Michael Sembello Without Walls
1986 Vinyl
Soft Rock
Pop Rock

Main image
A&M Records, A&M Records
arranged by [string arrangements], strings [wall of doug] Doug Cameron
art direction Chuck Beeson
backing vocals [background vocals] Bobby Caldwell
backing vocals [background vocals] Cruz Sembello
backing vocals [background vocals] Stevie Wonder
coordinator [project coordinator] Ivy Skoff
design [album] Melanie Nissen
drums Carlos Vega
drums Vinnie Colaiuta
engineer Dan Marnien
engineer Jim Gallagher
engineer Michael Bowman
engineer Michael Sembello
engineer Nick Spigel
engineer Randy Waldman
engineer Richard Rudolph
engineer [assistant engineer] Bud Rizzo
engineer [assistant engineer] Khaliq Glover
guitar Bud Rizzo
guitar Michael Sembello
guitar [guitar scientist] Steve Rippley
harmonica Stevie Wonder
horns Herb Alpert
horns [horn section] Bill Reichenbach
horns [horn section] Chuck Findley
horns [horn section] David Boruff
horns [horn section] Gary Grant
horns [horn section] Larry Williams
horns [horn section] Lew McCreary
keyboards Casey Young
keyboards Danny Sembello
keyboards Michael Sembello
keyboards Randy Waldman
mastered by Bernie Grundman
tracks a2 to a5, b3, b4 mixed by Tommy Vicari
percussion Ron Powell
performer [sinatra] Bobby Caldwell
performer [wall of mariachis] Bud Rizzo
performer [wall of mariachis] Ryan McGonigal
performer [wall of mariachis] Stan Smengi
photography by Bret Lopez
producer Michael Sembello
producer Richard Rudolph
programmed by Michael Sembello
programmed by [additional synthesizer programmer] David Boruff
programmed by [additional synthesizer programmer] Dennis Matkosky
programmed by [main-synth jungle genius alchemist programmer] Casey Young
saxophone [sax] David Boruff
strings [string section] Clayton Haslop
strings [string section] Doug Cameron
strings [string section] Paula Hochhalter
strings [string section] Sid Page
synthesizer Bobby Caldwell
synthesizer Steve Porcaro
synthesizer [additional synthesizers] Danny Sembello
synthesizer [bass synthesizer] Danny Sembello
trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged by [horn arrangements] Randy Waldman
vocals Michael Sembello
Phonographic Copyright (p) A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) A&M Records, Inc.
Recorded At Bossa Nova Hotel
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed By Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Recorded at Bossa Nova Hotel.
Additional recording at Zebra Sound, Studio 55, Can-Am, Galaxy and Village Recorders.
Tracks A2, A3, A4, A5, B3, B4: Mixed at Lion Share.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios.
© 1986 A&M Records, Inc.
℗ 1986 A&M Records, Inc.

Creative Thanks To: Peter Savic, Joanne Gair, Patty Callicott and Rebecca Blumberg.

Special Thanks: Dan Acree, Herb Alpert, Audio Effects, Hilary Bercavici, Cafe Giuseppe's, John Deaver, Bob DiMarco, Seymore Duncan, EFX, Gil Friesen, GHS Strings, girls of Lion Share, Patrice, Rowena and Suzanne, Michael Gorfaine, Jeff Hamilton, Jordan Harris, Bob Hart, Ed and Charina Holmes, Ron Howard and Company, Jazz Police, Michael Jensen, George Kaye, Barry Korkin, Beth Kraft, Little Dougie 'Rudy', Jim McKeever, Peggy Needleman, President of the Universe, Howard Reitze, Steve Rippley, Cruzer Sembello, Lenny, Mo and Fred Sembello, Sound Source, Denny 'Double Back' Sullivan, Toru, Wall Of Mariachis, Shelley Wiseman, Sue Yahm, Casey Young, Richard and Lili Zanuck and Zentech.

To John (Urban Apocalypse) McClain; Thanks for the life raft

Timmy Vicari used the Al Dente Recording Process.
Steve Porcaro appears courtesy of Columbia Records.
Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Records.

Cat# SP-5044 appears on labels, SP 5044 appears on spine of sleeve.

This recording is also available on BASF chrome cassette.
Also available with gold promotional stamp on back of sleeve.

Notes not on release.
Original LP track listing was:
A1. Dangerous A2. Last To Know A3. The Picture A4. Funkabilly Swing A5. Gravity B1. Is This The Way To Paradise B2. Angelina B3.Wonder Where Your Are B4. Burn It Up B5. Hysterical

3 tracks The Picture, Angelina and Hysterical were deleted and What You Really Want was added. You can find 2 of the deleted tracks (The Picture and Angelina) on the Japanese CD release.
Barcode: 0 7502-15044-1
Matrix / Runout: SP-05044-A (Label A side)
Matrix / Runout: SP-05044-B (Label B side)
Matrix / Runout: SP-05044-A-RE-1 ES1 ƐMW (Side A Runout - Etched)
Matrix / Runout: SP-05044-B-RE-1 ES1 ƐMW (Side B Runout - Etched)
Other: B (Pressing Plant ID (on label))



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