Love-A-Thon is Vernon Burch’s 4th solo album.
Vernon Darrell Burch (born 1955) is an American R&B/soul singer and guitarist.
In 1975 Vernon Burch signed to United Artists, where he released his debut album, I’ll Be Your Sunshine. Later he moved to Columbia Records and then Chocolate City Records, which was distributed by Casablanca Records and Filmworks. He later recorded for Spector.
Two of his singles, “Changes (Messin’ with My Mind) in 1975 and “Do It to Me” in 1981, made it into the Billboard R&B top 20 chart. Burch’s other singles include “Brighter Days”, “Steppin’ Out”, “Love Is”, “Never Can Find a Way (Hot Love)”, “Once Again in My Life”, “Get Up”, and “Fun City
Tracks
1 Brighter Days (Vernon Burch) 5:18
2 Love Is (Vernon Burch, Howard Redmon Jr) 4:42
3 Mama (Vernon Burch, Howard Redmon Jr) 4:15
4 Baptized In Your Love (Vernon Burch, Howard Redmon Jr) 4:26
5 Caught Wild, Tamed Sexy Sweet (Vernon Burch, Howard Redmon Jr) 5:18
6 When The Summer\’s Over (Vernon Burch) 2:14
7 Let\’s Make Love (Vernon Burch, Howard Redmon Jr) 4:27
8 Love-A-Thon (Vernon Burch, Howard Redmon Jr) 4:05
Musicians
1 Brighter Days
| Bass | Eddie Brown |
| Drums | Joe Blocker |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Clavinet | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Byetta |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
2 Love Is
| Bass | Dave Rodriguez |
| Drums | George Sanders Jr |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Michael Asadorian |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
3 Mama
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Clavinet | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
4 Baptized In Your Love
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Clavinet | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Sax | Rusty Crutcher |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
| Percussion | Joe Blocker |
5 Caught Wild, Tamed Sexy Sweet
| Bass | Eddie Brown |
| Drums | Joe Blocker |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Clavinet | Byetta |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
| Percussion | Joe Blocker |
| Background Vocals | Brooklyn Dreams |
6 When The Summer\’s Over
| Bass | Eddie Brown |
| Drums | Joe Blocker |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Fender Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Byetta |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
| Percussion | Joe Blocker |
7 Let\’s Make Love
| Bass | Eddie Brown |
| Drums | Joe Blocker |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Piano | Byetta |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Sax | Rusty Crutcher |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
| Percussion | Joe Blocker |
8 Love-A-Thon
| Bass | Eddie Brown |
| Drums | Joe Blocker |
| Guitar | Vernon Burch |
| Keyboards | Vernon Burch |
| Clavinet | Greg Phillinganes |
| Piano | Byetta |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Vernon Burch |
| Percussion | Joe Blocker |
| Sax | William Perkins |
| Sax | Vince DeRosa |
| Sax | William Perkins |
| Sax | Rusty Crutcher |
| Sax | Jackie Kelso |
| Trombone | Terry Woodson |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trumpet | Dalton Smith |
| Trumpet | William Peterson |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Strings | Sid Sharp |
Other Musicians
| Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
| Background Vocals | Dani McCormick |
| Background Vocals | Patti Brooks |
Liner Notes
Producer – Vernon Burch
Co-producer – Tony Sobel
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chocolate City Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Chocolate City Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
Love-A-Thon is Vernon Burch’s 4th solo album.