1989 BJ Thomas – Midnight Minute

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Midnight Minute is an album by BJ Thomas, released in 1989 on Reprise Records.

Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an American singer widely known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts, and included recordings of the Mark James song “Hooked on a Feeling” (1968) and the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (1969).

Tracks

1  Half A Heart (John Bettis; Steve Dorff) 03:32
2  Don’t Leave Love (Out There All Alone) (Austin Roberts; Charlie Black; Cliff Downs) 04:56
3  Midnight Minute (Greg Barnhill; Larry Herbstritt; Steve Dorff) 04:06
4  Second Chances (John Bettis; Steve Dorff) 04:13
5  One Last Time (John Bettis; Tony Sciuto; Steve Dorff) 05:19
6  Someone Like You (Stan Meissner) 04:16
7  Young Hearts (Randy Goodrum; Seth Swirsky) 04:05
8  If It Takes All Night (Stan Meissner) 04:25
9  One Woman (John Bettis; Steve Dorff) 04:21
10  As Long As We Got Each Other (Theme From Growing Pains) (John Bettis; Steve Dorff) 04:20

Media

Musicians

1 Half A Heart

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarDann Huff
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsPat Coil
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoseph Lewis Thomas
Background VocalsTerry Williams
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
VocalsBJ Thomas
VocalsBJ Thomas


2 Don’t Leave Love (Out There All Alone)

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsMichael Elias
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsSuzie Benson
Background VocalsTerry Williams
VocalsBJ Thomas


3 Midnight Minute

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsBJ Thomas


4 Second Chances

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
SaxJoel Peskin
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsBJ Thomas


5 One Last Time

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
VocalsBJ Thomas


6 Someone Like You

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
Background VocalsTerry Williams
Background VocalsTony Sciuto
VocalsBJ Thomas


7 Young Hearts

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
Background VocalsTerry Williams
VocalsBJ Thomas


8 If It Takes All Night

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarDean Parks
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
SaxJoel Peskin
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
Background VocalsTerry Williams
VocalsBJ Thomas


9 One Woman

BassJoe Chemay
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
Background VocalsTerry Williams
Background VocalsTony Sciuto
VocalsBJ Thomas


10 As Long As We Got Each Other (Theme From Growing Pains)

Drums (programming)Guy Roche
GuitarDean Parks
SaxJoel Peskin
Background VocalsCarmen Twillie
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
VocalsDusty Springfield
VocalsBJ Thomas

Liner Notes

Producer – John Bettis, Steve Dorff
Arranged By – Larry Herbstritt (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Steve Dorff (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Coordinator – Debbi Datz
Engineer (Assistant) – Kevin Becka, Marnie Riley
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Track 10)
Recorded By – Ray Pyle
Recorded By – Guy Roche (Track 10)
Recorded By (Additional) – Rick Riccio

Art Direction, Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography, Concept By – Geof Kern

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mixed At Lighthouse Recorders
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Criterion Studios, Hollywood
Phonographic Copyright (p) Reprise Records
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