23/05/2015

T-Connection "The Game Of Life" (1983) -Boogie / Westcoast Funk-



Label : Capitol Records


Bahamas Side One

01 - The Game Of Life (Theophilus Coakley)
02 - Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever) (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Superstar (Kirkwood Coakley & Theophilus Coakley)
04 - Is It Real (Theophilus Coakley)
05 - Closer To Home (Theophilus Coakley)

Side Two

01 - Tonight's The Night (Theophilus Coakley)
02 - I've Got News For You (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Time Is Short (Theophilus Coakley)
04 - Say That You Love Me (Theophilus Coakley)


Produced by Bobby Colomby
Executive Producer : Varnell Johnson
Production Coordinator : Susan Gilman
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood & Location Recording Services, Burbank
Engineered by David Cole, Michael Verdick & Peter Granet
Additional Engineering by Tommy Vicari on "Tonight's The Night" at Le Gonk's West
Mastered at Precision Lacquer by Steven Marcussen

T-Connection :
Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Keyboards
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass & Background vocals
David Mackey : Guitar & Background vocals
Anthony Flowers : Drums & Background vocals

Additional Musicians :
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers - "The Game Of Life" & "Closer To Home"
George Duke : Synthesizers - "Tonight's The Night"
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion - "The Game Of Life" & "Tonight's The Night"
Steve George : Synthesizer - "I've Got News For You" & "Time Is Short", Rhodes & Synthesizers - "Say That You Love Me"
Greg Mathieson : Synthesizers - "Love Odyssey", "Superstar" & "Closer Tho Home"
Tom Scott : Alto Saxophone- "I've Got News For You", Lyricon - "Is It Real"
Additional Background vocals by Steve George, Richard Page & Leslie Smith on "Superstar", "Closer To Home", "The Game Of Life", "Time Is Short" & "Love Odyssey" with Philip Bailey