The selftitled album by Michel Colombier was released in 1979.
Michel Colombier (May 23, 1939 – November 14, 2004) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor.
He wrote the scores of several motion pictures and TV productions. He also wrote chamber music and ballets. With composer Pierre Henry he wrote music for Messe pour le temps présent, a piece created by choreographer Maurice Béjart in 1967. He released an album on A&M Records, “Wings”, in 1972, which included a collaboration with Lani Hall on lead vocal, his song “We Could Be Flying, with lyrics by Paul Williams. Recorded in Paris, with Colombier on piano, it was also included on the album “Sun Down Lady”, Lani Halls’ first solo album after her years as lead singer for Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, released in 1972 on A&M Records.
Tracks
1 Sunday (Michel Colombier) 4:19
2 Take Me Down (Michel Colombier; Lois Walden) 3:56
3 Dreamland (Michel Colombier) 4:17
4 Queens Road (Michel Colombier) 3:33
5 Overture (Michel Colombier) 3:20
6 Bird Song (Michel Colombier) 3:29
7 Layas (Michel Colombier) 5:50
8 Do It (Michel Colombier) 3:24
9 Spring (Michel Colombier) 4:41
10 The Dancing Bull (Michel Colombier) 4:54
11 Autumn Land (Michel Colombier) 2:00
Musicians
1 Sunday
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Peter Erskine |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Mini Moog | Herbie Hancock |
Piano | Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Programming | Michael Boddicker |
2 Take Me Down
Bass | Jerry Knight |
Drums | Peter Erskine |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Mini Moog | Herbie Hancock |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Piano | Michel Colombier |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
3 Dreamland
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Piano | Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Percussion | Airto Moreira |
4 Queens Road
Bass | Jerry Knight |
Drums | Peter Erskine |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Clavinet | Michel Colombier |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Piano | Michel Colombier |
Programming | Michael Boddicker |
5 Overture
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Piano | Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer | Michel Colombier |
Percussion | Airto Moreira |
6 Bird Song
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Acoustic Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
7 Layas
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
Percussion | Airto Moreira |
8 Do It
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Bass | Jerry Knight |
Drums | Peter Erskine |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Clavinet | Michel Colombier |
Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
Synthesizer | Michel Colombier |
9 Spring
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Clavinet | Michel Colombier |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer | Michel Colombier |
10 The Dancing Bull
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
Fender Rhodes | Michel Colombier |
Synthesizer | Michel Colombier |
Lyricon | Tom Scott |
11 Autumn Land
Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra
Liner Notes
Producer – Denny Diante
Arranged By – Michel Colombier
Conductor – Michel Colombier
Engineer – Ron Malo
Artwork – Cindy Marsh
Distributed By – Wagram Music
Licensed Through – EMI France
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records Ltd.