1991 Roberta Flack – Set The Night To Music
Set the Night To Music is an album released by Roberta Flack in 1991 on Atlantic Records. The title track, written by Diane Warren and originally the 11th track of Starship’s 1987 album No Protection, was remade as a duet with Maxi Priest and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, “Set the Night to Music” peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. It became the 17th biggest Canadian Adult Contemporary hit of 1991
Tracks
1 The Waiting Game (Alan Roy Scott; Claude Gaudette; Arif Mardin) 04:39
2 Set the Night To Music (Diane Warren) 05:23
3 When Someone Tears Your Heart In Two (Bob Gaudio; Madeline Stone) 04:05
4 Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me (Barry Reynolds; Bette Midler; Robert Kraft) 04:55
5 You Make Me Feel Brand New (Linda Creed; Thom Bell) 05:02
6 Unforgettable (Irving Gordon; Arif Mardin) 04:59
7 Summertime (Leonard Cohen; Sharon Robinson) 04:23
8 Natural Thing (Jerry Barnes; Katreese Barnes) 04:39
9 My Foolish Heart (Ned Washington; Victor Young) 04:41
10 Friend (Jerry Barnes; Katreese Barnes) 03:00
11 Always (Irving Berlin; Barry Miles; Roberta Flack) 04:35
Biography
Musicians
1 The Waiting Game
Drums (programming) | Sammy Merendino |
Keyboards | Steve Skinner |
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Programming | Steve Skinner |
Programming | John Mahoney |
Programming | Joe Mardin |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Rap | Quincy Jones |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
2 Set the Night To Music
Drums (programming) | Sammy Merendino |
Keyboards | Robbie Kondor |
Programming | Robbie Kondor |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Vocals | Maxi Priest |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
3 When Someone Tears Your Heart In Two
Bass (synthesizer) | Joe Mardin |
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
Programming | Joe Mardin |
Vocals | Mark Stevens |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
4 Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me
Guitar | Michael O’Reilly |
Keyboards | Steve Skinner |
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Programming | Steve Skinner |
Programming | Joe Mardin |
Sax | Andy Snitzer |
Sax | Katreese Barnes |
Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Background Vocals | Rachele Cappelli |
Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
5 You Make Me Feel Brand New
Keyboards | David LeBolt |
Programming | David LeBolt |
Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
Background Vocals | Rachele Cappelli |
Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
6 Unforgettable
Keyboards | Robbie Kondor |
Programming | Robbie Kondor |
Harmonica | Rob Paparozzi |
Sax | Andy Snitzer |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Rachele Cappelli |
Vocals | Mark Stevens |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
7 Summertime
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Programming | Joe Mardin |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
8 Natural Thing
Drums (programming) | Reggie Griffin |
Drums (programming) | Steve Skinner |
Keyboards | Reggie Griffin |
Keyboards | Steve Skinner |
Programming | Reggie Griffin |
Sax | Katreese Barnes |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
Background Vocals | Reggie Griffin |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
9 My Foolish Heart
Bass (synthesizer) | Joe Mardin |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Keyboards | Keith Barnhart |
Programming | Joe Mardin |
Programming | Keith Barnhart |
Sax | Andy Snitzer |
Background Vocals | Cindy Mizelle |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Background Vocals | Rachele Cappelli |
Background Vocals | Reggie Griffin |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
10 Friend
Bass | Jerry Barnes |
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Programming | Joe Mardin |
Background Vocals | Jerry Barnes |
Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
11 Always
Drums (programming) | Joe Mardin |
Keyboards | Robbie Kondor |
Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
Programming | Robbie Kondor |
Vocals | Roberta Flack |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin
Co-producer – Joe Mardin (Tracks 3, 7)
Co-producer – Ahmet Ertegun (Track 9)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
Coordinator – Lisa Maldonado
Coordinator (For Roberta Flack) – Suzanne Koga
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Steve Skinner (Tracks 1, 4)
Arranged By – Robbie Kondor (Track 2)
Arranged By – Joe Mardin (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Arranged By – David LeBolt (Track 5)
Arranged By – Reggie Griffin (Track 8)
Arranged By – Jerry Barnes (Track 10)
Arranged By – Roberta Flack
Arranged By (Additional) – Shelton Becton (Track 8)
Arranged By (Additional) – Barry Miles, Robbie Kondor (Track 11)
Arranged By (Strings)- Arif Mardin (Tracks 2, 6, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Joe Mardin (Track 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 8, 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes (Track 8)
Conductor – Arif Mardin (aTracks 2, 6, 9)
Conductor – Joe Mardin (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Arthur Steuer, Brian Pollack, Bruce Buchanan, Bruce Calder, David Schiffman, Hideki Sunada, Jay Ryan, Jeff Lippay, Ken Quartarone, Steve Deur, Steve Holroyd, Suzanne Dyer
Mixed By – Michael O’Reilly
Recorded By (Additional) – David Richards, Jack Joseph Puig
Recorded By – Michael O’Reilly
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Design – Thomas Bricker
Photography – Bridgette Lancome
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At RPM Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Skyline Studios
Recorded At Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Right Track Recording
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
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