1995 Melissa Manchester – If My Heart Had Wings

Arif Mardin, Carlos Vega, Claude Gaudette, David Campbell, Dennis Budimir, Melissa Manchester, Mike Landau, Mike Lang, Neil Stubenhaus, Phillip Ingram, Robbie Buchanan, Tim Pierce, Vinnie Colaiuta, Will Lee

If My Heart Had Wings is an album by the American musician Melissa Manchester, released in 1995. It was a commercial disappointment.

Manchester promoted the album by performing its first single, “In a Perfect World”, on the soap opera General Hospital.

Tracks

1 The House That Love Built (Melissa Manchester, Dana Merino, Matt Sherrod) 4:25
2 In A Perfect World (Jud Friedman, Alan Rich, Wendy Waldman) 4:14
3 If My Heart Had Wings (Melissa Manchester, Eric Kaz, Amy Sky) 4:13
4 Heart Of Love (Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman) 4:23
5 To Be In Love With Me (Jody Davidson) 3:55
6 Here To Love You (Michael McDonald) 4:25
7 Higher Ground (Kent Agee, Steve Dorff, George Green) 4:18
8 Crazy People (Edgar Leslie, James V. Monaco) 2:33
9 Moments Like This (Alan Rich, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) 4:42
10 Don’t Let Me Walk This Road Alone (David Foster, Keith Thomas, Linda Thompson) 4:10

Biography

Melissa Manchester

Musicians

1 The House That Love Built

Bass	Will Lee
Guitar	John Putnam
Keyboards	Steve Skinner
Keyboards	Joe Mardin
Keyboards	Robbie Kondor
Programming	Robbie Kondor
Sax (Baritone)	Roger Rosenberg
Sax (Tenor)	Andy Snitzer
Trumpet	Jimmy Hynes
Cymbal	Joe Mardin
Hi-Hat	Joe Mardin
Background Vocals	Beverly Dangerfield
Background Vocals	Charles May
Background Vocals	Deborah Alexander
Background Vocals	Dewayne Cox
Background Vocals	Ettamaria Ellis
Background Vocals	Warren Harrington
Background Vocals	Jerry Barnes
Background Vocals	Katreese Barnes
Background Vocals	Jerry Barnes
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

2 In A Perfect World

Drums (programming)	Scott Alspach
Drums (programming)	Jud Friedman
Guitar	Teddy Castellucci
Keyboards	Scott Alspach
Keyboards	Jud Friedman
Percussion	Brian Kilgore
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

3 If My Heart Had Wings

Drums	Bob Harsen
Guitar	Tim Pierce
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Background Vocals	Beverly Dangerfield
Background Vocals	Charles May
Background Vocals	Deborah Alexander
Background Vocals	Dewayne Cox
Background Vocals	Ettamaria Ellis
Background Vocals	Warren Harrington
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

4 Heart Of Love

Drums	Carlos Vega
Keyboards	Claude Gaudette
Programming	Claude Gaudette
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

5 To Be In Love With Me

Keyboards	Steve Skinner
Programming	Steve Skinner
Sax	Danny Wilensky
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

6 Here To Love You

Bass	Cliff Hugo
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Peter Hume
Keyboards	Claude Gaudette
Piano	Tom Salisbury
Sax	Doug Norwine
Percussion	Efrain Toro
Background Vocals	Peter Hume
Background Vocals	Carolyn Willis
Background Vocals	Sue Holder
Background Vocals	Tom Salisbury
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

7 Higher Ground

Bass	Will Lee
Guitar	John Putnam
Keyboards	Robbie Kondor
Keyboards	Steve Skinner
Programming	Steve Skinner
Cello	Melissa Hasin
Viola	James Ross
Violin	Margaret Wooten
Violin (solo)	Richard Greene
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

8 Crazy People

Bass	Chuck Berghofer
Drums	Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar	Dennis Budimir
Piano	Mike Lang
Clarinet	Gary Foster
Trombone	Charlie Loper
Trumpet	Frank Szabo
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

9 Moments Like This

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Ollie Creggett
Background Vocals	Peggi Blu
Background Vocals	Phillip Ingram
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

10 Don’t Let Me Walk This Road Alone

Drums	Bob Harsen
Guitar	Tim Pierce
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Vocals	Wintley Phipps
Vocals	Melissa Manchester

Liner Notes

Producer – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Jud Friedman (Track 2)
Producer – Ron Nevison (Tracks 3, 4, 10)
Producer – Melissa Manchester (Track 6, 8)
Arranged By – Robbie Kondor (Track 1)
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (Track 1, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Steve Skinner (Tracks 5, 7)
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Track 9)
Arranged By (Orchestrations) – Claude Gaudette (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell, Jud Friedman (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Johnny Mandel (Track 10)
Choirmaster – Christopher Tate (Track 1, 3)
Engineer – Michael O’Reilly, Taavi Mote, Chris Lord-Alge, Ron Nevison, Jeremy Smith, Taavi Mote
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruce Buchanan, Shawn Berman, Corey Baker, Dick Kaneshiro, Andy Udoff, Brian Soucy, Rail Jon Rogut, John Jackson, Brian Broadwater, Greg Barrett
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Michael O’Reilly, Taavi Mote, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeremy Smith

Art Direction – Melanie Nissen
Design – Richard Bates, Donald May
Photography – Glen Erler

Mastered At The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park
Recorded At Atlantic Studios, New York
Recorded At Can Am Studio, Tarzana
Recorded At Skyline Studios, NY
Recorded At Conway Studios, LA
Recorded At Aire LA, Glendale
Recorded At Record One, LA
Recorded At Image Recorders, LA
Recorded At Andorra Studios, Hollywood
Remixed At Rumbo Recorders
Remixed At Atlantic Studios
Remixed At Can-Am Recorders
Remixed At Skyline Studios
Remixed At Conway Studios
Remixed At Aire LA Studios
Remixed At Record One, LA
Remixed At Image Recording Studios
Remixed At Andora Studios
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