Melissa (Melissa Manchester album)

Melissa is the third album by Melissa Manchester, released on the Arista Records label in 1975. It reached #12 on the Billboard Albums chart on the strength of her first U.S. Top Ten hit "Midnight Blue" (#6). In 2001 the album was re-released.

Melissa
Melissa "Original Master Recording" vinyl album from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Studio album by
Melissa Manchester
ReleasedJanuary 1975
GenrePop
LabelArista
ProducerVini Poncia
Melissa Manchester chronology
Bright Eyes
(1974)		 Melissa
(1975)		 Better Days And Happy Endings
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]

Track listing
  1. "We've Got Time" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) - 4:24
  2. "Party Music" (Manchester, David Wolfert) - 3:29
  3. "Just Too Many People" (Manchester, Vini Poncia) - 3:38
  4. "Stevie's Wonder" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) - 3:35
  5. "This Lady's Not Home Today" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) - 4:33
  6. "Love Havin' You Around" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 4:40
  7. "Midnight Blue" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) - 3:55
  8. "It's Gonna Be Alright" (Manchester, Adrienne Anderson) - 3:34
  9. "I Got Eyes" (Manchester) - 2:45
  10. "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" (Randy Newman) - 5:05

Personnel
  • Melissa Manchester – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric piano (5, 9), clavinet (6)
  • James Newton Howard – electric piano (1-4, 7), clavinet (2, 8), ARP synthesizer (2, 9), organ (5, 6), acoustic piano (6), celesta (9)
  • David Wolfert – acoustic guitar (1, 7), electric guitar (1-7), guitar (8)
  • Cooker Lo Presti – bass (1-9)
  • Kirk Bruner – drums (1-8), percussion (2, 4), cuica (4), talking drum (6), backing vocals (9)
  • King Errisson – congas (2, 5, 8)
  • Don Diego Gujo – cowbell (8)
  • Morton K. Salt – percussion (9)
  • Trevor Lawrence– tenor saxophone (3, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 6, 8), string arrangements (3, 5, 7, 10), soprano saxophone (5), baritone saxophone (6, 8), alto saxophone (10)
  • John Rotella – baritone saxophone (3)
  • Gene Dinwiddie – tenor saxophone (6, 8)
  • Lew McCreary – trombone (3)
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet (3, 6, 8)
  • Vini Poncia – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 9)
  • The Rhinestones – backing vocals (2)
  • David Lasley – backing vocals (6)
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (6)
  • Brie Howard – backing vocals (9)

Production
  • Producer – Vini Poncia
  • Executive Producer – Richard Perry
  • Engineer – Bob Schaper
  • Assistant Engineer – Reed Stanley
  • Recorded at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) and A&R Studios (New York, NY).
  • Remixed by Bill Schnee at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Bob Heimall
  • Design – Arton Associates
  • Illustration – Pacific Eye & Ear
  • Photography – Ed Caraeff
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References
  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.


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