1969 Thelma Houston – Sunshower
Sunshower is the debut album of Thelma Houston released in 1969 on Dunhill Records. It was produced by Jimmy Webb and charted at number 50 on the Billboard R&B charts.
Prior to signing at Dunhill Records, Houston had recorded three singles, in 1967 at Capitol Records, as lead vocalist of the group called The Art Reynolds Singers. None of these singles made any mark on the singles charts. This album produced four singles: “Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon”, “Sunshower”, “If This Was The Last Song” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”. Houston recorded several other tracks while signed to Dunhill. These were issued on an expanded CD re-issue of Sunshower in 2010 by the Soulmusic.com label.
Tracks
1 Sunshower (From ‘his Own Dark City’) (Jimmy Webb) 03:16
2 Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon (Jimmy Webb) 04:16
3 To Make It Easier On You (Jimmy Webb) 04:41
4 Didn’t We (Jimmy Webb) 03:10
5 Mixed-Up Girl (Jimmy Webb) 04:14
6 Someone Is Standing Outside (Jimmy Webb) 03:26
7 Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Mick Jagger; Keith Richards) 03:25
8 This Is Where I Came In (Jimmy Webb) 03:15
9 Pocketful Of Keys (Jimmy Webb) 03:02
10 This Is Your Life (Jimmy Webb) 03:42
11 Cheap Lovin’ (Jimmy Webb) 03:29
12 If This Was The Last Song (Jimmy Webb) 03:17
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Joe Osborn |
| Drums | Hal Blaine |
| Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Guitar | Mike Deasy |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Harpsichord | Larry Knechtel |
| Organ | Larry Knechtel |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Percussion | Hal Blaine |
| Background Vocals | Ginger Blake |
| Background Vocals | Patrice Holloway |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Vocals | Thelma Houston |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jimmy Webb
Arranged By – Jimmy Webb
Arranged By – Elton Mosher (Track 11)
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp
Engineer – Armin Steiner
Engineer (Additional) – Phil Yeend
Phonographic Copyright ABC Records Inc