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Bo Michael Tretow, born August 20 1944 in Norrköping, Sweden, recording engineer and producer most notably for Swedish pop group ABBA 1970-1982 and subsequently work with Chess.

Michael B. Tretow was born 1944 in Norrköping, Sweden. As a youngster in the 1960s, he experimented with recording equipment in his room at home. Michael made some multi-overdub recordings of his own songs where he sang and played all the instruments himself.

The recordings led to a brief record deal, a four track EP which was a collaboration with Swedish comedian Povel Ramel's son Mikael, and released on the Knäppupp label. This led to Tretow finding employment as a trainee sound engineer at Metronome Studio in Stockholm, one the most XXX studios in the mid-sixties. In 1967 he made his first recording with one of the future ABBA members as he could be found behind the mixing desk during the sessions for the Hootenanny Singers album Civila (Civilians), which included the Svensktoppen hit "Början Till Slutet". In 1970 he started working in earnest with Björn and Benny, and the three young men hit it off right away. Michael had the patience to spend hours on getting exactly the right sound, which was a working method that suited Björn and Benny perfectly.

During the ABBA years, Michael was an invaluable source of inspiration for the group. He guaranteed a consistently high quality on the recordings, but was also keen to experiment and find new ways to acquire interesting sounds.

After the ABBA years Michael scored a couple of big novelty hits in Sweden, and he has written music for movies and commercials. During the 1990s, the continued sonic upgrading of the ABBA catalogue on CD was also one of his recurring tasks.

Discography

As artist

  • Michael & Mikael (4 track EP, 1966, with Mikael Ramel as 'Michael & Mikael')
  • This Is Our Family (Single, 1967, with Mikael Ramel as 'Michael & Mikael')
  • Let's boogie (1976)
  • Trafik-Trolle (early 1980s)
  • Caramba (1981, with Ted Gärdestad)
    • Michael B. Tretow (1982)
  • Tomteland (1985)
  • Den makalösa manicken (1986, under the pseudonym Professorn)
  • Hystereo Hi-lites (1989)
  • Greatest Hits (1999)
  • Trolles Trafikvett - Stopp (2005)
  • Trolles Trafikvett - Här Går Man (2005)

As producer

  • Lena Andersson: Det Bästa Som Finns (1977)
  • ABBA: Gracias Por La Música (1980)
  • ABBA: ABBA Live (1986)
  • Big Money: Lost In Hollywood (1992)
  • Big Money: Moonraker (1994)
  • Original Soundtrack: Bert - Den Siste Oskulden (1995)

As engineer


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Broken Blossom is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label. Side A:

  1. "Make Yourself Comfortable" (B. Merrill) - 3:59
  2. "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) - 3:39
  3. "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (Billy Joel) - 3:02
  4. "I Never Talk To Strangers" (duet with Tom Waits (Tom Waits) - 3:39
  5. "Storybook Children" (David Pomeranz, Spencer Proffer) - 3:40
  6. "Red" (John Carter, Sammy Hagar) - 3:17

Side B:

  1. "Empty Bed Blues" (J. C. Johnson) - 3:19
  2. "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Mack David) - 3:09
  3. "Paradise" (Perry Botkin, Jr., Gil Garfield, Harry Nilsson) - 4:15
  4. "Yellow Beach Umbrella" (Craig Doerge, Judy Henske) - 4:24
  5. "La Vie En Rose" (Mack David, Louiguy, Edith Piaf) - 2:59

