26/08/2021

Crackin' "Crackin'" (1977) -Westcoast Soul / Disco / Funk-



  Label : Warner Bros. Records / Vivid Sound Corporation (LightMellow's Choice_059)


États-Unis Side I

01 - It Just Takes Awhile (Rick Chudacoff & Arno Lucas)
02 - The Force Is Watching You (Lester Abrams, Michael Omartian & Leslie Smith)
03 - Fallen Dancer (Lester Abrams)
04 - I Know You Can (Lester Abrams, Rick Chudacoff & L. Lovingood)
05 - Do You Need More Time (Lester Abrams, Arno Lucas & Leslie Smith)

Side II

01 - Don't You Wish You Could Be There (Rick Chudacoff, Arno Lucas & Leslie Smith)
02 - You Know Where I Am (Michael Omartian, Arno Lucas & Leslie Smith)
03 - The World's A Fool For You (Lester Abrams)
04 - You'll Feel Better (Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff & Arno Lucas)


Produced by Michael Omartian
Engineered & Remixed by Tom Perry
All songs arranged by Crackin'
Strings & Horns Arranged & Conducted by Michael Omartian

Crackin' :
Rick Chudacoff : Bass
Arno  Lucas : Vocals & Percussion
Leslie Smith : Vocals & Percussion
Lester Abrams : Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Pianos & Clavinet
Peter Bunetta : Drums
Brian Ray : Guitars
Bob Bordy : Guitars
G.T. Clinton : Organ, Moog & Fender Rhodes

Additional Musicians :
Gene Dinwiddie : Tenor Sax Solo on "You'll Feel Better"
Stemsey Hunter : Alto Sax Solo on "You Know Where I Am"

Horn Section : 
Trumpets : Steve Madaio, Chuck Findley
Flute & Saxophones : Jackie Kelso & Fred Selden
Strings (Concert Master) : Sid Sharp 
Acoustic & Electric Piano : Michael Omartian