Ecstasy's Dance: The Best of Narada Michael Walden

~ Release by Narada Michael Walden (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1White Night
engineer:
Dennis MacKay (70s-present UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
guitar:
Raymond Gomez
keyboard and sitar:
David Sancious
membranophone and timpani:
Narada Michael Walden
orchestra:
Perfection Light Symphony
conductor:
Michael Gibbs
arranger:
Michael Gibbs
5:00
2Delightful
engineer:
Dennis MacKay (70s-present UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
congas:
Sammy Figueroa
guitar:
Raymond Gomez
membranophone and piano:
Narada Michael Walden
organ and Rhodes piano:
David Sancious
saxophone:
Norma Jean Bell
vocals:
Norma Jean Bell, Patty Scalfa and Narada Michael Walden
4:57
3First Love
engineer:
Dennis MacKay (70s-present UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
guitar:
Carlos Santana
harp:
Lois Colin
membranophone and piano:
Narada Michael Walden
organ:
David Sancious
orchestra:
Perfection Light Symphony
conductor:
Michael Gibbs
arranger:
Michael Gibbs
5:53
4Rainbow-Sky
1:21
5I Cry, I Smile
5:50
6I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1978 until 1979)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
co-producer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass:
Norbert Sloley (from 1978 until 1979)
bass, drums (drum set), handclaps, organ, tambourine and timbales:
Narada Michael Walden (from 1978 until 1979)
clavinet:
Cliff Carter (from 1978 until 1979)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock (from 1978 until 1979) and Kenny Mazur (from 1978 until 1979)
saxophone:
George Young (saxophonist) (from 1978 until 1979)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker (from 1978 until 1979)
vocals:
Narada Michael Walden (from 1978 until 1979)
horn arranger:
Randy Brecker
recording of:
I Don't Want Nobody Else (To dance With You) (from 1978 until 1979)
composer and arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
4:28
7The Awakening
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1978 until 1979)
co-producer:
Narada Michael Walden
producer:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
mixer:
Allen Sides
bass:
Keni Burke (from 1978 until 1979)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (from 1978 until 1979)
guitar:
Jay Graydon (from 1978 until 1979) and Pat Thrall (guitarist, producer & engineer) (from 1978 until 1979)
piano:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist) (from 1978 until 1979) and Greg Phillinganes (from 1978 until 1979)
arranger:
George Del Barrio
recording of:
The Awakening (from 1978 until 1979)
composer and arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
4:37
8I Shoulda Loved Ya
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Narada Michael Walden
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
6:41
9Tonight I'm Alright
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Narada Michael Walden
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
5:20
10The Real Thang
5:35
11Blue Side of Midnight
7:03
12Reach Out
4:41
13High Above the Clouds
engineer:
David Frazer (engineer)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass and synthesizer:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
cymbal:
Ray Pyle
electric violin:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Frank Martin (keyboards)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
membranophone and synthesizer:
Narada Michael Walden
tabla:
Zakir Hussain
background vocals:
Patti Austin, Jo-Carol Block Davidson, Lauren Carter, Jim Gilstrap, The Jo-Lo Girls and Jeanie Tracy
spoken vocals:
Tom Draper
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
6:10
14Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (feat. Patti Austin)
engineer:
David Frazer (engineer)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Frank Martin (keyboards)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
membranophone and synthesizer:
Narada Michael Walden
solo saxophone:
Marc Russo
synthesizer:
Preston Glass
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Vicki Randle and Jeanie Tracy
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
4:44
15Divine Emotions
recording of:
Divine Emotions
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
45:11