Personnel

  • Bette Midler - lead vocals all tracks, background vocals tracks A3, B3, all background vocals track B4
  • Craig Doerge - keyboards tracks A1, B4, piano track A2
  • Russ Kunkel - drums tracks A1, A2
  • Alan Estes - congas track A1, percussion tracks A5, B3, B4
  • Lee Ritenour - electric guitar tracks A1, A2, A3, B3
  • Leland Sklar - bass guitar tracks A1, A2
  • Jim Horn - baritone sax track A1
  • Donny Gerrard - background vocals track A1
  • Brian Russell - background vocals tracks A1, A3
  • Chuck Higgins - background vocals track A1
  • Jimmy Haskell - arranger strings & horns track A2
  • Brenda Russell - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
  • Clydie King - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
  • Diane Brooks - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
  • Bobby Rozario - musical arranger track A3
  • Artie Butler - piano tracks A3, A5 B3, arranger tracks A5, B2, B3, arranger strings and horns track B4, arranger strings track B5
  • Jim Keltner - drums tracks A3, A5, A6, B1, B3, B4
  • Jack Jennings - percussion instruments track A3
  • Chuck Rainey - bass track A3
  • David Latman - background vocals track A3
  • Bob Alcivar - arranger track A4
  • Tom Waits - lead vocals, piano track A4
  • Frank Vicari - tenor saxophone solo track A4
  • Jim Hughart - bass tracks A4, A5, B5
  • Shelly Manne - drums track A4
  • Thom Rotella - guitar tracks A5, B3
  • Ira Newborn - arranger tracks A6, B1, guitars track A6
  • Don Randi - keyboards track A6, organ track B1
  • Fred Tackett - guitars tracks A6, B1
  • Jerry Scheff - bass tracks A6, B1
  • Steve Porcaro - synthesizers track A6
  • John Barnes - piano track B1
  • David Walker - electroc guitars track B1
  • Steve Douglas - saxophone track B1
  • Plas Johnson - saxophone track B1
  • Don Menza - saxophone track B1
  • Marshall Royal - saxophone track B1
  • Gene Goe - trumpet track B1
  • Don Rader - trumpet track B1
  • Bobby Shaw - trumpet track B1
  • Lew McCreary - bones track B1
  • Bill Watrous - bones track B1
  • David Hungate - bass track B3
  • Ellie Greenwich - background vocals track B3
  • Mikie Harris - background vocals track B3
  • Howard Roberts - guitar and ukulele track B4
  • Max Bennett - bass track B4
  • Mike Melvoin - arranger & piano track B5

Production

  • Brooks Arthur - record producer, sound engineer
  • Bob Merritt - sound engineer
  • David Latman - assistant sound engineer
  • Ivy Skoff - production coordinator
  • Bones Howe - producer track A4 for Mr. Bones Production
  • Management: Aaron Russo, Hollywood, California
  • Bob Defrin - cover design
  • George Hurrell - photography:
  • Primary recording location: The Record Plant, Los Angeles. Additional recording at Studio 55, Los Angeles.



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Broken Blossom is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label. Side A:

  1. "Make Yourself Comfortable" (B. Merrill) - 3:59
  2. "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) - 3:39
  3. "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (Billy Joel) - 3:02
  4. "I Never Talk To Strangers" (duet with Tom Waits (Tom Waits) - 3:39
  5. "Storybook Children" (David Pomeranz, Spencer Proffer) - 3:40
  6. "Red" (John Carter, Sammy Hagar) - 3:17

Side B:

  1. "Empty Bed Blues" (J. C. Johnson) - 3:19
  2. "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Mack David) - 3:09
  3. "Paradise" (Perry Botkin, Jr., Gil Garfield, Harry Nilsson) - 4:15
  4. "Yellow Beach Umbrella" (Craig Doerge, Judy Henske) - 4:24
  5. "La Vie En Rose" (Mack David, Louiguy, Edith Piaf) - 2:59

