Help Is on the Way

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

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Talkin’ to Myself
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
soprano saxophone:
Stanley Schwartz
background vocals:
Cooker Lo Presti
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Talkin’ to Myself
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee
4:23
A2Be Somebody
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
chimes [bell chimes]:
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
electric sitar:
David Wolfert
tubular bells [orchestra bells]:
Stanley Schwartz
background vocals:
Brie Howard, Joe Bean, Steve Nelson (guitarist) and Vini Poncia
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Be Somebody
writer:
Melissa Manchester, Vini Poncia and Johnny Vastano
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
3:37
A3A Fool in Love
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
additional brass [horns]:
Andrew Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist), Rich Felts, Tom Saviano and Doug Wintz
electric piano:
John Vastano
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Schwartz
background vocals:
Kirk Bruner, Lenny Castro, Cooker Lo Presti and John Vastano
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
David Wolfert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
A Fool in Love
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free) and Frankie Miller (Scottish rock singer-songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Monarch and Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company)
3:07
A4Headlines
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
additional brass [horns]:
Rich Felts and Tom Saviano
calliope:
Stanley Schwartz
trombone:
Kirk Bruner
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Headlines
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee
4:36
A5Help Is on the Way
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
background vocals:
Brenda L. Gooch, Theresa Hendricks, Betty Jones (backing vocalist), Jan E. Jones, Charity McCrary, Linda McCrary and Sundray Tucker
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Help Is on the Way
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc. and BMG Bumblebee
4:04
B1Monkey See, Monkey Do
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
additional brass [horns]:
Andrew Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist), Rich Felts, Tom Saviano and Doug Wintz
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Schwartz
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
Monkey See - Monkey Do
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽
3:13
B2Dirty Work
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
background vocals:
Kirk Bruner and Lenny Castro
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
Dirty Work
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Red Giant Inc., Red Giant Music, Inc., United Artists Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Wingate Music Corp.
3:10
B3So’s My Old Man
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
additional brass [horns]:
Bill Petersen, Dick Hyde, Steve Madaio, Lew McCreary and Dick Nash
vibraphone:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
conductor:
Steven Cagan
orchestrator:
Steven Cagan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
So’s My Old Man
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee
4:21
B4There’s More Where That Came From
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer)
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
background vocals:
Kirk Bruner and Lenny Castro
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
There’s More Where That Came From
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Alley Music Corp. and Trio Music Company
4:01
B5Singing From My Soul
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
harpsichord:
Stanley Schwartz
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
conductor:
Steven Cagan
orchestrator:
Steven Cagan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1976)
recorded at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, United States
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Singin’ From My Soul
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
writer:
Adrienne Anderson and Melissa Manchester
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Angela Music Co., BMG Bumblebee, EMI Longitude Music, Rumanian Pickleworks Company, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
sub-publisher:
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
1:20

Credits

Release

photography:Reid Miles
liner notes:鈴木道子 (liner notes author)
mastering:Ron Hitchcock
bass guitar [bass]:Cooker Lo Presti
clavinet:Stanley Schwartz
drums (drum set):Kirk Bruner
electric piano and piano [acoustic piano]:Melissa Manchester
Stanley Schwartz
guitar [guitars]:David Wolfert
percussion:Lenny Castro
background vocals:Melissa Manchester
design:Bob Heimall (graphic designer and photographer)
Nancy Greenberg
artwork:Hal Fiedler (task: hand lettering)
manufactured by:東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29)
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967-2008) in Hollywood, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6512924 [info]