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Roberta Flack
Blue Lights In The Basement

Album US 1977 on Atlantic label
R&B/Soul (Soul)

Can be distinguished from other US releases by the matrix numbers at the bottom of the labels ending with "PR" Recording studios: - Hit Factory / Columbia Recording Studios, New York - RCA Studios / Record Plant, New York - Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, California - Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California - Record Plant, Los Angeles, California A2 Recorded in August 1977, at - Hit Factory, New York - Paul Serano Studios, Chicago B5 from musical production "Bamboo" Ken Harper Productions.

     
Musicians
PortraitRoberta Flack voc, p, *1939 US
arranged by, backing vocals, keyboards, album by
PortraitGary King voc, b, eb, *1941 US
arranged by, percussion
PortraitHarry Whitaker ep, p, 1942-2010 US
arranged by, keyboards
PortraitHugh McCracken g, 1942-2013 US
arranged by, guitar
PortraitLeon Pendarvis clv, p, org, *1945 US
arranged by, backing vocals, keyboards
PortraitMichael Kamen key, ob, 1948-2003 US
arranged by, soloist, oboe
PortraitJames Mtume bvoc, voc, key, *1946 US
backing vocals, percussion, written by
PortraitRonnie Foster org, syn, *1950 US
backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
PortraitAnthony Jackson b, eb, *1952 US
bass, electric bass
Allen Schwarzberger
drums
PortraitHoward King dr, bvoc,
drums
PortraitIdris Muhammad dr, 1939-2014 US
drums
Jimmy Wong
drums
PortraitSteve Gadd dr, *1945 US
drums
PortraitBasil Fearington b, bvoc,
electric bass
PortraitWill Lee b, *1952 US
electric bass
PortraitDavid Spinozza g, acg, US
guitar
PortraitJeff Mironov g, eg, *1949 US
guitar
PortraitJohn Tropea g, *1946 US
guitar
PortraitReggie Lucas g, bvoc, *1953 US
guitar, written by
PortraitDon Grolnick p, key, 1948-1996 US
keyboards
PortraitPaul Griffin org, 1937-2000 US
keyboards
PortraitRob Mounsey syn, *1952 US
keyboards
Portrait'Crusher' Bennett perc, cng, tim, bgo,
percussion
PortraitDavid Carey vib, mar, xyl, cwb, US
percussion
PortraitJimmy Maelen perc, cng,
percussion
PortraitDonny Hathaway voc, p, ep, 1945-1979 US
vocals
Producers
Brenda White King backing vocals
Deniece Williams backing vocals
Eugene McDaniels backing vocals, producer
Gwen Guthrie backing vocals
Jim Gilstrap backing vocals
Lani Groves backing vocals
Zachary Sanders backing vocals
Gazebo Group design
Stewart Bosley design
Brian Christian engineer, recording
Joe Ferla engineer, recording, producer, remix
Mike Moran engineer, recording
Phil Schier engineer, recording
Ralph Moss engineer, recording
Ted Spencer engineer, recording
Ahmet Ertegun executive-producer
Jack Adelman mastered by
David Gahr photography by, back
John Pinderhughes photography by, front
Rubina Flake producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Why Don't You Move In With MeRoberta FlackEugene McDaniels4:51
2The Closer I Get To YouRoberta FlackJames Mtume, Reggie Lucas4:39
3Fine, Fine DayRoberta FlackRachel Perry4:49
4This Time I'll Be SweeterRoberta FlackGwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant4:23
525th Of Last DecemberRoberta FlackEugene McDaniels4:31
6After YouRoberta FlackMichael Masser, Ronald Miller3:55
7I'd Like To Be Baby To YouRoberta FlackMorgan Ames4:27
8Soul DeepRoberta FlackWayne Carson Thompson2:22
9Love Is The HealingRoberta FlackEugene McDaniels3:42
10 Where I'll Find YouRoberta FlackDavid McHugh3:10

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