Personnel

  • Bette Midler - lead vocals all tracks, background vocals tracks A3, B3, all background vocals track B4
  • Craig Doerge - keyboards tracks A1, B4, piano track A2
  • Russ Kunkel - drums tracks A1, A2
  • Alan Estes - congas track A1, percussion tracks A5, B3, B4
  • Lee Ritenour - electric guitar tracks A1, A2, A3, B3
  • Leland Sklar - bass guitar tracks A1, A2
  • Jim Horn - baritone sax track A1
  • Donny Gerrard - background vocals track A1
  • Brian Russell - background vocals tracks A1, A3
  • Chuck Higgins - background vocals track A1
  • Jimmy Haskell - arranger strings & horns track A2
  • Brenda Russell - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
  • Clydie King - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
  • Diane Brooks - background vocals tracks A2, A3, A5
  • Bobby Rozario - musical arranger track A3
  • Artie Butler - piano tracks A3, A5 B3, arranger tracks A5, B2, B3, arranger strings and horns track B4, arranger strings track B5
  • Jim Keltner - drums tracks A3, A5, A6, B1, B3, B4
  • Jack Jennings - percussion instruments track A3
  • Chuck Rainey - bass track A3
  • David Latman - background vocals track A3
  • Bob Alcivar - arranger track A4
  • Tom Waits - lead vocals, piano track A4
  • Frank Vicari - tenor saxophone solo track A4
  • Jim Hughart - bass tracks A4, A5, B5
  • Shelly Manne - drums track A4
  • Thom Rotella - guitar tracks A5, B3
  • Ira Newborn - arranger tracks A6, B1, guitars track A6
  • Don Randi - keyboards track A6, organ track B1
  • Fred Tackett - guitars tracks A6, B1
  • Jerry Scheff - bass tracks A6, B1
  • Steve Porcaro - synthesizers track A6
  • John Barnes - piano track B1
  • David Walker - electroc guitars track B1
  • Steve Douglas - saxophone track B1
  • Plas Johnson - saxophone track B1
  • Don Menza - saxophone track B1
  • Marshall Royal - saxophone track B1
  • Gene Goe - trumpet track B1
  • Don Rader - trumpet track B1
  • Bobby Shaw - trumpet track B1
  • Lew McCreary - bones track B1
  • Bill Watrous - bones track B1
  • David Hungate - bass track B3
  • Ellie Greenwich - background vocals track B3
  • Mikie Harris - background vocals track B3
  • Howard Roberts - guitar and ukulele track B4
  • Max Bennett - bass track B4
  • Mike Melvoin - arranger & piano track B5

Production

  • Brooks Arthur - record producer, sound engineer
  • Bob Merritt - sound engineer
  • David Latman - assistant sound engineer
  • Ivy Skoff - production coordinator
  • Bones Howe - producer track A4 for Mr. Bones Production
  • Management: Aaron Russo, Hollywood, California
  • Bob Defrin - cover design
  • George Hurrell - photography:
  • Primary recording location: The Record Plant, Los Angeles. Additional recording at Studio 55, Los Angeles.


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Destiny is the seventh studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1986.

Destiny was Khan's follow-up to the platinum-selling I Feel for You and was as high tech as its predecessor - symptomatically with more producers and sound engineers credited in the liner notes than musicians - but was more geared towards rock and pop than soul and R&B, most prominent on tracks such as "So Close", the self-penned title track "My Destiny", "What's It Gonna Be" and "Watching The World" featuring Phil Collins on drums and backing vocals.

The album spawned off four single releases, all with moderate chart success - at least in comparison to the million-selling "I Feel for You" - the first being "Love of A Lifetime", co-written, co-produced and featuring backing vocals by Green Gartside of British band Scritti Politti (US Pop #53, US R&B #21, UK #52). The second single "Tight Fit" was a midtempo R&B ballad, just like "Eye To Eye" from I Feel for You produced by Russ Titelman, which reached #28 on the US R&B chart. The satirical "Earth to Mickey" (When are you going to land?), featuring Khan both singing and rapping (and keyboardist Reggie Griffin rapping in the role of 'Mickey'), was released as the third single in early 1987 and only just made the Top 100 of the R&B chart, peaking at #93. The dramatic ballad "The Other Side of the World", written by Mike Rutherford of Genesis and B. A. Robertson and which had first been released as part of the White Nights soundtrack album in late 1985, reached #81. The Destiny album itself fared slightly better, reaching #25 on Billboard's R&B albums chart, but #72 on Pop and #77 in the U.K.

The closing track, the heavily edited one minute thirty-nine seconds "Coltrane Dreams", a tribute to John Coltrane, had a backing track mainly made up of samples of Khan's voice. The actual full-length version of the track ( - 4:54) was only released as the B-side of the 12" single "Love of a Lifetime".

"Love of a Lifetime", "Tight Fit" and "Earth To Mickey" were all released as 12" singles including extended remixes.

While Khan's own single releases in 1986 only met with limited commercial success, she appeared as featured vocalist/vocal arranger on two worldwide chart hits that same year, Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" and Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love", on the latter she was however only credited for 'vocal arrangement' in the liner notes. The song was originally recorded with Khan sharing lead vocals with Palmer but due to contractual problems between Warner Bros. Records and Island Records her own vocals were removed for the final mix.

The Destiny album was re-released on CD worldwide in the early 1990s.

Track listing

  1. "Love of a Lifetime" (David Gamson, Green Gartside) - 4:21
  2. "Earth to Mickey" (Fried, Griffin, Mardin, Singleton, Wolff) - 5:37
  3. "Watching the World" (John Lang, Richard Page, Steve George) - 4:44
  4. "The Other Side of the World" (B. A. Robertson, Mike Rutherford) - 3:41
  5. "My Destiny" (Chaka Khan) - 4:39
  6. "I Can't Be Loved" (Glen Ballard, Randy Goodrum) - 4:30
  7. "It's You" (Portia Griffin, Tony Patler) - 4:19
  8. "So Close" (Feldman, Levy, Tillis) - 4:19
  9. "Tight Fit" (Bunny Siegler, Marvin Morrow) - 4:39
  10. "Who's It Gonna Be" (Gary Goetzman , Mike Picirillo) - 4:37
  11. "Coltrane Dreams" (Chaka Khan, Julie Mardin, Arif Mardin) - 1:39

Personnel

  • Chaka Khan - lead vocals, backing vocals all tracks, timbales & cowbell track: 10
  • Mark Stevens - backing vocals tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, additional backing vocals track: 3
  • Marcus Miller - bass guitar track: 1
  • Fred Maher - drums track: 1
  • Nick Moroch - guitar track: 1
  • David Lebolt - additional keyboards track: 1, synthesizer programming tracks: 3, 10
  • David Gamson - synthesizer, programming track: 1
  • Green Gartside - backing vocals track: 1
  • Jason Miles - additional synthesizer programming track: 1
  • Michael Colina - additional synthesizer programming track: 1
  • Robert Gay - alto saxophone & solo track: 1, alto saxophone track: 9
  • Scott Gilman - tenor saxophone track: 1
  • Matthew Cornish - trumpet track: 1
  • Sandra St. Victor - backing vocals tracks: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  • Arif Mardin - special effects editing track: 2
  • Reggie Griffin - Mickey's rap, synthesizer, keyboards track: 2, guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, programming & sequencing track: 6, keyboards, programming, saxophone & guitar track : 7, synthesizer solo track: 10
  • Pino Palladino - bass guitar track: 3
  • David Rosenberg - additional drum sounds track: 3
  • Phil Collins - drums, backing vocals track: 3
  • Dan Huff - guitar track: 3
  • Joe Mardin - musical conductor, additional keyboards & sequencing track: 3, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, sequencing & additional percussion track: 6, keyboards & programming tracks: 9, 10
  • Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone track: 3
  • Tom Malone - trombone track: 3
  • John Faddis - trumpet track: 3
  • Marvin Stamm - trumpet track: 3
  • Michael Mossman - trumpet track: 3
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet track: 3
  • Robbie Buchanan - synthesizer track: 4
  • Anthony Jackson - bass guitar track: 5
  • Steve Ferrone - drums tracks: 5, 11
  • Randy Fredrix - guitar track: 5
  • Philippe Saisse - keyboards & programming track: 5
  • Cindy Mizelle - backing vocals track: 6
  • Gene Orloff - concertmaster (strings) track: 6
  • David Rosenberg - drum sounds track: 6
  • Paul Pesco - guitar tracks: 6, 9
  • Tony Patler - additional keyboards track: 7, synthezier bass track: 9
  • David Rosenberg - drums track: 8
  • Rob Beach - guitar track: 8
  • Beau Hill - synthesizer bass & keyboards track: 8
  • Jimmy Bralower - drum programming track 9
  • Bob Riley - drum programming track 10
  • Nick Moroch - guitar track 10
  • Thomas Oldakowski - drum programming track 11
  • Sam Rivers - tenor sax solo track: 11
  • Cengiz Yaltkaya - keyboards track: 11
  • John Mahoney - Synclavier programming track: 11
  • Ken Cummings - assistant Synclavier programming track: 11

Production

  • Arif Mardin - record producer tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, producer & musical arranger tracks: 2, 11, producer & arranger (horns) track: 3, producer & arranger (strings) track: 6
  • David Gamson - producer & musical arranger track: 1
  • Green Gartside - producer track: 1
  • Ray Bardani - [[sound recording) track: 1
  • Bruce Robbins - assisting engineer track: 1
  • Ed Garcia - assisting engineer tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, mix assistant track: 3, additional recording track: 6
  • Bruce Robbins - assisting engineer track: 1
  • Iris Cohen - assisting engineer track: 1
  • Steve Boyer - assisting engineer track: 1
  • Steven Carthy - assisting engineer track: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
  • Wayne Warnecke - assisting engineer track: 1
  • John "Tokes" Potoker - mix, recording (drums) track: 1, mix track: 7
  • Phillip Namanworth - project supervisor tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
  • Reggie Griffin - musical arranger track: 2, producer, arranger & mix track: 6, producer & arranger track: 7
  • Ellen Fitton - assiting engineer track: 2, 9
  • Michael O'Reilly - recording & mix tracks: 2, 3 10, recording (re-recording) & remix track: 4, additional recording tracks: 6, 11, recording track: 9
  • Mike Ging - assisting engineer track: 3
  • Paul Gommershall - assisting engineer track: 3
  • Joe Mardin - producer & arranger tracks: 3, 10, producer, arranger & mix track: 6, arranger track: 9
  • Simon Sullivan - additional recording track: 3
  • Hugh Padgham - recording (Phil Collins segment) track: 3
  • Michael O'Reilly -
  • Robbie Buchanan - producer track: 4
  • Mike Ross - assisting engineer track: 4
  • Philip Castellano- assisting engineer track: 4
  • Steve MacMillan - assisting engineer track: 4
  • Rod Hui - recording (re-recording) track: 4, recording & mix track: 6, additional recording track: 7
  • Jack Joseph Puig - recording & mix track: 4
  • Chaka Khan - producer track: 5
  • Philippe Saisse - producer track: 5
  • Acar Key - assistant engineer tracks: 5, 7, 10
  • Craig Vogel - assistant engineer track: 5, 9
  • Dave O'Donnell - assistant engineer track: 5
  • Eric Calvi - mix track: 5
  • Glen Ballard - additional arranging, additional sequencing track: 6
  • Randy Goodrum - additional arranging, additional sequencing track: 6
  • David Harrington - assisting engineer track: 6
  • Ellen Fitton - assisting engineer track: 6, 9, 11
  • Ira MacLaughlin - assisting engineer tracks: 6, 8
  • Stephen Benben - assisting engineer track: 6, re-recording track: 8
  • Rod O'Brian - recording track: 6, additional recording track: 7, assistant engineer track: 9
  • Bob Rosa - recording track: 7, assistant engineer track 10
  • Beau Hill - producer & arranger track: 8
  • Bobby Warner - additional recording track: 8
  • Russ Titelman - producer track: 9
  • Barbara Milne - assitant engineer track: 9
  • Ernie Wilkins - assitant engineer track: 9
  • Jeff Lord-Alge - assitant engineer track: 9
  • Jill Dell'Abate - production co-ordinator track: 9
  • Chris Lord-Alge - recording track: 9,
  • Steve Peck - additional recording track: 9, assistant engineer track: 10
  • Tom Lord-Alge - recording & mix track: 9
  • Jimmy Douglass - assistant engineer track: 10, recording & mix track: 11
  • Cengiz Yaltkaya - producer track: 11
  • Hugo Dwyer - additional recording track: 11
  • Michael Morongell - additional recording track: 11
  • Mark Pawlowski - assisting engineer track: 11
  • Jeri McManus - art direction
  • Lynn Robb - design & lettering
  • Christy Allerdings - production coordinator
  • Leyla Turkkan - assistant production coordination
  • Burt Zell Management - direction
  • George Holz - photography

Non-album tracks and remixes

  • "Love Of A Lifetime" (Extended Dance Version) - 6:09
  • "Coltrane Dreams" (Long Version) - 4:54
  • "Tight Fit" (Extended Version, remixed by Tom Lord-Alge) - 6:18
  • "Earth To Mickey" (Extended Version) - 6:48
  • "Earth To Mickey" (Instrumental Version) - 3:17
  • "Earth To Mickey" (A Cappella Voices) - 0:51
  • "Earth To Mickey" (CK's Duet Space Rap) - 5:22

References

1986 albums]] Chaka Khan albums]] Albums produced by Arif Mardin]]

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C.K. is the eighth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1988.

C.K. was Khan's first album not to be recorded with Arif Mardin, instead it was with the exception of one track entirely produced by Russ Titelman, with whom she had collaborated on hits like "Ain't Nobody" (1983), "Eye to Eye" from 1984's platinum-selling I Feel for You as well as "Tight Fit" from her previous album Destiny. Musically C.K. combined a varity of genres such as soul, R&B, funk, pop as well as two jazz ballads and altogether the album was more laid-back and production-wise not as complex and synth-driven as 1986's Destiny.

Three singles were released from C.K.: Womack & Womack's Latino-flavoured "It's My Party" which reached #5 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart, "Soul Talkin'" and "Baby Me" which became another Top 10 hit on the R&B chart, peaking at #8. The C.K. album itself also charted higher than the preceding Destiny, reaching #25 on the R&B Albums chart.

C.K. opens with Khan's cover of Stevie Wonder's 1970 hit "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)", again featuring the composer himself on harmonica, just like on "I Feel for You".

The only track on the C.K. album not to be produced by Russ Titelman was the funky jam session "Sticky Wicked", Khan's first proper collaboration with Prince after having covered his "I Feel for You" in 1984 and turning it into a million-selling hit singlealso includes a second Prince composition, "Eternity" (produced by Titelman), and some ten years later Khan and Prince were to team up for a full-length album together, Come 2 My House.

C.K. also features two recordings of jazz classics that since have become mainstays in Khan's live repertoire, "The End of a Love Affair", a tribute to Billie Holiday who first recorded the song on her 1958 album Lady in Satin, and Alec Wilder's "I'll Be Around", the latter with a guest appearance by none other than Miles Davis on trumpet - who in fact also features on the Prince track "Sticky Wicked".

One track from the C.K. sessions was only released as a single B-side, "Everybody Needs Some Love" written by former Rufus member David "Hawk" Wolinski, producer Russ Titelman and Khan herself.

C.K. was released on CD in 1988 and remains in print.

Track listing

  1. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" (Wonder, Wright, Hardaway, Garett) - 4:45
  2. "Soul Talkin'" (Russell) - 4:15
  3. "It's My Party" (Womack, Womack) - 5:11
  4. "Eternity" (Prince) - 4:03
  5. "Sticky Wicked" (Prince) - 6:54
  6. "The End Of A Love Affair" (Redding) - 5:11
  7. "Baby Me" (Knight, Steinberg) - 4:04
  8. "Make It Last" (Jasper, Jasper) - 4:48
  9. "Where Are You Tonite" (Haase, Khan) - 4:53
  10. "I'll Be Around" (Wilder) - 5:21

Personnel

  • Chaka Khan - vocals
  • Jimmy Bralower - drums tracks: 1, 3, 7
  • Rob Mounsey - keyboards tracks: 3, 6, 7, 9, 10
  • Ron Skies - keyboards, drums tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
  • Carol Steele - percussion tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9)
  • Omar Hakim - drums tracks: 1, 2
  • Paul Pesco - guitar tracks: 1, 7
  • Stevie Wonder - harmonica track: 1
  • Eddie Martinez - guitar tracks: 2, 3
  • Hilary Bercovici - keyboards track: 2
  • Steve Lindsey - keyboards track: 2
  • Bobby McFerrin - vocals track: 2
  • Brenda Russell - vocals track: 2
  • Cecil Womack - vocals & keyboards track: 4
  • Eric Leeds - saxophone track: 5
  • Atlanta Bliss - trumpet track: 5
  • Miles Davis - trumpet tracks: 5, 10
  • Marcus Miller - bass guitar tracks: 6, 10
  • Steve Ferrone - drums tracks: 6, 10
  • {{George Benson]] - guitar track: 6
  • John Tropea - guitar tracks: 6, 10
  • Margaret Ross - harp track: 6, 10
  • David Nadien - orchestra tracks: 6, 10
  • Dave Grusin - piano tracks: 6, 10
  • Warren Hill - saxophone tracks: 7, 8
  • Bernard Wright - keyboards track: 9
  • Chris Parker - percussion track: 9

Production

1988 albums]] Chaka Khan albums]]