Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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1O Heaven (How You’ve Changed Me)
recording engineer:
Billy Radice
producer:
Dave Appell and Henry Medress
mixer:
Billy Radice and Henry Medress
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set):
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
Stanley Schwartz
guitar:
David Wolfert
organ:
Chris Dedrick and Don Grolnick
percussion:
George Devens and Hank Medress
background vocals:
The Dixie Hummingbirds, Hilda Harris and Leslie Miller
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Henry Medress and Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Le Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
O Heaven (How You’ve Changed Me)
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Five Arts Music (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Little Max Music Co. and New York Times Music Corp. (publisher)
3:26
2I Wanna Be Where You Are
assistant engineer:
Tom Bush
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Galen Senogles
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
flute:
Leo Worth Potts, Michael P. Carnahan and Tom Saviano
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and David Spinozza
keyboard:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Claudia Cagan, Wendy Haas, Brie Howard and Gail Kantor
background vocals and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
woodwind arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1977)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Where You Are
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:51
3Midnight 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
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)
43:55
4Just 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
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
5Shine Like You Should
engineer:
Milt Calise
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
mixer:
Phil Schier
bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
James Gadson (American drummer)
electric guitar:
David T. Walker
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Richard Tee
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Saviano
strings arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
Melissa Manchester Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood
recording of:
Shine Like You Should
lyricist and composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company
43:12
6Monkey 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
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 (Taiyō Music)
3:15
7A Love of Your Own
assistant engineer:
Tom Bush
engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Galen Senogles
baritone saxophone:
Andy Macintosh (British-born saxophonist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
Sid McGinnis (American musician and guitarist)
keyboard:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Lenny Castro
tenor saxophone:
Tom Saviano and Stanley Schwartz
trombone:
George Bohanon
trumpet:
Rich Felts
background vocals:
The Faragher Brothers and Vini Poncia
background vocals and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1977)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood
cover recording of:
A Love of Your Own
writer:
Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated), Longdog Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
34:02
8Come 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
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)
4:21
9You Should Hear How She Talks About You
producer:
Arif Mardin
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Abe Laborielle
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
background vocals:
Ula Hedwig, Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) and Millie Whiteside
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
You Should Hear How She Talks About You
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Body Electric Music, Pitchford Music and Snow Music
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
4.54:16
10I Don’t Care What the People Say
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
additional synthesizer:
Peter Cannarozzi and Bob Christianson
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Dan Huff
percussion:
Michael Boddicker
piano [acoustic piano]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
background vocals:
Robin Clark (soul vocalist), Gordon Grody, Ula Hedwig, David Lasley, Marcy Levy and Millie Whiteside
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
recording of:
I Don’t Care What the People Say
lyricist and composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
43:36
11Lovers After All
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
mixer:
Ed Seay
vocals:
Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Barry Fasman
arranger:
Steve Buckingham (producer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta
recording of:
Lovers After All
writer:
Melissa Manchester and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Leon Ware Music (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
4:13
12Whenever I Call You Friend
engineer:
Ed Seay
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tom Robb
drums (drum set):
James Stroud
guitar:
Larry Byrom
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Feingold and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
percussion:
Mickey Buckins (American singer-songwriter, session musician, producer and engineer) and James Stroud
background vocals:
Arnold McCuller
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Steven Cagan
recording of:
Whenever I Call You “Friend”
lyricist:
Ken Loggins and Melissa Manchester
composer:
Ken Loggins
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:47
13Pretty Girls
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings arranger:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Web IV Studios in Atlanta
cover recording of:
Pretty Girls
lyricist and composer:
Lisa Dal Bello
publisher:
Nevebianca Music (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Nevebianca Productions (Canada) Inc.
3:57
14Nice Girls
assistant engineer:
Robert Feist, John Kovarek and Gary Skardina
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
assistant mixer:
Julie Last and Steve Benben
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
additional synthesizer:
Pete Cannarozzi
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
electric piano and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
guitar:
Dan Carter (guitarist), Michael Landau and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
vibraphone:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Robin Beck, Eva Haskell, Jude Johnstone, Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist), Sharon O’Neal and Millie Whiteside
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Arif Mardin
recording of:
Nice Girls
writer:
Jan Buckingham, Steve Buckingham (producer) and Mark Gray (US country music artist)
publisher:
Daticabo Publishing Co., Duck Songs (US publisher) and Warner House of Music
3:41
15Through the Eyes of Love (theme from the motion picture “Ice Castles”)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Melissa Manchester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recording of:
Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles, theme)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp. and EMI Golden Torch Music Corp.
part of:
The 52nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:14
16Better 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
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)
54:20
17Bad Weather
engineer:
Milt Calise
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
mixer:
Phil Schier
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Tom Saviano
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David Lewel
bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
electric guitar:
David T. Walker
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Richard Tee
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
tenor saxophone:
Mike Carnahan
trombone:
Lew McCreary and Slyde Hyde
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Steve Madaio
background vocals:
Claudia Cagan, Melissa Manchester and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
Melissa Manchester Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood
cover recording of:
Bad Weather
lyricist and composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter, Ira Tucker and Stevie Wonder
writer:
Ira Tucker and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
43:20
18Just 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
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
19Don’t Cry Out Loud
engineer:
Milt Calise
producer and mixer:
Harry Maslin
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar:
Dennis Budimir and Lee Ritenour
piano:
Bill Payne
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
arranger:
Barry Fasman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
Melissa Manchester Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood
cover recording of:
Don’t Cry Out Loud
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager (in 1976)
composer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter) (in 1976)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Woolnough Music
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
53:50
20Easy
engineer:
Bill Radice
producer:
Dave Appell and Hank Medress
mixer:
Hank Medress
acoustic guitar:
Dave Appell
bass guitar [bass]:
“Cooker” John LoPresti
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
strings:
New York Strings
concertmaster:
David Nadien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Century Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Easy
writer:
Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester
publisher:
Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Sunbeam (US label) (ended), Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Little Max Music Co. and Trio Music Company
5:51

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manufactured by:Sony Music Japan International Inc. (do not use as a label, see the annotation)