Maurice White (album)

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Maurice White is a 1985 album by American singer and musician Maurice White released on Columbia Records. Released on April 18, 1985, The album went to number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts. The single "Stand by Me" a cover of the Ben E. King classic reached number 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 11 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Filipino singer Gary Valenciano covered Maurice White's "Stand By Me" from his 2008 album "Rebirth".

"I Need You" also became a minor hit and was later featured on the soundtrack for the 1986 film, Armed and Dangerous.

The album was made available in a digitally remastered version in 2001, on Columbia/Legacy which includes four bonus tracks. The Japanese CD features "Life" (E. Bulling, F. Golda, Martin Page, Maurice White) and "Can't Stop Love" (Martin Page, Skip Scarborough, Maurice White) as bonus tracks.

Track listing

Original release

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Switch on Your Radio"	Brian Fairweather, Martin Page, Maurice White	4:18
2.	"Jamboree"	Keith Echols, Alice Echols, Dean Gant	3:26
3.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	4:09
4.	"Sea of Glass"	Brian Fairweather, Peter Wolf	0:43
5.	"I Need You"	Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith, Mary Unobsky	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Believe in Magic"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	4:35
7.	"Lady Is Love"	Michel Colombier, Martin Page, Maurice White	5:05
8.	"Invitation"	Gerald Brown, Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, Maurice White	3:55
9.	"The Sleeping Flame"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	2:02
10.	"Children of Afrika"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	4:38
11.	"Alpha Dance"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	1:19

2001 reissue

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Switch on Your Radio"	Brian Fairweather, Martin Page, Maurice White	4:18
2.	"Jamboree"	Keith Echols, Alice Echols, Dean Gant	3:26
3.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	4:09
4.	"Sea of Glass"	Brian Fairweather, Peter Wolf	0:43
5.	"I Need You"	Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith, Mary Unobsky	4:34
6.	"Believe in Magic"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	4:35
7.	"Lady Is Love"	Michel Colombier, Martin Page, Maurice White	5:05
8.	"Invitation"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	3:55
9.	"The Sleeping Flame"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	2:02
10.	"Children of Afrika"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	4:38
11.	"Alpha Dance"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	1:19
12.	"Life (freedom mix)"	Maurice White	0:57
13.	"Life"	E. Bulling, F. Golda, Martin Page, Maurice White	3:56
14.	"Adventures of the Heart"	Maurice White	2:34
15.	"Sam the Jam"	Maurice White	0:18

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position	Country
1985	The Billboard 200	61	US
1985	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	12	US

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position	Country
1985	"I Need You"	Adult Contemporary	20	US
1985		Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks	30	US
1985		The Billboard Hot 100	95	US
1985	"Stand by Me"	Adult Contemporary	11	US
1985		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	46	US
1985		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	6	US
1985		The Billboard Hot 100	50	US
1985	"Lady Is Love"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	89	US

Personnel

Musicians

• Gerald Albright: saxophone
• Gerald Brown: drums
• Bill Bottrell: finger snapping
• Michel Colombier: keyboards
• Paulinho da Costa: percussion
• Bill Reichenbach Jr.: trombone
• Sheldon Reynolds: guitar
• Greg Phillinganes: synthesizer, soloist
• Michael Boddicker: synthesizer programming
• Robbie Buchanan: synthesizer, arrangements, keyboards, assistant producer
• Brian Fairweather: background vocals, associate producer, vocal arrangement, drum programming, rhythm arrangements
• Dean Gant: synthesizer, arrangements, drum programming
• Rupert Greenall: synthesizer
• Donald Griffin: guitar
• Jerry Hey: trumpet
• Marva Holcolm: background vocals
• Paul Jackson, Jr.: guitar, rhythm arrangements
• Abraham Laboriel: bass guitar
• Ricky Lawson: drums
• Jeff Lorber: synthesizer
• Marlon McClain: guitar
• Martin Page: bass guitar, arrangements, background vocals, chant, associate producer, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangements
• Julia Tillman: background vocals
• Wanda Vaughn: background vocals
• Wayne Vaughn: synthesizer, arrangements
• Maurice White: percussion, drums, lead vocals, background vocals, kalimba, producer, chant, mixing, original recording producer, vocoder
• Peter Wolf: keyboards
• John Van Tongeren: keyboards

Miscellaneous Credits

• Mixing: Paul Klingberg
• Mixing: Bill Bottrell
• Mixing: Eric ET Thorngren
• Art Direction: Lane, Donald, Howard Fritzson
• Photography: Harry Langdon
• Make-Up: Tara Posey
• Liner Notes: Ramsey Lewis
• Tape Research: Matthew Kelly
• Packaging Manager: Mike Cimicata
• Assistant: Cameron Marcarelli
• Reissue: Leo Sacks- Liner Notes, Reissue Producer, Mixing