Sylvester - The Original Hits
| Genre: | Electronic, Funk / Soul |
| Singer: | Sylvester |
| Title: | The Original Hits |
| Short-info: | Label:
Fantasy – FCD-7710-2,
Fantasy – FCD 7710-2
Type: CD, Compilation, Reissue Country: Germany Date of released: Category: Electronic, Funk / Soul Style: Electro, Disco |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1673 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1461 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC AU AC3 WMA TTA AIFF RA MIDI |
- 1673 downloads at 53 mb/s
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- 1461 downloads at 43 mb/s
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Dance (Disco Heat)Arranged By [Strings] – Leslie Dayton*Drums – Randy MerrittEffects – Patrick CowleyEngineer – Buddy BrunoOrgan, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Michael FindenPiano [Acoustic] – Sylvester |
5:49 |
| 2 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)Arranged By [Strings] – Leslie Dayton*Drums – Randy MerrittEffects – Patrick CowleyEngineer – Buddy BrunoOrgan, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Michael FindenPiano [Acoustic] – Sylvester |
6:34 |
| 3 | Down, Down, DownBass – John DunstanDrums – Sandy Jack ReinerKeyboards – Dan Reich |
5:18 |
| 4 | StarsBacking Vocals – Hodges, James And Smith |
10:31 |
| 5 | Body StrongBacking Vocals – Hodges, James And Smith |
8:44 |
| 6 | I Need YouArranged By, Piano – Louis SmallBacking Vocals – Cookie Holt, Ella MitchellBass – Norman DurhamDrums – Woody CunninghamEngineer – Gary Rindfuss*, Neil DorfsmanPiano – Eric Robinson Strings – Alfredo De La Fé |
4:40 |
| 7 | Sell My SoulArranged By [Strings] – Leslie Dayton*Backing Vocals – Carl Hall, Delores HallBass – Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield*Drums – Woody CunninghamEngineer – James Farber, Scott LittFlugelhorn [Solo] – Kenny Warden Guitar – George VictoryHorns – Danny Chan*, John Echert*, John Gatchell, Kenny Warden , Louis Barbarin, Mauricio SmithPiano, Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Horn] – Louis SmallProgrammed By [Synthesizer] – Allen WentzSaxophone [Alto Solo] – Mauricio SmithSynthesizer – Louis Small, Sylvester |
5:51 |
| 8 | Cry Me A RiverArranged By [Rhythm] – SylvesterBacking Vocals – Cookie Holt, Ella Mitchell, Eric Robinson , John Paul FettaBass – John Paul FettaClavinet, Piano – Eric Robinson Drums – Thomas Price*Engineer – Charles Conrad*Guitar – John TropeaHorns – Danny Chan*, John Echert*, John Gatchell, Kenny Warden , Louis Barbarin, Mauricio Smith |
3:10 |
| 9 | Ooo Baby BabyArranged By [Rhythm] – SylvesterBacking Vocals – Maurice LongBass – Greg CrockettEngineer – Richard Corsello, Wally BuckPiano [Acoustic] – Louis SmallSynthesizer [Prophet] – Louis Biancaniello |
3:17 |
| 10 | Can't Stop DancingBass – Greg CrockettFrench Horn – David SprunkGuitar – Ralph WashKeyboards, Synthesizer – Eric Robinson Saxophone [Baritone] – Mel MartinTrombone – Julian Priester, Wayne WallaceTrumpet – Allen Smith, Fred Berry |
7:43 |
| 11 | You Are My FriendBacking Vocals – Eric Robinson , Sharon HymesEngineer – Richard CorselloFlute, Saxophone – Jay Stolmac, Marc BaumKeyboards – Eric Robinson , Michael FindenPercussion – Gus Anthony FloresTimpani – Richard KvistadTrombone – Dan Reagan, Ross WilsonTrumpet – Dean Boysen, Ross Wilson |
8:08 |
| 12 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (12" Ultimix)Remix, Producer [Additional] – Bradley D. Hinkle, Les Massengale |
6:44 |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – ZYX Music
Credits
- Arranged By [Horn] – Leslie Dayton* (tracks: 1, 2, 8)
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – Eric Robinson (tracks: 1, 2, 6)
- Artwork – Jamie Putnam
- Backing Vocals – Jeanie Tracy (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 11), Sylvester (tracks: 6 to 9), Two Tons o' Fun* (tracks: 1 to 3, 10, 11)
- Bass – Bob Kingson (tracks: 1, 2, 11)
- Drums – Kelvin Dixon (tracks: 9 to 11)
- Engineer – Eddie Bill Harris (tracks: 1 to 5, 9, 11)
- Guitar – James "Tip" Wirrick* (tracks: 1 to 3, 9, 11)
- Lead Vocals – Sylvester
- Mastered By – Joe Tarantino
- Percussion – David Frazier (tracks: 1 to 3, 10, 11)
- Photography By – Phil Bray
- Producer – Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester
- Synthesizer – Patrick Cowley (tracks: 1, 2, 11)
Notes
Track 12 is a bonus track;P. Cowley synthesizers on tracks 1 and 2: Electro-Comp 101 and 200 models; Oberheim DS-2 sequencer; String Synthesizer;
"You Are My Friend" recorded live at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House (March 11, 1979).
All other selections recorded at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA).
On CD: MARKETED BY ZYX MUSIC
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 90204 00327
- Matrix / Runout: INTERPRESS FCD-7710-2 21
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-60004 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (2xLP, Comp) | Fantasy | F-60004 | Germany | 1989 |
| FCD-7710-2 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp, Club) | Fantasy | FCD-7710-2 | US | 1989 |
| 00888072313835 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp, RE, Sup) | Fantasy, Universal Music Group International | 00888072313835 | Europe | 2009 |
| D26222 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp) | Festival Records, Fantasy | D26222 | Australia | 1989 |
| FCD-7710-2 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp) | Fantasy | FCD-7710-2 | US | 1989 |
