1975 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – Love Is The Answer
Love Is the Answer is the third album by Van McCoy (& The Soul City Symphony), released in 1975.
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song “The Hustle”. He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit, and is also noted for producing songs for such recording artists as Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda & the Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches & Herb, Lesley Gore and Stacy Lattisaw.
Tracks
1 Love Is The Answer (George Weiss; Hugo Peretti; Luigi Creatore) 03:20
2 Touch Me In The Morning (Michael Messer; Ronald Miller) 03:47
3 Back Stabbers (Leon Huff; Gene McFadden; John Whitehead) 03:11
4 Proud Mary (John Fogerty) 03:43
5 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) 03:31
6 African Symphony (Van McCoy) 02:58
7 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:52
8 Boogie Down (Anita Poree; Frank Wilson; Leonard Caston) 03:18
9 A Rainy Night In Georgia (Tony Joe White) 04:32
10 Funky Feet (Van McCoy) 03:12
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Herbie Lovelle |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Harp | Gloria Agostini |
| Keyboards | Leon Pendarvis |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Keyboards | Van McCoy |
| Horns | Bernie Glow |
| Horns | Dominick Gravine |
| Horns | Garnett Brown |
| Horns | Jim Buffington |
| Horns | Marvin Stamm |
| Horns | Melvin Lincoln Davis |
| Horns | Paul Faulise |
| Horns | Robert Alexander |
| Horns | Urbie Green |
| Horns | Warren Covington |
| Vibraphone | Dave Carey |
| Vibraphone | George Devens |
Strings
Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Charles McCracken, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Emanuel Vardi, Gene Orloff, George Ricci, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Julien Barber, Kathryn Kienke, Kermit Moore, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, Selwart Clarke
Liner Notes
Producer – Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Arranged By – Van McCoy
Conductor – Van McCoy
Engineer – Jeffrey Lesser
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
Art Direction – Maurer Productions, Michael Mendel, Michael Mendel
Photography By – Don Paulson, Don Paulson
Recorded At – Mediasound
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Avco Records Corp.
Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Distributed By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.