ArtistInfo
Harvey Mason
M.V.P.
Album US 1981 on Arista label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk, Disco)
Harvey Mason plays Premier Drums and Percussion, Remo Drumheads, and Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets Lee Ritenour appears courtesy of Elektra / Asylum Records Charles Veal appear courtesy of Capitol Records Mastered at Sunset Sound Manufactured by Arista Records, Inc. ℗ & © 1981 Arista Records, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Some covers are gold stamped as promotional.
Musicians
 | Harvey Mason dr, *1947 US percussion, contractor, strings, horns, producer, album by, drums, written by, lead vocals, drums, electronic drums, syndrums, voice, chants, handclaps, piano, acoustic, written by, backing vocals |
 | Kenny Mason tr, co-producer, trumpet, piano, acoustic, arranged by, horns, strings, written by, lead vocals, arranged by, strings, handclaps, voice, chants, arranged by, strings, horns, written by, backing vocals |
 | Steve Potter , US electronic drums, syndrums, engineer, studio 54 |
 | Phil Moores , US , conway recorders |
 | David Leonard , US , sunset sound |
 | Ralph Osborn , , kendun recorders |
 | Mike Hamilton , engineer, kitchen sync |
 | Buddy Brundo , , conway recorders |
 | Humberto Gatica , *1951 US engineer, sunset sound, percussion, overdubs |
 | David Montagu vn, strings |
 | Donald Palmer vn, str, 1930-2009 US strings |
 | Gina Kronstadt vn, US strings |
 | Haim Shtrum vn, US strings |
 | Herschel Wise vl, strings |
 | Jerome Webster vn, strings |
 | Jimbo Ross vl, str, US strings |
 | Joseph Goodman str, US strings |
 | Karen Jones vn, strings |
 | Kevan Torfeh vc, US strings |
 | Larry Corbett vc, strings |
 | Linda Lipsett vl, strings |
 | Marcy Dicterow vl, vn, *1947 strings |
 | Marilyn Baker vl, str, strings |
 | Nils Oliver vc, strings |
 | Pam Tompkins str, vn, strings |
 | Pat Johnson vn, strings |
 | Robert Lipsett vn, *1947 US strings |
 | Rollice Dale vl, strings |
 | Ron Clark vn, US strings |
 | Sheldon Sanov vn, strings |
 | Sid Page vn, man, *1947 US strings |
 | Lew McCreary tb, 1927-1999 US trombone, horns |
 | Maurice Spears tb, US trombone |
 | Oscar Brashear tr, *1944 US trumpet |
 | Snooky Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet |
 | Ernie Watts ts, *1945 US woodwind |
 | Gary Herbig ts, sax, US woodwind |
 | Deon Estus b, *1956 US bass, lead vocals, voice, chants, written by, written by, lead vocals |
 | William Bryant key, clavinet, electric piano, rhodes, clavinet, piano |
 | Lee Ritenour g, *1952 US guitar, acoustic guitar |
 | Michael Levin g, vn, guitar |
 | Spencer Bean g, guitar |
 | Hoppy Mason , handclaps, electronic drums, syndrums |
 | Michael Boddicker syn, *1953 US synthesizer |
 | Jerry Peters key, voc, p, US arranged by, strings, arranged by, strings, horns |
| Bernard Baisden , voice, chants |
 | Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US arranged by, horns |
 | Bill Reichenbach tb, US horns |
 | Charles Loper tb, US horns |
 | Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US horns |
 | Gary Grant tr, US horns |
 | Pete Robinson , synthesizer, moog bass |
 | Welton Gite b, *1956 US bass |
 | Tom Keane key, *1964 US electric piano, fender rhodes |
| Karen Floyd , lead vocals |
 | Sonny Burke key, org, p, piano, acoustic |
 | Charles Mims Jr. , US arranged by, strings |
 | Patrice Rushen , *1954 US arranged by, strings |
Producers
| Donn Davenport art direction |
| Charles Veal Jr. concertmaster |
| Lisa Wolf design |
| Gene Shiveley engineer, studio 54 |
| Bernie Grundman mastered by |
| Vincent Hughes Frye photography by |
| Bob Wirtz photography by, assistant |
| Chu Kawahito photography by, assistant |
| Chuck Burris photography by, assistant |
| Deon Estus backing vocals |
| Harvey Mason backing vocals |
| Kenny Mason backing vocals |
| Richard Heath backing vocals |
| Stephanie Spruill backing vocals |
| Greg Wright backing vocals |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | How Does It Feel | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason | 4:12 |
| 2 | | We Can Start Tonight | Harvey Mason | Deon Estus, Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason | 4:15 |
| 3 | | Universal Rhyme | Harvey Mason | Craig Short, Richard Baisden | 3:29 |
| 4 | | Spell | Harvey Mason | Deon Estus | 3:57 |
| 5 | | On And On | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason | 5:00 |
| 6 | | Going Through The Motions | Harvey Mason | Gerald Lee, Marti Sharron | 3:49 |
| 7 | | You And Me | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason | 5:10 |
| 8 | | Don't Doubt My Lovin' | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason, Marti Sharron | 4:30 |
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