ArtistInfo
Esther Phillips
Good Black Is Hard To Crack
Album US 1981 on Mercury label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Soul)
Musicians
 | Esther Phillips voc, 1935-1984 US album by |
 | Benny Golson ts, *1929 US arranged by, rhythm, horn, vocal and synthesized string arrangements, producer, produced by, programmed by, moog synthesizer programmed by, synthesizer, oberheim obx, moog synsthesizer |
 | Ron Woodmansee contractor |
 | Melvin Webb dr, cng, tim, US drums, bongos |
 | Craig Kenoly b, electric bass |
 | Eric Daniels g, key, electric piano, fender rhodes electric piano |
 | Gemi Taylor g, b, guitar |
 | Greg Poree g, US guitar |
 | Wilton Rabb g, guitar |
| Geoff Farr programmed by, oberheim obx programmed by |
 | Garnett Brown tb, *1936 US trombone |
 | George Bohanon tb, *1960 US trombone |
 | Maurice Spears tb, US trombone |
 | Thurman Green tb, 1940-1997 US trombone |
 | Bobby Bryant tr, 1934-1998 US trumpet |
 | Eugene Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet |
 | Oscar Brashear tr, *1944 US trumpet |
 | Bettina McKinney , arranged by, background vocals |
 | Sam Dees voc, *1945 US arranged by, vocal arrangement, backing vocals, background vocals, written by |
 | Hank Crawford as, 1934-2009 US alto saxophone |
Producers
| Mike Doud design, art direction, front cover art direction |
| Larry Terszini concept by, photo |
| David Costell engineer |
| Bobby Martin executive-producer |
| Esther Phillips executive-producer |
| Stan Watts illustration, front cover |
| Bernie Grundman mastered by |
| David Alexander photography by, back cover photo |
| Julia Tillman Waters backing vocals, background vocals |
| Marti McCall backing vocals, background vocals |
| Maxine Willard Waters backing vocals, background vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy | Esther Phillips | Willie Nelson | 3:50 |
| 2 | Reaching Out For Love With Love | Esther Phillips | Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Doug Frank | 3:43 |
| 3 | Cry To Me | Esther Phillips | Sam Dees | 4:54 |
| 4 | Pull Yourself Together | Esther Phillips | Shedrack Anderson | 4:20 |
| 5 | Woman Enough | Esther Phillips | Jim Lang | 3:40 |
| 6 | You Can't See Thunder | Esther Phillips | Barry Richards, Bobby Hart | 4:05 |
| 7 | We've Got A Good Thing Going | Esther Phillips | Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren | 5:10 |
| 8 | City Lights | Esther Phillips | Joel Webster, Mable John | 4:17 |
| 9 | Changin' | Esther Phillips | James McClelland, Jerry Peters, Lynn Mack | 5:35 |
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