2007 John Tropea – Take Me Back To The Ol’ School
Take Me Back To The Ol’ School (STP, 2007) is the eleventh album from guitarist John Tropea.
Tracks
1 Ol’ School (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 05:06
2 You Are My Heaven (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 05:55
3 Donna Lee (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 03:57
4 Keep On Truckin’ (Baby) (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 07:20
5 Cute Song (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 06:11
6 Let’s Get It On (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 08:19
7 Cuban Nights (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 05:54
8 The Long And Winding Road (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 04:44
9 Close But No Guitar (John Tropea; Philip Ludwig) 08:42
Musicians
1 Ol’ School
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Organ | Ricky Peterson |
| Sax | Dave Tofani |
| Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Trumpet | Chris Rogers |
| Chorus | Will Lee |
| Chorus | John Tropea |
| Chorus | Steve Gadd |
2 You Are My Heaven
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Charley Drayton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Dave Delhomme |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
| Vocals | Will Lee |
3 Donna Lee
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Cliff Almond |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Organ | Ricky Peterson |
| Horns | Ronnie Cuber |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
4 Keep On Truckin’ (Baby)
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Clavinet | Paul Shaffer |
| Organ | Leon Pendarvis |
| Sax | Dave Tofani |
| Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Trumpet | Chris Rogers |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
5 Cute Song
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | John Tropea |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Mike Harvey |
6 Let’s Get It On
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Shawn Pelton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Chris Palmaro |
| Sax | David Mann |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Will Lee |
7 Cuban Nights
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
8 The Long And Winding Road
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Charley Drayton |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Dave Delhomme |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
9 Close But No Guitar
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Bette Sussman |
| Organ | Leon Pendarvis |
| Percussion | Will Lee |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Tropea, Will Lee
Arranged By – John Tropea, Will Lee (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – David Delhomme (Tracks 2, 8)
Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tommy Mitchell, John Tropea (Track 3)
Engineer – Dave Marino, Philip Ludwig
Engineer – Jay Messina (Tracks 3, 4, 9)
Mastered By – Paul Angelii
Mixed By – Phil Ludwig, John Tropea
Art Direction, Design, Photography – Jack Frisch
Mixed At Tommy Mitchell
Recorded At San Tropea Studios
Copyright STP Records