I Got the Melody

~ Release by Odyssey (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I Got the Melody
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
glockenspiel [orchestra bells] and vibraphone [vibes]:
George Devens
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist) and Jeff Mironov
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
solo vocals:
Ellen Dedrick
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
conductor:
Chris Dedrick
arranger:
Chris Dedrick
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
I’ve Got the Melody (Deep in My Heart)
lyricist and composer:
Patti Austin
publisher:
Victor Music Arts and Yippity Yippity Music
4:14
2Roots Suite: Ajomora / Going Back to My Roots / Bawa Awa
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
electric piano [Yamaha CP‐30] and piano [acoustic piano]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and John Tropea
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion)
solo flugelhorn:
Gary Grant (brass)
solo guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
solo soprano saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
synthesizer:
Bob Christianson
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
conductor:
Al Gorgoni
arranger:
Al Gorgoni
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
medley including a recording of:
Ajomora
lyricist and composer:
Al Gorgoni
publisher:
Crystalane Publishing, EKA Publishing and Front Wheel Music
medley including a recording of:
Baba Awa
composer:
Al Gorgoni
publisher:
Crystalane Publishing, EKA Publishing and Front Wheel Music
medley including a cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
9:51
3I Can’t Keep Holding Back My Love
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist) and Jeff Mironov
keyboard [keyboards]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
solo guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
synthesizer:
Bob Christianson
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
conductor:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
arranger:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
I Can’t Keep Holding Back My Love
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Linda Clay and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:53
4Baby That’s All I Want
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
electric piano [Yamaha CP‐30] and piano [acoustic piano]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and John Tropea
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
solo guitar:
Jeff Mironov
solo tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
vibraphone [vibes]:
George Devens
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
arranger:
Chris Dedrick
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Baby That’s All I Want
lyricist:
Franne Golde
composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Snow Music and 大洋音楽
4:11
5It Will Be Alright
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
keyboard [keyboards]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
arranger:
Chris Dedrick
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
It Will Be Alright
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Jay Graydon and Allee Willis
publisher:
Foster Frees Music Inc., Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 大洋音楽
4:35
6Oh No Not My Baby
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Hugh McCracken and John Tropea
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
electric piano [Yamaha CP‐30] and Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion)
vibraphone [vibes]:
George Devens
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Maxine Brown (soul & R&B singer)
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
arranger:
Al Gorgoni
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Oh No Not My Baby
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
3:43
7Hold On to Love
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
assistant mixer:
Brian Kornfeld
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer) and Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist), Hugh McCracken and John Tropea
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
solo guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
vocals:
Lillian Lopez, Louise Lopez and Billy McEachern
arranger:
Al Gorgoni
vocals arranger:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Hold On to Love
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wilson (drums)
publisher:
Seawind Music and Victor Music Arts
4:05
8Going Back to My Roots (single version)
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
53:27
9Baba Awa (single version)
recording of:
Baba Awa
composer:
Al Gorgoni
publisher:
Crystalane Publishing, EKA Publishing and Front Wheel Music
2:08
10It Will Be Alright (single version)
edit of:
It Will Be Alright by Odyssey (originally US family act Lopez Sisters, now UK fronted by Steven Collazo)
cover recording of:
It Will Be Alright
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Jay Graydon and Allee Willis
publisher:
Foster Frees Music Inc., Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 大洋音楽
3:26
11Going Back to My Roots (12″ version)
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
55:25

Credits

Release

assistant producer:Malcolm McKenzie
Michael Bednarek
Christian John Wikane
producer:Wayne A. Dickson
assistant recording engineer:Carl Beatty (engineer)
Tom Brown (Engineer)
recording engineer:Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
Pat Martin (US engineer)
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
remastering:Nick Robbins (engineer)
rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by and marketed by:Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only)
copyrighted (©) by:Big Break Records (in 2014)
recorded at:Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6131580 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00I4582A8 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Going Back to My Roots
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/85574 [info]