1982 Cheryl Lynn – Instant Love
Instant Love is a 1982 album by American singer Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records. Luther Vandross produced the album and also performed a duet with Lynn on “If This World Were Mine”, a cover of the original recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The arrangements were by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Nat Adderley, Jr. The album peaked at #7 on the R&B album charts and #133 on The Billboard 200.
Coming off of his success with Aretha Franklin’s “Jump to It,” Cheryl and Luther delivered the title cut as a first single, but it only reached #16 on the R&B charts. The two artists did however make an impact with their duet on a remake of the Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell classic “If This World Were Mine” which became the biggest hit (#4 R&B) off of this album. A third single, “Look Before You Leap”, stalled out at #77 on the R&B charts.
Tracks
1 Instant Love (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 05:11
2 Sleep Walkin’ (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 06:25
3 Day After Day (Tawatha Agee) 04:35
4 Look Before You Leap (David Batteau; Michael Sembello) 04:03
5 Say You’ll Be Mine (Kevin Robinson; Tawatha Agee) 05:07
6 I Just Wanna Be Your Fantasy (Cheryl Lynn; Cherry George Smith III) 04:05
7 Believe In Me (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:21
8 If This World Were Mine (Marvin Gaye) 05:35
Biography
Musicians
1 Instant Love
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Steve Love |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Percussion | Steve Kroon |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ballou |
| Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
2 Sleep Walkin’
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Steve Love |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ballou |
| Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
3 Day After Day
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Michael McGloiry |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
4 Look Before You Leap
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
5 Say You’ll Be Mine
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Michael McGloiry |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
6 I Just Wanna Be Your Fantasy
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Michael McGloiry |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
7 Believe In Me
| Piano | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
8 If This World Were Mine
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Doc Powell |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
Liner Notes
Producer – Luther Vandross
Producer (Executive) – Larkin Arnold
Arranged By – Luther Vandross(Tracks 1, 6, 8)
Arranged By – Marcus Miller (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By – Nat Adderley Jr (Tracks 4, 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Paul Riser (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Nat Adderley Jr (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Paul Riser (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Contractor (Horns, Strings) – Sephra Herman
Coordinator – Hank Meyer, Sephra Herman
Engineer (Additional) – Carl Beatty, Doug Epstein
Engineer (Assistant) – Andy Hoffman, Bobby Gordon, Don Brewer, Harry Spiridakis, John Hanlon
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Michael H Brauer
Recorded By – Michael H Brauer
Photography – Welden Andersen
Mastered At Sterling Sound, New York
Mixed At Media Sound Studios, New York
Recorded At Media Sound Studios, New York
Recorded At Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc