Love Zone (Ullanda McCullough album)

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Love Zone is the first solo debut album by R&B/soul singer and backing vocalist Ullanda McCullough, released on Ocean/Ariola Records in 1979. It features the soul cover version of "Want Ads", originally done by the sweet and soulful female group of the '70s with 3 ladies, named, Edna Wright, Shellie Clark and Carolyn Willis, called, Honey Cone and "Stars", written by George McMahon & Leon Pendarvis, plus the whole album, was produced by Bernard Drayton, George McMahon & Leon Pendarvis.

Track listing

1. Stars (George McMahon, Leon Pendarvis) 10:22
2. Gotta Dance Now (George McMahon, Leon Pendarvis & Ullanda McCullough) 4:36
3. Time For You And Me (George McMahon, Leon Pendarvis) 5:11
4. Want Ads (B. Perkins, General Norman Johnson & Greg Perry) 5:13
5. Love Zone (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)5:37
6. Around And Around (Frank Floyd & Ullanda McCullough) 5:14

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1979	"Want Ads"	?	65	17
1979	Around and Around	?	84	—

Personnel

Stars

• Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis
• Backing Vocals – Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Leon Pendarvis, Ullanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry
• Bass – Francisco Centeno
• Drums – Chris Parker
• Engineer [Assistant] – Tom Greto Guitar – Cliff Morris, Steve Kahn
• Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis
• Mixed By [Disco Mix] – John Luongo
• Percussion – Arthur Jenkins, Jimmy Maelen
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Ed Rak
• Saxophone, Soloist – George Young
• Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey

Gotta Dance Now

• Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis
• Backing Vocals – Ullanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry, Yvonne Lewis
• Bass – Wilbur Bascomb
• Congas – Arthur Jenkins
• Drums – Chris Parker
• Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Joe Caro
• Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis
• Percussion – Earl "Crusher" Bennett*, Rubins Bassini*
• Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey

Time For You And Me

• Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis
• Bass – Anthony Jackson
• Congas – Arthur Jenkins
• Drums – Chris Parker
• Guitar – Jeff Miranov*, Joe Caro
• Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis
• Percussion – Earl "Crusher" Bennett*, Rubins Bassini

Want Ads

• Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis
• Backing Vocals – Gwen Guthrie, Ullanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry
• Bass – Francisco Centeno
• Drums – Chris Parker
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Ray Chew
• Guitar – Jeff Miranov*, Joe Caro
• Percussion – Earl "Crusher" Bennett*, Arthur Jenkins, Rubins Bassini*
• Piano – Leon Pendarvis
• Saxophone, Soloist – Harold Vick
• Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey

Love Zone

• Arranged By – Ray Chew
• Backing Vocals – Ullanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry, Yvonne Lewis
• Bass – Francisco Centeno
• Drums – Chris Parker
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhdoes] – Leon Pendarvis
• Guitar – Jeff Miranov*, Joe Caro
• Percussion – Earl "Crusher" Bennett*, Arthur Jenkins, Rubins Bassini*
• Piano – Ray Chew Synthesizer – Ray Chew

Around And Around

• Arranged By – Ray Chew
• Bass – Will Lee
• Drums – Chris Parker (2)
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Leon Pendarvis
• Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Joe Caro
• Percussion – Arthur Jenkins
• Piano – Ray Chew
• Synthesizer – Ray Chew

Companies etc

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ariola America, Inc.
• Recorded At – Power Station
• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios
• Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
• Copyright (c) – Ocean Records (18)
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ocean Records (18)

Credits

• Art Direction – Michael Duncan Jackson
• Contractor – Sephra Herman
• Coordinator [Album Coordinator] – Mary Roach, Sally Paulson, Sue Evans (3)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ollie Cotton, Jr.*, Peter Robbins, Steve Ettinger*, Tom Greto
• Horns – Alan Rubin, David Taylor, George Young (2), Harold Vick, Howard Johnson (3), Virgil Jones
• Mastered By – John Golden
• Other [Clothes Designed By] – Kamali
• Other [Copying By] – Sammy's
• Other [Make-up By] – Rick Gillette
• Other [Ullanda's Hair By] – James Finney
• Photography By – Klaus Lucka
• Producer – Bernard Drayton, George McMahon, Leon Pendarvis
• Recorded By [Additional Recording By, A&r Studios] – Ed Rak, LeAnne Ungar
• Recorded By [Additional Recording By, Automated Studios] – Vicki Fabry
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Bill Sheniman* (tracks: A2 to B3)
• Strings – Gerald Tarack, Kathy Kienke*, LaMar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Regis Iandiorio, Stan Pollock*, Tony Posk, Yoko Matsuo

Notes

• Center Label: (p)1979 Ariola America, Inc. Beverly Hills, CA. 90211
• Inner sleeve: (c)(p)1979 Ocean Records, Beverly Hills, Ca. 90212

Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics and full credits