1981 Earl Klugh – Crazy For You
Crazy for You is the 8th studio album by Earl Klugh, released in 1981. This is the first album which Klugh produced by himself. The album received two Grammy nominations at the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983: for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, and for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording, the latter shared jointly by Klugh, keyboardist Ronnie Foster, and string arranger Clare Fischer.
Tracks
1 I’m Ready For Your Love (Earl Klugh) 3:21
2 Soft Stuff (Earl Klugh) 5:12
3 Twinkle (Earl Klugh) 5:25
4 Broadway Ramble (Earl Klugh) 4:31
5 Calypso Getaway (Earl Klugh) 3:17
6 The Rainmaker (Earl Klugh) 5:16
7 Balladina (Earl Klugh) 4:23
8 Crazy For You (Earl Klugh) 4:04
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m Ready For Your Love
| Bass | Ray Parker Jr |
| Drums | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Sylvester Rivers |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Jack Ashford |
2 Soft Stuff
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| 12 String Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Ronnie Foster |
| Vocoder | Ronnie Foster |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 Twinkle
| Bass | Louis Johnson |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
4 Broadway Ramble
| Bass (synthesizer) | Mickie Roquemore |
| Drums | Gene Dunlap |
| Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Guitar | Perry Hughes |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Clavinet | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Darryl Dybka |
| Harmonica | Hubie Crawford |
5 Calypso Getaway
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Donald Griffin |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| 12 String Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Ronnie Foster |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
6 The Rainmaker
| Bass | Gary King |
| Drums | Brian Brake |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Onaje Allan Gumbs |
| Percussion | Manolo Badrena |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
7 Balladina
| Bass | Charles Meeks |
| Drums | James Bradley |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Piano | Ronnie Foster |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
8 Crazy For You
| Bass | Charles Meeks |
| Drums | James Bradley |
| Guitar | Donald Griffin |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Earl Klugh |
| Piano | Ronnie Foster |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Other Musicians
| Horns | David Taylor |
| Horns | Jim Pugh |
| Horns | Joe Shepley |
| Horns | John Gatchell |
| Horns | Jon Faddis |
| Horns | Lew Soloff |
| Horns | Sam Burtis |
| Sax | George Young |
Harp – Stella Castellucci
Strings – Allan Harshman, Anne Goodman, Assa Drori, Barry Finclair, Bill Hybel, Charles Libove, Charles McCracken, David Frisina, David Schwartz, Dennis Karmazyn, Dixie Blackstone, Dorothy Wade, Fred Zlotkin, Haim Shtrum, Harold Wolf, Harry Bluestone, Harry Cykman, Helaine Wittenberg, Herschel Wise, Janice Gower, Jerome Reisler, Jesse Leuy, John Wittenberg, Joseph Goodman, Karen Jones, Lamar Alsop, Louis Kievman, Mari Tsumuka-Botnick, Marilyn Baker, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Pollikoff, Miwako Watanabe, Myra Kestenbaum, Nathan Ross, Norman Carr, Norman Leonard, Pam Gates, Pamela Goldsmith, Raphael Kramer, Ray Kelley, Reginald Hill, Richard Locker, Richard Sortomme, Robert Dubow, Robert Lipsett, Robert Sushel, Ron Leonard, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Stanley Plummer, Stuart Canin, Victor Sazer, Wilbert Nuttycombe
Liner Notes
Co-producer – Roland Wilson
Arranged By – Ray Parker Jr (Track 1)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Patrick Williams (Track 2)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Johnny Mandel (Track 5)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Clare Fischer (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Earl Klugh (Tracks 5, 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ronnie Foster (Track 7)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Greg Phillinganes (Track 1)
Concertmaster (Los Angeles) – Gerald Vinci
Concertmaster (New York) – David Nadien
Conductor (Orchestra) – Patrick Williams (Track 2)
Conductor (Orchestra) – Johnny Mandel (Track 5)
Conductor (Orchestra) – Clare Fischer (Tracks 7, 8)
Engineer – Don Hahn, Michael Brauer
Engineer (Assistant) – Andy Hoffman, Jim Cassell
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Earl Klugh, Michael Brauer, Roland Wilson
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh
Photography – Carol Friedman
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At A&M Studios
Mixed At Mediasound
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
Phonographic Copyright (Liberty Records
Copyright Liberty Records