ALPHONSO JOHNSON:
YESTERDAY'S DREAMSEPIC RECORDS, PE 34364(LP)
(C)(P)1976 CBS INC., USA
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1976, USA
RE-ISSUED: SONY MUSIC MEDIA, SMM518995 2(CD)
RELEASED: 2005, FRANCE
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| CROSSOVER 1976 |
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ALPHONSO JOHNSON:
YESTERDAY'S DREAMS EPIC RECORDS, PE 34364(LP) (C)(P)1976 CBS INC., USA RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1976, USA RE-ISSUED: SONY MUSIC MEDIA, SMM518995 2(CD) RELEASED: 2005, FRANCE
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| CREDITS (productions) : |
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Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc. Production Assistant: Bruce Heigh |
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Executive Producer: Jerry Schoenbaum |
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Recorded at Cherokee Studios and The Sound Labs, Hollywood, Cali. Engineers: Tommy Vicari and Don Murray Assistant Engineers: Danny Vicari, John Bruno and Linda Tyler |
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Remixed at The Sound Labs by Tommy Vicari |
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Mastered at A&M Studios by Ernie Grundman |
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"Scapegoat", "One To One" horn arranged and conducted by McKinely Jackson |
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"Show Us The Way" ensemble arrangement by Ian Underwood |
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Illustration: Bill Imhoff Design: Ron Coro, Ken Anderson |
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Alphonso Johnson exclusively plays Charles Lobue guitars, Chapman stick enterprise and woods mini amp. |
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Grover Washington,Jr. appears courtesy of CTI Records David Foster appears courtesy of Dark Horse Records Ernie Watts and George Bohannon appears courtesy of A&M Records, Inc. Patrice Rushen appears courtesy of Prestige Records Jon Lucien and Philip Bailey appears courtesy of Columbia Records |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| Alphonso Johnson | : |
electric bass (on 1-3,5-8)
stick (on 2) guitar (on 4) vocals (on 1) voice box (on 2) |
| Grover Washiongton, Jr. | : |
tenor saxophone (on 1,3) |
| Patrice Rushen | : |
electric piano (on 1-3,5,7,8) clavinet (on 2,3,5,8) harpsicord (on 7) |
| Ian Underwood | : |
synthesizers (on 1-7) |
| David Foster | : |
organ (on 1) |
| Mark Jordan | : |
organ (on 6) |
| Lee Ritenour | : |
guitar (on 1-4,7) |
| Ray Gomez | : |
guitar (on 5-8) |
| Mike Clark | : |
drums (on 1,2,3) |
| Chester Thompson | : |
drums (on 5-8) |
| Sheila Escovedo | : |
congas (on 1-3,5,6,8) percussion (on 3) wolf whistle (on 8) |
| Ruth Underwood | : |
congas/bongos/belltree/tombales (on 7) |
| Phillip Bailey | : |
lead vocals (on 1) |
| Dianne Reeves | : |
lead vocals (on 1) |
| Jon Lucien | : |
lead vocals (on 4) |
| horns | : |
Ernie Watts (tenor saxophone on 3,8) Gary Grant, (trumpet/flugelhorn on 3,8) Chuck Findley (trumpet/flugelhorn on 3,8) George Bohanon (trombone on 3,8) Garnett Brown (trombone on 3,8) Ernie Fields (baritone saxophone/flute on 3,8) |
| TRACKS (total time 35:04) : |
| 1. |
Love's the Way I Feel 'Bout Cha (4:44) [Alphonso Johnson, Phllip Bailey, Pat Walker]
Alphonso Johnson, bass, vocals; Phillip Bailey, vocals; Dianne Reeves, vocals; Grover Washiongton, Jr., tenor saxophone (on solo); Patrice Rushen, electric piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Mike Clark, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas; David Foster, organ; Ian Underwood, synthesizers
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As Little As You (3:19) [Alphonso Johnson]
| Alphonso Johnson, bass, stick, voice box (on solo); Lee Ritenour, guitar; Patrice Rushen, electric piano, clavinet (on solo); Ian Underwood, synthesizers; Mike Clark, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas
3. |
Scapegoat (5:07) [Alphonso Johnson]
| Alphonso Johnson, bass; Grover Washiongton, Jr., tenor saxophone (on solo); Patrice Rushen, electric piano, clavinet; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Sheila Escovedo, congas, percussion; Mike Clark, drums; Ian Underwood, synthesizers; Ernie Watts, tenor saxophone; Gary Grant, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Bohanon, trombone; Garnett Brown, trombone; Ernie Fields, baritone saxophone, flute
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Show Us The Way (4:57) [Alphonso Johnson]
| Alphonso Johnson, guitar; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Ian Underwood, synthesizers (on solo); Jon Lucien, vocals; Children, themselves
5. |
Balls To The Wall (4:58) [Alphonso Johnson]
| Alphonso Johnson, bass (on solo); Ray Gomez, guitars (on solo); Patrice Rushen, electric piano, clavinet; Chester Thompson, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas; Ian Underwood, synthesizers
6. |
Tales Of Barcelona (2:15) [Alphonso Johnson]
| Alphonso Johnson, bass; Ray Gomez, guitars; Mark Jordan, organ; Chester Thompson, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas; Ian Underwood, synthesizers
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Flight To Hampstead Heath (5:55) [Alphonso Johnson]
| Alphonso Johnson, bass (on solo); Ray Gomez, electric guitars; Lee Ritenour, acoustic 12-string guitar; Patrice Rushen, harpsicord, electric piano; Ian Underwood, synthesizers; Chester Thompson, drums; Ruth Underwood, congas, bongos, belltree, tombales
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One To One (3:49) [Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Patrice Rushen, Sheila Escovedo, Ray Gomez, McKinley Jackson]
| Alphonso Johnson, bass; Ray Gomez, guitar (on solo); Patrice Rushen, electric piano, clavinet (on solo); Chester Thompson, drums; Sheila Escovedo, congas, wolf whistle; Ernie Watts, tenor saxophone; Ernie Fields, baritone saxophone, flute; Chuck Findley, trumpet; Gary Grant, trumpet; George Bohanon, trombone; Garnett Brown, trombone |
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