Melissa / Better Days & Happy Endings

~ Release by Melissa Manchester (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1We’ve Got Time
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We’ve Got Time
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
44:25
2Party Music
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar [bass]:
John C. LoPresti
clavinet, electric piano and synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
congas:
King Errisson (conguero)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kirk Bruner
electric guitar:
David Wolfert
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Lucy (Inta’) Mike (With Rhinestones)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Party Music
writer:
Melissa Manchester and David Wolfert
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
43:29
3Just Too Many People
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
baritone saxophone:
John Rotella (woodwind)
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trombone:
Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
conductor:
Melissa Manchester (strings)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Just Too Many People
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
53:39
4Stevie’s Wonder
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
cuíca, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kirk Bruner
electric guitar:
David (Soon) Wolfert
electric piano and synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Stevie’s Wonder
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
33:35
5This Lady’s Not Home
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker (Loper) LoPresti
congas:
King Errisson (conguero)
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
electric guitar:
David Wolfert
electric piano:
Melissa Manchester
organ:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
soprano saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
This Lady’s Not Home
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Rumanian Pickleworks Company and Trio Music Company
34:32
6Love Havin’ You Around
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
baritone saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
clavinet and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
drums (drum set) and talking drum:
Kirk (Dueling Gorillas) Bruner
electric guitar:
David Wolfert
organ and piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Dinwiddie and Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
background vocals:
David Lasley, Melissa Manchester and Arnold McCuller
brass [horns] arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Love Having You Around
writer:
Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co. (in 1973)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
44:40
7Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight Blue
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
43:54
8It’s Gonna Be Alright
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
baritone saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
clavinet:
James (Lil’ Jimmie) Newton Howard (American score composer)
congas:
King Errisson (conguero)
cowbell:
Don Diego Goju
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
guitar:
David Wolfert
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
tenor saxophone:
Gene Dinwiddie and Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
background vocals:
Melissa and “The Girls”
brass [horns] arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
It’s Gonna Be Alright
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Angela Music Co., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Universal Music Careers
43:35
9I Got Eyes
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
celesta and synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
percussion:
Morton K. Salt
background vocals:
Brie, Kirk, Melissa and Vini
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Got Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
32:45
10I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
alto saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
piano:
Melissa Manchester
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
conductor:
Melissa Manchester (strings)
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
concertmaster:
Sid Sharpe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
45:05
11Happy Endings
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Happy Endings
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
53:56
12You Can Make It All Come True
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
background vocals:
The Faragher Brothers
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Can Make It All Come True
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
43:30
13Better Days
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Better Days (Looks as Though We’re Doing Somethin’ Right)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (in 1977) and Rumanian Pickleworks Music Co. (in 1977)
54:19
14My Sweet Thing
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
electric guitar:
John Vastano
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Sweet Thing
writer:
Melissa Manchester and David Wolfert
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
43:26
15Come In From the Rain
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Come In From the Rain
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Rumanian Pickle Works Co. Inc., The Times Square Music Publ. Co. and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:17
16Rescue Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
electric guitar:
John Vastano
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
The Faragher Brothers
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
43:10
17Just You and I
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Just You and I
writer:
Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
44:08
18Stand Up Woman
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
acoustic guitar:
John Vastano
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Stand Up Woman
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
34:14
19Good News
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Good News
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
55:46
20Sing, Sing, Sing
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
pedal steel guitar:
John Vastano
synthesizer [ARP synthesizer]:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
produced for:
Richard Perry Productions
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
44:24