Mathematics: The MCA Years

~ Release by Melissa Manchester (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Victims of the Modern Heart
producer:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer [DX-7, Memorymoog, Prophet-V]:
George Duke
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
George Duke
produced for:
George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
recorded at:
Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Victims of the Modern Heart
writer:
Roy Freeland and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Snow Music
4:16
2Mathematics
drum machine [drum] programming, guitar programming and associate producer:
Robbie Nevil
executive producer:
Quincy Jones
producer:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
flugelhorn and piccolo:
Gary Grant (brass)
saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
solo saxophone:
Danny Pelfrey
synthesizer:
Tommy Faragher, Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter), Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Robbie Nevil
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions
recorded at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Mathematics
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1985) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1985)
4:03
3Energy
producer:
Trevor Veitch
bass guitar [bass]:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Michael Landau, Lee Ritenour and Trevor Veitch
keyboard and synthesizer:
Richard Gibbs (composer, songwriter, keyboardist) and Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
recorded at:
Starlight Studios in Malibu, California, United States and Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Energy
writer:
George Elian, Chip Halstead and Janis K. Tunnell
publisher:
Acres of Sky Publishing Company, Prize Creations Publishing, Tenacious Tunes, Tunnell Visions and Tunnellian Productions
3:41
4Shocked
drum machine [drum] programming, guitar programming and associate producer:
Robbie Nevil
executive producer:
Quincy Jones
producer:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Robbie Nevil
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions
recorded at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Shocked
writer:
Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
Dresden China Music and WC Music Corp.
3:36
5All Tied Up
drum machine [drum] programming, guitar programming and associate producer:
Robbie Nevil
executive producer:
Quincy Jones
producer:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
synthesizer:
Tom Faragher
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter), Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Robbie Nevil
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions
recorded at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
All Tied Up
writer:
Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:54
6The Dream
producer:
George Duke
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard bass [Bass Yamaha Pf 15], synclavier [Synclavier 11] and synthesizer [Memorymoog, Prophet-V]:
George Duke
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
George Duke
produced for:
George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
recorded at:
Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Dream
writer:
Billy Livsey, Melissa Manchester and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Mighty Nice Music (BMI) and Quince Music Ltd.
4:19
7Restless Love
drum machine [drum] programming and guitar programming:
Robbie Nevil
associate producer:
John Van Tongeren
executive producer:
Quincy Jones
producer:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
synthesizer:
Tommy Faragher and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Andrea Crouch, Jean Johnson, Maxi Anderson (70s US funk/soul artist Maxi Anderson), Robbie Nevil, Rose Banks and Táta Vega
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger and synthesizer arranger:
John Van Tongeren
arranger:
Robbie Nevil
background vocals arranger:
Andrea Crouch
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions
recorded at:
Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Restless Love
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:40
8Thunder in the Night3:54
9Night Creatures
producer:
George Duke
bass synthesizer [Memorymoog bass] and synclavier [Synclavier 11]:
George Duke
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Carl Carlwell, Lynn Davis (vocalist), George Duke, Marcy Levy and Petsye Powell
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
George Duke
produced for:
George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
recorded at:
Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Night Creatures
writer:
Jon Lind and Martin Page
publisher:
Big Mystique Music, Concord Copyrights London Limited and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:59
10Just One Lifetime
producer:
George Duke
bass guitar [bass]:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
cello:
Ronald Cooper, Douglas Davis (cellist), Earl Madison and Ray Kelley (cellist)
harp:
Dorothy Remsen
piano [acoustic piano], synclavier [Synclavier 11] and synthesizer [DX-7, Prophet-V]:
George Duke
solo guitar:
Michael Sembello
viola:
Rollice Dale, Roland Kato, Janet Lakatos and Virginia Majewski (violist)
violin:
Brenton Banks, Arnold Belnick, Stuart Canin (American violinist and conductor), Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, David Frisina, Ed Green (US violinist/percussionist), Alexander Horvath, Karen Jones (violinist), Irma Neumann, Reg Hill (British‐American violinist) and Paul Shure
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
George Del Barrio (Jorge Luis Gutierret Del Barrio)
arranger:
George Duke
produced for:
George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
recorded at:
Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Just One Lifetime
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Co. (ended), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Snow Music
4:04
2CD
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1Water From the Moon
producer:
Trevor Veitch
Melissa Manchester3:25
2Skin on Skin
producer:
Trevor Veitch
recording of:
Skin on Skin
writer:
Gary Osborne and Johnny Warman
Melissa Manchester4:05
3Just One Star Beyond
producer:
Trevor Veitch
recording of:
Just One Star Beyond (theme from "The Last Starfighter")
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Mark Mueller (US songwriter) and Craig Safan
publisher:
Marilor Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), USI A Music Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Last Starfighter (soundtrack)
Melissa Manchester3:14
4So Full of Yourself
producer:
Trevor Veitch
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
So Full of Yourself
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1985) and Snow Music (in 1985)
Melissa Manchester3:32
5Just One Lifetime (single version)
producer:
George Duke
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
produced for:
George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
recording of:
Just One Lifetime
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Co. (ended), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Snow Music
Melissa Manchester4:02
6Mathematics (dance mix)
assistant engineer:
Matt Brady (engineer)
associate producer:
Robbie Nevil
executive producer:
Quincy Jones
producer:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
remixer:
John “Jellybean” Benitez (US producer John Benitez)
arranger:
Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions
remix of:
Mathematics by Melissa Manchester
recording of:
Mathematics
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1985) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1985)
Melissa Manchester7:05
7Mathematics (dub version)
associate producer:
Robbie Nevil
executive producer:
Quincy Jones
producer:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
arranger:
Robbie Nevil
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Mathematics
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1985) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1985)
Melissa Manchester4:58
8Energy (power mix)
producer:
Trevor Veitch
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Energy
writer:
George Elian, Chip Halstead and Janis K. Tunnell
publisher:
Acres of Sky Publishing Company, Prize Creations Publishing, Tenacious Tunes, Tunnell Visions and Tunnellian Productions
Melissa Manchester5:21
9Energy (dub version)
producer:
Trevor Veitch
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Energy
writer:
George Elian, Chip Halstead and Janis K. Tunnell
publisher:
Acres of Sky Publishing Company, Prize Creations Publishing, Tenacious Tunes, Tunnell Visions and Tunnellian Productions
Melissa Manchester4:22
10Main Title: The Promise (I’ll Never Say Goodbye)
recording engineer:
Danny Wallin
assistant engineer:
Jerry Crawford (engineer)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
remixer:
Danny Wallin
orchestrator:
David Shire (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at and remixed at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
partial instrumental recording of:
I’ll Never Say Goodbye (The Promise, 1979 film)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. (ended), USI A Music Publishing and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
Melissa Manchester3:28
11Remembrance Montage / The Promise (I’ll Never Say Goodbye) / Ben’s Drive
recording engineer:
Danny Wallin
assistant engineer:
Jerry Crawford (engineer)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
remixer:
Danny Wallin
orchestrator:
David Shire (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at and remixed at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
medley including a recording of:
Ben’s Drive (The Promise, 1979 film)
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corp. (BMI-affiliated) (ended) and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
partial instrumental recording of:
I’ll Never Say Goodbye (The Promise, 1979 film)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. (ended), USI A Music Publishing and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
medley including a recording of:
I’ll Never Say Goodbye (The Promise, 1979 film)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. (ended), USI A Music Publishing and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
medley including a recording of:
Rememberance Montage (The Promise, 1979 film)
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corp. (BMI-affiliated) (ended) and USI B Music Publishing
Melissa Manchester3:13
12The Promise Kept / End Title: The Promise (I’ll Never Say Goodbye)
recording engineer:
Danny Wallin
assistant engineer:
Jerry Crawford (engineer)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
remixer:
Danny Wallin
orchestrator:
David Shire (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at and remixed at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
partial instrumental recording of:
I’ll Never Say Goodbye (The Promise, 1979 film)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. (ended), USI A Music Publishing and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
medley including a recording of:
I’ll Never Say Goodbye (The Promise, 1979 film)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. (ended), USI A Music Publishing and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
medley including a recording of:
The Promise Kept (The Promise, 1979 film)
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corp. (BMI-affiliated) (ended) and USI B Music Publishing
part of:
The Promise (1979 film soundtrack)
Melissa Manchester3:37
13The Music of Goodbye (love theme from Out of Africa)
engineer and mixer:
Jack Joseph‐Puig
executive producer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
vocals:
Al Jarreau and Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986)
recording of:
The Music of Goodbye (Love Theme from “Out of Africa” introduced in 1987)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
part of:
Out of Africa (soundtrack of the 1985 film)
Melissa Manchester with Al Jarreau3:56

Credits

Release

art direction and design:John Sellards (graphic designer)
photography:Brian Aris (photographer)
liner notes and producer:Joe Marchese (owner of TheSecondDisc.com and liner notes writer)
remastering:Mike Milchner (Mastering engineer at Sonic Vision)
copyrighted (©) by:Real Gone Music, L.L.C. (not for release label use, only for copyrights and distribution credits) (in 2018)
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2018)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2018)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12708123 [info]
ASIN:US: B08FD1MLFN [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Energy
Just One Lifetime
Mathematics
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/265855 [info]
Wikidata:Q1952935 [info]