Take No Prisoners (Peabo Bryson album)

Take No Prisoners is the 11th full-length album by R&B/soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson, released in June 1985.[1] The album peaked at No. 102 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 40 on the US R&B albums chart.

Take No Prisoners
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	June 1985
Studio	The Power Station, Atlantic Studios, Automated Sound Studios and Clinton Recording Studio (New York, NY); Sunset Sound, Amigo Studios and Bossa Nova Hotel (Los Angeles, CA).
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	40:22
Label	Elektra
Producer	Arif Mardin, Tommy LiPuma
Peabo Bryson chronology
Straight from the Heart (1984) Take No Prisoners (1985) Quiet Storm (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Three singles were released, including the title track and the pop crossover ballad "Love Always Finds a Way", the latter of which peaked at No. 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart in early 1986.[2] The album's title track became a minor hit on both the pop and R&B charts, supported by a Miami Vice-inspired music video.[3] In addition to Chaka Khan, contributing artists include Jennifer Holliday, Kashif and Robbie Buchanan.

Track listing

1. "Take No Prisoners (In the Game of Love)" (Billy Livsey, Sue Shifrin) - 4:12
2. "There's Nothin' Out There" with Chaka Khan (Hawk Wolinski, Patrick Leonard, Keithen Carter) - 5:26
3. "Let's Apologize" (Gary Usher, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) - 3:56
4. "Irresistible (Never Run Away from Love)" (Livsey, Peabo Bryson, Arif Mardin, Philippe Saisse) - 5:30
5. "Love Always Finds a Way" (Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil) - 4:48
6. "Falling for You" (Bryson) - 4:10
7. "I'm in Love" (Bryson) - 4:17
8. "When You Talk to Me" (Ralph Dino, Larry Di Tomaso) - 4:11
9. "She's Over Me" (Barry Mann, Weil) - 3:27

Personnel

Musicians Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (1, 3, 7), synthesizers (1, 3, 5-9), programming (1, 3, 7), rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 5-9), keyboards (2, 5, 6, 8, 9), synthesizer programming (2) Philippe Saisse – additional synth solo (2), keyboards (4), synthesizers (4), programming (4), rhythm arrangements (4) Dann Huff – guitars (1-9) Will Lee – bass (1) Marcus Miller – bass (3, 7) Anthony Jackson – bass (5, 6, 8, 9) Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), cymbal (2), tom-tom (2) Dave Weckl – drums (6) Lenny Castro – percussion (5, 8, 9) Ron Dover – saxophone (6) Arif Mardin – rhythm arrangements (2, 4) Vocalists Peabo Bryson – lead vocals (1-9) Erin Dickins – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7) Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (1, 3, 7) Diva Gray – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7) Gordon Grody – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7) Tom Kelly – backing vocals (1, 3, 7) Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (1, 3, 7) Chaka Khan – backing vocals (2), rap (2) Mark Stevens – backing vocals (2) Kashif – backing vocals (4) Yolanda Lee Lewis – backing vocals (4) Brenda Nelson – backing vocals (4) Jennifer Holliday – backing vocals (5) Stephanie James – backing vocals (5) Michael Sembello – backing vocals (8) Josie James - backing vocals

Production Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1-4 & 7); Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9). Project Coordinator on Tracks 1-4 & 7 – Phillip Namanworth Music Contractor on Tracks 1-4 & 7 – Frank DeCaro Production Coordinator on Track 6 – Larry Fishman Engineers – Lew Hahn (Tracks 1-4 & 7); Ed Rak (Tracks 5, 8 & 9); Jay Rifkin (Track 6). Additional Engineers – Jerry Garcia, Jon Ingoldsby, Michael O'Reilly, Gary Skardina and Jeremy Smith (Tracks 1-4 & 7); Kevin Halpin (Track 5); Mark Linett (Tracks 5 & 9); Erik Zobler (Track 6); Al Schmitt and Nick Spigel (Track 8). Assistant Engineers – Jerry Garcia, Jon Ingoldsby and Michael O'Reilly (Tracks 1-4 & 7) Second Engineers – Gene Curtis (Tracks 5, 8 & 9); Leslie Klein (Track 5); Peggy McCreary and Garry Rindfuss (Track 6); Bud Rizzo and Steven Strassman (Track 8). Tracks 1-4 & 7 mixed by Lew Hahn at Atlantic Studios. Track 6 mixed by Bill Schnee at Bill Schnee Studio (Los Angeles, CA), assisted by Dan Garcia and Mike Ross. Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). Art Direction and Photography – Carol Friedman Design – Carin Goldberg Sleeve Notes – Peabo Bryson Management – David M. Franklin and Associates, Ed Howard and Skip Williams.

References

1. Take No Prisoners at AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
2. "Peabo Bryson Love Always Finds A Way Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
3. Peabo Bryson - "Take No Prisoners (In the Game of Love)" Official Music Video.