Album US 1978 on A&M Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Funk)
[Insert] A1 Copyright ©1978 Yellow Brick Road Music Co. and Nick-O-Val Music (ASCAP) A2 Copyright ©1978 Yellow Brick Road Music Co. and Antisia Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A3 Copyright ©1978 Yellow Brick Road Music Co. and Bloody Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B1 Copyright ©1976 Li'l Bits & The Witch (ASCAP) and Kidada Music Co. (BMI) B2 Copyright ©1972 Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) B3 Copyright ©1976 Taurpin Tunes (ASCAP) ©1978 A&M Records, Inc. Printed In U.S.A. Produced For Quincy Jones Productions Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, L.A., Westlake II, L.A. and A&R Recording, N.Y. Jazz Violins on "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" recorded at Sound Ideas, N.Y. Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood Valerie Simpson, Nick Ashford and Steve Gadd appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Anthony Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, Hubert Laws, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Frank Floyd and Bill Watrous appear courtesy of Columbia Records Ralph MacDonald and Bill Eaton appear courtesy of Marlin Records, A Division of T.K. Productions, Inc. Patti Austin appears courtesy of CTI Records Chaka Khan appears courtesy of ABC Records and Warner Bros. Records Tom Scott appears courtesy of CBS Records and Ode Records Jon Fadis appears courtesy of Pablo Records Luther Vandross appears courtesy of Cotillion Records Michael Brecker appears courtesy of Arista Records [Sleeve] ©1978 A&M Records, Inc. [Spine] Printed In U.S.A. [lables] © ℗ 1978 A&M Records, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Custom embossed with copper foil on cover. Some copies included a fold out poster, along with insert for mail-away T-shirt offer and free LP offer, LP included a lyric sleeve.
Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US arranged by, producer, album by, music by, lyrics by | |
Johnny Mandel tb, *1925 US arranged by | |
Leon Pendarvis clv, p, org, *1945 US arranged by | |
Sy Johnson p, *1930 arranged by, transcription by, herbie hancock piano solo transcribed by | |
Tom Bahler bvoc, voc, *1943 US arranged by, directed by, new york super singers: under the direction of, vocals, new york super singers, music by, lyrics by | |
Anthony Jackson b, eb, *1952 US bass, soloist, solo, bass, fender bass | |
Alan Raph tb, *1933 US bass trombone, new york horn section | |
Dennis Karmazyn vc, US cello, l.a. string section | |
Gloria Strassner vc, cello, l.a. string section | |
Steve Gadd dr, *1945 US drums, music by, lyrics by | |
Art Maebe frh, US french horn, l.a. horn section | |
Aubrey Bouck french horn, l.a. horn section | |
David Duke frh, french horn, l.a. horn section | |
Henry Sigismonti frh, FR french horn, l.a. horn section | |
Sidney Muldrow frh, FR french horn, l.a. horn section | |
Eric Gale g, 1938-1994 US guitar, music by, lyrics by | |
Gayle Levant hrp, US harp, l.a. string section | |
Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion, music by, lyrics by | |
Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US piano, organ, music by, lyrics by | |
Clark Spangler programmed by, synthesizer keyboard bass | |
Dave Tofani fl, cl, saxophone, new york horn section | |
George Young ts, as, saxophone, new york horn section, soloist, solo, alto saxophone, also sax | |
Harold Vick ts, 1936-1987 US saxophone, new york horn section | |
Howard Johnson tu, bs, saxophone, new york horn section | |
Bill Perkins ts, 1924-2003 US saxophone, flute, l.a. horn section | |
Bud Shank as, fl, 1926-2009 US saxophone, flute, l.a. horn section | |
Buddy Collette fl, 1921-2010 US saxophone, flute, l.a. horn section | |
Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US saxophone, flute, l.a. horn section, flute, soloist, solo | |
Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US saxophone, flute, l.a. horn section | |
Michael Boddicker syn, *1953 US synthesizer, performer, programmed by, vocoder, vocordor | |
Bill Watrous tb, *1939 US trombone, l.a. horn section | |
Charles Loper tb, US trombone, l.a. horn section | |
Chauncey Welsch tb, 1927-2008 US trombone, l.a. horn section | |
