1993 James Ingram – Always You

Always You is the fourth studio album by singer James Ingram, released in 1993 on Qwest Records. The album reached No. 74 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. The album cut, “Someone Like You”, reached number 33 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. An additional track, “I Believe in Love”, a duet with Sally Yeh, written by David Foster, Linda Thompson, and Ingram and produced by Keith Thomas, was released on the Asian version of the album.

Tracks

1  Someone Like You (Keith Thomas; James Ingram) 4:24
2  Let Me Love You This Way (Keith Thomas; Dennis Morgan) 4:14
3  Always You (Keith Thomas; Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman) 4:38
4  Treat Her Right (James Ingram; Keith Thomas) 5:03
5  A Baby Born (Linda Creed; Thom Bell) 6:16
6  This Is The Night (Burt Bacharach; James Ingram; John Bettis) 5:05
7  You Never Know What You Got (Leroy Bell; Casey James; Thom Bell) 6:21
8  Too Much For This Heart (Dawn Thomas) 5:24
9  Sing For The Children (Burt Bacharach; James Ingram; John Bettis) 5:07
10 Any Kind Of Love (Bruce Roberts; Carole Bayer Sager; James Ingram) 6:57

Bonus Track (Asian Edition)
11 I Believe In Love (David Foster; Linda Thompson; James Ingram) 4:36

Media

Musicians

1 Someone Like You

Drums (programming) Keith Thomas
Drums (programming) Mark Hammond
Guitar Jerry McPherson
Keyboards Keith Thomas
Programming Keith Thomas
Background Vocals Audrey Wheeler
Background Vocals Chris Rodrigues
Background Vocals Cindy Mizelle
Vocals James Ingram


2 Let Me Love You This Way

Drums (programming) Mark Hammond
Keyboards Keith Thomas
Programming Keith Thomas
Background Vocals Audrey Wheeler
Background Vocals Chris Rodrigues
Background Vocals Cindy Mizelle
Vocals James Ingram


3 Always You

Drums (programming) Keith Thomas
Keyboards Keith Thomas
Programming Keith Thomas
Percussion Farrell Morris
Background Vocals Bob Bailey
Background Vocals Chris Willis
Background Vocals Guy Penrod
Background Vocals Mervyn Warren
Vocals James Ingram


4 Treat Her Right

Drums (programming) Keith Thomas
Drums (programming) Mark Hammond
Guitar Jerry McPherson
Keyboards Keith Thomas
Programming Keith Thomas
Background Vocals Audrey Wheeler
Background Vocals Chris Rodrigues
Background Vocals Cindy Mizelle
Background Vocals Alvin Chea
Vocals James Ingram


5 A Baby Born

Bass Larry Kimpel
Drums Ricky Lawson
Guitar (solo) Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar Carlos Rios
Keyboards Thom Bell
Keyboards Wayne Linsey
Programming James Ingram
Programming Wayne Linsey
Flute Dan Higgins
Flute Gary Herbig
Horns Alan Kaplan
Horns Brad Warnaar
Horns David Duke
Horns Gary Grant
Horns George Bohanon
Horns Jerry Hey
Horns Lew McCreary
Horns Rick Culver
Harp Gayle Levant
Percussion Lenny Castro
Background Vocals Lori Perry
Background Vocals Darlene Perry
Background Vocals Carolyn Perry
Background Vocals Sharon Perry
Background Vocals Phil Perry
Background Vocals Phillip Ingram
Vocals James Ingram


6 This Is The Night

Bass Larry Kimpel
Drums Ricky Lawson
Guitar Carlos Rios
Keyboards Thom Bell
Keyboards Wayne Linsey
Programming James Ingram
Programming Wayne Linsey
Flute Dan Higgins
Flute Gary Herbig
Horns Alan Kaplan
Horns Brad Warnaar
Horns David Duke
Horns Gary Grant
Horns George Bohanon
Horns Jerry Hey
Horns Lew McCreary
Horns Rick Culver
Harp Gayle Levant
Percussion Lenny Castro
Background Vocals Lori Perry
Background Vocals Darlene Perry
Background Vocals Carolyn Perry
Background Vocals Sharon Perry
Background Vocals Phil Perry
Background Vocals Phillip Ingram
Vocals James Ingram


