1981 Syreeta – Set My Love In Motion

Clarence McDonald, David T Walker, Gary Coleman, Gary Herbig, Gerald Albright, James Gadson, Jerry Hey, John Barnes, Marlo Henderson, Michael Boddicker, Nathan Watts, Paul Jackson Jr, Paulinho Da Costa, Syreeta Wright

Set My Love In Motion is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released in July 1981 by Motown.

The album yielded three singles: “You Set My Love in Motion”, “Can’t Shake Your Love” and “Quick Slick”. Set My Love In Motion did not score any commercial success, reaching the lower half of the Billboard 200 album chart, where it ranked at #189, but fared much better on the Black Albums chart, where it reached the top forty on that chart.

Tracks

1 Quick Slick (Hal Davis; Mitchell Bottler; Norma Helms) 03:48
2 Move It, Do It (Angelo Bond; Todd Cochran; William Weatherspoon) 06:53
3 You Set My Love In Motion (David Cohen; Maureen Bailey) 03:22
4 There’s Nothing Like A Woman In Love (Brian Short; Gloria Sklerov) 04:19
5 Can’t Shake Your Love (Hal Davis; Mitchell Bottler; Norma Helms) 05:36
6 I Must Be In Love (Ken Hirsch; Mark Muller) 03:49
7 Wish Upon A Star (Syreeta Wright) 03:40
8 Out The Box (Ollie E. Brown; Paul Jackson Jr; Syreeta Wright) 05:41
9 I Know The Way To Your Heart (Joe Blocker; Marlo Henderson) 04:05
10 I Love You (James Stewart Jr; Paul Hines; Syreeta Wright) 04:16

Biography

Syreeta Wright

Musicians

Bass	Nathan Watts
Bass	Romeo Williams
Drums	Eddie Summers
Drums	James Gadson
Drums	Kenneth Elliott
Drums	Ollie E. Brown
Guitar	Barry Finnerty
Guitar	Carlos Rios
Guitar	David T Walker
Guitar	Marlo Henderson
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar	Robert Donald Palmer
Sitar	Marlo Henderson
Clavinet	Wayne Stalling
Clavinet	William Bryant
Keyboards	Clarence McDonald
Keyboards	John Barnes
Keyboards	Sylvester Rivers
Keyboards	Todd Cochran
Moog	Wayne Stalling
Moog	William Bryant
Piano	Wayne Stalling
Piano	William Bryant
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer	Wayne Stalling
Synthesizer	William Bryant
Synthesizer	Paul Jackson Jr
Synthesizer	Todd Cochran
Sax	Gary Herbig
Sax	Gerald Albright
Vibraphone	Gary Coleman
Percussion	Melvin Webb
Percussion	Ollie E. Brown
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Andrea Robinson
Background Vocals	Jeanette Hawes
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Marty McCall
Background Vocals	Pattie Brooks
Background Vocals	Suzanne Coston
Vocals	Syreeta

Other Musicians

Liner Notes

Producer – Hal Davis (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
Producer – Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon (Tracks 2, 12)
Producer – Ollie Brown (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Co-producer – Cheryl R Brown
Producer (Executive) – Berry Gordy
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ollie E Brown, Sylvester Rivers
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page
Engineer (Assistant) – Fred Law, Ginny Pallante, Milt Calice, Richard Sonoda, Steve Halquist
Engineer (Recording) – Bob Robitaille, Bobby Brooks, David Zammit, Dennis Moody, Greg Falken, Lawrence Horn*, Mike D Stone, Russ Terrana, Tyrone Williams
Mixed By – Bob Robitaille, Mike D Stone, Ollie E Brown, Russ Terrana
Supervisor – Suzanne Coston

Art Direction – Ria Shapiro
Photography – Leon Lecash
Typography – Sue Reilly

Mixed At Motown Recording Studios
Mixed At Ameraycan Studios
Recorded At Ameraycan Studios
Recorded At Gingerbread Studios
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At Bijou Studios
Recorded At Gadstunes Studios
Recorded At Polaris Sound
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation