1978 Bill Champlin – Single
Single is the debut album by Bill Champlin, released in 1978.
William Bradford “Bill” Champlin (born May 21, 1947, Oakland, California) is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin.He has won multiple Grammy Awards for songwriting.David Foster produced two solo albums for Bill Champlin: Single (1978) and Runaway (1981). Both albums sold poorly due to poor promotion by his record company, although the latter album did include a pair of minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (Sara and “Tonight, Tonight”). In the 1990s, Bill Champlin released five more solo albums: No Wasted Moments, Burn Down the Night, Through It All, He Started to Sing, and Mayday. The last was a live recording of songs from his career, and included musicians Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, Eddie Garcia, Tom Saviano, and Rochon Westmoreland.
Tracks
1 What Good Is Love (Harry Garfield, Jay Graydon) 3:32
2 I Don’t Want You Anymore (Bill Champlin, David Foster) 3:52
3 We Both Tried (Bill Champlin, David Foster) 4:53
4 Yo’ Mama (Bill Champlin) 3:58
5 Fly With Me (Bill Champlin) 3:57
6 Love Is Forever (Bill Champlin) 3:43
7 Careless (BJ Cook Foster, Bill Champlin) 3:38
8 Elayne (Bill Champlin, Ed Whiting) 3:12
9 Keys To The Kingdom (Bill Champlin, David Foster) 4:58
Musicians
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Bass | David Shields |
| Drums | Duris Maxwell |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | Larry Tolbert |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Horn | George Bohannon |
| Horn | Oscar Brashear |
| Horn | Gary Grant |
| Horn | Jerry Hey |
| Horn | Larry Williams |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Strings | Marty Paich |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
| Background Vocals | Daryl Hall |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Kimball |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
Liner Notes
Producer – David Foster
Arranged By – Bill Champlin, David Foster
Arranged By (Horn) – Jerry Hey
Concertmaster – Harry Bluestone
Conductor (Strings) – Marty Paich
Contractor – Frank DeCaro Orchestra
Mastered By Bernie Grundman
Recorded At Davlen Sound Studios
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