2nd Wave

~ Release by Surface (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Shower Me With Your Love
drum machine programming:
Brian Simpson (jazz pianist)
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician) and John Falzarano
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
“Bassie” Bob Brockman (engineer, producer, remixer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass] and keyboard:
Brian Simpson (jazz pianist)
cymbal [cymbals]:
Bob Brockman (engineer, producer, remixer)
guitar:
David Townsend
saxophone [sax]:
Pic (soul musician)
synthesizer [string synthesizer]:
Bobby Wooten (producer & musician)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
synthesizer [strings] arranger:
Bobby Wooten (producer & musician)
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
Skip’s Hit House Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Shower Me With Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Jackson
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:53
A2Closer Than Friends
drum machine programming:
Pic (soul musician) and David Townsend
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
“Bassie” Bob Brockman (engineer, producer, remixer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Pic (soul musician)
electric piano:
David Townsend
piano [acoustic piano]:
Vassal Benford
synthesizer:
Vassal Benford and David Townsend
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Closer Than Friends
writer:
Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:44
A3Can We Spend Some Time
drum machine programming:
Pic (soul musician)
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
“Bassie” Bob Brockman (engineer, producer, remixer)
electric bass guitar [electric bass], background vocals and lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
electric piano:
David Townsend
guitar:
Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
synthesizer [string synthesizer and synthesizers]:
Vassal Benford
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Can We Spend Some Time
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Jackson
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:30
A4You Are My Everything
drum machine programming:
Pic (soul musician)
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass], flute and percussion:
Pic (soul musician)
guitar:
David Townsend
synthesizer:
Vassal Benford and Everett Collins (US drummer)
background vocals:
Everett Collins (US drummer), Pic (soul musician) and David Townsend
guest vocals:
Regina Bell
lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Are My Everything
writer:
Everett Collins (US drummer), Derrick Culler, David “Pic” Conley (soul musician) and David Townsend
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Deep Faith Music, EMI April Music Inc., Multi‐Culler Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:28
B1I Missed
drum machine programming:
Everett Collins (US drummer) and Pic (soul musician)
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Everett Collins (US drummer)
guitar:
David Townsend
percussion [orchestral hits]:
Pic (soul musician)
synthesizer [horns and synthesizer]:
Vassal Benford
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
drum machine arranger:
Everett Collins (US drummer)
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Missed
writer:
Everett Collins (US drummer), David “Pic” Conley (soul musician) and Bernard Jackson
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Deep Faith Music, EMI April Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:56
B2Black Shades
drum machine programming:
Gene Lennon and Joshua Thompson (lyricist / producer)
other instruments [computer] programming:
Gene Lennon
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
“Bassie” Bob Brockman (engineer, producer, remixer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass], guitar and keyboard:
Joshua Thompson (lyricist / producer)
saxophone [sax]:
Larry Conley (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Derrick Culler, Kathy Cat‐Nip Griffin (background vocalist), Bernard Jackson, Lauri Hawes, Cheryl Maynard, Pic (soul musician), Starlena Young, Lisa Stevens and David Townsend
lead vocals and other vocals [rap]:
Bernard Jackson
other vocals [air filter voice]:
Gene Lennon
arranger:
Derrick Culler and Len‐Thom
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Black Shades
writer:
Derrick Culler, Gene Lennon and Joshua Thompson (lyricist / producer)
publisher:
Multi‐Culler Music, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:57
B3Hold On to Love
drum machine programming:
Pic (soul musician) and David Townsend
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
“Bassie” Bob Brockman (engineer, producer, remixer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass] and flute:
Pic (soul musician)
guitar:
David Townsend
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vassal Benford
percussion:
Everett Collins (US drummer)
synthesizer:
Vassal Benford and David Townsend
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
guest vocals:
Regina Bell
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hold On to Love
writer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:10
B4Where’s That Girl
drum machine programming:
Pic (soul musician)
assistant engineer:
Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins (engineer)
engineer:
David Conley (soul musician)
producer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
assistant mixer:
Frank Nogueras
mixer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Pic (soul musician)
guitar and synthesizer:
David Townsend
instruments:
Arnold Eidus
strings:
Julian Barbara, Alfred Brown (viola), Ellen Max, Fredrick Zlotkin (cellist), Harry Lookofsky, Mark Schuman and Marti Sweet
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bernard Jackson
orchestra:
Gene Orloff and His Merry Men
conductor:
Bobby “Maestro” Wooten (producer & musician)
strings arranger:
Bobby “Maestro” Wooten (producer & musician)
arranger:
Surface (US R&B and pop)
concertmaster:
Gene Orloff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Where’s That Girl
writer:
David “Pic” Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson and David Townsend
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:31

Credits

Release

mastering:José Rodriguez (mastering engineer)
copyrighted (©) by:CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1546685 [info]
ASIN:US: B000U3RZ6E [info]

Release Group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/155986 [info]
Wikidata:Q4633957 [info]