1981 David Essex – Be-bop The Future

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Be-bop The Future is the eighth album from English singer/songwriter David Essex. It was released in 1981 (Mercury).

Tracks

1  Totally Secure (David Essex) 3:23
2  Sunday Papers (David Essex) 3:54
3  The Magician (David Essex) 3:33
4  The Politician (David Essex) 5:20
5  Sunshine Girl (Jerry Riopelle, Murray MacLeod, Allen Roberds) 2:58
6  Be Bop a Lula (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis) 3:25
7  Life Support System (David Essex) 3:03
8  Showgirls (David Essex) 3:20
9  Silly Little Baby Running (David Essex) 4:24
10  Pick Up the Future (David Essex) 4:14
11  Secret Lover (David Essex) 2:34
12  Don’t Leave Me This Way (David Essex) 2:46

Musicians

1 Totally Secure

BassHerbie Flowers
DrumsPeter May
Guitar (solo)Steve Lukather
Guitar (Synthesizer)Al Kooper
ClavinetAl Kooper
PianoRabbit Bundrick
CongasSteve Forman
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJerry Whitman
Background VocalsJim Haas
Background VocalsJohn Bahler
Background VocalsMitch Gordon
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


2 Sunday Papers

BassHerbie Flowers
DrumsPeter May
Guitar (solo)Steve Lukather
Guitar (Synthesizer)Al Kooper
PianoGeoff Westley
PercussionSteve Forman
Background VocalsJohn Brewer
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
Background VocalsMitch Gordon
Background VocalsJohn Bahler
Background VocalsJim Haas
Background VocalsJerry Whitman
Background VocalsGene Morford
VocalsDavid Essex


3 The Magician

DrumsPeter May
Guitar (solo)Al Kooper
GuitarJeff Baxter
SynthesizerAl Kooper
SaxBrian Cumming
PercussionSteve Forman
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJerry Whitman
Background VocalsJim Haas
Background VocalsJohn Bahler
Background VocalsMitch Gordon
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


4 The Politician

BassHerbie Flowers
DrumsPeter May
GuitarAl Kooper
HarmonicaPaul Jones
PercussionSteve Forman
Background VocalsAugie Johnson
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsDavid Essex


5 Sunshine Girl

BassHerbie Flowers
DrumsPeter May
GuitarJeff Baxter
SynthesizerAl Kooper
PianoRabbit Bundrick
PercussionSteve Forman
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJerry Whitman
Background VocalsJim Haas
Background VocalsJohn Bahler
Background VocalsMitch Gordon
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


6 Be Bop a Lula

BassAl Kooper
Drums (Linn)Al Kooper
Guitar (solo)Al Kooper
SynthesizerAl Kooper
SequencerMichael Boddicker
Background VocalsAugie Johnson
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


7 Life Support System

BassHerbie Flowers
DrumsPeter May
Guitar (solo)Steve Lukather
GuitarJeff Baxter
GuitarAl Kooper
SynthesizerAl Kooper
PianoRabbit Bundrick
PercussionSteve Forman
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJerry Whitman
Background VocalsJim Haas
Background VocalsJohn Bahler
Background VocalsMitch Gordon
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


8 Showgirls

DrumsPeter May
GuitarAl Kooper
Fender RhodesRabbit Bundrick
SaxBrian Cumming
PercussionSteve Forman
Background VocalsAugie Johnson
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


9 Silly Little Baby Running

Bass (synthesizer)Al Kooper
GuitarAl Kooper
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
PercussionRobert Zimmitti
PercussionSteve Forman
PercussionEmile Richards
Background VocalsAl Kooper
Background VocalsAugie Johnson
Background VocalsGene Morford
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsMel Bush
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsRon Hicklin
VocalsDavid Essex


10 Pick Up the Future

SynthesizerAl Kooper
SynthesizerBob Carpenter
VocalsDavid Essex

Liner Notes

Producer – Al Kooper
Producer (Assistant) – Scooter Sandweiss
Arranged By – Al Kooper
Engineer (Assistant) – Dai Reynolds, Steve Schmitt, Peggy McCreary
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Mixed By – Bob Edwards
Recorded By – Bob Edwards

Art Direction, Illustration – Patti Heid
Photography – Brian Griffin

Mastered At Mastering Lab, LA
Mixed At Sunset Sound, LA
Overdubbed At Concorde Recording Center, LA
Recorded At PRT Studios, London
Phonographic Copyright Mercury
Copyright Mercury