Better Days & Happy Endings (quadraphonic)

~ Release by Melissa Manchester (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Happy 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, United States recording of: Happy Endings lyricist and composer: Melissa Manchester publisher: Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee		3:53
A2	You 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, United States recording of: You Can Make It All Come True writer: Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)		3:27
A3	Better 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, 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, New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (in 1977) and Rumanian Pickleworks Music Co. (in 1977)		4:17
A4	My 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, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976) produced for: Richard Perry Productions mixed at: Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States recording of: My Sweet Thing writer: Melissa Manchester and David Wolfert publisher: BMG Bumblebee		3:24
A5	Come In From the Rain 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, United States recording of: Come In From the Rain writer: Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester publisher: Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee, 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, 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 (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		4:15
B1	Rescue 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, United States cover recording of: Rescue Me writer: Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (Songwriter and producer) publisher: United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416		3:07
B2	Just You and I 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, United States recording of: Just You and I writer: Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester publisher: Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee and Trio Music Company sub-publisher: フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, 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 (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		4:09
B3	Stand 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, United States recording of: Stand Up Woman lyricist: Carole Bayer Sager composer: Melissa Manchester publisher: Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee and Trio Music Company		4:15
B4	Good 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, United States recording of: Good News lyricist: Carole Bayer Sager composer: Melissa Manchester		5:48
B5	Sing, 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, United States recording of: Sing, Sing, Sing lyricist and composer: Melissa Manchester publisher: Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended) and BMG Bumblebee		4:26

Credits

Release

art direction and design:	Bob Heimall (graphic designer and photographer)
photography:	Ed Caraeff (American photographer, graphic designer and illustrator) (task: back cover, inner sleeve) Armen Kachaturian (Photographer) (task: front cover)
assistant engineer:	“Injun” Joe Bellamy Linda Feldman Galen Senogles Linda Tyler (engineer) Thom Wilson (US producer/recording engineer)
brass [horns] arranger, strings arranger and woodwind arranger:	Barry Fasman
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:	David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:	“Cooker” LoPresti
clarinet and tenor saxophone:	Stanley Schwartz
clavinet:	Melissa Manchester Stanley Schwartz David Wolfert
congas:	Lenny Castro
drums (drum set):	Kirk Bruner
electric piano and piano [acoustic piano]:	Melissa Manchester Stanley Schwartz
percussion:	Kirk Bruner Lenny Castro
conductor:	Barry Fasman (woodwind, brass [horns], strings)
background vocals:	“Cooker” LoPresti Kirk Bruner Lenny Castro Melissa Manchester Vini Poncia

recorded at:	Davlin Studios in Universal City, United States Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, United States Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
mastered at:	The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967-2008) in Hollywood, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1863228 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Better Days Just You and I Rescue Me
included in:	Melissa / Better Days & Happy Endings

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/174103 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 41:01

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Arista
AQ-4067

Release events

United States
1976

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