1986 James Ingram – Never Felt So Good

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Never Felt So Good is the second full-length album by R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram. It reached #123 on the US charts, while climbing to a peak of #37 on the R&B charts. It reached #72 in Britain.

Tracks

1  Always (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 04:17
2  Never Felt So Good (Howard Hewett; Keith Diamond; Keith Diamond) 04:06
3  Red Hot Lover (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 03:48
4  Lately (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 04:19
5  The Wings Of My Heart (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 03:15
6  Trust Me (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 04:16
7  Tuff (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 01:03
8  Say Hey (Bernard Taylor; James Ingram) 04:04
9  Love’s Been Here And Gone (Cynthia Weill; James Ingram; Leon Ware) 05:59
10  Right Back (James Ingram; Leon Ware) 04:00
11  Crazy (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 03:40

Media

Musicians

1 Always

BassKeith Diamond
DrumsKeith Diamond
GuitarClarence Brice
KeyboardsKeith Diamond
SynthesizerKeith Diamond
SynthesizerNed Liben
Background VocalsDavid Pack
Background VocalsEl DeBarge
VocalsJames Ingram


2 Never Felt So Good

BassTimmy Allen
BassKeith Diamond
DrumsKeith Diamond
GuitarPaul Pesco
SynthesizerKeith Diamond
SynthesizerNed Liben
HornsAlex Foster
HornsDave Bargeron
HornsEarl Gardner
HornsJoe Shepley
HornsLawrence Feldman
HornsLenny Pickett
HornsTom Malone
SaxVernon Jeffrey Smith
PercussionKeith Diamond
Background VocalsKeith Diamond
Background VocalsDennis Collins
Background VocalsLillo Thomas
VocalsJames Ingram


3 Red Hot Lover

BassKeith Diamond
DrumsBob Rosa
Electric DrumsKeith Diamond
GuitarPaul Pesco
KeyboardsKeith Diamond
Background VocalsCurtis King Jr
Background VocalsMarilyn Redfield
Background VocalsMichael Bolton
Background VocalsSandy Farina
Background VocalsTawatha Agee
VocalsJames Ingram


4 Lately

DrumsKeith Diamond
GuitarPaul Pesco
KeyboardsJames Ingram
SynthesizerKeith Diamond
SynthesizerNed Liben
HornsAlex Foster
HornsDave Bargeron
HornsEarl Gardner
HornsJoe Shepley
HornsLawrence Feldman
HornsLenny Pickett
HornsTom Malone
Background VocalsApril Williams
Background VocalsToni Smith
VocalsJames Ingram


5 The Wings Of My Heart

CymbalBob Rosa
KeyboardsKeith Diamond
VocalsJames Ingram


6 Trust Me

BassJames Ingram
DrumsKeith Diamond
GuitarClarence Brice
KeyboardsKeith Diamond
Background VocalsRenee Diggs
Background VocalsCindy Mizelle
VocalsJames Ingram


7 Tuff

BassKeith Diamond
DrumsKeith Diamond
GuitarPaul Pesco
KeyboardsJames Ingram
KeyboardsKeith Diamond
Background VocalsJames Smith
Background VocalsKeith Diamond
Background VocalsMichelle Gold
VocalsJames Ingram


8 Say Hey

BassJames Ingram
DrumsBernard Taylor
DrumsJames Ingram
KeyboardsBernard Taylor
KeyboardsJames Ingram
KeyboardsKeith Diamond
SynthesizerJames Ingram
FluteJerome Richardson
TrumpetHarry Kim
TrumpetRahmlee Michael Davis
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsJames Ingram


9 Love’s Been Here And Gone

BassNathan East
DrumsRicky Lawson
KeyboardsRandy Waldman
SynthesizerRandy Waldman
SaxJerome Richardson
ChimesPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsJames Ingram


10 Right Back

Bass (synthesizer)James Ingram
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsRandy Waldman
KeyboardsJames Ingram
KeyboardsLeon Ware
Background VocalsHoward Hewett
Background VocalsLeon Ware
Background VocalsMaxine Anderson
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
VocalsJames Ingram

Strings

Strings – Alfred Brown, Gene Orloff, Harold Coletta, Harold Kohon, Isadora Kohon, Jesse Levy, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Louann Montesi, Marilyn Wright, Noel Pointer, Peter Dimitriades, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel (Tracks 2, 4)
Strings – Allan Harshman, Assa Drori, Bill Hybel, David Schwartz, David Speltz, Denyse Buffum, Donald Palmer, Ed Green, Ernie Ehrhardt, Frederick Seykora, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Henry Ferber, Mari Botnick, Marilyn Baker, Marshall Sosson, Paula Hochhalter, Reginald Hill, Robert Sushel, Ronald Cooper, Shari Zippert, Sheldon Sanov, Suzie Katayama, Thomas Buffum (Track 9)

Liner Notes

Producer – Keith Diamond (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Producer – James Ingram (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Producer (Executive) – Quincy Jones
Arranged By – James Ingram (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Keith Diamond (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Bernard Taylor (Track 8)
Arranged By – Leon Ware (Tracks 9, 10)
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Leon Pendarvis (Tracks 2, 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Conductor – Leon Pendarvis (Tracks 2, 4)
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Contractor (Strings, Horns) – Deborah McDuffie (Tracks 2, 4)
Contractor (Strings) – Jules Chaikin (Track 9)
Engineer (Additional) – Acar Key, John Convertino, Kenn Fink, Matt Forger
Engineer (Assistant) – Acar Key, Ed Bruder, Fernando Kral, Jeffrey Woodruff, Laura Livingston, Mike Webber, Ralph Sutton
Mixed By – Bob Rosa (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Mixed By – James Ingram (Tracks 9, 10)
Mixed By – Keith Diamond (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Bob Rosa (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Recorded By – James Ingram (Tracks 9, 10)
Recorded By – Keith Diamond (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Recorded By – Tommy Vicari (Tracks 8, 9, 10)

Art Direction – Jeri McManus
Design – Jeri McManus, Kim Champagne
Photography By – Matthew Rolston

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Unique Recording
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At Lighthouse Studios
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Master Sound Productions
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Phonographic Copyright (p) Qwest Records
Copyright (c) Qwest Records