1979 Sandy Contella – Between Two Hearts

In 1979, Paul Anka supervised Between Two Hearts, an album by Florida-born singer Sandy Contella. A good singer, Contella started his career back as a teenager in the early sixties with a few single releases. With its adult contemporary atmospheres, Between Two Hearts bears more than a reference to Anka who co-wrote the bulk of the album. Anka brought the great Don Costa of Frank Sinatra fame into the project to work on the more traditional arrangements. Anka enlisted Foster and his partner in crime, Jay Graydon, to give a different musical twist to a few songs. A good example was the refined instrumental track that Foster and Graydon crafted for “Don’t Ever Say Goodbye.”

Tracks

1  Slow Down (Paul Anka)
2  Don’t Ever Say Goodbye (David Foster, David Wolfert, Paul Anka)
3  Strangers (Jack Feldman, Paul Anka, Bruce Sussman)
4  Life Song (Paul Anka)
5  You Bring Out The Best In Me (Paul Anka)
6 You Know How To Hurt A Guy (David Dalton, Paul Anka)
7  Together Again (Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, Paul Anka)
8  Someone To Love (Arthur Hamilton, Terry Ray, Annette Tucker, Don Costa)
9  Between Two Hearts (Sandy Contella, Hurley, Patti Pool)
10  Country Lullabye (Terry Ray, Don Costa)
11  When It’s Just You And Me (Kenny O’Dell)
1 2 Seasons (Sandy Contella, Hatton, Hurley)

Musicians

Guitar Jay Graydon
Keyboards David Foster
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Carmen Grillo
Background Vocals Dave Fisher
Background Vocals Jo Ann Johnson
Background Vocals Kerry Chater
Background Vocals Melissa Mackay
Background Vocals Sally Stevens
Background Vocals Netty Gloud
Vocals Sandy Contella

Liner Notes

Producer – Paul Anka
Arranged By – Don Costa (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Jay Graydon (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 3)
Arranged By – Michel Colombier (Track 4)
Engineer – Bill Vermillion

Photography – Harry Langdon

Mixed At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Bee Jay Recording Studio
Phonographic Copyright EMI Records
Copyright EMI Records