15/10/2017

Bob Crewe "Motivation" (1977) -Soft Rock / AOR / Blue-Eyed Soul-



Label : Elektra / Asylum Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Motivation** (Bob Crewe & Mark James)
02 - Give It Hell** (Bob Crewe & Bob Hardwick)
03 - Lady Love Song* (Bob Crewe & Mark James)
04 - It Took A Long Time (For The First Time In My Life)** (Bob Crewe, L. Russell Brown & R. Bloodworth)

Side Two

01 - Marriage Made In Heaven** (Kenny Nolan)
02 - Somethin' Like Nothin' Before** (Bob Crewe & L. Russell Brown)
03 - In Another Life* (Bob Crewe & Mark James)
04 - Baby Whatcha Doin' A Me?* (Bob Crewe & Bob Hardwick)
05 - Merci beaucoup (Bob Crewe)


Produced by Jerry Wexler & Barry Beckett
Arrangements :
Rhythm Tracks : Barry Beckett
Horns & Strings : Barry Fasman* & Mike Lewis**
Vocal Background : Jon Joyce & Bob Crewe
Recording Studios :
Rhythm Tracks & Percussion : Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama
Recording Engineers : Jerry Masters & Steve Melton
Horns, Strings & Background vocals : Cherokee Studio, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineer : Dee Robb
Re-Mix Engineers : Bruce Robb, except on "Marriage Made In Heaven" John Arrias
Lead vocals & Solo Piano Overdubs : Media Sound, New York
Recording Engineer : Michael De Lugg
Note :
Lead vocals were also Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound & Cherokee Studio
Mastering : Terry Dunavan, Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
Voices of Inspiration" Choir Directed & Conducted by Alexander Hamilton (Featured on "Give It Hell" & "It Took A Long Time")

Musicians :
Guitars : Pete Carr - Lead, Jimmy Johnson & Trevor Veitch
Keyboards : Barry Beckett, Tim Henson, Bhen Lanzaroni (Featured Pianist on "Lady Love Song", "Baby, Whatcha Down' A' Me?" & "In Another Life"), David Hood
Drums : Roger Hawkins
Percussion : Tom Roady, Tommy Vig
Jew's Harp : Joe Robb (Featured on "Merci Beaucoup")
Accordion : Stephen Paletta (Featured on "Merci Beaucoup")
Trumpets : Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Ollie Mitchell
Trombones : Lew McCreary, George Bohannon, Jack Redmond
Saxophones : Jon Kip & Clarinet (Featured on "Merci Beaucoup"), Ernie Watts, Gene Cipriano & Woodwinds
French Horns : Vince De Rosa, David Duke, Arthur Maebe, Dick Parisi
Harp : Gayle Levant, Cerlye Mills
Violins : Sid Sharp - Concert Master (Featured on "Merci Beaucoup"), William Kurasch, James Getzoff, Murray Adler, Henry Ferber, Tibor Zelig, Arnold Belnick, Stanley Plummer, Joy Lyle, Ronald Folsom, Isabelle Daskoff, Jay Rosen, Harris Goldman, Daniel Shindaryov, Josef Schoenbrun, Michelle Grab, John Whittenberg, Dan Turner, Franklin D'Antonio
Violas : Allan Harshman, Samuel Boghossian, Mike Nowack, David Schwartz, Pamela Goldsmith, Herschel Wise
Cellos : Jesse Ehrlich, Armand Kaproff, Glen Grab, Harry Saluts, Selene Hurford
Background vocals : Kim Carnes, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Jon Joyce, Curt Becher, Stan Farber, Mitch Gordon, Jim Haas & Jim Gilstrap