1978 Helen Reddy – We’ll Sing In The Sunshine
We’ll Sing in the Sunshine is the tenth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1978 by Capitol Records. The album included two songs that were also covered by Johnny Mathis in the first half of that year: “All I Ever Need”, which came out on his March release, You Light Up My Life, and “Ready or Not”, on which he duetted with Deniece Williams for their June release, That’s What Friends Are For. Reddy also ventures into Beatles territory with their rockabilly number “One After 909” and takes on Jeff Lynne’s “Poor Little Fool” with accompaniment in the vein of Electric Light Orchestra. This was her first album that did not reach Billboard’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart. On February 23, 2010, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1977 release, Ear Candy
Tracks
1 Ready Or Not (Jack Keller; Amber DiLena) 03:54
2 All I Ever Need (Jack Sawyer) 03:33
3 Poor Little Fool (Jeff Lynne) 04:13
4 One After 909 (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 03:03
5 I’d Rather Be Alone (Bruce Roberts) 04:21
6 Lady Of The Night (Ben Weisman; Evie Sands; Richard Germinaro) 03:21
7 Catch My Breath (Alan O’Day) 03:00
8 We’ll Sing In The Sunshine (Gale Garnett) 03:38
9 Blue (Joe Raposo) 02:39
10 If I Ever Had To Say Goodbye To You (Steve Gibb) 03:05
Biography
Musicians
1 Ready Or Not
| Bass | Reinie Press |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Thom Rotella |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
2 All I Ever Need
| Steel Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Background Vocals | Laura Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Denise Deuschle |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Cross |
| Background Vocals | Mark Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Nick Uhrig |
| Background Vocals | Marc Piscitelli |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
3 Poor Little Fool
| Background Vocals | Laura Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Denise Deuschle |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Cross |
| Background Vocals | Mark Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Nick Uhrig |
| Background Vocals | Marc Piscitelli |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
4 One After 909
| Bass | Reinie Press |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Thom Rotella |
| Piano | Tom Hensley |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
6 Lady Of The Night
| Bass | Reinie Press |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Thom Rotella |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
7 Catch My Breath
| Background Vocals | Laura Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Denise Deuschle |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Cross |
| Background Vocals | Mark Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Nick Uhrig |
| Background Vocals | Marc Piscitelli |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
8 We’ll Sing In The Sunshine
| Harmonica | Ben Benay |
| Background Vocals | Amy Holland |
| Background Vocals | Marcia Waldorf |
| Background Vocals | Kate Hopkins |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Emmons |
| Background Vocals | Gale Kantner |
| Background Vocals | David Carr |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
9 Blue
| Bass | Reinie Press |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Thom Rotella |
| Piano | Tom Hensley |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
10 If I Ever Had To Say Goodbye To You
| Background Vocals | Laura Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Denise Deuschle |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Cross |
| Background Vocals | Mark Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Nick Uhrig |
| Background Vocals | Marc Piscitelli |
| Vocals | Helen Reddy |
Other Musicians
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Bass | Reinie Press |
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Billy Thomas |
| Drums | Willie Ornelas |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Guitar | Doug Rohan |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Guitar | Thom Rotella |
| Guitar | Dan Ferguson |
| Keyboards | David Carr |
| Fender Rhodes | Alan Lindgren |
| Keyboards | Eric Bikales |
| Percussion | Vince Charles |
| Percussion | Gene Estes |
| Percussion | Kim Fowley |
Liner Notes
Producer – Kim Fowley (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Producer – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 9)
Producer (Executive)– Charles Koppelman
Arranged By – Marc Peters (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Arranged By – David Carr (Tracks 5, 8)
Arranged By (Orchestra, Singers) – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 1, 6, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 4, 9)
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Concertmaster – Jack Shulman (Tracks 5, 8)
Conductor – Marc Peters (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Conductor – David Carr (Tracks 5, 8)
Engineer – Steve Mitchell, Mallory Earl, Armin Steiner (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Linda Corbin, Sherry Klein
Engineer (Remix) – Taavi Mote
Mastered By – John Golden
Mixed By – Mallory Earl (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 9)
Recorded By (Orchestra) – Steve Mitchell (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 9)
Recorded By – Armin Steiner (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 9)
Recorded By – Taavi Mote
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At A&M Studios
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc