1988 Tracie Spencer – Tracie Spencer
Tracie Spencer is the eponymous debut album of American singer Tracie Spencer, released in 1988 on Capitol Records.
At the time of this release, Spencer was 11 years old and noted as the youngest female artist to sign a record deal with a major label. The single “Symptoms of True Love” peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. The singles “Hide and Seek” and “Imagine” also reached Nos. 32 and 31 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs charts.
Tracks
1 Hide And Seek (Lynn Davis) 04:33
2 Symptoms Of True Love (Irmgard Klarmann; Felix Weber) 05:04
3 My Heart Beats Only 4 U (Cornelius Mims; James Allen; John Bokowski) 04:21
4 In My Dreams (Ike Stubblefield; Larry Lee) 04:06
5 Imagine (John Lennon) 04:27
6 Cross My Heart (Michael Jay) 04:41
7 Wanna Be (Cornelius Mims; Ollie E. Brown) 05:20
8 My First Broken Heart (Allan Rich; Dorothy Sea Gazely) 04:31
9 Because Of You (Dennis Matkosky; Jon Lind; Leslie Hall; Linda Creed) 04:22
10 Lullaby Child (Lisa Haynes; Michael O’Hara; Tony Haynes) 03:10
Musicians
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Cornelius Mims |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Drums | Tom Keane |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Guitar | Gregg Wright |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | John McGhee |
| Guitar | Josef Parson |
| Guitar | Josh Leo |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Dennis Matkosky |
| Keyboards | Ike Stubblefield |
| Keyboards | Michael O’Hara |
| Keyboards | Ron Kersey |
| Keyboards | Tom Keane |
| Piano | Michael O’Hara |
| Piano | Monty Seward |
| Piano | Tom Keane |
| Synthesizer | Eugene Booker |
| Synthesizer | David Zeman |
| Synthesizer | Joe Curiale |
| Synthesizer | John Bokowski |
| Synthesizer | Monty Seward |
| Programming | Aaron Smith |
| Programming | Dennis Matkosky |
| Programming | Ike Stubblefield |
| Programming | James Allen |
| Programming | Joe Curiale |
| Programming | John Bokowski |
| Programming | Monty Seward |
| Programming | Ollie E. Brown |
| Sax | Andrew Woolfolk |
| Sax | Bill Jones |
| Sax | Danny Pelfrey |
| Congas | Bobbye Hall |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ollie E Brown (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7)
Producer – Ron Kersey (Track 2)
Producer – Ike Stubblefield, Larry Lee (Track 4)
Producer – Dennis Matkosky (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Michael O’Hara (Track 10)
Co-producer – Wayne Edwards (Track 4)
Producer (Executive – Stan Plesser, Wayne Edwards
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page (Track 5)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Alex Brown (Track 2)
Arranged By (Vocals)– Leonard Caston, Ollie E Brown (Track 5)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Lynn Davis (Track 8)
Engineer (Mixing) – Bobby Brooks, Frank Wolf, Hill Brin Swimmer, Larry Lee, Ollie E Brown, Steve Halquist, Taavi Mote
Engineer (Recording) – Dennis Matkosky, Hill Brin Swimmer, Larry Lee, Robbie Weaver, Steve Halquist
Engineer (Recording Assistant) – Horatio Gordon, Mark Hermann
Remix (Special) – Ollie E Brown, Steve Halquist (Track 9)
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