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Michael Sembello
Without Walls

Album US 1986 on A&M Records label
Rock (Soft Rock, Pop Rock)

Recorded at Bossa Nova Hotel. Additional recording at Zebra Sound, Studio 55, Can-Am, Galaxy and Village Recorders. Tracks A2, A3, A4, A5, B3, B4: Mixed at Lion Share. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios. © 1986 A&M Records, Inc. ℗ 1986 A&M Records, Inc. Creative Thanks To: Peter Savic, Joanne Gair, Patty Callicott and Rebecca Blumberg. Special Thanks: Dan Acree, Herb Alpert, Audio Effects, Hilary Bercavici, Cafe Giuseppe's, John Deaver, Bob DiMarco, Seymore Duncan, EFX, Gil Friesen, GHS Strings, girls of Lion Share, Patrice, Rowena and Suzanne, Michael Gorfaine, Jeff Hamilton, Jordan Harris, Bob Hart, Ed and Charina Holmes, Ron Howard and Company, Jazz Police, Michael Jensen, George Kaye, Barry Korkin, Beth Kraft, Little Dougie 'Rudy', Jim McKeever, Peggy Needleman, President of the Universe, Howard Reitze, Steve Rippley, Cruzer Sembello, Lenny, Mo and Fred Sembello, Sound Source, Denny 'Double Back' Sullivan, Toru, Wall Of Mariachis, Shelley Wiseman, Sue Yahm, Casey Young, Richard and Lili Zanuck and Zentech. To John (Urban Apocalypse) McClain; "Thanks for the life raft" Timmy Vicari used the Al Dente Recording Process. Steve Porcaro appears courtesy of Columbia Records. Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Records. Cat# SP-5044 appears on labels, SP 5044 appears on spine of sleeve. This recording is also available on BASF chrome cassette. Also available with gold promotional stamp on back of sleeve. Notes not on release. Original LP track listing was: A1. Dangerous A2. Last To Know A3. The Picture A4. Funkabilly Swing A5. Gravity B1. Is This The Way To Paradise B2. Angelina B3.Wonder Where Your Are B4. Burn It Up B5. Hysterical 3 tracks "The Picture", "Angelina" and "Hysterical" were deleted and "What You Really Want" was added. You can find 2 of the deleted tracks ("The Picture" and "Angelina") on the Japanese CD release.

Musicians

	Michael Sembello g, *1954 US engineer, guitar, keyboards, producer, programmed by, vocals, album by, written by, choir, tear down the walls choir
	Doug Cameron vn, US strings, wall of doug, arranged by, string arrangements, strings, string section
	Bobby Caldwell , *1951 US backing vocals, background vocals, performer, sinatra, synthesizer, written by
	Stevie Wonder syn, *1950 US backing vocals, background vocals, harmonica
	Melanie Nissen , US design, album
	Carlos Vega dr, 1956-1998 US drums
	Vinnie Colaiuta dr, *1956 US drums
	Randy Waldman p, key, *1955 US engineer, keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged by, horn arrangements, choir, tear down the walls choir
	Bud Rizzo , engineer, assistant engineer, guitar, other, metal metaphysician, performer, wall of mariachis, choir, tear down the walls choir
	Steve Rippley guitar, guitar scientist
	Herb Alpert tr, *1935 US horns
	Bill Reichenbach tb, US horns, horn section
	Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US horns, horn section
	David Boruff sax, US horns, horn section, programmed by, additional synthesizer programmer, saxophone, sax
	Gary Grant tr, US horns, horn section
	Larry Williams , US horns, horn section
	Lew McCreary tb, 1927-1999 US horns, horn section
	Casey Young key, US keyboards, programmed by, main-synth jungle genius alchemist programmer
	Danny Sembello bvoc, 1963-2015 US keyboards, synthesizer, additional synthesizers, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, written by, choir, tear down the walls choir
	Ron Powell perc, cng, percussion
	Ryan McGonigal performer, wall of mariachis
	Stan Smengi performer, wall of mariachis
	Dennis Matkosky , US programmed by, additional synthesizer programmer
	Clayton Haslop vn, US strings, string section
	Paula Hochhalter vc, str, US strings, string section
	Sid Page vn, man, *1947 US strings, string section
	Steve Porcaro key, voc, 1957-1992 US synthesizer
	Richard Rudolph tr, *1946 US bass guitar, written by
	Alice Martini , choir, tear down the walls choir
	Bob Di Marco , choir, tear down the walls choir
	Bruce Gaitsch g, *1953 US choir, tear down the walls choir
	Cruz Sembello bvoc, choir, tear down the walls choir, written by
	Jena Raye Mendez , choir, tear down the walls choir
	Kim DiMarco , choir, tear down the walls choir
	Kimiko Kasai voc, bvoc, *1945 JP choir, tear down the walls choir
	Marilyn Scott bvoc, voc, *1949 US choir, tear down the walls choir
	Mark Hudson voc, *1951 US choir, tear down the walls choir
	Tata Vega bvoc, voc, perc, *1951 US vocals

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