Maurice White (album)

Maurice White (album)
Maurice White
Studio album by Maurice White
Released 1985
Genre R&B
Length 47:18
Label Columbia
Producer Maurice White
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Maurice White is a 1985 album by Maurice White released on Columbia Records.[2] The album went to number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts. The single "Stand by Me" a cover of the Ben E. King classic reached number 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 11 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[3]

"I Need You" also became a minor hit and was later featured on the soundtrack for the 1986 film, Armed and Dangerous.[4]

The album was made available in a digitally remastered version in 2001, on Columbia/Legacy which includes four bonus tracks.[5] The Japanese CD features "Life" (E. Bulling, F. Golda, Martin Page, Maurice White) and "Can't Stop Love" (Martin Page, Skip Scarborough, Maurice White) as bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Switch on Your Radio"   Brian Fairweather, Martin Page, Maurice White 4:18
2. "Jamboree"   Keith Echols, Alice Echols, Dean Gant 3:26
3. "Stand by Me"   Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 4:09
4. "Sea of Glass"   Brian Fairweather, Peter Wolf 0:43
5. "I Need You"   Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith, Mary Unobsky 4:34
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Believe in Magic"   Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White 4:35
7. "Lady Is Love"   Michel Colombier, Martin Page, Maurice White 5:05
8. "Invitation"   Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf 3:55
9. "The Sleeping Frame"   Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf 2:02
10. "Children of Afrika"   Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf 4:38
11. "Alpha Dance"   Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White 1:19

2001 reissue

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Switch on Your Radio"   Brian Fairweather, Martin Page, Maurice White 4:18
2. "Jamboree"   Keith Echols, Alice Echols, Dean Gant 3:26
3. "Stand by Me"   Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 4:09
4. "Sea of Glass"   Brian Fairweather, Peter Wolf 0:43
5. "I Need You"   Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith, Mary Unobsky 4:34
6. "Believe in Magic"   Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White 4:35
7. "Lady Is Love"   Michel Colombier, Martin Page, Maurice White 5:05
8. "Invitation"   Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf 3:55
9. "The Sleeping Frame"   Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf 2:02
10. "Children of Afrika"   Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf 4:38
11. "Alpha Dance"   Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White 1:19
12. "Life (freedom mix)"   Maurice White 0:57
13. "Life"   E. Bulling, F. Golda, Martin Page, Maurice White 3:56
14. "Adventures of the Heart"   Maurice White 2:34
15. "Sam the Jam"   Maurice White 0:18

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Charts

Album – Billboard[3]
Year Chart Position Country
1985 The Billboard 200 61 US
1985 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 12 US
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position Country
1985 "I Need You" Adult Contemporary 20 US
1985 Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks 30 US
1985 The Billboard Hot 100 95 US
1985 "Stand by Me" Adult Contemporary 11 US
1985 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 46 US
1985 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 6 US
1985 The Billboard Hot 100 50 US
1985 "Lady Is Love" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 89 US

Personnel

Musicians

  • Gerald Albright: Saxophone
  • Gerald Brown: Drums
  • Bill Bottrell: Finger Snapping
  • Michel Colombier: Keyboards
  • Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr.: Horn
  • Sheldon Reynolds: Guitar
  • Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizer, Soloist
  • Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer Programming
  • Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Assistant Producer
  • Brian Fairweather: Vocals (bckgr), Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Rhythm Arrangements
  • Dean Gant: Synthesizer, Arranger, Drum Programming
  • Rupert Greenall: Synthesizer
  • Donald Griffin: Guitar
  • Jerry Hey: Horn
  • Marva Holcolm: Vocals (bckgr)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar, Rhythm
  • Abraham Laboriel: Bass
  • Ricky Lawson: Drums
  • Jeff Lorber: Synthesizer
  • Marlon McClain: Guitar
  • Martin Page: Bass, Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Chant, Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements
  • Julia Tillman: Vocals (bckgr)
  • Wanda Vaughn: Vocals (bckgr)
  • Wayne Vaughn: Synthesizer, Arranger
  • Maurice White: Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Kalimba, Producer, Chant, Mixing, Original Recording Producer, Vocorder
  • Peter Wolf: Keyboards

Miscellaneous Credits

  • Mixing: Paul Klingberg
  • Art Direction: Lane, Donald, Howard Fritzson
  • Photography: Harry Langdon
  • Make-Up: Tara Posey
  • Liner Notes: Ramsey Lewis
  • Tape Research: Matthew Kelly
  • Packaging Manager: Mike Cimicata
  • Assistant: Cameron Marcarelli
  • Reissue: Leo Sacks- Liner Notes, Reissue Producer, Mixing[7]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Maurice White (album) on discogs.com
  3. ^ a b Billboard Charts - Maurice White (album) on Allmusic.com
  4. ^ Armed and Dangerous Original Soundtrack @Discogs.com Retrieved 9-24-2011.
  5. ^ Maurice White (album) overview on allmusic.com
  6. ^ "Maurice White (album) - 0verview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r21777. Retrieved May 23, 2009. 
  7. ^ Maurice White (album) credits on Allmusic.com

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