Melissa Manchester - Melissa
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Singer: Melissa Manchester
Title: Melissa
Short-info: Label: Arista ‎– AL 4031
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Date of released: 1975
Category: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Soft Rock, Chanson, Vocal, Funk, Ballad
MP3 album size .rar: 1777 mb
APE album size .rar: 1827 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC WMA AHX VQF DMF MP3 DXD MP1

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 We've Got Time
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – David WolfertBacking Vocals – Vini PonciaBass – Cooker LoPresti*Drums – Kirk BrunerElectric Piano – James Newton HowardWritten-By – Carole Bayer SagerWritten-By, Piano, Backing Vocals – Melissa Manchester
4:22
A2 Party Music
Backing Vocals – Lucy (Inta') Mike (With Rhinestones)*Bass – John C. Lo Presti*Congas – King Errison*Drums, Percussion – Kirk BrunerElectric Guitar, Written-By – David WolfertElectric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] – James Newton HowardPiano, Written-By – Melissa Manchester
3:28
A3 Just Too Many People
Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Tenor Saxophone – Trevor LawrenceBaritone Saxophone – John RotellaBass – Cooker LoPresti*Drums – Kirk BrunerElectric Guitar – David WolfertElectric Piano – James Newton HowardPiano, Backing Vocals, Conductor, Written-By – Melissa ManchesterTrombone – Lou McCreary*Trumpet – Steve MadaioWritten-By, Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia
3:38
A4 Stevie's Wonder
Bass – Cooker LoPresti*Drums, Cuica, Percussion – Kirk BrunerElectric Guitar – David ('Soon) Wolfert*Electric Piano, Synthesizer – James Newton HowardWritten-By – Carole Bayer SagerWritten-By, Piano, Backing Vocals – Melissa Manchester
3:33
A5 This Lady's Not Home
Arranged By [Strings], Soprano Saxophone – Trevor LawrenceBass – Cooker (Lopes) LoPresti*Congas – King Errison*Drums – Kirk BrunerElectric Guitar – David WolfertOrgan – James Newton HowardWritten-By – Carole Bayer SagerWritten-By, Electric Piano – Melissa Manchester
4:31
B1 Love Havin' You Around
Arranged By [Horns], Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Trevor LawrenceBacking Vocals – Arnold McCuller, David LasleyBass – Cooker LoPresti*Clavinet, Backing Vocals – Melissa ManchesterDrums, Talking Drum – Kirk Bruner (Dueling Gorillas) Bruner*Electric Guitar – David WolfertPiano, Organ – James Newton HowardTenor Saxophone – Gene DinwiddieTrumpet – Steve MadaioWritten-By – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
4:40
B2 Midnight Blue
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – David WolfertArranged By [Strings] – Trevor LawrenceBacking Vocals – Vini PonciaBass – Cooker LoPresti*Drums, Percussion – Kirk BrunerElectric Piano – James Newton HowardWritten-By – Carole Bayer SagerWritten-By, Piano, Backing Vocals – Melissa Manchester
3:55
B3 It's Gonna Be Alright
Arranged By, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Trevor LawrenceBass – Cooker LoPresti*Clavinet – James (Lil' Jimmie) Newton Howard*Congas – King Errison*Cowbell – Don Diego GojuDrums – Kirk BrunerGuitar – David WolfertPiano, Backing Vocals – Melissa ManchesterTenor Saxophone – Gene DinwiddieTrumpet – Steve Madaio
3:32
B4 I Got Eyes
Acoustic Guitar – David WolfertBacking Vocals – Brie*, Kirk*, Melissa*, Vini*Bass – Cooker LoPresti*Percussion – Morton K. SaltSynthesizer, Celesta – James Newton HowardWritten-By, Electric Piano – Melissa Manchester
2:43
B5 I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
Arranged By [Strings], Alto Saxophone – Trevor LawrenceConcertmaster – Sid Sharpe*Engineer [Remix] – Bob SchaperPiano, Conductor – Melissa ManchesterWritten-By – Randy Newman
5:02

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Sunset Sound
  • Recorded At – A&R Studios
  • Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
  • Remixed At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
  • Lacquer Cut At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

  • Art Direction – Bob Heimall*
  • Design – Arton Associates
  • Engineer – Bob Schaper
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Reed Stanley
  • Engineer [Remix] – Bill Schee (tracks: A1 to B4)
  • Executive-Producer – Richard Perry
  • Photography By – Ed Caraeff
  • Producer – Vini Poncia

Notes

Recorded At Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California
And A & R, New York
Labels are black with Arista's name and Logo in light blue. Text is white.
Side 1
Left side of label reads: AL 4031 and underneath, STEREO
Right side of label reads: SIDE 1 and underneath (4031 SA)
Side 2
Left side of label reads: AL 4031 and underneath, STEREO
Right side of label reads: SIDE 2 and underneath (4031 SB)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): 4031 SA
  • Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): 4031 SB

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
AL 4031 Melissa Manchester Melissa ‎(LP, Album) Arista AL 4031 US 1975
AQ 4031 Melissa Manchester Melissa ‎(LP, Album, Quad) Arista AQ 4031 US 1975
A 4031, AB 4031 Melissa Manchester Melissa ‎(LP, Album, RE) Arista, Arista A 4031, AB 4031 US 1976
74465 99803 2 Melissa Manchester Melissa ‎(CD, Album) Buddha Records 74465 99803 2 US 2001
ARTY 104 Melissa Manchester Melissa ‎(LP, Album) Arista ARTY 104 UK 1975


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