1983 Matthew Wilder – I Don’t Speak The Language

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I Don’t Speak The Language is the debut album by Matthew Wilder. It was released in 1983 on Private-I/Epic, and is notable for the hit single “Break My Stride”.

Tracks

1  Break My Stride (Greg Prestopino; Matthew Wilder) 03:05
2  The Kid’s American (Matthew Wilder) 03:49
3  I Don’t Speak The Language (Matthew Wilder; Barbara Hyde) 04:47
4  Love Above The Ground Floor (Greg Prestopino; Matthew Wilder) 04:14
5  World Of The Rich And Famous (Matthew Wilder; Roscoe Beck) 04:43
6  Ladder Of Lovers (Matthew Wilder; Greg Prestopino) 04:06
7  I Was There (Matthew Wilder) 03:02
8  Dreams Keep Bringing You Back (Matthew Wilder; Greg Prestopino) 04:37
9  I Don’t Speak The Language (Reprise) (Matthew Wilder; Barbara Hyde) 01:25

Musicians

1 Break My Stride

DrumsPeter Bunetta
Drums (synthesizer)Peter Bunetta
GuitarDennis Herring
SynthesizerBill Elliot
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
PercussionPeter Bunetta
Background VocalsGreg Prestopino
Background VocalsJoe Turano
VocalsMatthew Wilder


2 The Kid’s American

BassReginald McBride
DrumsPeter Bunetta
GuitarDennis Herring
PianoBill Elliot
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
SaxJerry Peterson
SaxLon Price
Background VocalsArno Lucas
Background VocalsGreg Prestopino
Background VocalsJoe Turano
Background VocalsLeslie Smith
VocalsMatthew Wilder


3 I Don’t Speak The Language

DrumsPeter Bunetta
SynthesizerBill Elliot
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
SynthesizerBill Cuomo
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsAmy Westen
Background VocalsDee Dee Bellson
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsMary Hylan
VocalsMatthew Wilder


4 Love Above The Ground Floor

BassRick Chudacoff
DrumsPeter Bunetta
GuitarDonald Griffin
PianoMatthew Wilder
SynthesizerBill Elliot
TrumpetBill Armstrong
TrumpetGary Grant
Background VocalsAmy Westen
Background VocalsDee Dee Bellson
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsMary Hylan
VocalsMatthew Wilder


5 World Of The Rich And Famous

DrumsPeter Bunetta
Guitar (solo)Tim Weston
GuitarDonald Griffin
SynthesizerBill Cuomo
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
SamplerPaul Fox
Background VocalsAnita Sherman
Background VocalsAnna Pagan
Background VocalsArno Lucas
Background VocalsLeslie Smith
VocalsMatthew Wilder


6 Ladder Of Lovers

BassRick Chudacoff
DrumsPeter Bunetta
SynthesizerBill Elliot
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
SynthesizerBill Cuomo
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsMatthew Wilder


7 I Was There

BassRick Chudacoff
DrumsPeter Bunetta
GuitarDennis Herring
PianoMatthew Wilder
SamplerPaul Fox
SynthesizerBill Elliot
Background VocalsJoe Turano
VocalsMatthew Wilder


8 Dreams Keep Bringing You Back

BassAlphonso Johnson
DrumsPeter Bunetta
MandolinJohn McFee
SynthesizerBill Cuomo
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsGreg Prestopino
Background VocalsJoe Turano
VocalsMatthew Wilder


9 I Don’t Speak The Language (Reprise)

DrumsPeter Bunetta
SynthesizerBill Elliot
SynthesizerMatthew Wilder
SynthesizerBill Cuomo
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsAmy Westen
Background VocalsDee Dee Bellson
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsMary Hylan
VocalsMatthew Wilder

Liner Notes

Producer – Bill Elliott, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
Producer (Executive) – Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Al Bunetta, Shingo Take
Arranged By (Horns) – Matthew Wilder, Bill Elliott (Track 4)
Engineer – Csaba Petocz, Steve Zaretsky (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Britt Bacon, Michael Frenke (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Csaba Petocz, Mitch Gibson, Paul Ericksen
Mixed By – Steve Zaretsky
Recorded By – Steve Zaretsky

Design – Art Hotel, Tommy Steele
Photography – William Warner

Mixed At Pasha Studio
Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Pasha Studio
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Sound Castle
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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