1979 Leah Kunkel – Leah Kunkel
Leah Kunkel released her first (self titled) album for Columbia Records in 1979, which featured several of her own compositions. The album produced one single, “Step Right Up”.
Leah Kunkel (born June 15, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and entertainment law attorney.
Tracks
1 Step Right Up (Peter McCann) 3:33
2 Under The Jamaican Moon (Stephen Bishop, Leah Kunkel) 2:47
3 Souvenir Of The Circus (Leah Kunkel) 3:27
4 If I Could Build My Whole World Around You (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua) 3:25
5 Down The Backstairs Of My Life (Eric Mercury, Williams Smith) 3:39
6 Losing In Love (Howard Collins) 3:32
7 Step Out (John Phillips) 3:18
8 Don’t Leave These Goodbyes (Jules Shear) 4:57
9 I’ve Got To Get A Message To You (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) 3:31
10 Fool At Heart (Stephen Bishop) 3:51
Musicians
1 Step Right Up
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | John Jarvis |
| Flute | Jim Horn |
| Strings | Matthew McCauley |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
2 Under The Jamaican Moon
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Accoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Electric Piano | John Jarvis |
| Sax | Joe Farell |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
3 Souvenir Of The Circus
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Electric Piano | Leah Kunkel |
| Organ | Craige Doerge |
| Piano | Leah Kunkel |
| Synthesizer | Craige Doerge |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
4 If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Organ | William Smith |
| Piano | Craige Doerge |
| Strings | Matthew McCauley |
| Background Vocals | William Smith |
| Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
5 Down The Backstairs Of My Life
| Organ | William Smith |
| Piano | William Smith |
| Strings | Matthew McCauley |
| Background Vocals | William Smith |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
6 Losing In Love
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Accoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Clavinet | Craige Doerge |
| Electric Piano | Craige Doerge |
| Piano | Craige Doerge |
| Synthesizer | Craige Doerge |
| Strings | Matthew McCauley |
| Background Vocals | Jackson Browne |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
7 Step Out
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
8 Don’t Leave These Goodbyes
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Accoustic Guitar | Doug Livingston |
| Electric Piano | Craige Doerge |
| Organ | Craige Doerge |
| Piano | Leah Kunkel |
| Congas | Russ Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
9 I’ve Got To Get A Message To You
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Synthesizer | Leah Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
10 Fool At Heart
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Strings | Matthew McCauley |
| Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
Other Musicians
Cello – Dennis Karmazyn, Jan Kelley, Jerome Kessler, Raymond Kelley, Robert Adcock, Selene Hurford
Double Bass (String Bass) – Buell Neidlinger
Violin – Alfred Breuning, David Frisina, Dan Palmer, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Isabelle Daskoff, James Getzoff, Jay Rosen, Joy Lyle, Murray Adler, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Sid Sharp, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch
Liner Notes
Producer – Russ Kunkel, Val Garay
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp
Engineer – Val Garay
Engineer (Assistant) – George Ybarra, Stephen Marcussen, Tim Dennen
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Design, Photography – Jimmy Wachtel, Michael Curtis
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At The Sound Factory
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Studio 55
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc