Narada Michael Walden - Confidence (1982) - €10,00

Confidence is the sixth full-length studio recording from singer/songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden.
It was his first album wherein he co-wrote every single song with other people.

Narada Michael Walden's 1982 date 'Confidance' is among them.It did okay on the R&B side of things but is barely acknowledged in the pop world-his pop productions during this time for Stacy Lattisaw and later Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin are.
This album begins with the hefty funk jam "Your #1"-one of the best slices of funk Narada ever threw down!"Summer Lady" has yet more of that heavy 80's funk throb to it before again returning to the breezy and inspiring urban soul sound of "I'm Ready".
The title track goes to the same place with great verve and style! The presense of jazz and fusion icons Randy Brecker,David Sanborn and the immortal Wayne Shorter really showcase Narada as the successor to Norman Connors;drummer and great assembler of talent.
Another truely impressive track to be found here is the the closer "Blue Side Of Midnight",a moody romantic smooth groove with some creamy sax from Sanborn and a great otherworldy guitar solo from Corrado Rustici! 'Confidance' is absolutely no misnomer;Narada delivers everything here with sincerity,conviction and so many hard-driving grooves to make you bug!


Side A
A1. You’re # 1 - 5:43 
A2. Summer Lady - 5:18 
A3. I’m Ready - 4:20 
A4. Safe In My Arms - 4:14 

Side B
B1. Confidence - 4:01 
B2. Holiday - 4:27 
B3. You Ought To Love Me - 5:10 
B4. Blue Side Of Midnight - 6:57


Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Produced For – Perfection Light Productions
• Recorded At – The Automatt
• Recorded At – George Massenburg Studios
• Recorded At – Eldorado Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Power Station
• Mastered At – A&M Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn (tracks: A2), Marc Russo (tracks: A1, A3)
• Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Narada (tracks: A4)
• Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey (tracks: A1, A3), Randy Brecker (tracks: A2)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Michael Gibbs (tracks: A3, A4, B4)
• Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Frank Martin (tracks: B2)
• Art Direction – Bob Defrin
• Backing Vocals – Felton Pilate (tracks: A2), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: A4, B2), John Lehman (tracks: A4, B2), Myrna Mathews (tracks: A4, B2), Narada (tracks: A2), Wanda Walden (tracks: A4, B2)
• Cello – David Kadarauch (tracks: A3), Terry Adams (tracks: A3)
• Engineer – Bob "Frodo" Clearmountain, Dave "Beach" Jerden, Ken "Kessanova" Kessie, Leslie Ann "Brucette" Jones, Mick "Roadrunner" Guzauski
• Engineer [Assistant] – Brain Malouf, Malcolm Pollack, Maureen "Reeno" Droney, Murry Dvorkin*, Wayne "Mute Man" Lewis
• Featuring [French Summerlady] – Martha Rubinson (tracks: A2)
• Guitar [Space Guitar] – Corrado Rustici (tracks: B4)
• Guitar, Synthesizer [Soloist] – Corrado Rustici (tracks: B1), Frank Martin (tracks: B1)
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Other [Cover Clothes] – Wilkes Bashford
• Other [Make-up] – Oeter Castillo
• Percussion [Finger Snaps] – R.J. Charlie "Boom" Chapman (tracks: A3), Dwayne Simmons (tracks: A2), Narada (tracks: A2)
• Photography – Loren Hammer
• Piano – Narada (tracks: A4)
• Producer – Narada Michael Walden
• Soloist, Guitar – Corrado Rustici (tracks: A1), Joe Bob (tracks: B3)
• Soloist, Saxophone – Marc Russo (tracks: A3)
• Soloist, Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (tracks: B4)
• Soloist, Synthesizer – Frank Martin (tracks: B3)
• Synthesizer [Bass] – John Barnes (tracks: A1)
• Tenor Saxophone – Bob Mintzer (tracks: A2), Ernie Watts (tracks: A1, A3)
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley (tracks: A1, A3), Jerry Hey (tracks: A1, A3), Randy Brecker (tracks: A2)
• Viola – David George (tracks: A3), Thomas Elliott (tracks: A3)
• Violin – Clifton Foster (tracks: A3), Dan Smiley (tracks: A3), Emily Van Valkenburgh (tracks: A3), Greg Mazmanian (tracks: A3), India Cooke (tracks: A3), Patrice Anderson (tracks: A3), Roy Malan (tracks: A3), Stephen Gehl (tracks: A3), Walter Ayres (tracks: A3)
• Violin, Concertmaster – Nathan Rubin (tracks: A3)
• Voice [Ending Chant] – Dwayne Simmons (tracks: A1), Narada (tracks: A1) 

Studios:

The Automatt, San Francisco
George Massenburg Studios, Los Angeles
Eldorado Studio, Los Angeles
Power Station, New York
Mastered at A&M Studios

Notes

Release: 1982

Format:  LP

Genre:  Soul / Funk

Label:  Atlantic Records

Catalog#  50883

Prijs:  €10,00

Vinyl:  Good

Cover:  Good

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