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Close Company
1984 Vinyl
Soul
Epic
tracks a1, a3 arranged by
David Porter
tracks a4 arranged by
Dexter Wansel
tracks a1, a3 arranged by
Donald O'Conner
tracks a2, b3 arranged by
Jack Faith
tracks a5 arranged by
Joseph Mele
tracks b4 arranged by
Norman Harris
tracks a1, a3 arranged by [backing vocals]
David Porter
tracks a1, a3 arranged by [backing vocals]
Donald O'Conner
tracks a1, a3 arranged by [backing vocals]
Wanda Vaughn
tracks a2, b1 arranged by [co-arranger of backing vocals]
Judy Jones
tracks a2 arranged by [co-arranger of backing vocals]
Tanya Boyd
tracks b4 backing vocals
Barbara Ingram
tracks a1, a3 backing vocals
BeLoyd Taylor
tracks b4 backing vocals
Bunny Sigler
tracks b4 backing vocals
Carla Benson
tracks a4, b1, b5 backing vocals
Cynthia Biggs
tracks a4 backing vocals
Dexter Wansel
tracks b4 backing vocals
Evette Benton
tracks a1, a3 backing vocals
Josie James
tracks a5, b1 backing vocals
Judy Jones
tracks a1, a3 backing vocals
Marti McCall
tracks a1, a3 backing vocals
Michael Robinson
tracks a4 backing vocals
Sasss
tracks a5, b1 backing vocals
Tanya Boyd
tracks a2, b2, b3, b5 backing vocals
The Jones Girls
tracks a1, a3 backing vocals
Wanda Vaughn
tracks b4 bass
Doug Wimbish
tracks a2, b1 bass
James Williams
tracks a3 bass
Ray Griffin
tracks b2 bass
Rodney Burton
tracks a4, a5, b3, b5 bass
Steve Green
tracks a2, a4, a5, b1, b3, b5 drums
Clifford "Pete" Rudd
tracks b2 drums
Darryl Brown
tracks b4 drums
Keith LeBlanc
tracks a1, a3 drums
Michael Beard
tracks b1 drums [simmons]
Clifford "Pete" Rudd
tracks a1, a3 drums, synthesizer [syn drums]
Michael Beard
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer
Arthur Stoppe
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer
Gene Leone
tracks a1, a3 engineer
Joe Hardy
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer
Joe Tarsia
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer
Michael Tarsia
tracks a1, a3 engineer
Mick Guzauski
tracks b2 engineer
Mitch Goldfarb
tracks a1, a3 engineer
Robert Jackson
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer [assistant]
Barry Craig
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer [assistant]
Chris Pukay
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer [assistant]
Glenn McKee
tracks b2 engineer [assistant]
Joe Hauserman
tracks a1, a3 engineer [assistant]
Murray Dvorkin
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 to b5 engineer [assistant]
Scott E. MacMinn
tracks a4 engineer [remix]
Joe Tarsia
tracks a1 guitar
David Williams
tracks a2, b1, b3, b5 guitar
Dennis Harris
tracks a5, b3, b5 guitar
Herb Smith
tracks a4 guitar
Marc Rubin
tracks a2, a4 guitar
Roy R. Smith
tracks b4 guitar
Skip McDonald
tracks b5 guitar [solo]
Joe Fusco
tracks b1 guitar [solo]
Roy R. Smith
tracks b4 keyboards
Bunny Sigler
tracks a2, a4, b1, b3, b4 keyboards
Dexter Wansel
tracks b4 keyboards
James Sigler
tracks a3 keyboards
Lester Snell
lacquer cut by
Nimitr Sarikananda
tracks b2 lead vocals
Judy Jones
lead vocals
Lou Rawls
tracks a2, a4 marimba
Mark Dauberman
tracks a1, a3 mixed by
Mick Guzauski
tracks a4 percussion
Clifford "Pete" Rudd
tracks b1 percussion
Darryl Brown
tracks a4 percussion
Jean Albert Renaud
tracks b1 percussion
Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs, Jr.
tracks a1, a3 percussion
Paulinho Da Costa
tracks a5, b2, b5 piano [acoustic], electric piano [fender rhodes]
Dexter Wansel
tracks b4 producer
Bunny Sigler
tracks a2 producer
Cynthia Biggs
tracks a1, a3 producer
David Porter
tracks a2, a4 to b2, b5 producer
Dexter Wansel
tracks a1, a3 producer
Donald O'Conner
tracks b3 producer
Jack Faith
tracks b2 programmed by [fairlight]
Sanford Ponder
tracks a2, a4 saxophone
Bob Malach
tracks a5 saxophone [solo]
Bob Malach
tracks a2, a4, a5, b3, b4 strings, horns
Don Renaldo And His Horns And Strings
tracks a1 synthesizer
Bill Meyers
tracks a1, a3 synthesizer
Daniel Desouza
tracks a1, a3 synthesizer
Donald O'Conner
tracks a1, a3 synthesizer
Robbie Buchanan
tracks b2, b5 synthesizer [fairlight]
Dexter Wansel
tracks b1 synthesizer [ppg, wave, yamaha dx 7]
Dexter Wansel
tracks a1, a3 synthesizer [syn drums]
Michael Beard
tracks a2, a4 synthesizer, percussion
Dexter Wansel
tracks b4 wind chimes
Cynthia Biggs
Recorded At Ardent Studios
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At Kajem/Victory Studios — Kajem West, Gladwyne, PA
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Distributed By CBS Inc.
Lyrics on inner sleeve
A1, A3 Recorded at Ardent Recording Studios, Nashville, TN & The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
B2 Recorded at Kajem Recording Studio, Gladwyne
A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5 Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, except A1, A3
Matrix / Runout: AL 39403 (Side 1 - label)
Matrix / Runout: BL 39403 (Side 2 - label)
Barcode: 7464-39403-1 (Text)
Barcode: 074643940313 (Scanned)
Pressing Plant ID: P
GALERIE