1986 Teena Marie – Emerald City
Emerald City is the seventh album by Teena Marie, released on July 22, 1986. It is a stylistic departure for her, with strong blues and rock influences favored over her established soul/funk style, and is a concept album. This proved puzzling for fans and critics, and the album sold poorly, peaking at number 20 on the US Black Albums chart and number 81 on the Billboard Albums chart.
Tracks
1 Emerald City (Teena Marie) 04:11
2 Once Is Not Enough (Teena Marie) 05:47
3 Lips To Find You (Teena Marie; Bendrix) 05:12
4 You So Heavy (Teena Marie; Penny Johnson) 05:07
5 Shangri-La (Teena Marie; Penny Johnson) 05:02
6 Batucada Suite (Teena Marie) 05:05
7 Love Me Down Easy (Teena Marie) 05:24
8 Sunny Skies (Teena Marie) 07:13
Biography
Musicians
| Drums (programming) | Teena Marie |
| Drums (programming) | James Allen |
| Background Vocals | Say-D Michélline |
| Background Vocals | Suréal Cartier |
| Vocals | Teena Marie |
Other Musicians
1 Emerald City
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Nikki Slikk |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
| Vocals | Bootsy Collins |
2 Once Is Not Enough
| Bass | Allen McGrier |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
3 Lips To Find You
| Bass | Bendrix |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
4 You So Heavy
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar (solo) | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
5 Shangri-La
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
6 Batucada Suite
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Piano | John Bokowski |
| Horns | Bobby Findley |
| Horns | Charlie Loper |
| Horns | Chuck Findley |
| Horns | Gary Grant |
| Horns | Plas Johnson |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Anthony Brockert |
7 Love Me Down Easy
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
8 Sunny Skies
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Piano | John Bokowski |
| Sax | Branford Marsalis |
Liner Notes
Producer – Teena Marie
Producer (Executive) – Larkin Arnold
Arranged By – Teena Marie
Arranged By (Horns) – Fred Mirza (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Paulinho Da Costa (Track 6)
Coordinator – Penny Johnson
Engineer – Tommy Vicari (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Engineer (Sound) – Hill Brin Swimmer
Engineer (Second) – Bob Lostuf, David Egerton, Jeff Poe, Liz Cluse, Ralph Sutton, Richard McKernan
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
Mixed By (Additional) – Hill Brin Swimmer
Art Direction – Nancy Donald, Tony Lane
Illustration – Esteban Granados
Photography – Laura Rossingol
Overdubbed At Indigo Ranch Studios
Overdubbed At Soundcastle
Overdubbed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Conway Studios
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