1978 Michael White – The X Factor
The X Factor is the sixth album by Michael White. It was released in 1978 by Elektra Records.
Michael Walter White (24 May 1930 – 6 December 2016) was an American jazz violinist.
White was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Oakland, California, taking up the violin when he was six years old. His initial career break occurred in 1965, when he played with the John Handy Quintet at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and subsequently recorded three albums with Handy. White was among the first to play the violin in avant-garde jazz, and in the late 1960s became one of the first jazz violinists to play jazz rock fusion (with his band The Fourth Way). He has played with musicians such as Sun Ra, Prince Lasha, McCoy Tyner, Eric Dolphy, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Dorham, Joe Henderson, and Richard Davis. In early 2007, The Michael White Quintet’s “Mechanical Man” won in The 6th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Jazz Song.
Tracks
1 You Are My Heartbeat (Michael White) 4:02
2 Life As Always (George Duke) 4:11
3 Love Call (Michael White) 3:30
4 Well, Do It Then (Michael White) 3:29
5 The Red Planet (George Duke) 5:05
6 We Don’t Eat No Meat (Michael White) 4:13
7 Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet (Michael White) 6:09
8 Smile In Your Eyes (Leon Chancler) 3:46
9 X Factor (Michael White) 5:11
Media
Musicians
1 You Are My Heartbeat
Bass | Byron Miller |
Drums | Leon Chancler |
Guitar | Michael Sembello |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Flugelhorn | Walt Fowler |
Flute | Hubert Laws |
Sax | Albert Wing |
Trombone | Bruce Fowler |
Trumpet | Walt Fowler |
Violin | Michael White |
Percussion | King Errisson |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Muffy Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
2 Life As Always
Bass | Byron Miller |
Drums | Leon Chancler |
Piano | Dawili Gonga |
Synthesizer | Dawili Gonga |
Violin | Michael White |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Muffy Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
3 Love Call
Bass | Dave Daniel |
Drums | Babatunde Olatunji |
Guitar | Marvin Boxley |
Rhodes | Duane Roberson |
Violin | Michael White |
Percussion | Edward Myers |
Percussion | Joseph Barboza |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Patti Brooks |
Vocals | Petsye Powell |
4 Well, Do It Then
Bass | Dave Daniel |
Drums | Babatunde Olatunji |
Guitar | Marvin Boxley |
Rhodes | Duane Roberson |
Synthesizer | Dawili Gonga |
Sax | Albert Wing |
Trombone | Bruce Fowler |
Trumpet | Walt Fowler |
Violin | Michael White |
Congas | Babatunde Olatunji |
Percussion | Edward Myers |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Muffy Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
5 The Red Planet
Bass | Byron Miller |
Drums | Leon Chancler |
Guitar | Roland Bautista |
Piano | Dawili Gonga |
Synthesizer | Dawili Gonga |
Violin | Michael White |
6 We Don’t Eat No Meat
Bass | Byron Miller |
Drums | Leon Chancler |
Guitar | Michael Sembello |
Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
Violin | Michael White |
Percussion | King Errisson |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Napolean Brock |
Background Vocals | Patti Brooks |
Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
7 Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet
Bass | Dave Daniel |
Drums | Joseph Barboza |
Guitar | Marvin Boxley |
Piano | Dawili Gonga |
Synthesizer | Dawili Gonga |
Flute | Hubert Laws |
Soussaphone | Raul De Souza |
Violin | Michael White |
Percussion | Babatunde Olatunji |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Patti Brooks |
Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
8 Smile In Your Eyes
Bass | Byron Miller |
Drums | Leon Chancler |
Organ | Dawili Gonga |
Piano | Dawili Gonga |
Synthesizer | Dawili Gonga |
Violin | Michael White |
Background Vocals | Josie James |
Background Vocals | Muffy Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
9 X Factor
Bass | Dave Daniel |
Drums | Joseph Barboza |
Guitar | Marvin Boxley |
Piano | Duane Roberson |
Rhodes | Patrice Rushen |
Violin | Michael White |
Percussion | Babatunde Olatunji |
Vocals | Leon Chancler |
Vocals | Michael White |
Liner Notes
Producer – George Duke
Producer (Executive) – Don Mizell
Arranged By – George Duke (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Michael White (Track 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Don Mizell (Tracks 3, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Leon Chancler (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – George Duke (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mitch Gibson
Engineer (Recording, Mixing) – Kerry McNabb
Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
Illustration – Bill Imhoff
Photography By, Design – Beverly Parker
Produced For – George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Records