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1984 Lou Rawls – Close Company

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Close Company is an album from singer Lou Rawls, released in 1984 (CBS)

Tracks

1  All Time Lover (David Porter; Donald O’Connor) 03:20
2  In The Middle Of The Night (Cynthia Biggs; Dexter Wansel) 04:18
3  Close Company (David Porter; Donald O’Connor) 04:47
4  Pretty Eyes (Cynthia Biggs; Dexter Wansel) 03:57
5  When We Were Young (Cynthia Biggs; Dexter Wansel) 03:27
6  Ready Or Not? (Jeff Pescetto) 03:36
7  Forever I Do (The Wedding Song) (Cynthia Biggs; Dexter Wansel) 04:43
8  The Lady In My Life (Rod Temperton) 04:44
9  Say It Again (Walter Bunny Sigler; Carol Davis) 03:15
10  Sunshine (When Are You Coming My Way) (Jean Albert Renaud) 04:01

Biography

Musicians

1 All Time Lover

DrumsMike Baird
GuitarDavid Williams
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerBill Meyers
SynthesizerDaniel Desouza
SynthesizerDonald O’Connor
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsWanda Vaughn
Background VocalsMarty McCall
Background VocalsBeloyd Taylor
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsMichael Robinson
VocalsLou Rawls


2 In The Middle Of The Night

BassJames Lee Williams
DrumsClifford Rudd
GuitarDennis Harris
GuitarRoy Smith
KeyboardsDexter Wansel
SynthesizerDexter Wansel
SaxBob Malach
MarimbaMark Dauberman
PercussionDexter Wansel
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls
VocalsLou Rawls


3 Close Company

BassRay Griffin
DrumsMike Baird
KeyboardsLester Snell
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerDaniel Desouza
SynthesizerDonald O’Connor
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsWanda Vaughn
Background VocalsMarty McCall
Background VocalsBeloyd Taylor
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsMichael Robinson
VocalsLou Rawls


4 Pretty Eyes

BassSteve Green
Bass (synthesizer)Dexter Wansel
DrumsClifford Rudd
GuitarRoy Smith
GuitarMarc Rubin
KeyboardsDexter Wansel
MarimbaMark Dauberman
Wind ChimesCynthia Biggs
PercussionDexter Wansel
PercussionClifford Rudd
PercussionJean Albert Renaud
Background VocalsMarilyn Ashford
Background VocalsCharlene Jones
Background VocalsCynthia Biggs
Background VocalsDexter Wansel
VocalsLou Rawls


5 When We Were Young

BassSteve Green
DrumsClifford Rudd
GuitarJames Herb Smith
Fender RhodesDexter Wansel
PianoDexter Wansel
SaxBob Malach
Background VocalsJudith Jones
Background VocalsTanya Boyd
VocalsLou Rawls


6 Ready Or Not?

BassJames Lee Williams
DrumsClifford Rudd
GuitarDennis Harris
KeyboardsDexter Wansel
SynthesizerDexter Wansel
PercussionLeonard Gibbs
Background VocalsJudith Jones
Background VocalsTanya Boyd
Background VocalsCynthia Biggs
VocalsLou Rawls


7 Forever I Do (The Wedding Song)

BassRodney Burton
DrumsDarryl Brown
Fender RhodesDexter Wansel
PianoDexter Wansel
SynthesizerDexter Wansel
ProgrammingSanford Ponder
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls
VocalsJudith Jones
VocalsLou Rawls


8 The Lady In My Life

BassSteve Green
DrumsClifford Rudd
GuitarJames Herb Smith
GuitarDennis Harris
KeyboardsDexter Wansel
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls
VocalsLou Rawls


9 Say It Again

BassDoug Wimbish
DrumsKeith Leblanc
GuitarSkip McDonald
KeyboardsWalter Bunny Sigler
KeyboardsDexter Wansel
KeyboardsJames Sigler
Background VocalsWalter Bunny Sigler
Background VocalsBarbara Ingram
Background VocalsCarla Benson
Background VocalsEvette Benton
VocalsLou Rawls


10 Sunshine (When Are You Coming My Way)

BassSteve Green
DrumsClifford Rudd
Guitar (solo)Joe Fusco
GuitarJames Herb Smith
GuitarDennis Harris
PianoDexter Wansel
SynthesizerDexter Wansel
Background VocalsThe Jones Girls
VocalsLou Rawls

Other Musicians

Horns, Strings – Don Renaldo And His Strings And Horns (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)

Liner Notes

Producer – David Porter, Donald O’Conner (Tracks 1, 3)
Producer – Dexter Wansel (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Producer – Cynthia Biggs (Track 2)
Producer – Jack Faith (Track 8)
Producer – Walter Sigler (Track 9)
Producer (Executive) – Dexter Wansel
Arranged By – David Porter, Donald O’Conner (Tracks 1, 3)
Arranged By – Jack Faith (Tracks 2, 8)
Arranged By – Dexter Wansel (Track 4)
Arranged By – Joe Mele (Track 5),
Arranged By – Norman Harris (Track 9)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – David Porter, Donald O’Conner, Wanda Vaughn (Tracks 1, 3)
Arranged By (Co Backing Vocals) – Judy Jones (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (Co Backing Vocals) – Tanya Boyd (Track 2)
Engineer – Joe Hardy, Mick Guzauski, Robert Jackson (Tracks 1, 3)
Engineer – Arthur Stoppe, Gene Leone, Joe Tarsia, Michael Tarsia (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer – Mitchell Goldfarb (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Murray Dvorkin (Tracks 1, 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Barry Craig, Chris Pukay, Glenn McKee, Scott MacMinn (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Joe Hauserman (Track 7)
Engineer (Remix) – Joe Tarsia (Track 4)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 3)

Photography – Greg Gorman

Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Recorded At Ardent Studios
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At Kajem/Victory Studios — Kajem West, Gladwyne, PA
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc

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