1985 Jennifer Holliday – Say You Love Me

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Arnold McCuller, Bill Cuomo, Chuck Loeb, Dann Huff, David Spinozza, Earl Klugh, Jennifer Holliday, John Barnes, John van Tongeren, Larry Williams, Randy Brecker, Steve Ferrone, Steve Gadd

Say You Love Me is the second studio album by American singer Jennifer Holliday released on vinyl and cassette. It was released by Geffen Records. In 1985, two singles were released from the album. The singles were “Hard Time for Lovers” and “No Frills Love”. Michael Jackson co-wrote and produced the album’s opener “You’re The One.” The album charted at #110 on the Billboard 200 and #34 at the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Tracks

1 You’re The One (Buz Kohan; Michael Jackson) 04:41
2 What Kind Of Love Is This (John Duarte; Mark Paul) 04:28
3 No Frills Love (Arthur Baker; Gary Henry; Tina Baker) 03:58
4 Hard Times For Lovers (Lotti Golden; Richard Scher) 05:09
5 Say You Love Me (DJ Rogers) 05:56
6 I Rest My Case (Andy Goldmark; Bruce Roberts) 04:00
7 Dreams Never Die (John Duarte; Mark Paul) 04:08
8 Just A Matter Of Time (Carl Sturken; Evan Rogers) 04:42
9 He’s A Pretender (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 04:09
10 Come Sunday (Duke Ellington) 05:44

Biography

Jennifer Holliday

Musicians

1 You’re The One

Bass (synthesizer)	John Barnes
Acoustic Guitar	Earl Klugh
Keyboards	John Barnes
Programming	Craig Huxley
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

2 What Kind Of Love Is This

Drums (programming)	John Duarte
Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	John Duarte
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

3 No Frills Love

Bass	Gary Henry
Drums (programming)	Arthur Baker
Guitar	Ira Siegel
Keyboards	Gary Henry
Percussion	Bashiri Johnson
Background Vocals	BJ Nelson
Background Vocals	Beau Brown
Background Vocals	Craig Derry
Background Vocals	Lotti Golden
Background Vocals	Tina Baker
Background Vocals	Will Downing
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

4 Hard Times For Lovers

Electronic Drums	William Beard
Drums (programming)	Richard Scher
Guitar	Ira Siegel
Keyboards	Richard Scher
Synthesizer	Richard Scher
Background Vocals	BJ Nelson
Background Vocals	Lotti Golden
Background Vocals	Tina Baker
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

5 Say You Love Me

Bass	Francisco Centeno
Drums	Steve Ferrone
Guitar	David Spinozza
Keyboards	Leon Pendarvis
Strings (Synthesizer)	Larry Williams
Background Vocals	Stephanie James
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

6 I Rest My Case

Drums (programming)	Andy Goldmark
Drums (programming)	Bruce Roberts
Guitar	Ira Siegel
Synthesizer	Andy Goldmark
Synthesizer	Howie Rice
Synthesizer	John van Tongeren
Synthesizer	Richard Scher
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	Bruce Roberts
Background Vocals	Lotti Golden
Background Vocals	Michelle Lovett
Background Vocals	Sharon Redd
Background Vocals	Stephanie James
Background Vocals	Tina Baker
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

7 Dreams Never Die

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums (programming)	John Duarte
Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	John Duarte
Sax	Joel Peskin
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

8 Just A Matter Of Time

Bass	John Nevin
Drums (programming)	Carl Sturken
Drums (programming)	Evan Rogers
Guitar	Carl Sturken
Keyboards	Carl Sturken
Sax	Vernon Jeffrey Smith

9 He’s A Pretender

Drums (programming)	John Duarte
Guitar	Chuck Yamek
Keyboards	John Duarte
Synthesizer	Bill Cuomo
Background Vocals	Gwen Matthews
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

10 Come Sunday

Bass	Eddie Gomez
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Chuck Loeb
Keyboards	Clifford Carter
Piano	Warren Bernhardt
Synthesizer	Clifford Carter
Flugelhorn	Alan Rubin
Flugelhorn	Joe Shepley
Flugelhorn	Marvin Stamm
Flugelhorn	Randy Brecker
Trombone	David Taylor
Trombone	Birch Johnson
Trombone	Jim Pugh
Trombone	Keith O’Quin
Trumpet	Alan Rubin
Trumpet	Joe Shepley
Trumpet	Marvin Stamm
Trumpet	Randy Brecker
Vocals	Jennifer Holliday

Liner Notes

Producer – Michael Jackson (Track 1)
Producer – George Tobin (Tracks 2, 7, 9)
Producer – Arthur Baker (Tracks 3, 4, 8)
Producer – Lotti Golden, Richard Scher (Track 4)
Producer – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 5, 10)
Producer – Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts (Track 6)
Co-producer – Gary Henry (Track 3)
Co-producer – Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers (Track 8)
Producer (Executive) – Jennifer Holliday
Arranged By – John Barnes (Track 1)
Arranged By – John Duarte (Tracks 2, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Arthur Baker (Track 3)
Arranged By – Richard Scher (Track 4)
Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis (Track 5)
Arranged By – Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts (Track 6)
Arranged By – Ralph Burns (Track 10)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Jennifer Holliday (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Dale Oehler (Track 10)
Contractor – Benjamin Barratt (Track 1)
Conductor – Ralph Burns (Track 10)
Contractor – Amiel Scharlep (Track 10)
Coordinator – Lawrence Fishman (Tracks 5, 10)
Edited By – The Latin Rascals (Track 4)
Engineer – Bruce Swedien
Engineer – Bruce Swedien (Track 1)
Engineer – Alan Hirshberg (Tracks 2, 7, 9)
Engineer – Howard Lee Wolen (Tracks 2, 9)
Engineer – Jeff Hendrickson (Tracks 5, 10)
Engineer – Bill Smith (Track 7)
Engineer – Alan Meyerson, David Hines, Jay Rifkin, Steven Stanley (Track 6)
Engineer (Second) – Chris Bellman, Matt Forger, Ric Butz (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Garry Rindfuss, Rob Eaton (Tracks 5, 10)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – George Tobin, Howard Lee Wolen (Track 2)
Mixed By – Jay Mark (Track 3)
Mixed By – Chris Lord Alge (Tracks 4, 8)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 5, 10)
Mixed By – Francois Kevorkian, Ron St Germain (Track 6)
Mixed By – Alan Hirshberg, George Tobin (Track 7)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Dan Garcia, Michael C Ross (Tracks 5, 10)
Recorded By – Andy Wallace (Tracks 3, 4, 8)
Recorded By – Alan Meyerson (Track 4)
Recorded By – Bob Rosa (Track 8)
Recorded By (Strings) – Al Schmitt (Track 10)

Art Direction, Design – Jeri McManus
Logo – Margo Chase
Photography – Gary Heery

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At George Tobin Studios
Mixed At Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mixed At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Shakedown Sound Studios
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Phonographic Copyright The David Geffen Company
Copyright The David Geffen Company