1981 Bernadette Peters – Now Playing

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Now Playing (1981) is album from Bernadette Peters, it featured songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch, and Stephen Sondheim (for example, “Broadway Baby”).  Bernadette Peters was re-released on CD in 1992 as Bernadette, with the 1980 Vargas cover art, and included some of the songs from Now Playing.

Tracks

1  Dedicated To The One I Love (Lowman Pauling; Ralph Bass) 02:11
2  Broadway Baby (Stephen Sondheim) 03:15
3  Don’t (Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller) 04:18
4  Carrying A Torch (Jackie DeShannon; Marvin Hamlisch) 02:12
5  Sweet Alibis (Carole Bayer Sager; Marvin Hamlisch) 02:31
6  The Weekend Of A Private Secretary (Bernie Hanighen; Johnny Mercer) 02:43
7  Tears On My Pillow (Al Lewis; Sylvester Bradford) 02:55
8  Maybe My Baby Will (Toni Wine) 03:12
9  I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) / Mean To Me (Fred Ahlert; Roy Turk) 06:46

Musicians

1 Dedicated To The One I Love

BassAndy Muson
DrumsEd Greene
KeyboardsArtie Butler
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
SaxWilliam Green
Background VocalsEllie Greenwich
Background VocalsMikie Harris
Background VocalsUla Hedwig
VocalsBernadette Peters


2 Broadway Baby

BassChuck Berghofer
DrumsSol Gubin
GuitarIra Newborn
GuitarMitch Holder
PianoMike Lang
PercussionRobert Zimmitti
VocalsBernadette Peters


3 Don’t

Acoustic GuitarIra Newborn
VocalsBernadette Peters


4 Carrying A Torch

BassAndy Muson
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarIra Newborn
Fender RhodesJohn Hobbs
Background VocalsToni Wine
VocalsBernadette Peters


5 Sweet Alibis

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarMitch Holder
Fender RhodesMike Lang
PianoRon Frangipane
VocalsBernadette Peters


6 The Weekend Of A Private Secretary

BassChuck Berghofer
DrumsSol Gubin
GuitarIra Newborn
GuitarMitch Holder
PianoMike Lang
PercussionRobert Zimmitti
VocalsBernadette Peters


7 Tears On My Pillow

BassAndy Muson
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarAndrew Gold
PianoArtie Butler
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsRichard Page
Background VocalsSteve George
VocalsBernadette Peters


8 Maybe My Baby Will

BassAndy Muson
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarIra Newborn
Fender RhodesJohn Hobbs
PianoRon Frangipane
Background VocalsToni Wine
VocalsBernadette Peters


9 I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) / Mean To Me

BassChuck Berghofer
DrumsHal Blaine
GuitarMitch Holder
PianoMike Melvoin
VocalsBernadette Peters

Liner Notes

Producer – Brooks Arthur
Arranged By – Artie Butler (Tracks 1, 7)
Arranged By – Ira Newborn (Track 4)
Arranged By – Ron Frangipane (Tracks 5, 8)
Arranged By – Peter Matz (Tracks 6, 9)
Conductor – Peter Matz (Tracks 2, 6, 9)
Conductor – Ron Frangipane (Tracks 5, 8)
Coordinator – Kim Seiniger
Engineer (Recording) – Bob Merritt
Engineer (Assistant) – Chris Tergesen, David Latman
Mixed By – Bob Merritt, Brooks Arthur

Art Direction – George Osaki
Painting – Alberto Vargas
Photography – Bob Stone

Mastered At A&M Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Filmways/Heider Recording
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc