Rapture

1986 Smooth Jazz Soul

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Tracklist

A1 Sweet LoveBaker, Bias, Johnson 4:26
A2 You Bring Me JoyLasley 4:24
A3 Caught Up In The RaptureQuander, Glenn 5:07
A4 Been So LongBaker 5:07
B1 MysteryTemperton 4:56
B2 No One In The WorldSharron, Hirsch 4:10
B3 Same Ole LoveRoberts, McLeod 4:05
B4 Watch Your StepBaker 4:54

Musicians

Alex BrownBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Anita BakerBacking Vocals (Background Vocals), Executive-Producer, Keyboards, Words By, Music By
Bunny HullBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Darryl PhinnesseeBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Jim GilstrapBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Lynn DavisBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Natalie JacksonBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Phillip IngramBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
Vesta WilliamsBacking Vocals (Background Vocals)
David B. WashingtonBass
Freddie WashingtonBass
Jimmy HaslipBass
Arthur MarburyDrums
Ricky LawsonDrums
Donald GriffinGuitar
Greg MooreGuitar
Michael J. PowellGuitar, Mixed By, Mixed By (Re-mixed By), Producer, Finger Snaps (Finger Pops)
Dean GantKeyboards
Vernon FailsKeyboards
Larry FratangeloPercussion
Lorenzo BrownPercussion
Paulinho Da CostaPercussion
Don MyrickSaxophone
Donald AlbrightSaxophone
Alpha L. PerkinsFinger Snaps (Finger Pops)
Holli L. PerkinsFinger Snaps (Finger Pops)
Warren WoodsFinger Snaps (Finger Pops)
Neil StubenhausBass
John RobinsonDrums
Dean ParksGuitar
Randy KerberKeyboards
Paul Jackson Jr.Rhythm Guitar
Greg PhillinganesSynthesizer
Paul ChitenSynthesizer

Production

Gary SkardinaEngineer, Producer
Marti SharronProducer, Lyrics By

Also credited. Words By: Gary Bias, Louis A. Johnson, David Lasley, Darryl K. Roberts, Marilyn McLeod. Music By: Gary Bias, Louis A. Johnson, David Lasley, Garry Glenn, Ken Hirsch, Darryl K. Roberts, Marilyn McLeod. Lyrics By: Dianne Quander. Written By: Rod Temperton. Art Direction: Carol Friedman. Photography By: Carol Friedman. Creative Director: Hale Milgrim. Design: Sue Keston. Engineer: Barney Perkins, Robert Feist. Mixed By: Barney Perkins. Mixed By (Re-mixed By): Barney Perkins. Engineer (Assistant, United Sound): Tony Ray. Engineer (Assistants, Yamaha R&D Studios): Fred Law, Keith Cohen, Keith Seppanen. Management: BNB Associates Ltd., Sherwin Bash. Mastered By: Bernie Grundman.

Release notes

Specialty Pressing, denoted in label matrix suffix (SP) and Stamped EAST around Side B spindle hole

Custom inner sleeve contains lyrics/credits/photo

1st cat#: sleeve; 2nd: labels

All songs except B2 Recorded at Yamaha R&D Studio, Glendale, CA.
Additional recording: United Sound Systems, Inc. Detroit, Mich.

B2 Recorded & mixed at Music Grinder Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA.;
Re-mixed at Yamaha R&D Studio.

A1: © 1986 Old Brompton Road Music (ASCAP) Adm. by Jobete Music Co., Inc.
A2: © 1980 Almo Music Corp., ASCAP
A3: © 1985 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) / Silver Sun Music (ASCAP) & DQ Music (ASCAP)
All rights on behalf of Silver Sun Music adm. by WB Music Corp., ASCAP
A4, B4: © 1986 Baker’s Tune, BMI
B1: © 1983 Rodsongs (PRS) administered by Almo Music Corp. in the U.S. & Canada
B2: © 1984 ATV Music, BMI / Welbeck Music, ASCAP
B3: © 1986 Jobete Music Company Inc., ASCAP

Runouts are etched, except for [SRC logo], which is stamped.