Melissa (Melissa Manchester album)

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1975 studio album by Melissa Manchester

Melissa

Melissa "Original Master Recording" vinyl album from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Studio album by

Melissa Manchester

Released| January 1975
Recorded| 1974
Studio|

* Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
* A & R Recording (New York City, New York)

Genre| Pop
Length| 39:34
Label| Arista
Producer| Vini Poncia
Melissa Manchester chronology
| Bright Eyes
(1974)  | Melissa
(1975)  | Better Days And Happy Endings
(1976)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Christgau's Record Guide| B+[1]

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.

## Track listing

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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

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* 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 guitars (1–7), guitars (8)
* Cooker Lo Presti – bass
* 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

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* Executive Producer – Richard Perry
* Producer – Vini Poncia
* Engineer – Bob Schaper
* Assistant Engineer – Reed Stanley
* Remixed by Bill Schnee at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
* Art Direction – Bob Heimall
* Design – Arton Associates
* Illustration – Pacific Eye & Ear
* Photography – Ed Caraeff

## References

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1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 4, 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.

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Melissa Manchester

Studio albums|

* Melissa
* Singin'...
* Don't Cry Out Loud
* Melissa Manchester
* For the Working Girl
* Hey Ricky
* Mathematics
* If My Heart Had Wings
* When I Look Down That Road
* You Gotta Love the Life

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Midnight Blue"
* "Rescue Me"
* "Don't Cry Out Loud"
* "Through the Eyes of Love"
* "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
* "My Boyfriend's Back"
* "Energy"
* "Walk on By"
* "Be My Baby"

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* Harlettes

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* MusicBrainz release group

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