1976 Cyndi Grecco – Making Our Dreams Come True

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Making Our Dreams Come True is the debut album by pop singer Cyndi Grecco, recorded and released in 1976 on Private Stock Records. This album was produced by Charles Fox and Janna Merlyn Feliciano (then-wife of José Feliciano). It includes the title cut, which was the theme song of the Laverne & Shirley television sitcom, with The Ron Hicklin Singers, featuring group members Ron Hicklin himself, Tom Bahler and Jim Haas. It also includes a cover of the José Feliciano tune, “Find Somebody”; a girl group pop cover version of the Joe Simon tune, “Drowning in the Sea of Love”; and another cover version of the Holly Near tune, “Feeling Better”.

Tracks

1  Find Somebody (Carl Marsh; Janna Merlyn Feliciano; Steve Cropper) 03:02
2  Watching You (Charles Fox; Janna Merlyn Feliciano; Norman Gimbel) 04:04
3  Sweet #1 (Set Me Free) (Charles Fox; Janna Merlyn Feliciano; Norman Gimbel) 03:22
4  Love Him In December (Bill Courtright) 03:27
5  Drowning In The Sea Of Love (Kenneth Gamble; Leon Huff) 04:15
6  I Think I Can Make It (Janna Merlyn Feliciano; Jose Feliciano) 03:16
7  Hello Again (Bill Courtright; Janna Merlyn Feliciano) 04:03
8  Dancing, Dancing (Charles Fox; Janna Merlyn Feliciano; Norman Gimbel) 04:06
9  Feeling Better (Holly Near; Jeff Langley) 04:40
10  Making Our Dreams Come True (Theme From “Laverne & Shirley”) (Charles Fox; Norman Gimbel) 02:28

Musicians

1 Find Somebody

BassJames Jamerson Sr
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarGreg Poree
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsLarry Nash
HornsBud Shank
HornsMarion Childers
HornsDavid Luell
HornsGraham Young
HornsJJ Johnson
HornsPhil Teele
Background VocalsBrooks Hunnicut
Background VocalsGwen Edwards
Background VocalsLisa Roberts
VocalsCyndi Grecco


2 Watching You

BassHenry Davis
DrumsJohn Guerin
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarDennis Budimir
GuitarSteve Cropper
KeyboardsJoe Sample
FluteBud Shank
FluteBuddy Collette
HornsBobby Shew
HornsDavid Luell
HornsDick Hyde
HornsPhil Teele
HornsWilliam Peterson
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsMyrna Matthews
Background VocalsPatricia Henderson
Background VocalsSherlie Matthews
VocalsCyndi Grecco


3 Sweet #1 (Set Me Free)

DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarGreg Poree
KeyboardsLarry Nash
HornsBud Shank
HornsBuddy Childers
HornsDavid Luell
HornsGraham Young
HornsJJ Johnson
HornsPhil Teele
SaxDavid Luell
PercussionCharles Fox
Background VocalsBrooks Hunnicut
Background VocalsLorna Willard
Background VocalsVerna Richardson
VocalsCyndi Grecco


4 Love Him In December

BassHenry Davis
DrumsJohn Guerin
GuitarDean Parks
GuitarGreg Poree
KeyboardsBill Courtright
KeyboardsCharles Fox
SaxDavid Luell
VocalsCyndi Grecco


5 Drowning In The Sea Of Love

BassHenry Davis
DrumsJohn Guerin
GuitarDennis Budimir
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarGreg Poree
KeyboardsLarry Nash
HornsBud Shank
HornsBuddy Childers
HornsDavid Luell
HornsGraham Young
HornsJJ Johnson
HornsPhil Teele
Background VocalsBrooks Hunnicut
Background VocalsGwen Edwards
Background VocalsLisa Roberts
VocalsCyndi Grecco


6 I Think I Can Make It

BassJose Feliciano
DrumsJohn Guerin
GuitarDennis Budimir
GuitarGreg Poree
KeyboardsLarry Nash
HornsBud Shank
HornsDavid Luell
HornsGraham Young
HornsJJ Johnson
HornsPhil Teele
PercussionCyndi Grecco
PercussionJanna Merlyn Feliciano
VocalsCyndi Grecco


7 Hello Again

BassHenry Davis
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarDennis Budimir
GuitarGreg Poree
KeyboardsLarry Nash
FluteRick Riccio
VibraphoneKenneth Watson
VocalsCyndi Grecco


8 Dancing, Dancing

BassJames Jamerson Sr
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarDennis Budimir
GuitarGreg Poree
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsLarry Nash
HornsBud Shank
HornsBuddy Childers
HornsDavid Luell
HornsGraham Young
HornsJJ Johnson
HornsPhil Teele
Background VocalsBrooks Hunnicut
Background VocalsGwen Edwards
Background VocalsLisa Roberts
VocalsCyndi Grecco


9 Feeling Better

BassHenry Davis
DrumsJim Gordon
GuitarBen Benay
GuitarDennis Budimir
GuitarGreg Poree
KeyboardsLarry Nash
PianoCyndi Grecco
ViolaSid Sharp
HornsBud Shank
HornsBuddy Childers
HornsDavid Luell
HornsGraham Young
HornsJJ Johnson
HornsPhil Teele
VocalsCyndi Grecco


10 Making Our Dreams Come True (Theme From “Laverne & Shirley”)

BassMax Bennett
DrumsMike Baird
GuitarBen Benay
KeyboardsDavid Foster
HornsBobby Shaw
HornsDavid Luell
HornsDick Hyde
HornsPhil Teele
HornsWilliam Peterson
SaxDavid Luell
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsJim Haas
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
Background VocalsTom Bahler
VocalsCyndi Grecco

Liner Notes

Producer – Charles Fox, Janna Merlyn Feliciano
Arranged By – Carl Marsh (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By – Charles Fox (Tracks 2, 3, 8, 10)
Arranged By – Janna Merlyn Feliciano (Tracks 2, 7)
Arranged By – Bill Courtright (Track 4)
Arranged By – Barry Fasman (Tracks 5, 9)
Arranged By – José Feliciano (Track 7)
Engineer – Rick Riccio
Orchestrated By – Barry Fasman (Tracks 4, 6)
Orchestrated By – Carl Marsh (Track 7)
Strings – Sidney Sharp Strings (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)

Photography By, Design – Bob Cato

Copyright (c) – Quality Records Limited
Manufactured By – Quality Records Limited
Distributed By – Quality Records Limited
Copyright (c) – Private Stock Records, Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Private Stock Records, Ltd.
Produced For – Mother Music Prod.
Recorded At – Mother Music Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders