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The Starship Orchestra
Celestial Sky
Album US 1980 on Columbia label
R&B/Soul (Soul, Disco)
Norman Connors appears courtesy of Arista Records, inc. Leon Ndugu Chancler appears courtesy of Epic Records Don Myrick and Louis Satterfield appear courtesy of Earth, Wind & Fire Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA in January and February 1980 ℗ © 1980 CBS, Inc.
Musicians
 | The Starship Orchestra , album by |
 | Oscar Castro-Neves g, acg, 1940-2013 BR acoustic guitar |
 | Jacques Burvick ep, syn, backing vocals, keyboards, written by, arranged by, conductor, orchestrated by |
 | Wali Ali g, voc, backing vocals, guitar |
 | Freddie Washington b, US bass |
 | Nathan East b, voc, *1955 US bass |
 | Munyungo Jackson perc, tim, caxixi, congas, timbales, surdo, percussion, flying pans, electronic drums, syndrums, arranged by, written by |
 | Ralph Jones fl, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, soloist, saxophone |
 | James Gadson dr, *1939 US drums, percussion |
 | Joe Saulter , drums, lead vocals, written by |
 | Leon Ndugu Chancler dr, perc, *1952 US drums, percussion |
 | Bob Winard , , assistant |
 | John Rowan guitar |
 | Marlo Henderson g, 1948-2015 US guitar |
 | Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson g, syn, voc, *1950 US guitar |
 | Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US guitar |
 | Billy McCoy key, ep, whistle, brazilian whistles, synthesizer, prophet 5, electric piano, rhodes, piano, acoustic, soloist, keyboards, arranged by, rhythm, written by, arranged by, conductor, orchestrated by |
 | George Bohanon tb, *1960 US trombone |
 | Louis Satterfield b, voc, cwb, 1937-2004 US trombone |
 | Maurice Spears tb, US trombone |
 | Bobby Bryant tr, 1934-1998 US trumpet |
 | Eric Butler , trumpet |
| Mike Carribia trumpet |
 | Nolan Smith tr, *1949 US trumpet |
 | Oscar Brashear tr, *1944 US trumpet |
 | Fred Jackson ts, *1929 US woodwind |
 | William Green sax, 1925-1996 US woodwind |
 | McKinley Jackson alp, US arranged by, conductor, orchestrated by |
 | Don Myrick ts, sax, bs, 1940-1993 US soloist, woodwind |
 | Douglas Wood , producer, keyboards, electric keyboards, written by |
 | Jerry Peters key, voc, p, US arranged by, conductor, orchestrated by, electric piano |
 | Bobby Lyle p, key, *1944 US arranged by, conductor, orchestrated by, keyboards, multi keyboards, written by, piano, acoustic |
 | Marcie Allen , guest, lead vocals |
Producers
| Josie James backing vocals |
| Marcie Allen backing vocals |
| Marlena Jeter backing vocals |
| Maxi Anderson backing vocals |
| Norman Connors backing vocals, producer |
| Lane/Donald design |
| Jackson Schwartz engineer, recording |
| George Butler executive-producer |
| John Golden mastered by |
| Jim Shea photography by |
| Gerald Roberts producer, assistant |
| Orlando Imala product manager |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You're A Star | The Starship Orchestra | Jacques Burvick | 6:03 |
| 2 | New York, New York | The Starship Orchestra | Douglas Wood, Joe Saulter | 4:32 |
| 3 | The Waiting Game | The Starship Orchestra | Billy McCoy, Maxi Anderson | 5:02 |
| 4 | All Those Things (Aquillas Coisas Todas) | The Starship Orchestra | Toninho Horta | 5:17 |
| 5 | The Genie | The Starship Orchestra | Bobby Lyle | 5:39 |
| 6 | Celestial Sky | The Starship Orchestra | Billy McCoy | 4:52 |
| 7 | Yesterday | The Starship Orchestra | Jacques Burvick | 4:14 |
| 8 | Serious Business | The Starship Orchestra | Jacques Burvick | 3:20 |
| 9 | Give Me Some Skin | The Starship Orchestra | Munyungo Jackson | 2:39 |
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