1976 Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater is the eponymous second studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The record was released in 1976 via Atlantic Records label. She also released a self-titled album in 1980 via the Elektra label.
Tracks
1 My Prayer (Fast) (Georges Boulanger; Jimmy Kennedy) 03:31
2 My Lonely Room (Peter Skellern) 04:48
3 It Ain’t Easy (Allen Toussaint) 03:28
4 He’s Gone (Daryl Hall; John Oates) 05:53
5 Goin’ Through The Motions (Tom Bahler) 03:49
6 You Saved Me (Robert Bateman) 04:25
7 Every Man Wants Another Man’s Woman (Alan O’Day) 04:05
8 My Prayer (Ballad) (Georges Boulanger; Jimmy Kennedy) 05:37
Biography
Musicians
1 My Prayer (Fast)
Bass | Herb Bushler |
Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
Guitar | Cliff Morris |
Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
Keyboards | Harold Wheeler |
Background Vocals | Arlene Martell |
Background Vocals | Linda November |
Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
2 My Lonely Room
Bass | Henry Davis |
Bass | Wilton Felder |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | David T Walker |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Keyboards | Joe Sample |
Keyboards | Tom Hensley |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Background Vocals | Augie Johnson |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
Background Vocals | John Lehman |
Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
3 It Ain’t Easy
Bass | David Hood |
Drums | Roger Hawkins |
Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
Background Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
4 He’s Gone
Bass | Henry Davis |
Bass | Wilton Felder |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | David T Walker |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Keyboards | Joe Sample |
Keyboards | Tom Hensley |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Background Vocals | Augie Johnson |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
Background Vocals | John Lehman |
Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
5 Goin’ Through The Motions
Bass | David Hood |
Drums | Roger Hawkins |
Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
Background Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
6 You Saved Me
Bass | Henry Davis |
Bass | Wilton Felder |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | David T Walker |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Keyboards | Joe Sample |
Keyboards | Tom Hensley |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Background Vocals | Augie Johnson |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
Background Vocals | John Lehman |
Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
7 Every Man Wants Another Man’s Woman
Bass | David Hood |
Drums | Roger Hawkins |
Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
Background Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
8 My Prayer (Ballad)
Bass | David Hood |
Drums | Roger Hawkins |
Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
Background Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
Vocals | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
Liner Notes
Producer – Stephen Scheaffer (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Producer – Gene Page, Jerry Wexler (Tracks 2, 4, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Harold Wheeler (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 8)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff (Tracks 5, 7)
Engineer – Chris Menzi (Track 1)
Engineer – Dave Hassinger (Tracks 2, 4, 6)
Engineer – Gregg Hamm, Jerry Master, Steve Melton (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 8)
Mastered By – John Vogel
Mixed By – Stephen Scheaffer
Mixed By – Lew Hahn (Track 2)
Art Direction – Bob Defrin, Paula Scher
Photography – Steinbicker Houghton
Mastered At Soundtek Studios
Recorded At Soundtek Studios
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation