1981 Jean Carn – Sweet And Wonderful

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Sweet And Wonderful is the fourth album by Jean Carn, released in 1981 on TSOP.

Jean Carn, also spelled Jean Carne (born Sarah Jean Perkins; March 15, 1947) is an American jazz and pop singer. In mid career, she added a final e to her name. Carn is a vocalist credited with a five octave vocal range. She began her recording career with her then-husband, pianist Doug Carn, for Black Jazz Records. Carn has worked with some of the most prolific soul artists, producers and songwriters over the years, including Dizzy Gillespie, Norman Connors, The Temptations, Glenn Jones, Phyllis Hyman, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.

 

Tracks

1  Bet Your Lucky Star (Phyllis St. James) 04:50
2  Don’t Say No (To Love) (Alan Phillips; Brad Ross; Roxanne Seeman) 04:19
3  Sweet And Wonderful (Debravon Lewis; Derick Hughes; Michael Robinson) 03:57
4  Love Don’t Love Nobody (Charles Simmons; Joseph Jefferson) 07:02
5  We Got Some Catchin’ Up To Do (Al Johnson) 05:01
6  Mystic Stranger (Phyllis St. James) 04:44
7  I Just Thought Of A Way (Frank Alstin; Frank Smith) 04:06
8  Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) (Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland) 04:30

Musicians

HornsGeorge Bohanon
VocalsJean Carn

Other Musicians

1 Bet Your Lucky Star

BassEddie Watkins Jr
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsSonny Burke
SaxDon Myrick
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls


2 Don’t Say No (To Love)

BassEddie Watkins Jr
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsSonny Burke
SaxDon Myrick
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls


3 Sweet And Wonderful

BassNathan East
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarMarlo Henderson
KeyboardsSonny Burke
PianoMcKinley Jackson
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsLilian Tynes
VocalsGlenn Jones


4 Love Don’t Love Nobody

GuitarMarlo Henderson
KeyboardsSonny Burke
PianoMcKinley Jackson
Background VocalsLilian Tynes


5 We Got Some Catchin’ Up To Do

BassNathan East
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarMarlo Henderson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsClarence McDonald
PianoMcKinley Jackson
SynthesizerPaul Fox
PercussionMunyungo Jackson
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls


6 Mystic Stranger

BassEddie Watkins Jr
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsSonny Burke
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


7 I Just Thought Of A Way

BassJimmy Williams
DrumsQuinton Joseph
GuitarDarnell Jordan
GuitarDennis Harris
PianoFrank Smith
PianoWilliam Bloom
PercussionDavid Cruse


8 Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)

BassNathan East
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarMarlo Henderson
KeyboardsClarence McDonald
PianoMcKinley Jackson
SynthesizerPaul Fox
SaxDon Myrick
PercussionMunyungo Jackson
Background VocalsGerald Garrett
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsLilian Tynes

Strings

Benjamin Barrett (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6)

Liner Notes

Producer – Norman Connors (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Producer – McKinley Jackson (Tracks 7, 8)
Producer – Jean Carn (Track 8)
Producer – Frank Smith, William Bloom (Track 7)
Arranged By – McKinley Jackson (Tracks 1, 6, 8)
Arranged By – Frank Smith, William Bloom (Tracks 7)
Concertmaster – Harry Bluestone (Tracks 1, 4, 6)
Directed By – Norman Connors (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6)
Directed By – Bill Lacy (Track 7)
Engineer – Jackson Schwartz (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6)
Engineer – Peter Humphreys (Tracks 5, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Phil Moores (Tracks 5, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Vincent Warsavage (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael Tarsia (Track 7)
Mastered By – Nimitr Sarikananda

Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Remixed At – Sigma Sound Studios
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