1978 Lenny Williams – Spark Of Love
Spark Of Love was his fourth solo album by Lenny Williams. His 1978 hit song “Cause I Love You” was sampled by Havoc of Mobb Deep for the track “Nothing Like Home”, and by Kanye West for the songs “Overnight Celebrity” by Twista and “I Got A Love” by Jin. The track was sampled a fourth time in 2007 by Scarface for his single “Girl You Know” featuring Trey Songz & Young Jeezy sampled “Let’s Talk It Over” for his single “I Do” featuring Jay-Z and Andre 3000. His song “Half Past Love” was also sampled by The Coup for their 2006 single “My Favorite Mutiny” featuring Black Thought of The Roots and Talib Kweli of Black Star.
Tracks
1 I Still Reach Out (David Stallings, Kenny Chavis, Lenny Williams) 5:38
2 You Got Me Running (Clay Drayton, Judy Wieder) 7:40
3 Midnight Girl (Frank Wilson, John Footman, Terri McFadden) 6:03
4 Think What We Have (John Footman, Judy Wieder) 4:15
5 Cause I Love You (Lenny Williams, Michael Bennett) 7:09
6 Changes (Angela Winbush, Rene Moore) 5:04
7 Half Past Love (Gary Knight, Gene Allan) 3:38
8 Love Came And Rescued Me (Art Posey, Josef Powell) 4:01
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Bass | William Nelson |
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | Clarence Drayton |
| Guitar | David Stallings |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Leonard Caston |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Piano | Norman Landsberg |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Sax | Fred Jackson |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Sax | Terry Harrington |
| Trombone | Clay Lawrey |
| Trombone | Bob Payne |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
| Percussion | Frederick Lewis |
| Percussion | King Errisson |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
| Background Vocals | Frank Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Gwen Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Otis Stokes |
| Background Vocals | Tiemeyer McCain |
| Vocals | Lenny Williams |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Frank Wilson
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Bruce Miller (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Clarence Drayton (Tracks 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bruce Miller (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Peters (Tracks 4, 6)
Coordinator – Bunny Wilson, Rob Partridge
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Mixed By – Frank Wilson, Kevin Beamish
Recorded By – Kevin Beamish
Recorded By (Assistant) – James Hill
Art Direction, Design – Richard Germinaro, Stuart Kusher
Mastered At Crystal Sound
Mixed At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
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Phonographic Copyright Carrere Distribution
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