Journey Into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Paradise
recording of:
Paradise
writer:
Mauro Malavasi, Davide Romani and Tanyayette Willoughby
Change5:14
2Weekend (12″ extended version)
remixer:
Issy Sanchez
recording of:
Weekend
composer:
Leroy Burgess and James Calloway
Phreek8:16
3Clouds
bass and bass guitar:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
piano:
Leon Pendarvis
solo guitar:
Hiram Bullock
background vocals:
Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Clouds
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Chaka Khan54:30
4Haven’t You Heard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Strut Records (British) (in 2017)
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s (number: 199)
recording of:
Haven't You Heard
writer:
Sheree Brown, Charles Mims Jr., Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
Patrice Rushen6:48
5We Got the Funk (12″ U.S. re-edit version)
producer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Billy Jones (US soul disco guitarist, percussionist, producer) and Sylvia Robinson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.)
recording of:
We Got the Funk
writer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Brenda Reynolds and Albert Williams
publisher:
Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), B.I.B. Music and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Positive Force7:18
6Smack Dab in the Middle
recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
writer:
Thom Page, Howard Smith (Vocals, Jazz, R&B) and Milt Tennant
publisher:
K-Four Music
Janice McClain6:51
7Bad for Me (12″ long version)
remixer:
Larry Levan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979)
recording of:
Bad for Me
lyricist:
Deborah Thomas (soul/disco singer)
composer:
Charles Veal Jr. (violinist, conductor and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Dee Dee Bridgewater8:34
8Heartbeat (club version)
recording of:
Heartbeat
writer:
Kenton Nix
Taana Gardner29:53
9You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me)
recording of:
You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)
lyricist and composer:
David Joseph (British keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
David Joseph6:46
10Love Honey, Love Heartache (12″ vocal version)
recording of:
Love Honey, Love Heartache
writer:
Kofi Morny and Brodie Williams
publisher:
Camali Music and DJ Music (publisher)
Man Friday5:19
11Don’t Make Me Wait (12″ extended version)
recording of:
Don't Make Me Wait
writer:
Michael de Benedictus, Larry Levan and R. Bernard Fowler (American musician)
publisher:
Citi Peech Music
Peech Boys7:25
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Baby I’m Scared of You
recording of:
Baby I'm Scared of You
composer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
Womack & Womack5:41
2Lost in Music (special 1984 Nile Rodgers remix)
recording of:
Lost in Music
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Sister Sledge36:38
3Why Leave Us Alone (12″ long version)
recording of:
Why Leave Us Alone
writer:
Ron Banks, Tony Green (US bassist) and Raymond Johnson (Soul/disco composer and keyboardist from Detroit)
Five Special10:12
4Love Injection
recording of:
Love Injection
writer:
Hannon Lane (disco songwriter) and Ronald Smith (disco songwriter)
publisher:
Cowcatcha and Nikki’s Dream Publishing
Trussel7:53
5Can’t Play Around (12″ vocal version)
recording of:
Can’t Play Around
writer:
Eugene “Lamb Chop” Curry and Ronald Tyson
publisher:
Dajoye Music Publishing Company, Damit Music Inc. (affiliated to BMI) and Sony/ATV Melody
Lace5:30
6Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (The Garage version)
mixer:
Larry Levan
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (in 1981)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Inner Life feat. Jocelyn Brown10:31
7It Should Have Been You (12″ vocal version)
producer:
Sly & Robbie and Steven Stanley (audio engineer, record producer and keyboardist from Jamaica)
remixer:
Larry Levan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
remix of:
It Should Have Been You by Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
recording of:
It Should Have Been You
lyricist and composer:
Darryl Thompson (guitar, jazz, USA)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Gwen Guthrie7:09
8A Lover’s Holiday (12″ version)
producer:
Jacques Fred Petrus
mixer:
Jim Burgess
conductor:
David Romani and Paolo Gianolio
arranger:
David Romani and Paolo Gianolio
recording of:
Lovers Holiday (A Lover’s Holiday)
writer:
Davide Romani and Tanyayette Willoughby
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Change36:29
9Situation (François Kevorkian remix)
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
remixer:
François Kevorkian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records (in 1982)
recording of:
Situation
writer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Alison Moyet
Yazoo3.355:46
10Once in a Lifetime
additional engineer:
Jack Nuber, John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes) and Steven Stanley (audio engineer, record producer and keyboardist from Jamaica)
assistant engineer:
Kendal Stubbs
engineer:
Dave Jerden
producer:
Brian Eno and Talking Heads
mixer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress)
arranger:
Talking Heads
vocals arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Brian Eno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
additionally recorded at:
Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 28), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 54)
recording of:
Once in a Lifetime
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) and Index Music
Talking Heads4.44:21
11Love Has Come Around (12″ version)
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1981)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1981)
recording of:
Love Has Come Around
lyricist and composer:
William Duckett
Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C.7:53