1990 Various – Music Speaks Louder Than Words

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Music Speaks Louder Than Words is an album released by Epic Records in 1990. Artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Atlantic Starr, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Earth, Wind & Fire, Anne Murray and the Cover Girls featured on the album. The albums songs were co-written by American and Soviet musicians and songwriters. A sum of composer royalties went towards the AFS Intercultural Exchanges programme. AFS Intercultural Exchanges is an international body based in 70 countries which places exchange students with host families.

Tracks

1 Speak To My Heart (Sue Shifrin, Todd Cerney, David Tukhmanov) 4:17
2 Together (Diane Warren, Paul Chiten, Oleg Gazmanov) 4:40
3 I’m From Another Planet (Alan Roy Scott, Billy Steinberg, Mikk Targo, Sergei Manoukian, Tom Kelly) 3:38
4 Family Of Man (Billy Steinberg, Franne Golde, Mikk Targo, Sergei Manoukian, Tom Kelly) 4:38
5 Cold Sky (Alan Roy Scott, Cyndi Lauper, Franke Previte, Igor Nikolajev) 5:07
6 One World  (Franke Previte, Mikk Targo, Pamela Phillips Oland, Sergei Manoukian) 4:20
7 Underneath One Sky (Franne Golde, Wendy Waldman, Igor Krutoy) 5:00
8 Don’t Stop Now 4:41 (Harold Payne; Todd Cerney; Viktor Reznikov)
9 I Know Your Touch  (Albert Hammond, Brenda Russell, Vladimir Matetsky) 4:08
10 One Heart, One Mind  (Gregory Abbott, Alexander Barykin) 4:13
11 There’s Always Love (Albert Hammond, Brenda Russell, Desmond Child, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, Michael Bolton, Vladimir Matetsky) 4:30

Musicians

1 Speak To My Heart (Phoebe Snow)

Drum (programming)Ken Klyce
Guitar (solo)Terence Elliot
GuitarChris Camozzi
KeyboardsWalter Afanasieff
ProgrammingLouis Biancaniello
Background VocalsJill Colucci
Background VocalsRosemary Butler
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Vocals Phoebe Snow


2 Together (Mickey Thomas)

Drum (programming)Claude Gaudette
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsClaude Gaudette
Background VocalsGigi Worth
Background VocalsDiana DeWitt
Background VocalsBobby Kimball
Vocals Mickey Thomas


3 I’m From Another Planet (Animotion)

Drum (programming)Michael Jay
GuitarDon Kirkpatrick
KeyboardsGreg Smith
Vocals Bill Wadhams
Vocals Marietta Waters


4 Family Of Man (Atlantic Starr)

DrumsWayne Lewis
GuitarDavid Cochrane
KeyboardsWayne Lewis
KeyboardsDavid Lewis
ProgrammingDavid Lewis
ProgrammingJonathan Lewis
ProgrammingRich Aronson
PercussionDavid Lewis
Vocals David Lewis
Vocals Porscha Martin
Vocals Wayne Lewis


5 Cold Sky (Cyndi Lauper)

BassKevin Jenkins
Drum (programming)Jimmy Bralower
GuitarPat Buchanan
KeyboardsJeff Bova
Russian RapIgor Nicoliev
Background VocalsAlan Scott
Background VocalsIgor Nicoliev
Background VocalsFranke Previte
Vocals Cyndi Lauper


6 One World (Earth, Wind & Fire)

Drum (programming)Bill Meyers
GuitarSheldon Reynolds
KeyboardsBill Meyers
SynthesizerBill Meyers
ProgrammingJeff Rona
FlugelhornRaymond Lee Brown
SaxGary Bias
Trombone Reginald Young
TrumpetMichael Stewart
TrumpetRaymond Lee Brown
PercussionMaurice White
Background VocalsMaurice White
Background VocalsPhilip Bailey
Background VocalsSheldon Reynolds
ChoirKids Choir
Vocals Maurice White
Vocals Philip Bailey


