1997 Ricky Lawson – First Things 1st
First Things 1st is a solo album by drummer Ricky Lawson, released in 1997.
Tracks
1 Real Love (Ricky Lawson; Kevin Dorsey; Bridgette Bryant) 5:41
2 Plain Old Fashion Love (Ricky Lawson; Bill Cantos) 4:33
3 Slow And Gentle (Ricky Lawson; Joe Wolfe; Carol Duboc) 5:34
4 I Will Be Here Waiting For You (Ricky Lawson; Brad Buxer; Bridgette Bryant) 5:43
5 Sweet Love (Ricky Lawson; Phil Collins; Nathan East) 4:58
6 Blues Club (Ricky Lawson; Kirk Whalum) 4:50
7 Need Somebody (Ricky Lawson; Nigel Martinez) 5:27
8 Simple Man (Ricky Lawson; Bill Cantos; David Ward) 4:29
9 Sunlight (Ricky Lawson; Bill Cantos) 5:10
10 So Special (Ricky Lawson; Nathan East) 4:56
11 Love Will Bring Us Back Around (Ricky Lawson; Bill Cantos; Ty Lacy) 4:46
Musicians
1 Real Love
| Bass (synthesizer) | Ricky Lawson |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Al McKay |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cantos |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Percussion | Peter Michael |
| Vocals | Bridgette Bryant |
2 Plain Old Fashion Love
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Vocals | Sean Holt |
3 Slow And Gentle
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Keyboards | Joe Wolfe |
| Synthesizer | Joe Wolfe |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Lynne Fiddmont |
| Vocals | Bridgette Bryant |
4 I Will Be Here Waiting For You
| Bass (synthesizer) | Ricky Lawson |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Piano | Brad Buxer |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Strings | Brad Buxer |
| Sax | Andrew Woolfolk |
| Background Vocals | The Emotions |
| Vocals | Bridgette Bryant |
5 Sweet Love
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Keyboards | Ricky Lawson |
| Keyboards | Nathan East |
| Guitar | Al McKay |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Piano | Donald Fagen |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Vocals | Sean Holt |
6 Blues Club
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Organ | Russell Ferrante |
| Piano | Ricky Lawson |
| Synthesizer | Joe Wolfe |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Sax | Boney James |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Sean Holt |
7 Need Somebody
| Bass | Byron Miller |
| Guitar | Tony Maiden |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Piano | Ricky Lawson |
| Synthesizer | Joe Wolfe |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Josie James |
| Background Vocals | Amy Keys |
| Vocals | Sean Holt |
8 Simple Man
| Bass (synthesizer) | Ricky Lawson |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Tony Maiden |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Sax | Jim Reid |
| Vibraphone | Roger Burn |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Vocals | Sean Holt |
9 Sunlight
| Bass (synthesizer) | Ricky Lawson |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Tony Maiden |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cantos |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Perri Sisters |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
10 So Special
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Keyboards | Ricky Lawson |
| Piano | Nathan East |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Synthesizer | Nathan East |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Background Vocals | Ellis Hall |
| Background Vocals | Sean Holt |
11 Love Will Bring Us Back Around
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Keyboards | George Duke |
| Piano | Bill Cantos |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cantos |
| Synthesizer | Ricky Lawson |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Background Vocals | Jason Brown |
| Background Vocals | Israel Hollingworth |
| Background Vocals | Lyndon Peats |
| Background Vocals | Sheryl Caglese |
| Background Vocals | Sonya Sampson |
| Vocals | James Ingram |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
| Vocals | David Thomas |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ricky Lawson
Producer (Executive) – Choon Ho Park
Arrangements (String) – Victor Hall (Track 9)
Arrangements (Vocals) – David Thomas (Track 10)
Engineered & Mixed by Bob Brown
Engineer (Additional) – Craig Burbidge, David Ward II, Wayne Homes, David Wills, Ricky Lawson
Engineers (Assistant) – David Huron, Dave Hancock, Jeff Griffin, Carlos Castro, Tommy Fiore, Elijah Bradford
Keyboard Programming – Joe O. Wolfe, David Wills, David Ward II, Ricky Lawson
Mastered by – Steve Hall
Technicians – Don Q. Hanna, David Harrelson, Abe Senna
Mastered at Future Disc Systems
Recorded at The Enterprise, Burbank
Recorded at Mama Joe\’s, North Hollywood;
Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank
Recorded at Le Gonks West, Hollywood
Recorded at Ahhsum Lawson Studios, Walnut
Recorded at N.E. & R.L., Mexico City, Mexico
Recorded at N.E. & R.L., Lausanne, Switzerland