Album US 1980 on Columbia label
R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk, Funk, Disco)
Recorded: September - October 1979 at Bear West Studios, San Francisco, CA Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Rodney Franklin , *1958 US arranged by, strings, grand piano, bass guitar, vocals, electric piano, rhodes, producer, associate, album by, written by, lead vocals | |
Paul Buckmaster vc, eb, *1946 GB arranged by, strings, producer, written by | |
Ray Pizzi fl, *1943 US bass clarinet | |
Harold Foreman bass guitar | |
Paul Jackson eb, b, *1947 US bass guitar | |
Randy Merritt dr, US drums | |
Tony St. James dr, US drums | |
Vincent Spaulding electric guitar | |
Dean Holzkamp flute, soprano saxophone | |
Mel Martin bs, ts, fl, 1942-2017 US flute, soprano saxophone | |
Kenneth Nash perc, percussion | |
Audrey Franklin vocals, written by | |
Brooks Hunnicutt bvoc, US vocals | |
Lisa Roberts bvoc, voc, US vocals | |
Phyllis St. James voc, perc, bvoc, vocals, lead vocals, written by |
Tony Lane art direction |
Noboru Tarui design |
Steve Andreatta engineer, additional |
Vance Frost engineer, additional |
Ken Kessie engineer, assistant |
Laertes "Doc" Muldrow engineer, assistant |
Mark Needham engineer, recording |
Don Hahn engineer, remix |
George Butler executive-producer |
Michael Zipkin liner notes |
Bernie Grundman mastered by |
Baron Wolman photography by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Felix Leo | Rodney Franklin | Paul Buckmaster, Rodney Franklin | 6:20 |
2 | God Bless The Blues | Rodney Franklin | Rodney Franklin | 3:01 |
3 | The Watcher | Rodney Franklin | Rodney Franklin | 8:46 |
4 | Journey | Rodney Franklin | Rodney Franklin | 2:34 |
5 | The Groove | Rodney Franklin | Rodney Franklin | 4:48 |
6 | You'll Never Know | Rodney Franklin | Audrey Franklin, Phyllis St. James, Rodney Franklin | 6:22 |
7 | Return | Rodney Franklin | Rodney Franklin | 4:19 |
8 | Parkay Man | Rodney Franklin | Phyllis St. James, Rodney Franklin | 3:53 |