1978 Ramona Brooks – Ramona Brooks

Ramona Brooks is the self titled and only album released by Ramona Brooks.

Ramona L. Brooks (January 8, 1951 – June 2, 2014) was an American singer and actress. A member of Lady Flash, Barry Manilow’s backup group, she sang on his 1975 Album Tryin’ to Get the Feeling. She also performed on Lizzy Mercier Descloux’s 1979 album Press Color.[citation needed] Tom Spahn was her vocal coach. Her 1977 solo single Skinnydippin hit 94 on what is now the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and I Don’t Want You Back reached 55 on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart in 1981. On Broadway, she appeared with Doug Henning in The Magic Show at the Cort Theater, and with Billy Dee Williams in I Have a Dream, at the Ambassador Theater in 1976. Her brief movie career included appearing as “Hooker #1” in the 1980 Frank Sinatra vehicle The First Deadly Sin and as “Hooker #2” in 1983’s Vigilante. Her brother Paul Stubblefield was the drummer for the 1970s Cleveland Jazz/Funk group Sounds of Unity and Love, her cousin is Hammond organ player Ike Stubblefield.

Tracks

1  Skinnydippin’ (John Siegler; Ralph Schuckett) 04:11
2  No One Like My Baby (Fred Bliffert) 03:17
3  Baby Come Out Tonight (Kat McCord) 03:57
4  Rhythm Rhapsody (John Siegler; Ralph Schuckett) 04:13
5  I Hardly Know You (David Sanchez; Martin Kuritz) 03:21
6  Breathless (John Siegler; Ralph Schuckett) 03:11
7  Love Makin’ Love To You (Ben Weisman; Evie Sands; Richard Germinaro) 04:19
8  I Don’t Wanna Go (Bruce Roberts; Carole Bayer Sager) 03:49
9  Lady Of The Night (Ben Weisman; Evie Sands; Richard Germinaro) 03:56
10  The Need To Be (Jim Weatherly) 03:51

Musicians

1 Skinnydippin’

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsJerry Marotta
GuitarJeff Sigman
Electric PianoRalph Schuckett
VibraphoneRalph Schuckett
PercussionSue Evans
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
Background VocalsDavid Lasley
VocalsRamona Brooks


2 No One Like My Baby

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsRichard Crooks
GuitarLance Quinn
PianoRalph Schuckett
PercussionJose Rossy
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
Background VocalsArthur Lee Freeman
Background VocalsPhillip Ballou
VocalsRamona Brooks


3 Baby Come Out Tonight

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsJerry Marotta
GuitarLance Quinn
Electric PianoRalph Schuckett
PercussionJose Rossy
VocalsRamona Brooks


4 Rhythm Rhapsody

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsCharles Collins
GuitarJon Sholle
PianoMark Klingman
PianoRalph Schuckett
PercussionSue Evans
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
Background VocalsDavid Lasley
VocalsRamona Brooks


5 I Hardly Know You

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsChris Parker
GuitarCliff Morris
PianoThomas Spahn
VibraphoneRalph Schuckett
VocalsRamona Brooks


6 Breathless

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsRichard Crooks
GuitarLance Quinn
Electric PianoRalph Schuckett
MarimbaRalph Schuckett
PercussionJim Maelen
Background VocalsDiva Gray
Background VocalsGordon Grody
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
VocalsRamona Brooks


7 Love Makin’ Love To You

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsRichard Crooks
GuitarLance Quinn
Electric PianoRalph Schuckett
Background VocalsDiva Gray
Background VocalsGordon Grody
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
VocalsRamona Brooks


8 I Don’t Wanna Go

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsJerry Marotta
GuitarLance Quinn
PianoRalph Schuckett
SaxArnie Lawrence
PercussionJose Rossy
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
Background VocalsArthur Lee Freeman
Background VocalsPhillip Ballou
VocalsRamona Brooks


9 Lady Of The Night

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsChris Parker
GuitarLance Quinn
PianoRalph Schuckett
PercussionJim Maelen
Background VocalsArthur Lee Freeman
Background VocalsPhillip Ballou
VocalsRamona Brooks


10 The Need To Be

BassJohn Siegler
DrumsDavid Shaw
GuitarWerner Fritzschings
Acoustic GuitarCliff Morris
PianoThomas Spahn
PercussionJose Rossy
VocalsRamona Brooks

Liner Notes

Producer – John Miller, Neil Portnow
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ralph Schuckett (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Rob Mounsey
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Ralph Schuckett (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer (Recording, Remix) – Larry Alexander
Engineer (Additional) – Gus Mossler, Mitchell Ames
Engineer (Assistant) – Lee Reiser

Art Direction – Nancy Greenberg
Photography – Jim Houghton

Recorded At Ultima Studios
Recorded At RCA Studios, New York
Remixed At Ultima Studios
Phonographic Copyright The Manhattan Island Recording Co Inc