1983 Manhattans – Forever By Your Side

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Forever By Your Side is the 13th studio album of American popular R&B vocal group the Manhattans, originally released in 1983 by Columbia Records. The album was recorded at Celestial Sound Studios (New York, NY), Studio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood), Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, III) and produced by George Tobin Productions Inc, Leo Graham Enterprises, Mighty M. Productions Ltd. This album brought the two singles by The Manhattans of 1983: the song “Crazy” and the title track “Forever by Your Side”. The ballad “Crazy” was the big hit of this album, peaked at #4 on the R&B chart. The love song “Forever by Your Side” had moderate success in the United States, peaked at #30 on the R&B chart, but has become a great success and a romantic classic in Brazil two years later, when she was part of the soundtrack of a soap opera in the country in 1985. Another highlight of this album was the song “Just The Lonely Talking Again”, which was later re-recorded by Whitney Houston in 1987, on her second studio album Whitney.

Tracks

1  Crazy (Skip Anderson; Steve Williams) 04:01
2  Start All Over Again (Lotti Golden; Richard Scher) 04:37
3  Forever By Your Side (Larry Gottlieb; Marc Blatte) 04:28
4  Just The Lonely Talking Again (Sam Dees) 04:56
5  Locked Up In Your Love (Skip Anderson; Steve Williams) 04:47
6  Lover’s Paradise (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 03:53
7  Love Is Gonna Find You (Leo Graham; Paul Richmond) 05:09
8  I’m Ready To Love You Again (Gloria Sklerov; Mark Holden; Peter Hamilton) 04:20

Musicians

1 Crazy

BassWayne Brathwaite
DrumsLeslie Ming
Drums (Linn)Skip Anderson
Drums (Linn)Steve Williams
GuitarSteve Williams
Fender RhodesSkip Anderson
PianoSkip Anderson


2 Start All Over Again

BassIra Siegel
Drums (Linn)Morrie Brown
Drums (Linn)Richard Scher
PianoRichard Scher
Background VocalsIke Floyd
Background VocalsJanet Wright
Background VocalsKrystal Davis


3 Forever By Your Side

BassWayne Brathwaite
Drums (Linn)Ralph Schuckett
Acoustic GuitarIra Siegel
PianoRalph Schuckett
PercussionSue Evans


4 Just The Lonely Talking Again

BassPaul Richmond
BassRussell Keating
DrumsMorris Jennings
GuitarByron Gregory
GuitarIra Siegel
PianoTheodis Rodgers
SynthesizerEd Tossing
SynthesizerSteve Goldman
PercussionSteve Goldman


5 Locked Up In Your Love

Bass (synthesizer)Skip Anderson
Drums (Linn)Skip Anderson
Drums (Linn)Steve Williams
GuitarSteve Williams
KeyboardsSkip Anderson
PianoSkip Anderson
FluteLouis Cortelezzi
SaxLouis Cortelezzi
PercussionSteve Kroon
Background VocalsIke Floyd
Background VocalsKrystal Davis
Background VocalsPhillip Ballou


6 Lover’s Paradise

BassScott Edwards
DrumsEd Greene
GuitarMike Piccirillo
KeyboardsBill Cuomo
SynthesizerMike Piccirillo
SaxJoel Peskin


7 Love Is Gonna Find You

BassJames Mack
BassPaul Richmond
BassRussell Keating
DrumsMorris Jennings
GuitarByron Gregory
PianoTheodis Rodgers
SynthesizerEd Tossing


8 I’m Ready To Love You Again

BassJames Mack
BassPaul Richmond
BassRussell Keating
DrumsMorris Jennings
PianoTheodis Rodgers
SynthesizerEd Tossing

Other Musicians


Strings – Diana Halprin, Eugene Moye, Guy Lumia, Harry Cykman, Jesse Levy, Max Ellen, Regis Iandiorio, Sanford Allen (Track 2)
Strings – Eugene Moye, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Jesse Levy, Max Ellen, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen (Track 3)
Strings – Eugene Moye, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Jesse Levy, Max Ellen, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen (Track 5)

Liner Notes

Producer – Skip Anderson, Steve Williams (Tracks 1, 5)
Producer – Morrie Brown (Track 2)
Producer – Larry Gottlieb, Marc Blatte (Track 3)
Producer – Joe McEwen, Leo Graham, Morrie Brown (Track 4)
Producer – George Tobin (Track 6)
Producer – Leo Graham (Tracks 7, 8)
Producer (Associate) – Mike Piccirillo (Track 6)
Arranged By – Morrie Brown, Ralph Schuckett (Track 2)
Arranged By – James Mack (Tracks 4, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Reeds, Strings) – Skip Anderson (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocals) – Larry Gottlieb, Marc Blatte, Ralph Schuckett (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocals) – Skip Anderson, Steve Williams (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Ralph Schuckett (Tracks 2, 3)
Conductor – James Mack (Tracks 4, 7, 8)

Design – Audrey Satterwhite, John Berg
Photography – David Kennedy

Mixed At Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Universal Recording Studio
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc