1991 Curtis Stigers – Curtis Stigers

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Bill Payne, Brandon Fields, Buzzy Feiten, Curtis Stigers, Danny Kortchmar, David Paich, Gary Grant, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jerry Hey, JR Robinson, Kim Hutchcroft, Michael Thompson, Mike Baird, Mike Landau, Neil Stubenhaus, Paulinho Da Costa

Curtis Stigers is the eponymous debut album by American jazz musician Curtis Stigers, released in 1991. It includes the hit singles “I Wonder Why” and “You’re All That Matters to Me”. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart in 1992.

Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz vocalist, saxophonist, guitarist, and songwriter. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably international 1991 hit, “I Wonder Why”, which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US.

Tracks

1 Sleeping With The Lights On (Curtis Stigers, Wayne Cohen) 4:03
2 I Wonder Why (Curtis Stigers, Glen Ballard) 4:28
3 You’re All That Matters To Me (Curtis Stigers, Gregg Sutton, Shelly Peiken) 4:40
4 The Man You’re Gonna Fall In Love With (Curtis Stigers, Wayne Cohen) 4:26
5 People Like Us (Curtis Stigers, Glen Ballard) 4:36
6 Never Saw A Miracle (Curtis Stigers, Barry Mann) 3:43
7 I Guess It Wasn’t Mine (Gregg Sutton, Shelly Peiken) 3:57
8 Nobody Loves You Like I Do (Curtis Stigers, Wayne Cohen) 4:04
9 I Keep Telling Myself (Albert Hammond, Mark E. Nevin) 3:56
10 Count My Blessings (Curtis Stigers, Wayne Cohen) 4:22
11 The Last Time I Said Goodbye (Curtis Stigers, Wayne Cohen) 3:41

Musicians

1 Sleeping With The Lights On

Bass	TM Stevens
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	David Paich
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

2 I Wonder Why

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Buzzy Feiten
Guitar	Basil Fung
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Organ	Bill Payne
Piano	Randy Kerber
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Background Vocals	Angel Rogers
Background Vocals	Alfie Silas
Background Vocals	Tata Vega
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

3 You’re All That Matters To Me

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Buzzy Feiten
Guitar	Basil Fung
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Organ	Bill Payne
Piano	Randy Kerber
Sax	Kim Hutchcroft
Sax	Brandon Fields
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Siedah Garrett
Background Vocals	Angel Rogers
Background Vocals	Tata Vega
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

4 The Man You’re Gonna Fall In Love With

Bass	TM Stevens
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	David Paich
Background Vocals	Sarah Taylor
Background Vocals	Alex Brown
Background Vocals	Patti Brooks
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

5 People Like Us

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar (solo)	Mike Landau
Guitar	Buzzy Feiten
Guitar	Basil Fung
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Organ	Bill Payne
Piano	Randy Kerber
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

6 Never Saw A Miracle

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Buzzy Feiten
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Organ	Bill Payne
Piano	Randy Kerber
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Andrae Crouch
Background Vocals	Patty Howard
Background Vocals	Perry Morgan
Background Vocals	Alfie Silas
Background Vocals	Tata Vega
Background Vocals	Sandra Crouch
Background Vocals	Rose Banks
Background Vocals	Howard McCrary
Background Vocals	Jacquelyn Gouche
Background Vocals	Geary Faggett
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

7 I Guess It Wasn’t Mine

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Buzzy Feiten
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Organ	Bill Payne
Piano	Randy Kerber
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Angel Rogers
Background Vocals	Alfie Silas
Background Vocals	Tata Vega
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

8 Nobody Loves You Like I Do

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Mike Baird
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Piano	Randy Kerber
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

9 I Keep Telling Myself

Bass	TM Stevens
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	David Paich
Background Vocals	Sarah Taylor
Background Vocals	Alex Brown
Background Vocals	Patti Brooks
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

10 Count My Blessings

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Buzzy Feiten
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Organ	Bill Payne
Piano	Randy Kerber
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Siedah Garrett
Background Vocals	Angel Rogers
Background Vocals	Tata Vega
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

11 The Last Time I Said Goodbye

Bass	TM Stevens
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	David Paich
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

Liner Notes

Producer – Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11)
Producer – Glen Ballard (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Arranged By – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11)
Arranged By – Glen Ballard (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Engineer – Rob Jacobs (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Glen Ballard (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brad Aldredge, Chris Fogel, Leslie Ann Jones, Mark Hagen, Robert Hart (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Greg Goldman, Martin Brumbach, Nick DiDia, Rail Rogut (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Nick DiDia, Rob Jacobs (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11)
Recorded By (Additional Recording) – Barry Rudolph (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Francis Buckley (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Technician (Guitar) – Gavin Menzies (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11)
Technician (Technical Advisor) – Greg Loskorn (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Technician (Technical Director) – Tom Biener (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Tracking By (Overdubs) – Tom Biener (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)

Distributed By – BMG Records
Distributed By – BMG Ariola
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Arista Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Sonopress
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Record Company – Bertelsmann Music Group