1983 Finis Henderson – Finis
Chicago vocalist Finis Henderson was the lead singer for Weapons of Peace before going solo after moving to Los Angeles in the early ’80s. His father was a dancer and also vice-president of Sammy Davis Enterprises, as well as manager for such artists as Jerry Butler and Brook Benton. Henderson sang with The Dynamic 4 as a teen before joining Weapons of Peace in 1970. They remained intact for eight years, and then Henderson relocated. He worked for a while as a comedian, and even served as the opening act for Richard Pryor in San Francisco. Henderson roomed for a while with Al McKay of Earth, Wind And Fire. They formed the group Prophecy with Bill Wolfer. Motown offered him a solo deal, but he made little impact or impression with his one session in 1983. Henderson also wrote “Call Me,” which was included on Wolfer’s ’82 LP Wolf. (source: Ron Wynn, Rovi)
Tracks
1 Skip To My Lou (Frank Hamilton) 5:01
2 Making Love (Al McKay, Linda Starr) 3:46
3 Lovers (David Paul Bryant, Fin Henderson, Gregory Doty, Tony Haynes) 4:46
4 You Owe It All To Love (Al Mckay, David Paul Bryant, Tony Haynes) 3:29
5 Blame It On The Night (Rob Preston, Sandy Torano) 3:41
6 Percussion Intro-Call Me (Bill Wolfer, Finis Henderson) 6:24
7 Vina del Mar (Al McKay, Erich Bulling) 0:48
8 Crush On You (Stevie Wonder) 4:03
9 I’d Rather Be Gone (Dennis Lambert, JC Crowley) 3:40
10 School Girl (Adonis Hampton, Al McKAy, Frank Hamilton, Gregory Doty) 5:20
Media
Musicians
Bass | Abe Laboriel |
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Al McKay |
Guitar | Gregory Doty |
Guitar | Paul Jackson |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Frank Hamilton |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Keyboards | Tom Keane |
Keyboards | Erich Bulling |
Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
Sax | George Bohanon |
Sax | Steve Tavaglioni |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Background Vocals | Adonis Hampton |
Background Vocals | Gary Glenn |
Background Vocals | Arleen Parks |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Al McKay
Arranged By (Horn) – Erich Bulling
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Al McKay, Finis Henderson (Tracks 10), Frank Hamilton (Tracks 1, 10)
Coordinator (Production) – Barbra Nagel
Engineer – Humberto Gatica, Walter Borchers
Engineer (Additional) – Sandra Wilson, Tony D’Amico
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Liner Notes – Toshiki Nakada
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
Record Company – Universal International
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Records
Copyright (c) – Motown Records
February 17, 2022 @ 11:35
You have a great voice.