1986 Sam Harris – Sam-I-Am

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Arnold McCuller, Bill Reichenbach, Chuck Findley, Dann Huff, Ernie Watts, Gary Grant, Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Williams, Mike Baird, Paul Jackson Jr, Plas Johnson, Randy Kerber, Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanan, Sam Harris, The Waters

Sam-I-Am is the second album from actor/singer Sam Harris, released in 1986 on Motown.

Tracks

1 I’d Do It All Again (Mary Unobsky; Sam Harris) 03:49
2 Forever For You (Matt Harris; Sam Harris) 03:57
3 Heart Of The Machine (Lauren Wood; Roy Freeland) 03:55
4 The Rescue (Bruce Roberts; Gavin Dillard) 03:47
5 Suffer The Innocent (Sam Harris) 04:46
6 Ba-Doom Ba-Doom (Matt Harris; Sam Harris) 04:43
7 Don’t Want To Give Up On Love (Bob Crewe; Jay Asher; Karen Tobin) 04:34
8 In Your Eyes (Matt Harris; Sam Harris) 03:40
9 Always (Irving Berlin) 01:12
10 The Bells (Anna Gordy Gaye; Elgie Stover; Iris Gordy; Marvin Gaye) 03:45
11 I Need You (Matt Harris) 00:39
12 Stay With Me (Sam Harris) 01:49

Biography

Sam Harris

Musicians

1 I’d Do It All Again

Bass	Reginald McBride
Drums	Mike Baird
Drums (programming)	Paul Delph
Guitar	Matt Harris
Acoustic Guitar	John Hug
Keyboards	Paul Delph
Keyboards	Lauren Wood
Keyboards	Richard Gibbs
Sax	Ernie Watts
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Vocals	Sam Harris

2 Forever For You

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Mike Baird
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Vocals	Sam Harris

3 Heart Of The Machine

Drums (programming)	Paul Delph
Guitar	Matt Harris
Keyboards	Paul Delph
Vocals	Sam Harris

4 The Rescue

Piano	Bruce Roberts
Background Vocals	Janis Ian
Vocals	Sam Harris

5 Suffer The Innocent

Bass	Matt Harris
Drums (programming)	Paul Delph
Keyboards	Richard Gibbs
Keyboards	Sam Harris
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Background Vocals	Matt Harris
Vocals	Sam Harris

6 Ba-Doom Ba-Doom

Bass	Reginald McBride
Drums (programming)	Clif Magness
Drums (programming)	Glen Ballard
Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	Randy Waldman
Keyboards	Randy Kerber
Horns	Jerry Hey
Horns	Larry Williams
Horns	Gary Grant
Horns	Bill Reichenbach
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Vocals	Sam Harris

7 Don’t Want To Give Up On Love

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Mike Baird
Guitar (solo)	Dann Huff
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Vocals	Sam Harris

8 In Your Eyes

Bass	Doug Lunn
Drums (programming)	Paul Delph
Guitar	John Hug
Guitar	Matt Harris
Keyboards	Paul Delph
Keyboards	Sam Harris
Keyboards	Lauren Wood
Viola	Novi Novog
Vocals	Sam Harris

9 Always

Bass	Reginald McBride
Drums	Mike Baird
Guitar	Dennis Herring
Hammond Organ	Richard Gibbs
Piano	Bill Schneider
Horns	Chuck Findley
Horns	Bobby Findley
Horns	Ernie Watts
Horns	Plas Johnson
Horns	William Perkins
Sax	Ernie Watts
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Vocals	Sam Harris

10 The Bells

Bass	Reginald McBride
Drums	Mike Baird
Guitar	Dennis Herring
Hammond Organ	Richard Gibbs
Piano	Bill Schneider
Horns	Chuck Findley
Horns	Bobby Findley
Horns	Ernie Watts
Horns	Plas Johnson
Horns	William Perkins
Sax	Ernie Watts
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Vocals	Sam Harris

11 I Need You

Bass	Reginald McBride
Drums	Mike Baird
Guitar	Dennis Herring
Hammond Organ	Richard Gibbs
Piano	Bill Schneider
Horns	Chuck Findley
Horns	Bobby Findley
Horns	Ernie Watts
Horns	Plas Johnson
Horns	William Perkins
Sax	Ernie Watts
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Vocals	Sam Harris

12 Stay With Me

Piano	Sam Harris
Vocals	Sam Harris

Other Musicians

Choir – Betty Joyce Childrens Choir, Victory Singers (Tracks 5, 8)

Liner Notes

Producer – Sam Harris
Producer – Lauren Wood (Tracks 1, 3)
Producer – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard (Track 6)
Producer – Robbie Buchanan (Track 7)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 9, 10, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Novi Novog (Tracks 3, 9, 10, 11)
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp (Track 3)
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Bill Bottrell
Mixed By – Joel Moss (Track 4)
Recorded By – Dennis Mackay, Francis Buckley, Jack Joseph Puig, Joel Moss, Kathy Kurasch, Roger Nichols

Design – Janet Levinson
Photography – Ron Slenzak

Mastered At Future Disc
Recorded At Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
Recorded At Avatar, Malibu, CA
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Weddington Studios
Recorded At Flores Recording Studios
Recorded At Evergreen Studios
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation