ノーマン・コナーズ / インビテイション
スターシップ・オーケストラを率いて、フュージョン・シーンをリードする、ノーマン・コナーズと彼のグループからまた一人、素晴らしい女性ヴォーカリスト、アダリーサが誕生した。
| A1 | Your Love ユア・ラブ | B1 | Disco Land ディスコ・ランド |
| A2 | Handle Me Gently 優しく愛して | B2 | I Have a Dream アイ・ハブ・ア・ドリーム |
| A3 | Be There in the Morning ビー・ゼア・イン・ザ・モーニング | B3 | Beijo Partido 口づけでさようなら |
| A4 | Invitation インビテイション | B4 | Kingston キングストン |
| A5 | Together トゥギャザー |
けっこうとっちらかった、散漫な内容でクオリティもせんほど高くありません。
駄盤のひと言で片付けられそうなものです。
しかしタイトル曲のA4だけは別世界。
美しくも切なく、胸が苦しくなるような、それでいて凛とした気品までも漂うロマンティック・ブラコン・バラードの逸品。
ランディ・クロフォードを上品に飼育したような女性ヴォーカル、ミス・アダリーサがはなはだエモーショナルに歌い上げます。
アルバムとしては少々しょっぱい出来でも、A4の真価に気付いた人はやっぱりいたようで、音楽業界を生きる男女の恋模様を描いた2002年の映画 『ブラウン・シュガー』にてめいっぱいかかっていました。
駄盤のひと言で片付けられそうなものです。
しかしタイトル曲のA4だけは別世界。
美しくも切なく、胸が苦しくなるような、それでいて凛とした気品までも漂うロマンティック・ブラコン・バラードの逸品。
ランディ・クロフォードを上品に飼育したような女性ヴォーカル、ミス・アダリーサがはなはだエモーショナルに歌い上げます。
アルバムとしては少々しょっぱい出来でも、A4の真価に気付いた人はやっぱりいたようで、音楽業界を生きる男女の恋模様を描いた2002年の映画 『ブラウン・シュガー』にてめいっぱいかかっていました。
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Produced by Norman Connors for Norman Connors Productions, Inc.
Direction in Music by Norman Connors
Orchestrated, Arranged and Conducted by McKinley Jackson Except for Paul Riser (Strings and Horns on A2)
B2 and B3 Arranged and Conducted by Onaje Allen Gumbs
A4 and A5 Arranged and Conducted by Paul Wilson
B4 Arranged and Conducted by Norman Connors and Jacques Burvick
Vocal Production on A2, A3 and B2 by Jean Carn
Vocal Production on A1, B1 and B4 by Norman Connors
Vocal Consultation by Jean Carn
B4 and B5 Production and Reproduction: Paul Wilson and Norman Connors
A2 and B1 Production: Norman Connors and McKinley Jackson
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Recording and Mixing Engineers: Richard Hennan and Jackson Schwartz
Mastered at Kendun Recorders by John Golden
Norman Connors: Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocals
Adaritha: Lead Vocals
Al Johnson: Vocals on A1
The Starship Orchestra
Ralph (Buzzy) Jones: Soprano Sax and Solo on B3
Duke Jones: Trumpet
Billy McCoy: Acoustic Piano and Solo Piano on B3
Jacques Burvick: Electric Keyboards
Gregg Hill: Guitar
Tony Jones: Bass
Petro Bass: Percussion
Guest Musician
Jean Carn: Vocal Coloring, Background Vocals
Gary Bartz: Alto Sax Solo on A3
Bobby Lyle: Acoustic and Electric Keyboards
Eddie Henderson: Trumpet and Flugelhorn Solo on B2
The Jones Girls: Background Vocals on A1, A2 and B1
Josie James, Wali Ali, Gwen Evans: Background Vocals on B4
Paulinho da Costa: Percussion
Keyboards: Onaje Allen Gumbs (Electric Piano and Solo on B2), Mike Botica (Miscellaneous Synthesizers)
Guitars: Wah Wah Watson, David T. Walker, Marlo Henderson, Louis Russell
Bass: Eddie Watkins, Charles Meeks
Drums: James Gadson, James Bradley, Jr.
Percussion: Kenny Nash, Kenny Hutson, Vance Tenort
Trumpets: Oscar Brashers, Noland Smith, Walter Johnson, Danny Pickerin
Trombones: George Bohannon, Garnet Brown, Maurice Spears, Clay Lowery
Woodwinds: Marion Meadows (Soprano Sax Solo on B4), Jeff Clayton, Terry Harrington
String Concert Master: Harry Bluestone
String Concert Master on B2 and B3: Bill Henderson
Art Direction: Donn Davenport
Cover Photography: Sherman Weisburd
Additional Design: Katrinka Blickle
Norman Connors Productions, Inc. Logo Designed by Brenda Brown
Direction in Music by Norman Connors
Orchestrated, Arranged and Conducted by McKinley Jackson Except for Paul Riser (Strings and Horns on A2)
B2 and B3 Arranged and Conducted by Onaje Allen Gumbs
A4 and A5 Arranged and Conducted by Paul Wilson
B4 Arranged and Conducted by Norman Connors and Jacques Burvick
Vocal Production on A2, A3 and B2 by Jean Carn
Vocal Production on A1, B1 and B4 by Norman Connors
Vocal Consultation by Jean Carn
B4 and B5 Production and Reproduction: Paul Wilson and Norman Connors
A2 and B1 Production: Norman Connors and McKinley Jackson
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Recording and Mixing Engineers: Richard Hennan and Jackson Schwartz
Mastered at Kendun Recorders by John Golden
Norman Connors: Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocals
Adaritha: Lead Vocals
Al Johnson: Vocals on A1
The Starship Orchestra
Ralph (Buzzy) Jones: Soprano Sax and Solo on B3
Duke Jones: Trumpet
Billy McCoy: Acoustic Piano and Solo Piano on B3
Jacques Burvick: Electric Keyboards
Gregg Hill: Guitar
Tony Jones: Bass
Petro Bass: Percussion
Guest Musician
Jean Carn: Vocal Coloring, Background Vocals
Gary Bartz: Alto Sax Solo on A3
Bobby Lyle: Acoustic and Electric Keyboards
Eddie Henderson: Trumpet and Flugelhorn Solo on B2
The Jones Girls: Background Vocals on A1, A2 and B1
Josie James, Wali Ali, Gwen Evans: Background Vocals on B4
Paulinho da Costa: Percussion
Keyboards: Onaje Allen Gumbs (Electric Piano and Solo on B2), Mike Botica (Miscellaneous Synthesizers)
Guitars: Wah Wah Watson, David T. Walker, Marlo Henderson, Louis Russell
Bass: Eddie Watkins, Charles Meeks
Drums: James Gadson, James Bradley, Jr.
Percussion: Kenny Nash, Kenny Hutson, Vance Tenort
Trumpets: Oscar Brashers, Noland Smith, Walter Johnson, Danny Pickerin
Trombones: George Bohannon, Garnet Brown, Maurice Spears, Clay Lowery
Woodwinds: Marion Meadows (Soprano Sax Solo on B4), Jeff Clayton, Terry Harrington
String Concert Master: Harry Bluestone
String Concert Master on B2 and B3: Bill Henderson
Art Direction: Donn Davenport
Cover Photography: Sherman Weisburd
Additional Design: Katrinka Blickle
Norman Connors Productions, Inc. Logo Designed by Brenda Brown
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