1978 Scott English – Scott English
Scott English is the only solo album by American songwriter, arranger and record Producer Sheldon David “Scott” English (January 10, 1937 – November 16, 2018) . He is best known as the co-writer of “Brandy” which he wrote with Richard Kerr. The song became a No. 1 hit for Barry Manilow in 1974, with the title changed to “Mandy”. English had also released a single of “Brandy” which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1971 and entered the US charts in March 1972.
Tracks
1 I’m Just A Little Bit Crazy (Scott English; Barry Mann; Francesca Froby) 04:21
2 Refugee From Love (Scott English; Larry Weiss) 04:39
3 Ramona (Scott English; Daniel Moore) 00:51
4 Voyeur (Spencer Proffer; Scott English) 03:21
5 Stay (Scott English; Spencer Proffer; Francesca Froby) 03:32
6 Dance (Till You’re Out Of My Life) (Scott English; Barry Mann) 03:21
7 Satisfy Me (Scott English; Barry Mann) 03:44
8 Yesterday’s Gone (Scott English; David Foster) 04:41
9 People To People (Scott English; Eugene McDaniels) 03:17
10 Sad Eyes (Scott English; David Foster) 04:15
11 Smile Soft On The Capricorn (Scott English; Jay Graydon) 04:18
Musicians
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Willie Ornelas |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar (Rhythm) | Ben Benay |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ben Benay |
| Electric Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
| Organ | Robbie Buchanan |
| Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Larry Brown |
| Vocals | Scott English |
Other Musicians
1 I’m Just A Little Bit Crazy
| Background Vocals | Randy Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Steve Kipner |
2 Refugee From Love
| Background Vocals | Steve Kipner |
3 Ramona
| Background Vocals | Steve Kipner |
| Background Vocals | Carl Graves |
| Background Vocals | Randy Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Matthew Moore |
| Background Vocals | Daniel Moore |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Robinson |
5 Stay
| Background Vocals | Steve Kipner |
| Background Vocals | Carl Graves |
6 Dance (‘Till You’re Out Of My Life)
| Harmonica | Ben Benay |
7 Satisfy Me
| Background Vocals | Carl Graves |
| Background Vocals | Randy Bishop |
8 Yesterday’s Gone
| Piano | David Foster |
| Electric Piano | David Foster |
| Synthesizers | David Foster |
| Background Vocals | Randy Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Steve Kipner |
9 People To People
| Background Vocals | Carl Graves |
| Background Vocals | Randy Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Eugene McDaniels |
| Background Vocals | Scott English |
| Background Vocals | Steve Kipner |
10 Sad Eyes
| Background Vocals | Carl Graves |
| Background Vocals | Randy Bishop |
11 Smile Soft On The Capricorn
| Background Vocals | Carl Graves |
Liner Notes
Producer – Spencer Proffer
Arranged By – Spencer Proffer, Jay Graydon
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Larry Brown (Track 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Spencer Proffer, Barry Fasman (Track 9)
Engineer – Larry Brown
Engineer (Second ) – Bob Stringer & Mark Curry
Photography – Bob Seidemann
Mixed At One Step Up Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At One Step Up Studios, LA, CA
Phonographic Copyright EMI Records Ltd
Copyright EMI Records Ltd