20/04/2021

Cher "Take Me Home" (1979) -Pop / Disco-



 Label : Casablanca Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Take Me Home (Michelle Aller & Bob Esty)
02 - Wasn't It Good (Michelle Aller & Bob Esty)
03 - Say The Word (Michelle Aller & Bob Esty)
04 - Happy Was The Day We Met (Peppy Castro)

Side 2

01 - Gift Down (Guitar Groupie) (Michelle Aller & Bob Esty)
02 - Love & Pain* (Richard T. Bear)
03 - Let This Be A Lesson To You (Tom Snow)
04 - It's Too Late To Love Me Now (Rory Bourke, Gene Dobbins & Jay Wilson)
05 - My Song (Too Far Gone) (Cher & Mark Hudson) 


Produced by Bob Esty
Executive Producer : Charles Koppelman for The Entertainment Company
Recording Engineer : Larry Emerine
Remix Engineer : Larry Emerine
Additional Engineer : Stephen Marcussen
Recorded & Remixed at Studio 55, Los Angeles
Mastering at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles
Arranged & Conducted by Bob Esty
Musical Contractor : Trevor Veitch
Background Arrangements : Michele Aller & Bob Esty
Production Coordinator : Darryl Peck

*Produced by Ron Dante
*Recording Engineer : Michael De Lugg
*Remix Engineer : Larry Emerine
*Recorded at A&M Studios, Los Angeles
*Arranged & Conducted by Paul Shaffer
Production Coordinator : Linda Gerrity


Side 1

01 - Take Me Home 

Drums Ed Greene
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Acoustic Piano : Jaï Winding
Fender Rhodes : Alan Lindgren
Electric Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Strings : Sid Sharp - Concert Master
Background vocals : Bob Esty, Jon Joyce, David Lasley

02 - Wasn't It Good

Drums : Ed Greene
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Acoustic Piano : Jaï Winding
Clavinet : Alan Lindgren
Electric Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Saxophone SoloErnie Watts
Synthesizer, Keyboards : Bob Esty
Synthesizer Programming & Special Electronic Effects by Dan Wyman
Recorded at Sound Arts, Los Angeles
Recording Engineers : Larry Emerine & Richard Bowls
Background vocals : Bob Esty, Jon Joyce, David Lasley 

03 - Say The Word 

Drums Ed Greene
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Acoustic Piano : Jaï Winding
Fender Rhodes : Alan Lindgren
Electric Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Strings : James Getzoff - Concert Master
Background vocals : Bob Esty, Jon Joyce, David Lasley

04 - Happy Was The Day We Met 

Drums Ed Greene
Bass : Bob Glaub
Acoustic Piano : Jaï Winding
Fender Rhodes : Alan Lindgren
Electric Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, Thom Rotella
Saxophone Solo : Ernie Watts
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Strings : James Getzoff - Concert Master
Background vocals
: Bob Esty, Jon Joyce & Loren, Stan Farber

Side 2

01 - Git Down (Guitar Groupie) 

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : David Hungate
Acoustic Piano : Greg Mathieson
Electric Guitars : Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Electric Guitar Solo : Jerry Doucette
Background vocals : Michele Aller, Bob Esty

02 - Love & Pain

Drums : Ron Zito
Bass : Will Lee
Keyboards : Jaï Winding, Paul Shaffer
Guitars : Tim May, Ben Benay
Percussion : Alan Estes
Horns Arranged by Jimmie Haskell

03 - Let This Be A Lesson To You

Drums Ed Greene
Bass : Bob Glaub
Clavinet : Jaï Winding
Fender Rhodes : Alan Lindgren
Electric Guitars : Thom Rotella, Ira Newborn
Acoustic Guitar : Ira Newborn
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Background vocals : Jessy Dixon Singers

04 - It's Too Late To Love Me Now

Drums Ed Greene
Bass : Bob Glaub
Acoustic Piano : Jaï Winding
Fender Rhodes : Alan Lindgren
Electric Guitar : Thom Rotella
Acoustic Guitar : Ira Newborn
Dobro & Pedal Steel Guitar : Al Perkins
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Strings : Murray Adler - Concert Master
Background vocals : Bob Esty, Jon Joyce & Loren, Stan Farber

05 - My Song (Too Far Gone)

Drums : Ron Zito
Bass : Will Lee
Keyboards : Paul Shaffer & Greg Mathieson
Percussion : Alan Estes
Strings & Horns Arranged by Jimmie Haskell