The Game Of Life is the seventh album by T-Connection, released in 1983 on Capitol
T-Connection was a funk and disco group from Nassau, the Bahamas, who scored two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1977 and 1979. They did better on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they had five Top 10 hits, including “Do What You Wanna Do”, which reached #1, and “Everything Is Cool”, which peaked at #10 on the US Billboard R&B chart. In the United Kingdom, they posted five entries in the UK Singles Chart, with “Do What You Wanna Do” their highest placed success at #11.
Tracks
1 The Game Of Life (Theophilus Coakley) 04:44
2 Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever) (Theophilus Coakley) 03:42
3 Superstar (Theophilus Coakley; Kirkwood Coakley) 03:57
4 Is It Real (Theophilus Coakley) 04:12
5 Closer To Home (Theophilus Coakley) 04:20
6 Tonight’s The Night (Theophilus Coakley) 05:08
7 I’ve Got News For You (Theophilus Coakley) 03:39
8 Time Is Short (Theophilus Coakley) 04:37
9 Say That You Love Me (Theophilus Coakley) 04:15
Musicians
Bass | Kirkwood Coakley |
Drums | Anthony Flowers |
Guitar | David Mackey |
Keyboards | Theophilus Coakley |
Background Vocals | Kirkwood Coakley |
Background Vocals | Anthony Flowers |
Background Vocals | David Mackey |
Vocals | Theophilus Coakley |
Other Musicians
1 The Game Of Life
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
2 Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever)
Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Philip Bailey |
3 Superstar
Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
4 Is It Real
Lyricon | Tom Scott |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 Closer To Home
Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Synthesizer | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
6 Tonight’s The Night
7 I’ve Got News For You
Synthesizer | Steve George |
Sax | Tom Scott |
8 Time Is Short
Synthesizer | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
9 Say That You Love Me
Fender Rhodes | Steve George |
Synthesizer | Steve George |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bobby Colomby
Producer (Executive) – Varnell Johnson
Arranged By – Bobby Colomby, Greg Mathieson, Theophilus Coakley
Coordinator – Susan Gilman
Engineer – David Cole, Michael Verdick, Peter Granet
Engineer (Additional) – Tommy Vicari (Track 6)
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Art Direction – Peter Shea, Roy Kohara
Illustration – Jean-Francois Podevin
Photography – Mike Hashimoto
Engineered At Le Gonks West
Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Location Recording Service
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc
Copyright Capitol Records Inc