Abraham Laboriel Sr, Bill Cuomo, Bill Reichenbach, Dennis Belfield, Ernie Watts, James Ingram, Jerry Hey, Johnny Mathis, JR Robinson, Larry Williams, Luis Conte, Marty Walsh, Nathan East, Paulinho Da Costa, Phil Perry, Phillip Ingram
A Special Part of Me is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in January 1984 by Columbia Records[4] and reunited him with his “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” partner Deniece Williams on one of the LP’s two duets, “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”, which is also the only song on the album that was previously recorded and released by another artist. This continuing trend away from the cover album genre would reach its limit with his next studio release, Right from the Heart, which only had original material.
A Special Part of Me made its first appearance on Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart in the issue dated March 10, 1984, and remained there for 19 weeks, peaking at number 157. It also made it to number 45 during a three-week run on the UK album chart that began on September 15 of that year.
“Love Won’t Let Me Wait” had its chart debut on Billboard magazine’s list of the 100 most popular R&B singles in the US in the issue dated February 25, 1984, where it peaked at number 32 over the course of 12 weeks. The March 24 issue marked its first appearance on the magazine’s list of the 50 most popular Adult Contemporary records in the US, where it spent 13 weeks and reached number 14. The next issue, dated March 31, saw its debut on the “Bubbling Under the Hot 100” chart, where it got as high as number 106.
Tracks
1 Simple (Marvin Morrow, Keith Stegall) 3:47
2 Love Won’t Let Me Wait (Vinnie Barrett, Bobby Eli) 4:16
3 The Best Is Yet To Come (Alan Roy Scott, Brian Short) 4:14
4 Lead Me To Your Love (Michel Colombier, Kathy Wakefield) 4:21
5 You’re A Special Part Of Me (Angela Bofill, Loree Gold) 4:13
6 Love Never Felt So Good (Paul Anka, Michael Jackson, Kathy Wakefield) 4:20
7 Priceless (Leon Ware) 4:05
8 One Love (Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman) 3:58
9 Right Here Right Now (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:27
Musicians
1 Simple
Bass |
Dennis Belfield |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
David Williams |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Piano |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Bill Cuomo |
2 Love Won’t Let Me Wait
Bass |
Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
David Williams |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Vocals |
Deniece Williams |
3 The Best Is Yet To Come
Bass |
Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
David Williams |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
4 Lead Me To Your Love
Bass |
Dennis Belfield |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Acoustic Guitar |
Marty Walsh |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Bill Cuomo |
Percussion |
Paulinho Da Costa |
5 You’re A Special Part Of Me
Bass |
Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
David Williams |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Percussion |
Luis Conte |
Vocals |
Angela Bofill |
6 Love Never Felt So Good
Bass |
Nathan East |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
Marty Walsh |
Guitar |
David Williams |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Bill Cuomo |
Percussion |
Luis Conte |
7 Priceless
Bass |
Dennis Belfield |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
Larry Carlton |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Bill Cuomo |
Percussion |
Paulinho Da Costa |
8 One Love
Bass |
Dennis Belfield |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
Marty Walsh |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Bill Cuomo |
9 Right Here Right Now
Bass |
Nathan East |
Drums |
JR Robinson |
Guitar |
Marty Walsh |
Guitar |
David Williams |
Fender Rhodes |
Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer |
Michel Colombier |
Other Musicians
Sax |
Larry Williams |
Sax |
Ernie Watts |
Trumpet |
Jerry Hey |
Trumpet |
Larry Hall |
Trombone |
Bill Reichenbach |
Background
Vocals |
Phil Perry |
Background
Vocals |
Phillip Ingram |
Background
Vocals |
Darryl Phinnessee |
Background
Vocals |
James Ingram |
Background
Vocals |
Angela Bofill |
Background
Vocals |
Wayne Anthony |
Vocals |
Johnny Mathis |
Liner Notes
Producer – Denny Diante
Arranged by (Strings) – Michel Colombier
Engineer (Recording) – Larry Hirsch
Engineer (Mixing) – Larry Hirsch
Engineer (Additional) – Bill Jackson
Engineer (Additional) – Terry Christian
Engineer (Mastering) – Mike Reese
Cover Design -F. G. Bodner
Design Nancy Donald, Tony Lane
Photography – David Vance
Mixed At Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mastered At the Mastering Lab, LA, CA
Phonographic Copyright Jon Mat Records Inc
Copyright CBS Inc