The Dance of Life (album)
Appearance
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Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
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Genre | Soul, R&B, Disco | |||
Length | 43:35 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Narada Michael Walden, Bob Clearmountain | |||
Narada Michael Walden chronology | ||||
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The Dance of Life is the second 1979 studio disc from R&B singer-songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. Unlike his last two releases, it featured several songs Walden co-wrote with other people (such as Allee Willis and guitarist Corrado "Pat" Rustici).
Track listing
All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.
- "You're Soo Good" - 6:02
- "I Shoulda Loved Ya" (Walden, Allee Willis, T.M. Stevens) - 6:34
- "Lovin' You Madly" (Walden, Corrado Rustici) - 5:15
- "Crazy For Ya" (Willis, Walden) - 3:51
- "Tonight I'm Alright" - 5:14
- "Why Did You Turn Me On" (Walden, Willis, Rustici) - 4:41
- "Carry On" (Walden, Frank Martin) - 5:11
- "The Dance of Life" - 6:33
Personnel
- Narada Michael Walden – lead vocals, acoustic piano, drums, percussion, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements
- Frank Martin – keyboards, Dyna My piano, Moog synthesizers, Prophet-5, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements (2, 5)
- Corrado "Pat" Rustici – guitars, rhythm arrangements
- T.M. Stevens – bass, rhythm arrangements
- The "See America Horns" (1-7):
- Marc Russo – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6)
- Danny Noe – trombone, horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6)
- David Grover – trumpet, horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6)
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
- Nuhad Saba Martin – backing vocals
- Vicki Randle – backing vocals
- Carla Vaughn – backing vocals
Production
- Narada Michael Walden – producer
- Bob Clearmountain – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Norman – assistant engineer
- Raymond Willard – assistant engineer
- Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY)
- Carin Goldberg – design
- Norman Seeff – photography
- Gregory Digiovine – management