1979 Candi Staton – Chance
Chance is the eighth album by American soul and gospel singer Candi Staton. Singles released from the album included “When You Wake Up Tomorrow” (co-written by Patrick Adams and Wayne K. Garfield), and the title track, which became a top 20 R&B record. The album peaked at No. 23 on the US R&B Album chart and No. 129 on the Billboard 200.
Tracks
1 I Ain’t Got Nowhere To Go (Howard Jennings; Kenny Lewis; Ronald Miller) 03:51
2 When You Wake Up Tomorrow (Candi Staton; Wayne Garfield; Ken Morris; Patrick Adams) 06:46
3 Rock (Candi Staton; Jimmy Smith) 07:20
4 Chance (Candi Staton; Jimmy Smith; Wayne Garfield) 05:35
5 I Live (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 05:14
6 Me And My Music (Candi Staton; Margie Staton; Ken Morris; Patrick Adams) 05:54
Biography
Musicians
1 I Ain’t Got Nowhere To Go
| Bass | Carol Coleman |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Ronald Miller |
| Keyboards | Ray Chew |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Vocals | Candi Staton |
2 When You Wake Up Tomorrow
| Bass | Norbert Sloley |
| Drums | Richard Taninbaum |
| Guitar | Kenny Mazur |
| Guitar | Stan Lucas |
| Fender Rhodes | Patrick Adams |
| Piano | Thom Bridwell |
| Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
| Percussion | Eddie Colon |
| Percussion | Michael Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Carol Sylvan |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Vocals | Candi Staton |
3 Rock
| Bass | Carol Coleman |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Ronald Miller |
| Keyboards | Jimmy Smith |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Background Vocals | Carol Sylvan |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Vocals | Candi Staton |
4 Chance
| Bass | Carol Coleman |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Emanuel LeBlanc |
| Guitar | Ronald Miller |
| Synthesizer | Jimmy Smith |
| Piano | Ray Chew |
| Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Background Vocals | Carol Sylvan |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Vocals | Candi Staton |
5 I Live
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Steve Jordan |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Keyboards | Ray Chew |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Background Vocals | Carol Sylvan |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Vocals | Candi Staton |
6 Me And My Music
| Bass | Norbert Sloley |
| Drums | Richard Taninbaum |
| Guitar | Kenny Mazur |
| Guitar | Stan Lucas |
| Fender Rhodes | Patrick Adams |
| Piano | Thom Bridwell |
| Percussion | Michael Lewis |
| Percussion | Eddie Colon |
| Background Vocals | Carol Sylvan |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Vocals | Candi Staton |
Other Musicians
| Horns | Barry Rogers |
| Horns | George Opalisky |
| Horns | Gerald Chamberland |
| Horns | Harold Vick |
| Horns | Howard Lewis Johnson |
| Horns | Michael Brecker |
| Horns | Randy Brecker |
| Horns | Mike Lawrence |
| Horns | Sam Burtis |
| Horns | Virgil Jones |
Liner Notes
Producer – Candi Staton, Jimmy Simpson
Producer (Executive) – George Schiffer
Arranged By (Horns) – Ray Chew
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ronald Miller (Track 1)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ken Morris, Patrick Adams (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jimmy Smith (Tracks 3, 4)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Leon Pendarvis (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Ray Chew (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Andy Abrams
Engineer (Recording Additional) – Carmine Rubino, Steve Tose
Engineer (Assistant) – Carla Bandini, Craig Michaels, John Potoker, Matthew Weiner
Mastered By – Stuart Romaine
Supervisor (Mastering, Mixing) – Jimmy Simpson
Art Direction – Peter Whorf
Photography – Mario Casilli
Mastered At Columbia Recording Studios
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc