Exception to the Rule is the second solo album by Arnold McCuller. It was released in 1994.
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 Love Carries On (Kenny White) 5:41
2 Somewhere In Chicago (Arnold McCuller, Dana Walden, Patrick Lee Hammond) 4:30
3 Way To Your Heart (Mike James) 4:53
4 A Lover’s Holiday (Arnold McCuller, Mike James) 5:14
5 What Kind Of World Is this? (Michael Ruff) 5:48
6 Change All Of That (David Lasley, Marsha Malamet, Robin Lerner) 5:38
7 Paper Moon (Kenny White) 3:47
8 Love Junkyard (David Was, John Keller) 6:11
9 Exception To The Rule (Dana Walden, Patrick Lee Hammond) 4:15
10 Soul Searching (Lauren Wood, Lindsay Tomasic) 4:38
11 Song For Silas (Arnold McCuller, Michael Ruff) 4:48
12 Gimme Some Of Your Love (Frederick Knight, Sam Dees) 2:38
13 Pastime Paradise (Stevie Wonder) 4:22
14 Chora Brasileira (Djalma Tinoco, Fátima Guedes, Rosane Lessa) 3:15
Musicians
1 Love Carries On
| Bass | Del Atkins |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
| Guitar | Dal Hindson |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Keyboards | Nick Milo |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
2 Somewhere In Chicago
| Bass | Dana Walden |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Mark Karan |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Sax | David Mann |
| Trombone | Nick Lane |
| Trumpet | Greg Adams |
| Background Vocals | Reid Burton |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
3 Way To Your Heart
| Bass | Dana Walden |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Kevin Callahan |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Percussion | Justin Walden |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
4 A Lover’s Holiday
| Bass | Bob Parr |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Clarinet | Evan Christopher |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
5 What Kind Of World Is this?
| Bass | Dana Walden |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Dal Hindson |
| Guitar | Kevin Callahan |
| Keyboards | Nick Milo |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Accordion | Doug Lacy |
| Sax | Dave Koz |
| Percussion | Justin Walden |
6 Change All Of That
| Bass | Bob Parr |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Background Vocals | Kate Markowitz |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
7 Paper Moon
| Bass | Bob Parr |
| Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Accordion | Doug Lacy |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
8 Love Junkyard
| Bass | Del Atkins |
| Guitar | Bob Mann |
| Sax | Scott Mayo |
| Percussion | Debra Dobkin |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
9 Exception To The Rule
| Bass | Dana Walden |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Kevin Callahan |
| Piano | Dana Walden |
| Trumpet | Greg Adams |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
10 Soul Searching
| Bass | Bob Parr |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Mark Karan |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Percussion | Justin Walden |
| Background Vocals | Bonnie Raitt |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
11 Song For Silas
| Bass | Dana Walden |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Kevin Callahan |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Percussion | Justin Walden |
| Background Vocals | Kate Markowitz |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
12 Gimme Some Of Your Love
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Guitar | Dana Walden |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
13 Pastime Paradise
| Bass | Dana Walden |
| Drums | Justin Walden |
| Keyboards | Dana Walden |
| Percussion | Justin Walden |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
14 Chora Brasileira
| Guitar | Kevin Callahan |
| Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Liner Notes
Producer – Dana Walden
Producer (Executive) – Tom Callahan
Co-producer – Arnold McCuller
Arranged By [Horn, String] – Greg Adams (Track 2)
Arranged By [Guitar] – Kevin Callahan (Track 14)
Engineer – Dana Walden, Justin Walden, Toby Wright
Mixed By – Dana Walden, Frank Roszak, Justin Walden
Exception to the Rule is the second solo album by Arnold McCuller. It was released in 1994.