Melissa

• Artist: Melissa Manchester
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1975
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Fired by Columbia Records in 1973, Clive Davis took over tiny Bell Records in 1974 and turned it into Arista, determined to re-establish his record-selling credentials. One beneficiary of this was Melissa Manchester, who had made two good, but poor-selling albums for Bell. Davis turned on the money tap, and the result was this L.A.-recorded Vini Poncia/Richard Perry production that seemed determined to turn Manchester into a pop diva. She had demonstrated an eclecticism on her previous records, and she was run through a series of pop styles -- disco on "Party Music," Philly soul on "Just Too Many People" (a Top 40 hit), Stevie Wonder on both "Stevie's Wonder" and Wonder's own "Love Havin' You Around." Returning to pop lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, Manchester reined in the tendency toward sensitive singer/songwriterism she had revealed on Bright Eyes, with the hoped-for commercial result. "Midnite Blue" may have been more obvious and generic a romantic ballad than the beautiful "Inclined" from the previous album, but it was also sexier and had a more pronounced hook and a sweeter production, which, along with Arista's promotional muscle, made it a Top Ten hit and Melissa a gold album. (Originally released as Arista 4031, Melissa was reissued as Arista 8055.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
We've Got Time	Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(4:25)
Party Music	David Wolfert, Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(3:29)
Just Too Many People (Lyrics)	Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(3:39)
Stevie's Wonder	Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(3:35)
This Lady's Not Home Today	Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(4:32)
Love Havin' You Around	Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder	Melissa Manchester	(4:39)
Midnight Blue (Lyrics)	Carole Bayer Sager, Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(3:54)
It's Gonna Be Alright	Adrienne Anderson, Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(3:35)
I Got Eyes	Melissa Manchester	Melissa Manchester	(2:45)
I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore	Randy Newman	Melissa Manchester	(5:03)

Credits

Don Diego Goju (Percussion), David Lasley (Vocals), Melissa Manchester (Keyboards), James Newton Howard (Piano (Electric)), Melissa Manchester (Vocals), Lew McCreary (Trombone), Melissa Manchester (Piano), Trevor Lawrence (Saxophone), Ed Caraeff (Photography), King Errisson (Conga), Brie Howard (Vocals), David Wolfert (Guitar (Electric)), Melissa Manchester (Vocals (Background)), Vini Poncia (Producer), David Wolfert (Guitar), Kirk Bruner (Vocals), David Lasley (Vocals (Background)), Arnold McCutler (Vocals), Jeremy Holiday (Production Coordination), Kirk Bruner (Drums), Bob Heimall (Art Direction), Bill Schnee (Engineer), Michael Hill (Liner Notes), King Errisson (Percussion), John Cooker Lopresti (Vocals), Bob Schaper (Remixing), Brother Gene Dinwiddie (Saxophone), David Wolfert (Sitar), Trevor Lawrence (String Arrangements), Morton K. Salt (Percussion), John Cooker Lopresti (Bass), Richard Perry (Executive Producer), Kirk Bruner (Trombone), Trevor Lawrence (Sax (Tenor)), David Wolfert (Guitar (Acoustic)), E.A.R. (Illustrations), Vini Poncia (Vocals (Background)), Bill Schnee (Remixing), James Newton Howard (Keyboards), Rob Santos (Reissue Producer), Elliot Freedman (Mastering), Arnold McCuller (Vocals (Background)), John Hudson (Product Manager), Vini Poncia (Vocals), Steve Madaio (Trumpet), Reed Stanley (Assistant Engineer), John Rotella (Saxophone), Bob Schaper (Engineer), Brother Gene Dinwiddie (Sax (Tenor))

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