Melissa (Melissa Manchester album)
| Melissa | ||||
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 Melissa "Original Master Recording" vinyl album from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | ||||
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| Released | January 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Vini Poncia | |||
| Melissa Manchester chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[1] |
Melissa is the third album by Melissa Manchester, released on the Arista Records label in 1975. It reached #12 on the Billboard Albums chart on the strength of her first U.S. Top Ten hit "Midnight Blue" (#6). In 2001, the album was re-released.
Track listing
- "We've Got Time" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:24
- "Party Music" (Manchester, David Wolfert) – 3:29
- "Just Too Many People" (Manchester, Vini Poncia) – 3:38
- "Stevie's Wonder" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:35
- "This Lady's Not Home Today" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:33
- "Love Havin' You Around" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 4:40
- "Midnight Blue" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:55
- "It's Gonna Be Alright" (Manchester, Adrienne Anderson) – 3:34
- "I Got Eyes" (Manchester) – 2:45
- "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" (Randy Newman) – 5:05
Personnel
- Melissa Manchester – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric piano (5, 9), clavinet (6)
- James Newton Howard – electric piano (1-4, 7), clavinet (2, 8), ARP synthesizer (2, 9), organ (5, 6), acoustic piano (6), celesta (9)
- David Wolfert – acoustic guitar (1, 7), electric guitars (1-7), guitars (8)
- Cooker Lo Presti – bass
- Kirk Bruner – drums (1-8), percussion (2, 4), cuica (4), talking drum (6), backing vocals (9)
- King Errisson – congas (2, 5, 8)
- Don Diego Gujo – cowbell (8)
- Morton K. Salt – percussion (9)
- Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone (3, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 6, 8), string arrangements (3, 5, 7, 10), soprano saxophone (5), baritone saxophone (6, 8), alto saxophone (10)
- John Rotella – baritone saxophone (3)
- Gene Dinwiddie – tenor saxophone (6, 8)
- Lew McCreary – trombone (3)
- Steve Madaio – trumpet (3, 6, 8)
- Vini Poncia – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 9)
- The Rhinestones – backing vocals (2)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (6)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (6)
- Brie Howard – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Executive Producer – Richard Perry
- Producer – Vini Poncia
- Engineer – Bob Schaper
- Assistant Engineer – Reed Stanley
- Recorded at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) and A&R Studios (New York, NY).
- Remixed by Bill Schnee at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Bob Heimall
- Design – Arton Associates
- Illustration – Pacific Eye & Ear
- Photography – Ed Caraeff
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
