BOB JAMES

HANDS DOWN

 

Original 1982 album liner notes

 

Side I

 

SPUNKY  (6:57)

(B. James)

West Portal Music, Inc.

(World Administration by Wayward Music, Inc.) ASCAP

 

Polyphonic Synthesizers & Fender Rhodes: Bob James

Drums: Harvey Mason

Bass: Gary King

Percussion: Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, Jr.

 

MACUMBA  (5:12)

(R. Temperton/B. James)

RodSongs/West Portal Music, Inc.

(World Administration by Wayward Music, Inc.) ASCAP

 

Polyphonic and Bass Synthesizers, Drum Computer & Fender Rhodes: Bob James

Drums: John Robinson

Bass: Gary King

Guitar: Steve Khan

Percussion: Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, Jr.

Lyricon: Rob Zante

Vocals: Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross, Milt Grayson, Zach Sanders

Trumpets: Jon Faddis, Mike Lawrence, Ron Tooley

Trombones: Jim Pugh, Dave Taylor

Woodwinds: Eddie Daniels, Wally Kane, George Marge, Whit Sidener

Vocals arranged by Rod Temperton

 

SHAMBOOZIE  (5:16)

(B. James)

West Portal Music, Inc.

(World Administration by Wayward Music, Inc.) ASCAP

 

Polyphonic Synthesizers & Fender Rhodes: Bob James

Drums: John Robinson

Bass: Marcus Miller

Guitar: Steve Khan

Percussion: Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, Jr.

Alto Sax: Jay Beckenstein

Trumpets: Jon Faddis, Mike Lawrence, Ron Tooley

Trombones: Jim Pugh, Dave Taylor

Woodwinds: Eddie Daniels, Wally Kane, George Marge, Whit Sidener

 

 

Side II

 

JANUS  (5:49)

(B. James)

West Portal Music, Inc.

(World Administration by Wayward Music, Inc.) ASCAP

 

Acoustic Piano & Polyphonic Synthesizers: Bob James

Drums: Liberty DeVito

Bass: Doug Stegmeyer

Acoustic Guitars: David Brown

Percussion: Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, Jr.

Tenor Sax: Eddie Daniels

 

ROBERTA  (6:48)

(M. Lawrence)

Other Side Music (ASCAP)

 

Acoustic Piano: Bob James

Drums: Harvey Mason

Bass: Gary King

Trumpets: Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm

Trombones: Wayne Andre, Jim Pugh, Dave Taylor

Woodwinds: Mark Colby, Eddie Daniels, George Marge

Strings: David Nadien, Concertmaster

Jonathan Abramowitz, LaMar Alsop, Elena Barere, Alfred Brown, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Theodore Israel, Warren Lash, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken, Marvin Morgenstern, Jan Mullen, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Joseph Robushka, Richard Sortomme, Gerald Tarack, Emanuel Vardi.

 

IT’S ONLY ME  (5:13)

(B. James)

West Portal Music, Inc.

(World Administration by Wayward Music, Inc.) ASCAP

 

Acoustic Piano, Polyphonic & Bass Synthesizers, Drum Computer: Bob James

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PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY BOB JAMES

 

Associate Producer: Joe Jorgensen

 

Recorded and Mixed by Joe Jorgensen

 

Assistant Engineers: Nancy Byers, Marc Chusid, Chaz Clifton, Wayne Warnecke and Bruce Robbins

 

Recorded at A&R Studios, CBS Recording Studios, Mediasound, and SoundMixers, New York City and Minot Sound, White Plains, New York

 

Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York City on the CBS DisComputer™ System

 

Mastering Engineer: Vladimir Meller

 

Production Coordinator: Marion Orr

 

 

Management: Michael Tannen & Associates

 

Worldwide Bookings: Peter Paul

 

 

Special Thanks to Ron Carran, Thom Cimillo, George Minnis, Tim McCarthy, Rod Temperton

 

 

Design: Paula Scher

 

 

Patti Austin appears courtesy of QWEST Records

Jay Beckenstein appears courtesy of MCA Records

Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, Jr. appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

Luther Vandross appears courtesy of Epic Records

 

 

STEREO

 

COLUMBIA

 

TAPPAN

 

Tappan Zee Records, Inc., 15 W. 72 Street, New York, N.Y. 10023

© 1982 CBS Inc./ (P) 1982 CBS Inc./ Manufactured by Columbia Records/ CBS Inc./ 51 W 52 Street, New York, N.Y./ “Columbia” are trademarks of CBS Inc./ “Tappan Zee” are trademarks of Tappan Zee Records, Inc. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

 

 

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