1984 Arnold McCuller – A Part Of Me That’s You
A Part Of Me That’s You is the debut solo album from Arnold McCuller, released in 1984 and re-released in 1999.
Arnold McCuller is an American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He is active as a solo artist and session musician, but is perhaps best known for his work as a touring back-up singer with artists such as James Taylor, Phil Collins, Beck, Bonnie Raitt, and Todd Rundgren. He has toured for thirty years with Taylor and is an audience favorite for his featured vocal parts on the songs “Shower the People”, “I Will Follow”, and “Is That the Way You Look”. He has also toured extensively with Collins and is one of the main lead vocalists on the live version of “Easy Lover”. In 2010 McCuller joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King.
Tracks
1 Freeway To Monterey (David Benoit, Arnold McCuller, Lorraine Feather) 3:21
2 The Part Of Me That’s You (David Benoit, Arnold McCuller, Lorraine Feather) 5:10
3 Listen Up (Kitty) (David Benoit, Arnold McCuller, Lorraine Feather, Todd Robinson) 3:22
4 New Yorker In Exile (Arnold McCuller, J Alejandro) 3:32
5 Send My Baby Back (Ernie Marbray, Lonnie Hewitt) 4:07
6 Keep It On The Turntable (Arnold McCuller, J Alejandro) 4:42
7 You Never Love Me The Same Way Twice (David Benoit, Monica Riordan) 5:13
8 Gringo (Bill Payne) 5:50
9 Somebody Called It Love (David Benoit, Monica Riordan) 3:54
Media
Musicians
1 Freeway To Monterey
| Bass | Wade Short |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Fender Rhodes | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Background Vocals | Lorraine Feather |
| Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
| Background Vocals | Ula Hedwig |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
2 The Part Of Me That’s You
| Bass | Wade Short |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Fender Rhodes | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Flute | Tim Weisberg |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
3 Listen Up (Kitty)
| Bass | Reginald McBride |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar (solo) | Todd Robinson |
| Synthesizer | Michael Lewis |
| Fender Rhodes | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
4 New Yorker In Exile
| Guitar | Bob Feldman |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Sax | Michael Paulo |
| Background Vocals | Lorraine Feather |
| Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
| Background Vocals | Ula Hedwig |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
5 Send My Baby Back
| Bass | Reginald McBride |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Organ | William Smith |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Sax | Michael Paulo |
| Trombone | Dave Stout |
| Trumpet | Joe Davis |
| Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
| Background Vocals | Ula Hedwig |
| Background Vocals | Lorraine Feather |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
6 Keep It On The Turntable
| Bass | Reginald McBride |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Synthesizer | David Benoit |
| Synthesizer | Michael Lewis |
| Sax | Michael Paulo |
| Percussion | Lloyd Morales |
| Percussion | Tony Morales |
| Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
| Background Vocals | Ula Hedwig |
| Background Vocals | Lorraine Feather |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
7 You Never Love Me The Same Way Twice
| Bass | Wade Short |
| Drums | Gary Ferguson |
| Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Fender Rhodes | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
8 Gringo
| Guitar | Bob Feldman |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jim Fox |
| Fender Rhodes | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Synthesizer | David Benoit |
| Sax | Michael Paulo |
| Percussion | Lloyd Morales |
| Percussion | Tony Morales |
| Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
| Background Vocals | Lorraine Feather |
| Background Vocals | Ula Hedwig |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
9 Somebody Called It Love
| Bass | Wade Short |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar (solo) | Jim Fox |
| Piano | David Benoit |
Liner Notes
Producer – David Benoit, Arnold McCuller
Co-producer – Seth Marshall
Arranged, Conducted (Orchestra) – David Benoit (Tracks 1, 2, 7, 9)
Arranged (Horns) – David Benoit (Track 3)
Assistant Engineers – Steve Powell & Joe Peralta
Concertmaster – Bill Henderson
Executive Producers – Ed Cobbs & Ray Harris
Engineered & Mixed – Ben Rodgers
Linn Drum Programming – Michael Thompson
Strings Courtesy of The L.A. Modern String Orchestra
Synthesizer Programming – W. Michael Lewis
Recorded & Mixed at Producer’s Workshop I & II, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee