Melissa Manchester – Melissa

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Label:	Arista – AL 4031
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Vocal

Tracklist

A1	We've Got Time Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Piano – Melissa Manchester Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Piano – Melissa Manchester	4:24
A2	Party Music Backing Vocals – The Rhinestones Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Congas – King Errisson Drums, Percussion – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] – James Newton Howard Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester Backing Vocals – The Rhinestones Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Congas – King Errisson Drums, Percussion – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] – James Newton Howard Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester	3:29
A3	Just Too Many People Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Saxophone [Tenor] – Trevor Lawrence Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester Saxophone [Baritone] – John Rotella Trombone – Lou McCreary* Trumpet – Steve Madaio Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Saxophone [Tenor] – Trevor Lawrence Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester Saxophone [Baritone] – John Rotella Trombone – Lou McCreary* Trumpet – Steve Madaio	3:38
A4	Stevie's Wonder Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums, Cuica, Percussion – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums, Cuica, Percussion – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester	3:35
A5	This Lady's Not Home Today Arranged By [Strings], Saxophone [Soprano] – Trevor Lawrence Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Congas – King Errisson Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – Melissa Manchester Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Organ – James Newton Howard Arranged By [Strings], Saxophone [Soprano] – Trevor Lawrence Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Congas – King Errisson Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – Melissa Manchester Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Organ – James Newton Howard	4:33
B1	Love Havin' You Around Arranged By [Horns], Saxophone [Baritone, Tenor] – Trevor Lawrence Backing Vocals – David Lasley Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Clavinet – Melissa Manchester Drums, Talking Drum – Kirk Bruner Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano, Organ – James Newton Howard Saxophone [Tenor] – Gene Dinwiddie Trumpet – Steve Madaio Arranged By [Horns], Saxophone [Baritone, Tenor] – Trevor Lawrence Backing Vocals – David Lasley Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Clavinet – Melissa Manchester Drums, Talking Drum – Kirk Bruner Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Piano, Organ – James Newton Howard Saxophone [Tenor] – Gene Dinwiddie Trumpet – Steve Madaio	4:40
B2	Midnight Blue Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Arranged By [Strings] – Trevor Lawrence Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Piano – Melissa Manchester Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – David Wolfert Arranged By [Strings] – Trevor Lawrence Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Drums – Kirk Bruner Electric Piano – James Newton Howard Piano – Melissa Manchester	3:55
B3	It's Gonna Be Alright Arranged By [Horns], Saxophone [Baritone, Tenor] – Trevor Lawrence Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Clavinet – James Newton Howard Congas – King Errisson Cowbell – Don Diego Goju Drums – Kirk Bruner Guitar – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester Saxophone [Tenor] – Gene Dinwiddie Trumpet – Steve Madaio Arranged By [Horns], Saxophone [Baritone, Tenor] – Trevor Lawrence Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Clavinet – James Newton Howard Congas – King Errisson Cowbell – Don Diego Goju Drums – Kirk Bruner Guitar – David Wolfert Piano – Melissa Manchester Saxophone [Tenor] – Gene Dinwiddie Trumpet – Steve Madaio	3:34
B4	I Got Eyes Acoustic Guitar – David Wolfert Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Electric Piano – Melissa Manchester Keyboards [Celeste], Synthesizer [Arp] – James Newton Howard Percussion – Morton K. Salt Acoustic Guitar – David Wolfert Backing Vocals – Vini Poncia Bass – Cooker Lo Presti Electric Piano – Melissa Manchester Keyboards [Celeste], Synthesizer [Arp] – James Newton Howard Percussion – Morton K. Salt	2:45
B5	I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore Arranged By [Strings], Saxophone [Alto] – Trevor Lawrence Piano – Melissa Manchester	5:05

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Columbia Record Club

Credits

Art Direction – Bob Heimall*
Engineer – Bob Schaper
Executive Producer – Richard Perry
Photography By – Ed Caraeff
Producer – Vini Poncia

Notes

"CRC" is printed on lower right corner of rear sleeve.
Labels are baby blue.

Track A5 is titled "This Lady's Not Home Today" on back cover and one side of inner sleeve but "This Lady's Not Home" on centre label and the other side of inner sleeve.
Track B2 is titled "Midnight Blue" on back cover, centre label and one side of inner sleeve but "Midnite Blue" on the other side of inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side 1,Etched): T1 AL 4031 SA-1-CTH
Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Etched): T1 AL 4031 SA-1-CTH
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 and 2, Pressed): TML-M

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Melissa (LP, Album)	Arista	AL 4031	US	1975
New Submission	Melissa (LP, Album, Promo)	Arista	AL 4031	US	1975
Recently Edited	Melissa (LP, Album, Presswell Pressing)	Arista	AL 4031	US	1975
Recently Edited	Melissa (LP, Album, Quadraphonic)	Arista	AQ 4031	US	1975
	Melissa (LP, Album, Audio Mfg. Pressing)	Arista	AL 4031	US	1975