7 You Never Know What You Got

Bass Larry Kimpel
Drums Ricky Lawson
Guitar Carlos Rios
Keyboards Thom Bell
Keyboards Wayne Linsey
Programming James Ingram
Programming Wayne Linsey
Flute Larry Williams
Flute Gary Herbig
Horns Gary Grant
Horns Jerry Hey
Horns Gregory Williams
Horns Jim Atkinson
Harp Gayle Levant
Vocals James Ingram


8 Too Much For This Heart

Drums Enzo Todesco
Guitar Michael Thompson
Keyboards Bill Meyers
Programming Mike McKnight
Sax Gerald Albright
Background Vocals Maurice White
Vocals James Ingram


9 Sing For The Children

Bass Larry Kimpel
Drums Ricky Lawson
Guitar (solo) Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar Carlos Rios
Keyboards Thom Bell
Keyboards Wayne Linsey
Programming James Ingram
Programming Wayne Linsey
Flute Larry Williams
Flute Gary Herbig
Horns Gary Grant
Horns Jerry Hey
Horns Gregory Williams
Horns Jim Atkinson
Harp Gayle Levant
Percussion Lenny Castro
Background Vocals Lori Perry
Background Vocals Darlene Perry
Background Vocals Carolyn Perry
Background Vocals Sharon Perry
Background Vocals Phil Perry
Background Vocals Phillip Ingram
Vocals James Ingram


10 Any Kind Of Love

Bass Larry Kimpel
Drums Ricky Lawson
Guitar Carlos Rios
Keyboards Wayne Linsey
Programming Wayne Linsey
Flute Dan Higgins
Flute Gary Herbig
Horns Brad Warnaar
Horns David Duke
Horns Gary Grant
Horns George Bohanon
Horns Jerry Hey
Horns Lew McCreary
Horns Rick Culver
Horns Bill Reichenbach
Horns Charlie Loper
Horns Gregory Williams
Horns Jim Atkinson
Horns John Reynolds
Horns Mark Adams
Harp Gayle Levant
Percussion Lenny Castro
Background Vocals Lynne Fiddmont
Vocals James Ingram


11 I Believe In Love (Bonus Track on Asian Edition)

Bass (programming) Keith Thomas
Bass (programming) Randy Kerber
Drums (programming) Keith Thomas
Drums (programming) Mark Hammond
Guitar Dann Huff
Synthesizer Keith Thomas
Synthesizer Randy Kerber
Vocals Sally Yeh
Vocals James Ingram

Other Musicians

Strings – Nashville String Machine (Tracks 3,11)
Strings – Bruce Dukov, Dan Neufeld, Diana Halprin, Evan Wilson, Henry Ferber, Herschel Wise, Janet Lakatos, Joel Derouin, Joseph Goodman, Karen Jones, Kenneth Burwood-Hoy, Kwihee Shamban, Larry Corbett, Michael Markman, Pat Johnson, Robert Becker, Robert Brosseau, Sheldon Sanov, Sid Page, Suzie Katayama (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Liner Notes

Producer – Keith Thomas (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 11)
Producer – James Ingram, Thom Bell (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Producer – Maurice White (Track 8)
Producer (Executive) – Benny Medina, James Ingram, Thom Bell
Coordinator (Production) – Todd Moore (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By – Keith Thomas (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 11)
Arranged By – Thom Bell (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Bill Meyers, Maurice White (Track 8)
Arranged By (String) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 3, 11)
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 3)
Conductor – Thom Bell (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Conductor – Jeff Lippencott (Track 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Todd Moore (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Corbett (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant) – Roy Gamble (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ed Wingate, Greg Parker, Larry Jefferies (Track 11)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Bill Whittington (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 11)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jeff Graham (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Bill Whittington (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 11)
Recorded By – Clark Germain (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Paul Klingberg (Track 8)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Mark Guilbeault (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Mark Fergesen (Track 8)

Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
Photography By – Mark Hanauer

Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Produced For – Yellow Elephant Music, Inc.
Produced For – Bellboy Productions, Inc.
Produced For – James Gang Productions, Inc.
Produced For – Kalimba International
Recorded At – The Bennett House
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Studio 55, Los Angeles
Mixed At – The Bennett House
Mixed At – Devonshire Studios
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering