1995 Curtis Stigers – Time Was

Arnold McCuller, Curtis Stigers, Dan Higgins, Danny Kortchmar, David Foster, Dean Parks, Fred Washington, Gary Grant, Greg Phillinganes, Jerry Hey, Jimmy Johnson, JR Robinson, Michael Thompson, Mike Landau, Neil Larsen, Neil Stubenhaus, Phillip Ingram, The Waters, Vinnie Colaiuta

Time Was is the second album by Curtis Stigers, released in

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

Tracks

1 This Time (David Bryan; Richard Supa) 4:42
2 Keep Me From The Cold (Curtis Stigers; Glen Ballard) 3:58
3 Every Time You Cry (Gregg Sutton; Willie Nile) 4:08
4 Anything You Want You Get It (Curtis Stigers; Willie Nile) 5:11
5 There’s More To Makin’ Love (T (Curtis Stigers; Danny Kortchmar) 5:20
6 Time Was (Curtis Stigers; Glen Ballard) 5:02
7 Ghost Of You And Me (Jon Lind; Richard Page) 4:17
8 It Never Comes (Curtis Stigers; Gregg Sutton) 5:11
9 Cry (Jeff Vincent; Michael Hunter Ochs) 3:42
10 Somebody In Love (Curtis Stigers; Frankie Lee; Willie Nile) 4:07
11 Big One (Curtis Stigers; Glen Ballard) 5:21
12 New York Is Rockin’ (Curtis Stigers; Willie Nile) 4:02
13 There Will Always Be A Place (Curtis Stigers; Frankie Lee; Willie Nile) 4:24

Musicians

1 This Time

Bass (synthesizer)	David Foster
Drums (programming)	Simon Franglen
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Piano	David Foster
Synclavier	Simon Franglen
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

2 Keep Me From The Cold

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Mike Landau
Hammond Organ	Benmont Tench
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Percussion	Brian Kilgore
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

3 Every Time You Cry

Bass	Rick Neigher
Drums	Jonathan Moffett
Drums (programming)	Adam Gorgoni
Guitar	Adam Gorgoni
Guitar	Freddie Cox
Guitar	John Shanks
Keyboards	Mitchel Forman
Keyboards	Adam Gorgoni
Piano	Mitchel Forman
Programming	Roy Campanella III
Background Vocals	Adam Gorgoni
Background Vocals	Kathy Merrick
Background Vocals	Lisa Frazier
Background Vocals	Shelly Peiken
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

4 Anything You Want You Get It

Bass	Mike Visceglia
Drums	Frank Vilardi
Guitar	Pat Thrall
Piano	Mark Alexander
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

5 There’s More To Makin’ Love

Bass	TM Stevens
Drums	Zachary Alford
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Hammond Organ	Jeff Young
Keyboards	Danny Kortchmar
Piano	Jeff Young
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

6 Time Was

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Glen Ballard
Hammond Organ	Benmont Tench
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Shawn Colvin
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

7 Ghost Of You And Me

Bass	Fred Washington
Drums	Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	Neil Larsen
Keyboards	Kim Bullard
Programming	Kim Bullard
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

8 It Never Comes

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Hammond Organ	Benmont Tench
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Sax	Dan Higgins
Sax	Dave Koz
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	Phillip Ingram
Background Vocals	Rodney Saulsberry
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

9 Cry

Bass	Fred Washington
Drums	Kevin Hayes
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	Neil Larsen
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Background Vocals	Harry Bowens
Background Vocals	Sweet Pea Atkinson
Background Vocals	Worthy Davis
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

10 Somebody In Love

Bass	Mike Visceglia
Drums	Frank Vilardi
Guitar	Stewart Lerman
Hammond Organ	Jeff Young
Piano	Danny Louis
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

11 Big One

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Mike Landau
Guitar	Glen Ballard
Hammond Organ	Benmont Tench
Keyboards	Glen Ballard
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Sax	Dan Higgins
Sax	Dave Koz
Trumpet	Gary Gray
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Percussion	Brian Kilgore
Background Vocals	Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

12 New York Is Rockin’

Bass	TM Stevens
Drums	Zachary Alford
Drums (programming)	Sammy Merendino
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Slide Guitar	David Tronzo
Hammond Organ	Jeff Young
Keyboards	Danny Kortchmar
Piano	Danny Louis
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Background Vocals	John Greco
Background Vocals	Frankie Lee
Background Vocals	Jake Stigers
Background Vocals	Jeff Young
Background Vocals	Luke Noonan
Background Vocals	Stewart Lerman
Background Vocals	Willie Nile
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

