1999 John Tropea – A Simple Way To Say “I Love You”
A Simple Way To Say “I Love You” is the sixth album by guitarist John Tropea, self released in 1999.
Tracks
1 I Want You (Leon Ware; T-Boy Ross) 04:50
2 The Beauty In You (John Tropea; Will Lee; Charlie Brown) 04:30
3 The Messenger (Tommy Mitchell) 05:18
4 Side Show (Bobby Eli; Vinnie Barrett) 06:37
5 Funky Duck (John Tropea; Will Lee) 05:45
6 A Simply Way To Say I Love You (Will Lee; John Tropea) 05:20
7 Trope’a Dope (Will Lee; John Tropea) 04:42
8 Change The World (Tommy Sims; Gordon Kennedy; Wayne Kirkpatrick) 04:47
9 Willy T (John Tropea; Will Lee) 08:03
10 Cain’t Dance (John Tropea; Will Lee; George Young) 05:27
11 Side Show (single version) (Bobby Ellis; Vinnie Barrett) 03:59
Musicians
1 I Want You
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Organ | Ricky Peterson |
| Programming | Chris Hajian |
| Programming | Will Lee |
| Programming | John Tropea |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
2 The Beauty In You
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Piano | Bette Sussman |
| Synthesizer | Jon Sebastian Tropea |
| Programming | John Tropea |
| Programming | Will Lee |
3 The Messenger
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Chris Palmaro |
| Programming | Tommy Mitchell |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
4 Side Show
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Paul Shaffer |
5 Funky Duck
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Programming | John Tropea |
| Programming | Will Lee |
| Sax | Lou Marini |
6 A Simply Way To Say I Love You
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Piano | Chris Palmaro |
| Programming | John Tropea |
| Programming | Will Lee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
7 Trope’a Dope
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Organ | Ricky Peterson |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
8 Change The World
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Piano | Chris Palmaro |
| Programming | John Tropea |
| Programming | Will Lee |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
9 Willy T
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Clavinet | Leon Pendarvis |
| Organ | Ricky Peterson |
| Piano | Leon Pendarvis |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
10 Cain’t Dance
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Organ | Ricky Peterson |
| Horns | George Young |
| Programming | John Tropea |
| Programming | Will Lee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
11 Side Show (single version)
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Paul Shaffer |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Tropea, Will Lee
Arranged By – John Tropea, Will Lee (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Arranged By – Chris Hajian (Track 1)
Arranged By – Tommy Mitchell (Track 3)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Scott (Track 6)
Engineer – Gary Chester (Tracks 1, 7, 9, 10)
Engineer – John Tropea (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11)
Engineer – Jon Sebastian Tropea (Track 3)
Engineer – Matt Nobel (Track 8)
Engineer (Additional) – John Tropea (Tracks 1, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer (Additional) – Phil Ludwig (Tracks 1, 10)
Engineer (Additional) – Matt Nobel (Track 1)
Engineer (Additional) – Jon Sebastian Tropea (Tracks 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mixed By – John Tropea (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Bob Brockman (Track 1)
Mixed By – Gary Chester (Track 3)
Mixed By – Jon Sebastian Tropea (Tracks 7, 8, 9, 10)
Orchestrated By – John Tropea, Will Lee (Tracks 4, 11)
Mixed At Sebastian Studios, Clitfude, NJ
Recorded At National Studios, NYC
Phonographic Copyright San Tropea Productions
Copyright San Tropea Productions