7 Underneath One Sky (Roberta Flack)

Drum (programming)Michael Omartian
GuitarDonald Griffin
KeyboardsMichael Omartian
SaxGary Herbig
Background VocalsLinda Tavani
Background VocalsJean Johnson
Background VocalsAlice Echols
Vocals Roberta Flack

 

8 Don’t Stop Now (The Cover Girls)

 

9 I Know Your Touch (Anne Murray)

BassPeter Bleakney
DrumsBarry Keane
GuitarMike Francis
GuitarAidan Mason
KeyboardsDoug Riley
KeyboardsSteve Sexton
KeyboardsPhil Naish
Background VocalsShirley Eikhard
Vocals Anne Murray


10 One Heart, One Mind (Emmanuel)

Drum (programming)Mark Leggett
GuitarMark Leggett
KeyboardsMark Leggett
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Vocals Emmanuel


11 There’s Always Love (Patti LaBelle)

Drum (programming)Raymond Jones
GuitarRandy Hall
KeyboardsRaymond Jones
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsKipper Jones
Background VocalsAlex Brown
Vocals Patti LaBelle

Liner Notes

Producer – Alan Roy Scott (Tracks 1, 2)
Producer – Walter Afanasieff (Track 1)
Producer – Claude Gaudette (Track 2)
Producer – Michael Jay (Track 3)
Producer – David Lewis, Wayne Lewis (Track 4)
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Eric Thorngren (Track 5)
Producer – Maurice White (Track 6)
Producer – Michael Omartian (Track 7)
Producer – Andy Tripoli, Tony Moran (Track 8)
Producer – Jerry Crutchfield (Track 9)
Producer – Michael J McDonald (Track 10)
Producer – Raymond Jones (Track 11)
Producer (Associate) – Bill Meyers (Track 6)
Arranged By – Walter Afanasieff (Track 1)
Arranged By – Alan Roy Scott, Claude Gaudette (Track 2)
Arranged By – Michael Jay (Track 3)
Arranged By – Steve Sexton (Track 9)
Arranged By – Mark Leggett, Michael J. McDonald (Track 10)
Arranged By – Raymond Jones (Track 11)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm) – Bill Meyers (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Maurice White (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Rick Jude Palombi (Track 10)
Mixed By – David Frazer (Track 1)
Mixed By – Jeremy Smith (Track 2)
Mixed By – Michael J McDonald (Track 3)
Mixed By – Cal Harris, David Lewis, Wayne Lewis (Track 4)
Mixed By – Paul Klingberg (Track 6)
Mixed By – Terry Christian (Track 7)
Mixed By – Eric Prestige, Mark Coddington (Track 9)
Mixed By – Michael J. McDonald (Track 10)
Mixed By – Larry Fergusson (Track 11)
Recorded By – Dana Chappelle (Track 1)
Recorded By – Jeremy Smith (Track 2)
Recorded By – Michael J McDonald (Track 3)
Recorded By – Randy Farrar, Wayne Cook (Track 4)
Recorded By – Eric Thorngren (Track 5)
Recorded By – Terry Christian (Track 6)
Recorded By – Paul Klingberg (Track 7)
Recorded By – Ken Frieson (Track 9)
Recorded By – Michael J McDonald (Track 10)
Recorded By – Larry Fergusson (Track 11)
Recorded By (Additional) – Carlos Nieto, Jim Bailey (Track 10)

Art Direction – Carol Chen
Illustration – Cynthia Marsh

Mixed At The Plant Studios
Mixed At Shakedown Sound Studios
Mixed At Unique Recording
Mixed At Cal Harris Studios
Mixed At Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Mixed At The Lighthouse
Mixed At Smoketree Ranch
Mixed At The Castle Recording Studios
Mixed At – Americayan Studios
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At The Hook
Recorded At D&D Studios
Recorded At Musical Production Services, Glendale, CA
Recorded At Trax Recording Studio
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Ignited Production
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Zoo, Encino
Recorded At Manta Sound
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Sound House, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Alchemy Recording Studios
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