1978 Stephen Bishop – Bish
Bish is the second album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes one single, “Everybody Needs Love”, which peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album itself rose to No. 35 on the Billboard pop albums chart.
Notable contributors to the album include Art Garfunkel, Chaka Khan and Michael McDonald. At the end of the track “Vagabond from Heaven”, a large group, “The Whistling Bishettes”, is heard. The group includes several famous non-musicians: actress Carrie Fisher, film director John Landis and then-Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe.
Tracks
1 If I Only Had A Brain (Harold Arlen, EY Harburg) 1:40
2 Losing Myself In You (Stephen Bishop) 4:03
3 Looking For The Right One (Stephen Bishop) 3:50
4 Everybody Needs Love (Stephen Bishop) 3:43
5 Guitar Interlude – A Fool At Heart (Stephen Bishop) 5:58
6 What Love Can Do (Stephen Bishop) 2:53
7 Prelude – Vagabond From Heaven (Stephen Bishop) 4:25
8 Bish’s Hideaway (Stephen Bishop) 3:57
9 Only The Heart Within You (Stephen Bishop) 4:11
10 Recognized (Stephen Bishop) 0:54
11 I’ve Never Known A Nite Like This (Stephen Bishop) 4:23
12 When I Was In Love (Stephen Bishop) 4:33
Biography
Musicians
1 If I Only Had A Brain
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
2 Losing Myself In You
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
3 Looking For The Right One
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
4 Everybody Needs Love
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
5 Guitar Interlude – A Fool At Heart
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Steve Cropper |
| Piano | Bill Payne |
| Background Vocals | Chaka Khan |
6 What Love Can Do
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
7 Prelude – Vagabond From Heaven
| Bass | David Shields |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
| Guitar | Mike Staton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Bass** | David Hungate |
| Piano** | Bill Payne |
8 Bish’s Hideaway
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
| Guitar | Mike Staton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Background Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
9 Only The Heart Within You
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
10 Recognized
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
| Guitar | Mike Staton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
11 I’ve Never Known A Nite Like This
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
Other Musicians
Strings – Marty Paich (Track 3)
Strings – Gene Page (Tracks 8)
Liner Notes
Co-producer – Dee Rob
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh
Photography – David Alexander
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Mixed At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Phonographic Copyright ABC Records Inc
Copyright ABC Records Inc