1981 Carole Bayer Sager – Sometimes Late At Night
Sometimes Late at Night is the third and last solo album by songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, released in 1981. Singles from the album were Stronger Than Before (later recorded by Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan), and Easy To Love Again.
The producer and composer was Burt Bacharach. After this album, they married and wrote many songs including “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” and “That’s What Friends Are For”, until their divorce. The US CD release suffered from bad packaging, incorrect information and skips in the CD track; but the Japanese-remastered CD (now re-released with paper jacket) was perfect, and included the correct and original lyrics.
Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter and painter.
Tracks
1 Prologue (Carole Bayer Sager) 0:30
2 I Won’t Break (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, Peter Allen) 3:31
3 Just Friends (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach) 3:40
4 Tell Her (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, Peter Allen) 3:29
5 Somebody’s Been Lying (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach) 3:10
6 On The Way To The Sky (Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond) 3:09
7 You And Me (We Wanted It All) (Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) 4:39
8 Sometimes Late At Night (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach) 3:57
9 Wild Again (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach) 2:44
10 Easy To Love Again (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach) 4:13
11 Stronger Than Before (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts) 3:55
12 You Don’t Know Me (Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach) 3:36
13 Reprise (Carole Bayer Sager) 1:52
Musicians
2 I Won’t Break
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Sax | George Young |
Background Vocals | Burt Bacharach |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
3 Just Friends
Bass | Reinie Press |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Vocals | Michael Jackson |
4 Tell Her
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | David Foster |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Franne Golde |
Background Vocals | Jo Ann Harris |
5 Somebody’s Been Lying
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Guitar | Tim May |
Synthesizer | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
6 On The Way To The Sky
Bass | Reinie Press |
Drums | Dennis St. John |
Guitar | Doug Rhone |
Guitar | Neil Diamond |
Guitar | Richard Bennett |
Piano | Tom Hensley |
Synthesizer | Alan Lindgren |
Percussion | King Errisson |
Percussion | Vince Charles |
Background Vocals | Bruce Roberts |
Background Vocals | Melissa Manchester |
7 You And Me (We Wanted It All)
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | Mike Lang |
Synthesizer | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Background Vocals | Warren Luening |
8 Sometimes Late At Night
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | Mike Lang |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Background Vocals | Melissa Manchester |
9 Wild Again
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Vocals | Richard Page |
10 Easy To Love Again
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | David Foster |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
11 Stronger Than Before
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | David Foster |
Synthesizer | David Foster |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Bruce Roberts |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
12 You Don’t Know Me
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Liner Notes
Producer – Brooks Arthur, Burt Bacharach,
Producer – Dennis St. John (Track 6)
Producer – Michael Jackson (Track 3)
Arranged By – Burt Bacharach (Track 2)
Arranged By – Marvin Hamlisch (Track 7)
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Burt Bacharach (Tracks 3, 5, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – David Foster (Tracks 4, 10)
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 4, 10)
Contractor (Musical) – Frank DeCaro
Coordinator (Production) – Kim Seiniger
Engineer – Bob Merritt
Engineer (Additional Assistant) – Chris Tergesen, David Bianco
Engineer (Assistant) – Tim Dennen
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Remix – Bill Schnee, Bob Merritt
Recorded at : Studio 55, Los Angeles & Record Plant, Los Angeles
Additional Recording at The Hit Factory, New York
Wally Heider\’s, Los Angeles
Evergreen Recording, Los Angeles
Mastering: A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles