1981 Webster Lewis – Let Me Be The One
Let Me Be The One is the fifth solo album by Webster Lewis, released in 1981 on Epic. It hit on the U.S. R&B charts at #49 and U.S. Jazz charts at #22.
Tracks
1 Bout The Love (Ernest Straughter; Raina Taylor; Skip Scarborough) 03:48
2 Open Up Your Eyes (Raina Taylor; Skip Scarborough) 03:44
3 You Are My Life (Charles Veal; Mary Dean; Webster Lewis) 03:36
4 Dancer (John Rowin; Skip Scarborough) 03:41
5 Let Me Be The One (Charles Fearing; Charles Veal; Mary Dean) 03:46
6 Love Won’t Harm No One (Bernard Ighner) 04:39
7 El Bobo (Webster Lewis) 04:09
8 Kemo-Kimo (James Gadson; Webster Lewis) 04:37
9 Flying High (Charles Veal; Webster Lewis) 03:23
10 Quiet Thing (Fred Ebb; John Kander) 05:23
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Bass | Romeo Williams |
| Drums | Dennis Davis |
| Drums | Derrick Schofield |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | John Rowin |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Keyboards | Skip Scarborough |
| Piano | Webster Lewis |
| Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Webster Lewis |
| Sax | Eric Fields Jr |
| Sax | Fred Jackson |
| French Horn | David Duke |
| French Horn | Marilyn Robinson |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| Trombone | Fred Wesley |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Eric Butler |
| Trumpet | Kenny Mason |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Robert Bryant Jr |
| Percussion | Jeff Hall |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Willie Bobo |
| Vocals | Bernard Ighner |
| Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Vocals | Dianne Wright |
| Vocals | Eric Butler |
| Vocals | Gigi McLean |
| Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Vocals | Michael Gray |
| Vocals | Michael Wright |
| Vocals | Nadra Thomas |
| Vocals | Ruth Cook Holmes |
| Vocals | Sandra Irwin |
| Vocals | Scott Galbraith |
| Vocals | Sheila Frazier |
| Vocals | Webster Lewis |
Other Musicians
Strings – Art Royval, Barbara Thomason, Bob Sanov, Bonnie Douglas, Carol Shive, Charles Veal, Denyse Buffum, Dorothy Wade, Endre Granat, Ernest McLean, Frank Foster, Israel Baker, Jeannine McLean, Kathleen Lenski, Kenneth Yerke, Myra Kestenbaum, Nils Oliver, Ray Kelley, Rollice Dale
Liner Notes
Producer – Webster Lewis
Producer – Skip Scarborough (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10)
Producer – Charles Veal (Tracks 3, 5, 9)
Producer (Executive) – Webster Lewis
Concertmaster – Charles Veal
Coordinator – Jackie Baker Atkins, Vaughn Thomas
Engineer – Peter Lewis, Steve Mitchell
Engineer (Second) – Jeff Vaughn
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Photography By – James Goble
Mastered At Allen Zentz Mastering
Mastered At Customatrix
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At City Recorders Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc