1976 The Originals – Communique
Communique (1976, Motown) is the seventh album from The Originals.
Alvin Taylor wrote to me about the hit ‘Down to love town’: “We (he and Jeff Porcaro) both played simultaneously at the same time. Two drummers playing live. Like James Brown would do for some of his live shows. Jeff and I both played live on down to love town. We both read and played the identical drum pattern and performed it at the same time.” (thanks to Frédéric Huybens)
Tracks
1 Mr. Troublemaker (Michael Sutton) 4:12
2 Count Me Out (Michael Sutton, Pam Sawyer) 4:32
3 Down To Love Town (Don Daniels, Kathy Wakefield, Michael Sutton) 5:25
4 Touch (Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer) 4:25
5 Natural Loving Feeling (Michael Sutton, Pam Sawyer) 3:37
6 Everybody’s Got To Do Something (Brenda Sutton, Michael Sutton, Pam Sawyer) 6:32
7 Bring Me Together (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield) 4:07
8 Just To Be Closer To You (Michael Sutton, Brenda Sutton) 4:28
9 It’s So Real (Michael Sutton, Brenda Sutton) 3:14
10 All I Wanna Do (Is Spend My Life Loving You) (Michael Sutton, Pam Sawyer) 4:10
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | James Jamerson Sr |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | Alvin Taylor |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | Steve Beckmeier |
| Guitar | Billy Cooper |
| Clavinet | John Barnes |
| Fender Rhodes | John Barnes |
| Fender Rhodes | Michael Sutton |
| Organ | Michael Sutton |
| Piano | John Barnes |
| Piano | Michael Sutton |
| Synthesizer | Michael Sutton |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
| Percussion | King Errisson |
Other Musicians
4 Touch
| Piano | Leonard Caston |
Liner Notes
Producer – Frank Wilson, Michael B Sutton
Producer – Frank Wilson (Track 4)
Arranged By – Frank Wilson (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Michael B Sutton (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Greg Poree (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
Arranged By – John Barnes (Tracks 1, 10)
Arranged By – David Blumberg (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 9)
Arranged By – James Anthony Carmichael (Track 6)
Arranged By (Synthesizers) – Frank Wilson, Michael B Sutton
Engineer (Mastering Engineer) – Jeff Sanders
Engineer (Recording Engineer) – Andrew Berliner, Kevin Beamish
Programmed By (Arp) – Bob Robitaille
Programmed By (Moog) – Chuck Thompson
Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
Illustration – Keith Batcheller
Mastered At Crystal Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Crystal Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Crystal Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
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