1978 The Emotions – Sunbeam
Sunbeam is the fifth studio album of the girl group The Emotions issued in April 1978 by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 12 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 40 on the Billboard 200 chart. Sunbeam has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Tracks
1 Smile (Al McKay; Maurice White) 3:16
2 Love Is Right On (Joseph Hutchinson; Keith Henderson) 4:19
3 Time Is Passing By (Joseph Hutchinson) 3:20
4 Walking By The Line (Maurice White; Skip Scarborough) 4:30
5 Ain’t No Doubt About It (Sheila Hutchinson Whitt) 3:26
6 Love Vibes (Jeanette Hawes; Lonnie Reaves) 3:14
7 I Wouldn’t Lie (Francine Tacker; Jon Lind) 4:34
8 My Everything (Pam Hutchinson; Thomas McClary; Wanda Hutchinson) 3:44
9 Spirit Of Summer (Eumir Deodato) 2:24
10 Whole Lot Of Shakin’ (Al McKay; Maurice White) 3:19
11 Music Box (Maurice White) 0:44
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Charles Hosch |
| Bass | Gary Grainger |
| Bass | Verdine White |
| Drums | Donzell Davis |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Drums | Maurice White |
| Guitar | Al McKay |
| Guitar | Jon Lind |
| Guitar | Keith Henderson |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Skip Scarborough |
| Keyboards | Terry Marshall |
| French Horn | Alan Robinson |
| French Horn | Barbara Korn |
| French Horn | Gale Robinson |
| French Horn | Marilyn Robinson |
| French Horn | Sidney Muldrow |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Sax | George Patterson |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trombone | Louis Satterfield |
| Trombone | Maurice Spears |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Michael Harris |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Rahm Lee Davis |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Earl DeRouen |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Strings
Viola – Denyse Buffum, Gareth Nuttycombe, Rollice Dale, Samuel Boghossian
Violin – Assa Drori, Bernard Kundell, Davida Johnson, Endre Granat, Frank Foste, Harry Bluestone, Ilkka Talvi, Janice Gower, Joseph Livoti, Joy Lyle, Murray Adler, Nathan Ross, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Stanley Plummer, William Henderson
Liner Notes
Producer – Maurice White
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Tom Tom 84
Engineer – Tom Perry, George Massenburg
Engineer (Associate) – Mark Linett
Engineer (Remixing) – George Massenburg
Design – Andy Engel
Photography – Jurgen Reisch
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mastered At Customatrix
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorders
Produced For Kalimba Productions
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc