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Eddie Kendricks
The Thin Man: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2

Compil. US 2006 on Hip-O Select label
R&B/Soul (Soul, Funk, Disco)

(Wilton Felder appears courtesy of The Crusaders and Chisa Records, Inc.) Boogie Down Originally released as Tamla T-330V1, February 1974; #1 R&B, #30 Pop Singles from the album Boogie Down / Can't Help What I Am [from "Eddie Kendricks"], Tamla 54243, December 1973; #1 R&B (3 weeks), #2 Pop (2 weeks) Son Of Sagittarius b/w Trust Your Heart, Tamla 54247, April 1974; #5 R&B, #28 Pop Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need b/w Loving You The Second Time Around, Tamla 54249, July 1974; #8 R&B, #50 Pop The Thin Man was later issued as the B-side of One Tear, Tamla 54255, November 1974 Hooked On Your Love was later issued as the B-side of Shoeshine Boy, Tamla 54257, January 1975 Honey Brown was later issued as the B-side of Get The Cream Off The Top, Tamla 54260, June 1975 ________________________________________ The Hit Man album information page (pg. 15). Originally released as Tamla T6-338S1, June 1975; #9 R&B, #63 Pop Singles from the album Get The Cream Off The Top b/w Honey Brown [from "Boogie Down!"], Tamla 54260, June 1975; #7 R&B, #50 Pop Happy b/w Deep And Quiet Love [from "For You"], Tamla 54263, September 1975; #8 R&B, #66 Pop ________________________________________ He's A Friend album information page (pg. 19). Recorded at Stigma Sounds Studios, Philadelphia, PA. Original vinyl LP Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Studios, Philadelphia, PA. "A Very Special Thanks to "Papa" Fill and Dave Harris." Originally released as Tamla T6-343S1, January 1976; #3 R&B, #38 Pop Singles from the album He's A Friend b/w All Of My Love, Tamla 54266, January 1976; #2 R&B (3 weeks), #36 Pop Get It While It's Hot b/w Never Gonna Leave You, Tamla 54270, June 1976; #24 R&B He's A Friend / It's Not What You Got / Chains charted as LP cuts at #7 Dance/Disco ________________________________________ "Goin' Up In Smoke album information page (pg. 23) Recorded and Mixed at Stigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA. Original vinyl LP mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Philadelphia, PA. Originally released as Tamla T6-346S1, September 1976; #22 R&B, #144 Pop Singles from the album Goin' Up In Smoke b/w Thanks For The Memories, Tamla 54277, October 1976; #30 R&B Born Again b/w Date With The Rain [from "People...Hold On"], Tamla 54285, April 1977; did not chart Goin' Up In Smoke / Music Man / Born Again / Thanks For The Memories charted as LP cuts at #11 Dance/Disco ________________________________________ Slick album information page (pg. 27). "It all began to happen in a certain place for both Eddie and me, so it seemed fitting that on our joint effort that it be done in that place... Detroit. Thanks to all for making it a pleasant and fruitful decision... especially the wonderful and talented musicians of Detroit. To the engineers, Steve Osterlund, Michael Grace and Peter Granet - you're terrific! A special thanks to my companion, the one who sees me as I am and accepts me for what I want to be, P.T.L." Leonard "Many thanks to the Kendricks' family, KNMH, INc., Zach Garrett, Ron Sobel, Mark Anthony Christini, Rick Unger, Allan H. Siegel, Joe Lodatto, Tom Chavey, Herman Fink, my son, Paris, daughters Aika and Ten-E" -Eddie Recorded at United Sound and Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan. Mixed at Wakky Heider Recording, Hollywood, California. Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California. Originally released as Tamla T6-356S1, August 1977; #47 R&B Singles from the album Baby b/w I Want To Live (My Life With You), scheduled as Tamla 54289, August/September 1977; release cancelled Intimate Friends b/w Baby, Tamla 54290, December 1977; #24 R&B ________________________________________ Bonus Tracks: "Motown Lost & Found" information page (pgs. 28 & 29) #10-17 previously unreleased #10, 12, 14-16 previously unknown compositions ________________________________________ Release credits page (pg. 30) Digitally remastered by SUHA GUR at Universal Mastering Studios-East Photographs courtesy of Motown Records Archives "Bilboard" chart information courtesy BPI Communications Inc. and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Inc. Thanks to Jimi Dougans (C) 2006 Motown Records, a Divison of UMG Recordings, Inc. ________________________________________ "Non-release notes" From Hip-O Select: CD Edition limited to 5000 non-numbered limited edition copies. UK release date: June 4, 2007 Exact US and UK release dates taken from external sources.

Musicians

	Eddie Kendricks voc, 1939-1992 US album by
	David Van DePitte b, arranged by, arranged by, strings & horns arranged by, orchestrated by, orchestration by
	Frank Wilson bvoc, g, 1940-2012 US arranged by, backing vocals, vocal ensemble, mixed by, mixing engineers, producer, written by
	James Anthony Carmichael voc, *1941 US arranged by, orchestrated by, orchestration by
	Leonard Caston key, b, 1917-1987 US arranged by, backing vocals, vocal ensemble, clavinet, piano, organ, keyboards, other keyboards, keyboards, mixed by, mixing engineers, orchestrated by, orchestration by, producer, written by
	Allan Felder , 1943-1999 US arranged by, vocals arranged by, backing vocals, background singers, written by
	Mathieu Bitton , *1973 FR art direction, design, package
	Bruce Gray voc, bvoc, key, backing vocals, background singers, keyboards, written by
	Carolyn Majors , US backing vocals, background singers, backing vocals, vocal ensemble, arranged by, backing vocals ensemble, coordinator, backing vocals ensemble
	Bobby Taylor voc, 1934-2017 US backing vocals, vocal ensemble
	Harold Johnson key, p, US backing vocals, vocal ensemble, keyboards, organ, electric piano
	Joe Croyle backing vocals, vocal ensemble
	Joe White p, backing vocals, vocal ensemble
	John Fox bvoc, b, backing vocals, vocal ensemble
	Karin Patterson bvoc, backing vocals, vocal ensemble
	Mara Baygulow backing vocals, vocal ensemble
	Mike Campbell voc, backing vocals, vocal ensemble, harmonica
	Darrell Clayborn b, bass
	James Jamerson b, 1936-1983 US bass
	Michael Foreman b, bass
	Roderick Chandler b, sax, bass
	Ron Baker b, 1947-1990 US bass
	Eddie "Bongo" Brown cng, perc, 1932-1984 US congas
	Gerry Paul congas
	King Errisson perc, cng, *1941 BS congas
	Larry Washington cng, bgo, congas, congas, bongos
	Robert Cupit , congas, bongos
	Barbara Hill frh, coordinator, album, producer, production assistant
	Lynn Allen other, inspiration, coordinator, album
	Kelly Martinez , US coordinator, licensing
	Aaron Smith dr, *1950 drums
	Charles Collins dr, drums
	Earl Palmer dr, perc, 1924-2008 US drums
	Earl Young dr, *1940 US drums, drums
	Ed Greene dr, US drums, drums
	Gene Pello dr, drums
	Harvey Mason dr, *1947 US drums
	James Gadson dr, *1939 US drums
	Kenny Rice dr, NL drums
	Lee Marcus dr, drums
	Quentin Dennard dr, drums
	Richard Allen dr, 1932-2002 drums
	Roger Bethelmy dr, drums
	Uriel Jones dr, 1934-2009 drums
	Bobby Eli g, *1956 US guitar
	Dean Parks g, *1947 US guitar
	Dennis Coffey g, *1940 US guitar
	Eddie Willis g, *1936 US guitar
	Greg Poree g, US guitar
	Jay Graydon g, *1949 US guitar
	Johnny McGhee g, guitar
	Melvin Ragin g, *1950 US guitar
	Norman Harris g, 1947-1987 US guitar, producer, arranged by, written by
	Ray Parker Jr. , *1954 US guitar
	Robert White g, 1936-1994 US guitar
	TJ Tindall g, *1950 guitar
	Carlton Kent key, keyboards
	George Roundtree , keyboards
	Jerry Peters key, voc, p, US keyboards
	Ron Kersey key, 1949-2005 US keyboards, arranged by, written by
	T.G. Conway key, US keyboards, written by, arranged by
	Brian Chin , liner notes, essay written by
	Suha Gur acg, US by
	Bobbye Hall perc, cng, US percussion
	Gary Coleman perc, *1936 US percussion, percussion, timpani, tympani, vibraphone, vibes
	Gene Estes vib, perc, 1931-1996 US percussion
	Jack Brokensha vib, 1926-2010 US percussion
	Don Renaldo vn, strings, horns
	Jack Ashford perc, vib, *1934 US tambourine, percussion
	Vincent Montana, Jr. , 1950-2000 US vibraphone, vibes, arranged by
	Wilton Felder sax, ts, 1940-2015 US saxophone, solo
	Phil Wright p, org, clv, GB arranged by
	Sanford Shire , arranged by
	Wade Marcus tb, str, US arranged by
	Jack Faith fl, arranged by
	Reginald Turner voc, US arranged by, written by
	Larry Nozero sax, fl, 1943-2005 alto saxophone, solo
	Bobby Miller voc, g, written by, producer
	Gloria Jones voc, bvoc, *1945 US written by, producer
	Pam Sawyer , US written by, producer
	Henry Davis b, US bass
	Joe Sample key, p, 1939-2014 US piano
	Clarence McDonald key, p, piano, fender rhodes
	Jack Arnold perc, *1929 US vibraphone, vibes

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