23/06/2021

Teddy Pendergrass "Love Language" (1984) -Westcoast Soul-



 Label : Elektra / Asylum Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - In My Time (Michael Masser & Cynthia Weil)
02 - So Sad The Songs (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)
03 - Hot Love (Michael Masser, Ray Parker Jr. & Linda Creed)
04 - Stay With Me (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)

Side Two

01 - Hold Me (Michael Masser & Linda Creed)
02 - You're My Choice Tonight (Choose Me)* (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)
03 - Love (Randy Goodrum & Michael Masser)
04 - This Time Is Ours (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)


Composed & Produced by Michael Masser for Prince Street Productions, Inc.
*Composed & Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd

The Masser Sessions : 

Musicians :
Drums : Carlos Vega
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Louie Shelton, Paul Jackson Jr. ("Stay With Me") & Ray Parker Jr. ("Hot Love")
Keyboards : Randy Kerber, Michael Masser ("So Sad The Song"), Ray Parker Jr. ("Hot Love")

Background vocals : Debbie Thomas, Richard Marx & Tenita Jordan on "Hot Love"
Female Vocal on "Hold Me" : Whitney Houston

Produced by Michael Masser for Prince Street Productions, Inc.

Rhythm Arrangements : Gene Page ("In My Time", "Hold Me"), "Love", "This Time Is Ours"), Lee Holdridge
Strings Arrangements : Gene Page ("In My Time", "In Your Arms", "Love", "This Time Is Ours"), Lee Holdridge ("So Sad The Songs", "Stay With Me")

Recorded at Devonshire Recoring Studios, Burbank, CA ; Le Mobile on location in Philadelphia
Recording Engineers :
Michael Mancini, Dean Burt : Assistant at Devonshire 
Guy Charbonneau, Cliff Bonnell : Assistant at Le Mobile
Rick Riccio : Evergreen Studios
Additional Recording : Evergreen Studios, Burbank, CA ; A&M Studio, Los Angeles
Mixed by Guy Charbonneau
Remix by Bill Schnee

The Vandross Sessions 

Musicians :
Drums : Yogi Horton
Bass : Marcus Miller
Keyboards : Nathaniel Adderley Jr.
Synthesizers : Marcus Miller
Guitars : Doc Powell
Percussion : Steve Kroon, Cruscher Bennett

Background vocals : Luther Vandross, Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Alfa Anderson, Brenda White, Phillip Ballou, Fonzi Thornton, Michelle Cobbs, David Lasley, Robin Clark
Solo Female Voice : Cissy Houston
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross

Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Marcus Miller
String & Horn Arrangements : Nathaniel Adderley Jr.

Recorded at Madia Sound, New York, Fedco Audio Labs ; Le Mobile on location in Philadelphia
Recording Engineers : Ray Bardani, Michael Barbiero, Doug Epstein, Michael Brauer, Guy Charbonneau
Assistant Engineers : Michael Christopher, Harry Spiridakis, Cliff Bonnell

Mastered at Mastering Lab, CA, by Doug Sax