1987 Wilson Pickett – American Soul Man
American Soul Man is an album by the American musician Wilson Pickett, released in 1987. “Don’t Turn Away” was released as a single. The album was a commercial disappointment, in part due to MCA Records’ acquisition of Motown.
The album peaked at No. 75 on Billboard’s Top Black Albums chart. “In the Midnight Hour” was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the “Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male” category.
Tracks
1 A Thing Called Love (Jerry Lynn Williams) 04:07
2 When Your Heart Speaks (Gary Osborne; Joe Ericksen; Peter Bunetta) 05:02
3 Love Never Let Me Down (Allen Rich; Larry Weiss) 04:01
4 A Man Of Value (Larry Weiss) 04:05
5 (I Wanna) Make Love To You (Jerry Lynn Williams) 04:00
6 In The Midnight Hour (Steve Cropper; Wilson Pickett) 06:22
7 Don’t Turn Away (Darryl Horne; Rick Bowen; Donna Bowen) 04:29
8 Just Let Her Know (Richard Jon Smith) 04:30
9 Can’t Stop Now (Jack Conrad; Rick Neigher; Sue Shifrin) 04:07
Musicians
| Bass | Reginald McBride |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Drums | Steve Klong |
| Drums (programming) | Robert Margouleff |
| Drums (programming) | Steve Klong |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Guitar | Gary Myrick |
| Horns | Bobby Martin |
| Horns | Brad Silwood |
| Horns | Steve Madaio |
| Programming | Gary Barlough |
| Programming | Todd Yvega |
| Percussion | Steve Klong |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Vocals | Wilson Pickett |
Other Musicians
1 A Thing Called Love
| Bass (synthesizer) | Bobby Martin |
| Keyboards | Bobby Martin |
| Sax | Bobby Martin |
2 When Your Heart Speaks
| Drums (programming) | Bobby Martin |
| Clavinet | Bobby Martin |
| French Horn | Bobby Martin |
| Sax | Bobby Martin |
6 In The Midnight Hour
| Bass (synthesizer) | Bobby Martin |
| Keyboards | Bobby Martin |
| Sax | Bobby Martin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Robert Margouleff
Producer (Executive) – Russ Regan
Arranged By – Bobby Martin
Arranged By (Horns) – Steve Madaio
Engineer (Second) – Ethan Chase, Jim McMahon, Joel Stoner, Pat Stoltz, Rich Markowitz
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Robert Margouleff
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jim McMahon
Recorded By – Howard Siegel, Robert Margouleff
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Design – Andy Engel
Photography – Greg Gorman
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Westlake Studios
Recorded At The Record Plant Studio M
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Producers Workshop
Recorded At The Enterprise
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation