1990 The Invitation From L.A. – The Invitation From L.A.
The Invitation From L.A. is a project set up in Japan and released in 1990. It contains interpretations of famous hits played by some of the best L.A session players.
Tracks
1 Killing Me Softly With His Song (Charles Fox) 05:20
2 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon) 04:53
3 Flash Dance (Giorgio Moroder) 03:30
4 Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel) 03:28
5 That’s What Friends Are For (Burt Bacharach) 03:53
6 Sailing (Christopher Cross) 03:57
7 Saving All My Love For You (Gerry Goffin; Michael Masser) 03:40
8 The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlisch) 04:12
9 You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 05:03
10 We Are The World (Lionel Richie; Michael Jackson) 05:05
Musicians
1 Killing Me Softly With His Song
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
2 Bridge Over Troubled Water
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
3 Flash Dance
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Percussion | Oliver Brown |
4 Just The Way You Are
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Percussion | Oliver Brown |
| Vocal | Harold Payne |
5 That’s What Friends Are For
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
6 Sailing
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
7 Saving All My Love For You
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Percussion | Oliver Brown |
| Background Vocals | Joyce Wilson |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Koldenhoven |
| Vocal | Clydene Jackson |
8 The Way We Were
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
9 You’ve Got A Friend
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
10 We Are The World
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Keyboards | Barnaby Finch |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Percussion | Oliver Brown |
| Background Vocals | Joyce Wilson |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Koldenhoven |
| Vocal | Harold Payne |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jeffrey Weber & Richard Nakano
Arranged By – Bill Meyers (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
Arranged By – David Benoit (Tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
Engineer – Kevin Clark
Engineer (Assistant) – Daniel Bosworth
Mastered By – Robert Vosgien
Art Direction, Design – Takehura Tanaka
Mastering At CMS Digtal, Pasadena, CA
Recorded At Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood, CA
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