1974 Caston & Majors – Caston & Majors

Caston & Majors is an album by Carolyn Majors and Leonard Caston, released in 1974 on Motown.

Leonard Caston Jr. (born November 13, 1943) is an American rhythm and blues songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer. He recorded for both the Chess and Motown labels in the 1960s and 1970s, and co-wrote or co-produced several major hit records. While at Motown, Caston also met, and later married, singer Carolyn Majors. They signed a contract as a recording duo, and, as Caston & Majors, recorded a gospel tinged self-titled album in 1974. The album was not a commercial success in the United States but contained the track “I’ll Keep My Light In My Window”, co-written by Caston with Terri McFaddin, which was later recorded by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Ben Vereen, and in a Grammy-winning recording by The Mighty Clouds of Joy, among others.

Tracks

1  Child Of Love (Leonard Caston; Kathy Wakefield) 03:14
2  There’s Fear (Leonard Caston; Mattie Lynks) 02:36
3  Satisfied Mind (Sing) (Leonard Caston) 04:07
4  Let There Be Love (Leonard Caston) 07:17
5  I’ll Keep My Light In My Window (Leonard Caston; Terri McFaddin) 04:04
6  No One Will Know (Leonard Caston) 04:51
7  Say You Love Me True (Leonard Caston) 05:02
8  Everything Is Alright Now (Leonard Caston; Errol Sober) 03:21

Media

Musicians

BassHenry Davis
BassJames Jamerson Sr
Upright BassArni Egilsson
Upright BassRay Brown
DrumsAbe Mills
DrumsEarl Palmer
DrumsEd Greene
DrumsFred White
DrumsKenny Rice
GuitarJay Graydon
UkeleleNeil Levang
KeyboardsLeonard Caston
KeyboardsLarry Muhoberac
KeyboardsMike Melvoin
BongosAl Hendrickson
CongasKing Errisson
VibraphoneGary Coleman
VocalsSyreeta
VocalsCarolyn Majors

Liner Notes

Producer – Leonard Caston
Arranged By – Leonard Caston
Engineer (Mixing) – Angel Balestier, John Mills
Engineer (Recording) – Bob Brown, John Fischbach, John Mills, Rick Heenan
Orchestrated By – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Orchestrated By – Jerry Long (Tracks 3, 5, 7)

Art Direction – Katarina Pettersson
Design – Douglas Boyd

Mixed At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Motown Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) Motown Record Corporation
Record Company Motown Record Corporation