David Williams "Take The Ball And Run" (1983) -Westcoast Soul / Funk Soul-

 Label : Ocean Front Records

 Side 1

01 - When Your Dreams Come True**° (David Williams, Suzanne Valentien & Nathan East)
02 - Take The Ball And Run*** (David Williams)
03 - Let It Be You** (David Williams)
04 - Teasin'*° (David Williams, George Johnson & Glenn Samuels)

Side 2

01 - Look Away°°* (David Williams & David Paich)
02 - I Don't Want To Say Goodbye°° (David Williams)
03 - Here To Stay°** (David Williams & Suzanne Valentine)
04 - She's That Lady° (David Williams & Don Ferguson)


Produced & Arranged by David Williams
Arrangements : Peter Reilich, Bill Meyers, Jaï Winding & David Williams

Recorded & Mixed at Weddington Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Engineered by Wally Grant
Vocal Engineer : Tom Knox
Assistant Engineer : Mike Ross
Mixing Engineer : Tom Knox & Bill Schnee
Assistant Engineer to Bill Schnee: Dan Garcia & Susan Herson
Mixed by Tom Knox & David Williams
Mastering : Mike Reese & Doug Sax
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

Musicians :
David Williams : Guitars, Lead & Background vocals
Tito Jackson, Maxine Willard Waters, D.D. Denard, Gloria Kaye, Moon Calhoun, George Johnson, Yolanda Smith & The Children's Choir : Background vocals


Side 1

01 - When Your Dreams Come True

Arrangements by Bill Meyers
Nathan East : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Bill Meyers : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizers
Dean Grant : Synthesizers

02 - Take The Ball & Run

Freddie Washington : Bass
Rick Marotta & Keith Edwards : Drums
Carlos Vega : Oberheim DMX Drum Machine, Simmon Drum & Cymbals
Lenny Castro : Percussion
James Newton Howard : Yamaha GS1, Yamaha CE20 & Prophet 10

03 - Let It Be You

Arrangements by Jaï Winding & David Williams
Mike Porcaro : Bass
Don Myrick : Saxophone
Jaï Winding : Acoustic Piano

04 - Teasin'

Arrangements by Peter Reilich
George Benson : Bass
Carlos Vega : Linn Drum Machine
Steve Porcaro : Yamaha DX7 & DX9
George Howard : Saxophone Solo

Side 2

01 - Look Away

Arrangements by Peter Reilich
Joe Lala : Percussion
Peter Reilich : Keyboards

02 - I Don't Want To Say Goodbye

Dean Gant : Moog Bass Synthesizers
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Phoenix Horns (E.W.F.) : Horns
Bill Meyers : Acoustic Piano

03 - Here To Stay

Freddie Washington : Bass
James Newton Howard : Yamaha GS1, Yamaha CE20 & Prophet 10

04 - She's That Lady 

Freddie Washington : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
James Newton Howard : Yamaha GS1, Yamaha CE20 & Prophet 10