Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 produced by Bob (R.A.) Morten
Tracks 3, 4 produced by Les Emmerson
No production credits on Tracks 12-18
All tracks are remixed from the analog multitracks.
A compilation of Chester tracks and solo singles by Michael Argue and Jim Mancel, with three previously unreleased (*) bonus tracks.
ReviewAs a reviewer on Amazon notes, the recordings on the CD sound different than we remember them. The prominent Hammond B3 with Leslie on the record of "Make My Life A Little Bit Brighter" has been mixed down so far it's like an incidental texture. Can't fault the sound on any of the tracks, though, they sound really nice. However, you come away with the feeling that yes, they did tamper unnecessarily with history.
Jim Mancel's "Let The Phone Ring" is worth the price of admission. It's a wonderful side of blue-eyed soul, arranged by and featuring the Fender Rhodes of "Dr. Music," Doug Riley, as does its B-side.
My overall impression is that Chester was a group with three main songwriters, who each used the band as session players on their own songs. There isn't much in the way of cohesive or identifiable "group sound."
With all the blank space in the package, it would have been nice if they'd given us the story of Chester as liner notes (like, who plays what?), and some more personnel and credits for the last seven tracks.