Don Waldrop tb, trombone, l.a. horn section | |
Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone, l.a. horn section | |
Robert Payne tb, US trombone, l.a. horn section | |
Bill Lamb tr, tb, trumpet, l.a. horn section | |
Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US trumpet, l.a. horn section | |
Oscar Brashear tr, *1944 US trumpet, l.a. horn section | |
Snooky Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet, l.a. horn section | |
Jon Faddis tr, *1953 US trumpet, new york horn section | |
Virgil Jones tr, 1939-2012 US trumpet, new york horn section | |
Roger Bobo tu, cb, *1938 CH tuba, l.a. horn section | |
Tommy Johnson tu, 1935-2006 US tuba, l.a. horn section | |
David Schwartz vl, 1916-2013 US viola, l.a. string section | |
Leonard Selic str, vl, US viola, l.a. string section | |
Myer Bello vn, viola, l.a. string section | |
Samuel Boghossian vl, 1920-2008 US viola, l.a. string section | |
Arnold Belnick vn, str, US violin, l.a. string section | |
Betty LaMagna vn, violin, l.a. string section | |
Carl LaMagna vn, violin, l.a. string section | |
Connie Kupka vn, US violin, l.a. string section | |
Harry Bluestone vn, 1907-1992 GB violin, l.a. string section | |
Jerome Reisler str, vn, US violin, l.a. string section | |
John Wittenberg vn, US violin, l.a. string section | |
Marvin Limonick vn, violin, l.a. string section | |
Nathan Ross vn, violin, l.a. string section | |
Sheldon Sanov vn, violin, l.a. string section | |
Wilbert Nuttycombe vn, violin, l.a. string section | |
Israel Baker vn, 1919-2011 US concertmaster, violin, l.a. string section | |
Frank Floyd voc, US vocals, new york super singers | |
Gwen Guthrie bvoc, voc, 1950-1999 US vocals, new york super singers | |
Lani Groves bvoc, voc, vocals, new york super singers | |
Luther Vandross voc, bvoc, 1951-2005 US vocals, new york super singers | |
Ullanda McCullough voc, bvoc, US vocals, new york super singers | |
Vivian Cherry voc, bvoc, US vocals, new york super singers | |
William Eaton voc, bvoc, US vocals, new york super singers | |
Zachary Sanders voc, US vocals, new york super singers | |
Patti Austin voc, bvoc, *1950 US concertmistress, vocals, new york super singers, music by, lyrics by | |
David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar | |
Nickolas Ashford voc, 1941-2011 US music by, lyrics by, vocals | |
Valerie Simpson p, *1946 US music by, lyrics by, vocals | |
Chaka Khan voc, bvoc, *1953 US vocals | |
Tom Scott sax, *1948 US lyricon, soloist, solo | |
Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US soloist, solo, tenor saxophone, electric, tenor saxophone, soloist, solo | |
Charles May p, syn, bvoc, US vocals | |
Herbie Hancock p, *1940 US electric piano, music by, lyrics by, keyboards, electric piano, soloist, solo | |
Jim McCurdy , recorded by, jazz violins | |
Harry Lookofsky str, vn, 1913-1998 US violin, jazz violins, based on a herbie hancock piano solo | |
Ellen Weston voc, US music by, lyrics by | |
Lesley Gore voc, bvoc, 1946-2015 US music by, lyrics by | |
Stevie Wonder syn, *1950 US music by, lyrics by | |
Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson g, syn, voc, *1950 US guitar | |
Michael McDonald voc, key, *1952 US music by, lyrics by |
Roland Young art direction, design |
Bruce Swedien engineer, liner notes, acousonic recording process, mixed by |
Frank "Cheech" D'Amico engineer, assisted by |
Niels Erik Lund engineer, assisted by |
Ollie Cotton engineer, assisted by |
Tony D'Amico engineer, assisted by |
Brian Davis illustration |
Alex Haley liner notes |
Bernie Grundman mastered by |
Mark Hanauer photography by, inner-sleeve |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stuff Like That | Quincy Jones | Eric Gale, Nickolas Ashford, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Valerie Simpson | 6:15 |
2 | I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald, Tom Bahler | 3:34 |
3 | Love, I Never Had It So Good | Quincy Jones | Patti Austin, Quincy Jones, Richard Tee, Tom Bahler | 5:14 |
4 | Tell Me A Bedtime Story | Quincy Jones | Herbie Hancock | 6:45 |
5 | Love Me By Name | Quincy Jones | Ellen Weston, Lesley Gore | 4:08 |
6 | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) | Quincy Jones | Stevie Wonder | 5:25 |
7 | Takin' It To The Streets | Quincy Jones | Michael McDonald | 4:24 |