13 There Will Always Be A Place

Bass	Mike Visceglia
Drums	Frank Vilardi
Guitar	Stewart Lerman
Hammond Organ	Jeff Young
Piano	Danny Louis
Sax	Curtis Stigers
Vocals	Curtis Stigers

Strings

Cello – David Low, Frederick Seykora, Paula Hochhalter, Rowena Hamill (Tracks 2, 8)
Cello – Daniel Smith, Larry Corbett, Paula Hochhalter, Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama (Track 7)
Double Bass – Buell Neidlinger, Susan Ranney (Tracks 2, 8)
Viola – Carrie Holzman-Little, Marlow Fisher (Tracks 2, 8)
Viola – Cynthia Morrow, Denyse Buffum, Robert Becker, Suzanna Giordano (Track 7)
Violin – Endre Granat, Karen Jones, Margaret Wooten, Rachel Robinson, Ralph Morrison, Richard Greene, Roger Wilkie, Sheldon Sanov, Tamara Chang (Tracks 2, 8)
Violin – Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Charlie Bisharat, Clayton Haslop, Endre Granat, Ezra Kliger, Haim Shtrum, John Wittenberg, Joy Lyle, Karen Jones, Peter Kent, Ron Clark, Sheldon Sanov (Track 7)

Liner Notes

Producer – David Foster (Track 1)
Producer – Glen Ballard (Tracks 2, 6, 8, 11)
Producer – Adam Gorgoni (Track 3)
Producer – Curtis Stigers (Tracks 4, 10, 13)
Producer – Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 5, 12)
Producer – Stewart Levine (Tracks 7, 9)
Producer – Stewart Lerman (Tracks 10, 13)
Producer (Additional) – Curtis Stigers, Stewart Lerman (Track 12)
Producer (Executive) – Clive Davis, Curtis Stigers
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 1)
Arranged By – Adam Gorgoni (Track 3)
Arranged By – Stewart Levine (Tracks 7, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 2, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Track 7)
Concertmaster – Peter Kent (Track 7)
Conductor – Jerry Hey (Tracks 2, 8)
Conductor – David Campbell (Track 7)
Contractor – Suzie Katayama (Track 7)
Coordinator – Jolie Levine (Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Coordinator – Brian Coleman (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13)
Coordinator – Scott Vandivier (Track 4)
Coordinator – Mary Hogan (Tracks 5, 12)
Coordinator – Carrie McConkey (Tracks 7, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brooks Larson (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Charlie Essers, Charlie Paakkari (Tracks 2, 6, 8, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Chad Fridirici, Charles Nasser, Stephanie Gylden (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Phil Pagano (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – David Schiffman (Tracks 7, 9)
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 1)
Mixed By – Francis Buckley (Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Adam Gorgoni, Ted Blaisdell (Track 3)
Mixed By – Bryce Goggin, Stewart Lerman (Track 4)
Mixed By – David Darlington (Tracks 5, 10, 12, 13)
Mixed By – Glen Ballard (Tracks 7, 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Chris Theis (Track 1)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Bino Espinoza (Tracks 7, 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Phil Pagano (Tracks 10, 12, 13)
Recorded By – David Reitzas (Track 1)
Recorded By – Chris Fogel, Francis Buckley (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Recorded By – Adam Gorgoni, Ted Blaisdell (Track 3)
Recorded By – Bryce Goggin (Track 4)
Recorded By – Niko Bolas (Tracks 5, 12)
Recorded By – Daren Klein (Tracks 7, 9)
Recorded By – Bryce Goggin (Tracks 10, 13)
Recorded By (Additional) – Felipe Elgueta (Track 1)
Recorded By (Additional) – David Darlington, Larry Alexander (Track 12)

Art Direction – Angela Skouras
Art Direction (Coordination) – Amy Finkle
Photography By – Dean Freeman, Lynn Goldsmith

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Arista Records, Inc.
Distributed By – BMG
Pressed By – Sonopress – K-8163
Recorded At – Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At – Westlake Audio
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – Julian’s Room Recording
Recorded At – Stagg Street Studio
Recorded At – Baby Monster Studios
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Presence Studios
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At – Bass Hit Studios
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Mixed At – Saturn Sound
Mixed At – Baby Monster Studios
Mixed At – Bass Hit Studios
Mixed At – Andora Studios
Mixed At – Westlake Audio
Mastered At – Sterling Sound