1983 Melissa Manchester – Emergency

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Arif Mardin, Arnold McCuller, Burt Bacharach, Buzzy Feiten, Carlos Vega, Dann Huff, David Lasley, David Williams, Dean Parks, Gary Herbig, Jason Scheff, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams, Melissa Manchester, Michael Boddicker, Michael Brecker, Nathan East, Randy Kerber, Robbie Buchanan, Steve Ferrone, Tom Snow, Ula Hedwig, Will Lee

Emergency is the 11th album by Melissa Manchester, released in 1983.

Tracks

1 I Don’t Care What The People Say (Tom Snow) 3:35
2 No One Can Love You More Than Me (Billy Livsey, Terry Britten) 4:15
3 City Nights (Arif Mardin, George Kieffer, Melissa Manchester, Michael Bellotti, Ross Longo) 4:33
4 Stop Another Heart Breakin (Billy Livsey, Cathy Shostak) 3:45
5 Emergency (Adrienne Anderson, Melissa Manchester) 5:11
6 The End Of The Affair (Teddy Johns) 4:40
7 That Boy (Nancy Simmonds) 3:44
8 White Rose (Kevin DeRemer, Melissa Manchester) 3:52
9 Johnny & Mary (Bernie Taupin, Robert Palmer) 4:19
10 Time (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Melissa Manchester) 4:25

Biography

Melissa Manchester

Musicians

1 I Don’t Care What The People Say

Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Dann Huff
Sax	Michael Brecker
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Bob Christianson
Synthesizer	Peter Cannarozzi
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Background Vocals	David Lasley
Background Vocals	Gordon Grody
Background Vocals	Marcy Levy
Background Vocals	Millie Whiteside
Background Vocals	Robin Clark
Background Vocals	Ula Hedwig
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

2 No One Can Love You More Than Me

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	David Williams
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Bob Christianson
Vocoder	Michael Boddicker
Background Vocals	Karla Bonoff
Background Vocals	Marcy Levy
Background Vocals	Wendy Waldman
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

3 City Nights

Drums (programming)	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Guitar	Dann Huff
Sax	Gary Herbig
Sax	Larry Williams
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	David Lasley
Background Vocals	Jason Scheff
Background Vocals	Marcy Levy
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

4 Stop Another Heart Breakin

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Ferrone
Guitar	Hugh McCracken
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Background Vocals	Lani Groves
Background Vocals	Robin Beck
Background Vocals	Will Lee
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

5 Emergency

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Dean Parks
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Randy Kerber
Background Vocals	Robin Beck
Background Vocals	Will Lee
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

6 The End Of The Affair

Drums	Carlos Vega
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Arif Mardin
Background Vocals	Marcy Levy
Background Vocals	Margaret Dorn
Background Vocals	Millie Whiteside
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

7 That Boy

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Buzz Feiten
Guitar	Dann Huff
Sax	Gary Herbig
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	David Lasley
Background Vocals	Karla Bonoff
Background Vocals	Marcy Levy
Background Vocals	Robin Beck
Background Vocals	Ula Hedwig
Background Vocals	Wendy Waldman
Background Vocals	Will Lee
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

8 White Rose

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Carlos Vega
Acoustic Guitar	Dean Parks
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

9 Johnny & Mary

Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Dean Parks
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Bob Christianson
Background Vocals	David Lasley
Background Vocals	Marcy Levy
Background Vocals	Ula Hedwig
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

10 Time

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Dean Parks
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	David Lasley
Background Vocals	Joann Harris
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

Liner Notes

Producer – Arif Mardin
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 10)
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Larry Williams (Track 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 1, 2, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin (Track 8)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Robbie Buchanan (Track 2)
Engineer – Jeremy Smith
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Michael O’Reilly
Mixed By – Jeremy Smith (Track 3)

Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
Photography – Helmut Newton

Recorded At Music Grinder Studios
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, NYC
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Copyright Arista Records Inc