Thelma Houston - Ride To The Rainbow (1979) [2005, Japanese Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: April 17, 2017

"Ride To The Rainbow" is Thelma Houston's eighth studio album. The album was not the commercial success it deserved to be initially because the album's most compelling songs never were released as singles. Lax promotion also played a role in the albums' slow sales upon its original release. The album includes such hidden gems as "Imaginary Paradise", "I Wanna Be Back in Love Again", "Just a Little Piece of You." It also includes a version of The Miracles' "Love Machine" and the Top 40 Pop hit, "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" (in its 12" version different from the previous short version released on the album "Ready to Roll"). The album was arranged by Arthur G. Wright. "Ride To The Rainbow" was released on CD in September 2005 by the Japanese P-Vine label.

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Release of the album: 1979 [LP Tamla, Cat.# T7-365R1, USA]
Release of this CD: 2005, September, 16 [CD P-Vine Records (Japan), Cat.# PCD-7256 / EAN: 4995879072561]
Note: this reissue is a part of "Dance Floor Fillers" Series
℗ 1979 Motown Record Corporation
Manufactured by Universal Music K.K.
℗© 2005 Distributed by Blues Interactions, Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Credits:

Arranged By [Rhythm, Horn & String] – Arthur G. Wright (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 8)
Art Direction, Photography, Design – Ed Caraeff Studio
Backing Vocals – Billy Woodruff, Bobby Belle, Ivory Davis, Jessie Richardson, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Monalisa Young, Oma Drake, Patti Brooks, Terry Young, Venetta Fields
Bass – David Shields, Eddie Watkins, Jr.
Congas – Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Coordinator [Album Production & Direction] – Tony Jones
Drums – James Gadson, Larry Tolbert
Effects [Background Vocal Effects] – Don Fletcher
Engineer [Assistant Mixing] – Abdoulaye Soumare, Debbie Scott
Engineer [Assitant Recording] – Debbie Scott, Dennis Moody, Gail Ritter, Romie Luvrich
Engineer [Recording] – Robert Robitaille, Sye Mitchell
Guitar – Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Spencer Bean
Keyboards – Alan Oldfield, Reginald Burke, Sylvester Rivers
Mastered By – Jo Hansch
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Russ Terrana
Other [Back Cover Wardrobe] – Pleasure Dome
Other [Front Cover Wardrobe Designed By] – Jerome Smith
Other [Makeup And Hair] – Cliff Peterson/Le Salon Jopet
Percussion – Gary Coleman, Melvin Webb
Producer – Hal Davis
Production Manager [Product Manager] – Brenda M. Boyce
Synthesizer [Synthesizer & Arp] – Alan Oldfield

Tracklist:

01. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (06:20)
(M. Botler, N. Helms)
02. I Wanna Be Back In Love Again (03:49)
(B. Belle, E. Summers)
03. Love Machine (07:39)
(W. Griffin, W. Moore)
04. Imaginary Paradise (03:42)
(A. McCrary, B. Belle, C. McCrary, L. McCrary, S. Tucker)
05. Just A Little Piece Of You (03:43)
(S. Wonder, S. Wright)
06. Ride To The Rainbow (03:46)
(B. Hull, G. Poirot, M. Simmons)
07. Paying For It With My Heart (03:55)
(G. Finley, M. Rubini)
08. Give It To Me (03:44)
(R. Wilson)

Recorded at Motown Recording Studios, Paramount Recording Studios, and One Step Up Recording Studios.
Mixed at Motown Recording Studios, Sound Labs and Sound Factory

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