1977 Narada Michael Walden – Garden Of Love Light
Garden Of Love Light is the debut solo recording from noted R&B-soul-dance-pop songwriter/producer Narada Michael Walden. It featured nine tracks, seven of which featured a Walden writing credit only. It was produced by Tom Dowd, who was known for his production efforts for several Atlantic recording artists, such as Aretha Franklin (Walden would team up with Franklin in the 80’s to produce her hit Arista disc Who’s Zoomin’ Who? in 1985). The single “Delightful” charted #81 on the R&B charts
Tracks
1 White Night (Narada Michael Walden; Ray Gomez) 05:00
2 Garden Of Love Light (Narada Michael Walden) 04:48
3 Delightful (Narada Michael Walden) 04:52
4 First Love (Narada Michael Walden) 05:51
5 Meditation (Narada Michael Walden) 01:41
6 The Sun Is Dancing (Narada Michael Walden) 09:33
7 You Got The Soul (Narada Michael Walden) 03:17
8 Saint And The Rascal (Narada Michael Walden) 04:31
9 You Are Love (Narada Michael Walden; Cynthia Anderson) 03:11
Media
Musicians
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
Guitar | Ray Gomez |
Keyboards | David Sancious |
Other Musicians
2 Garden Of Love Light
Congas | Sammy Figueroa |
Horns | Bob Knapp |
Horns | Norma Jean Bell |
Horns | Russell Tubbs |
Vocals | Cissy Houston |
3 Delightful
Congas | Sammy Figueroa |
Sax | Norma Jean Bell |
Vocals | Patti Scialfa |
Vocals | Norma Jean Bell |
4 First Love
Guitar | Carlos Santana |
Harp | Lois Colin |
5 Meditation
Harp | Lois Colin |
Vocals | Carol Shive |
Vocals | Stacy Jones |
Vocals | Cynthia Weiss |
7 You Got The Soul
Guitar | Charles Johnson |
Vocals | Norma Jean Bell |
Vocals | Patti Scialfa |
8 Saint And The Rascal
Guitar | Jeff Beck |
9 You Are Love
Synthesizer | Don Mero |
Harp | Lois Colin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tom Dowd
Engineer – Dennis Mackay
Mastered By – Dennis King
Art Direction – Lynn Breslin, Bob Defrin
Cover – Gerard Huerta
Photography – Steinbecker/Houghton
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Mixed At Trident Studios
Mastered At Atlantic Studios