Breakwater Cat
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Breakwater Cat is the tenth album by American singer Thelma Houston, released in 1980 on RCA Records. The 12" single "Suspicious Minds" became a popular club hit. Breakwater Cat contains five songs written by Jimmy Webb, who was also the executive producer of the album.[1]
Track listing
All songs were written by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated.
- "Breakwater Cat" – 3:55
- "Long and Lasting Love" – 5:30
- "Before There Could Be Me" – 3:12
- "Gone" – 3:43
- "What Was That Song" – 4:19
- "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 4:15
- "Down the Backstairs of My Life" (Eric Mercury, William Smith) – 3:00
- "Understand Your Man" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27
- "Lost and Found" (Daniel Moore) – 4:20
- "Something We May Never Know" (Shelby Flint) – 3:38[1]
Personnel
- Music
- Thelma Houston – vocals
- Sonny Burke – piano, arrangements
- Matthew McCauley – string and horn arrangements
- David T. Walker – guitar
- Steve Beckmeier – guitar
- Tim May – guitar
- David Shields – bass
- Eddie N. Watkins Jr. – bass
- Keni Burke – bass
- Scott Edwards – bass
- James Gadson – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Clydie King – backing vocals
- Greg Wright – backing vocals
- Oren Waters – backing vocals
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals
- Production
- James Gadson – producer
- Michael Stewart – producer
- Michael Vickers – assistant producer
- Jimmy Webb – executive producer
- Brian Christian – engineer
- Cheech D' Amici – engineer
- Mark Linett – engineer
- Rick Hart – engineer
- Rick Ruggieri – engineer
- Gribbitt! – art direction
- Henry Vizcarra – art direction
- Tim Bryant – art direction
- Charles Veal – contractor
- Jerry Hoff – contractor
- Sid Sharp – contractor
- Lynn Morse – A&R coordinator
- Linda Gerrity – production coordinator
- Glenn Parsons - design
- Gribbitt! - design
- John Arias – mixing
- Ron Slenzak – photography[1]
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