame Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Re: Track 04 Angel In Your Arms (by Terry Woodford, Clayton Ivey & Tom Brasfield) Vivian Bell : US Country #77 in 1977 Hot : US Pops #6 A/C #8 R&B #29 in Feb. 1977 Robin Lee : US Country #54 in 1984 Barbara Mandrell : US Country #8 in 1985
Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12
Produced by Tommy Couch, Jr.
Recorded & Mixed at Malaco Studios, Jackson, MS
Engineer : Wolf Stephenson, Kent Bruce
Horns Arranged by Harrison Calloway
Horns Recorded at The Sound Shop, Nashville, TN.
Strings Arranged by Mike Lewis
Strings Recorded at Afterhours Studios, Miami, FL.
The Soul Bowl Rhythm Section
James Robertson : Drums
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitat
Reggie Young : Lead Guitar
Clayton Ivey : Piano, Hammond B-3
Backing Vocals
Tonya Youngblood Polk, Vick Allen
Horns Section
Mike Haynes : Trumpet
Steve Patrick : Trumpet
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Charles Rose : Trombone
Jim Horn : Bariton Sax, Flute
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Track 6, 8, 9, 11
Produced by Frederick Knight for Knight Music, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed at Malaco Studios, Jackson, MS
Engineer : Wolf Stephenson, Frederick Knight, Kent Bruce
Additional Recording at Gor-Don Production
Tracks Arranged & Performed by Frederick Knight & Vick Allen
Additional Musicians
Guitar : "Stevie J" Johnson
Backing Vocals : Tonya Youngblood Polk, Vick Allen
Gregg Dempsey, songwriter, old friends of Leon Russell.
Member of "Junior Markham & The Tulsa Review", "The Gas Company" & "Daughters of Albion"
Kathy Yesse (later : Dalton) was also member of "The Gas Company" & "Daughters of Albion".
Recorded at :
-- Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL (Enginner : Jerry Masters, Steve Melton)
-- Black Diamond Studios, Memphis, TN
MUSICIANS italic : Muscle Shoals
Lead Guitar : Will McFarlane, Bobby Manuel
Rhythm Guitar : Jimmy Johnson
Bass : David Hood
Drums : Roger Hawkins
Keyboards : Clayton Ivey
Saxophone : Jim Williamson
Baritone Saxophone : Doug Moffet
Trombone : Charles Rose
Trumpet , Horn Arrangement: Harrison Calloway
Backing Vocals – Jackie Johnson, Jackie Reddick, Shirley Brown, Jewel Bass, Thomisene Armstrong, William Brown, Fanny Hightown
Track 1 & 6: Produced by Frederick Knight
Track 2, 3, 7: Produced by Vick Allen
Track 4 & 10 : Produced by Shirley Brown, Vick Allen
Track 5 : Produced by Charles Richard Cason
Track 8 & 9 : Produced by Shirley Brown, Wolf Stephenson
Recorded at Malaco Studios, Jackson, MS
Tracks 8, 9 Initial tracks and Lead Vocals Recorded at Ecko Sound Studios, Memphis, TN
MUSICIANS
Guitar : "Stevie J" Johnson
Guitar, Rhythm Track Programming : John Ward (track 8, 9)
Percussion, Synth Strings, Horns, Keyboards, Hammond B-3 : Vick Allen (track 1,2,3,4,6,7,10)
Acoustic Piano, Wurlitzer Piano, B-3 Hammond, Synth Horns : Harrison Calloway (track 8, 9)
Programming, Synth Strings], Keyboards : Rich Cason (track 5)
Backing Vocals : Tonya Youngblood Polk, Vick Allen
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Track 11, 12, 13 : Produced by Wolf Stephenson in 2003
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL in 2003
MUSICIANS
Electric Rhythm & Lead Guitar : Larry Byrom
Bass : David Hood
Drums : George Lawrence
Acoustic Piano, Wurlitzer Piano, Hammond B-3 : Clayton Ivey
Backing Vocals : Tonya Youngblood Polk, Vick Allen
Sir Joe Quarterman And Free Soul
Sir Joe Quarterman: Vocals, Trumpet
Leon Rogers: Sax
George R. Lee, Willie Parker Jr.: Guitar
Karissa Freeman: Keyboards
Gregory C. Hammonds: Bass
Allen Stewart: Drums
Produced by Tommy Couch, Wolf Stephenson
Engineered & Mixed by Wolf Stephenson
Strings & Horns Arranged by Harrison Calloway
MUSICIANS
Guitar : Dino Zimmerman, Jimmy Johnson
Bass : Ray Griffin
Drums : James Robertson
Keyboards : Carson Whitsett
Sax Solo : Jim Horn
Backing Vocals : Cathy Young, Doug Williams, Frank Williams, Jewel Bass, Leonard Williams, Melvin Williams, Thomisene Anderson
Muscle Shoals Horns
Ben Cauley, Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson
Produced by Tommy Couch, Wolf Stephenson
Recorded & Mixed at Malaco Studios, Jackson, Mississippi
Engineers: Wolf Stephenson, James Griffin.
Additional Recording at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Engineers: Steve Klein
Strings & Horns Arranged by Mike Lewis
Arranged by Charlie Wicker & Mickey Davis (tracks: B1, B2)
MUSICIANS
Guitar : Dino Zimmerman, Johnny Barranco
Bass : Don Barrett, George Allen
Drums : James Robertson
Keyboards : Carson Whitsett
Horns : Chris Colclessor, Dana Teboe, Kenny Faulk, Whit Sidener
Backing Vocals : Fern Kinney, Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Tommy Tate, Valerie Williams
Produced by Tommy Couch, Wolf Stephenson
Arranged by Harrison Calloway
MUSICIANS italic : Muscle Shoals
Guitar : Dino Zimmerman, Jimmy Johnson
Bass : Ray Griffin
Drums : Owen Hale
Keyboards : Carson Whitsett, Haran Griffin
Horns : Ben Cauley, Walter King
Backing Vocals : Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Valerie Williams
Muscle Shoals Horns Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson
Produced by Tommy Couch, Wolf Stephenson
Recorded & Mixed at Malaco Studios,Jackson, MS
Engineer : Wolf Stephenson
Arranged by Harrison Calloway, Mickey Davis
MUSICIANS italic : Muscle Shoals
Guitar : Dino Zimmerman, Jimmy Johnson, Vasti Jackson
Bass : Ray Griffin
Drums : James Robertson
Percussion : Glen Holmes
Piano : Carson Whitsett
Synthesizer : Carl Marsh
Horns : Ben Cauley, Jim Horn
Backing Vocals : Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Valerie Williams
Muscle Shoals Horns Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson
Produced by Tommy Couch, Wolf Stephenson
Recorded & Mixed at Malaco Studios,Jackson, MS
Engineer : Wolf Stephenson
Arranged by Harrison Calloway, Mickey Davis
MUSICIANS italic : Muscle Shoals
Guitar : Dino Zimmerman, Jimmy Johnson, Leroy Emmanuel, Vasti Jackson
Bass : Don Barrett, Ray Griffin
Drums : James Robertson, Owen Hale
Percussion : Glen Holmes
Keyboards : Carson Whitsett
Synthesizer : Carl Marsh
Horns : Ben Cauley, Jim Horn, Walter King
Backing Vocals : Charlotte Chenault, Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Valerie Williams
Muscle Shoals Horns Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronny Eades,