Success (The Weather Girls album)
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Success | ||||
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File:Success weather girls.jpg | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 22, 1983 | |||
Recorded | June–August, 1982 | |||
Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City; Mediasound, New York City; Music Farm Studios, New York | |||
Genre | Dance, soul | |||
Length | 32:21 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Paul Jabara, Jerry Solomon | |||
The Weather Girls chronology | ||||
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Singles from Success | ||||
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Robert Christgau | B+[1] |
Success is a 1983 studio album originally released by American singing duo The Weather Girls. The album includes the group's biggest hit, "It's Raining Men", which peaked at #1 on the U.S. Dance chart, #46 on the U.S. Pop chart, & #34 on the U.S. R&B chart.
Track listing
- "Success" (Bob Esty, Paul Jabara) - 6:10
- "Hungry For Love" (Paul Jabara) - 4:57
- "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" (Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer) - 6:29
- "Hope" (Bob Esty, Paul Jabara) - 4:05
- "It's Raining Men" (Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer) - 5:26
- "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:14
Production
- Produced By Paul Jabara & Jerry Solomon
- Executive Producer: Charles Koppelman
- Engineers: Jerr Solomon, Randy Tominaga
- Assistant Engineers: John Davenport, Peter Hefter, Nicky Kalliongis
- Mixing: Randy Tominaga
- Mastering: Jose Rodriguez
- Photography - Francesco Scavullo
Personnel
- The Weather Girls
- Izora Armstead, Martha Wash - lead vocals
- Additional personnel
- Chris Parker, Carlos Vega, Buddy Williams - drums
- Neil Jason, Leland Sklar - bass
- Ray Chew, Paul Delph, Bob Esty, Greg Mathieson, Leon Pendarvis, Paul Shaffer, Ed Walsh - keyboards, synthesizer, piano
- Michael Landau, Jeff Mironov, David Spinozza, Georg Wadenius - guitar
- Patti Austin, Peggi Blu, Carmine and the Granito Brothers, Diva Gray, Lani Groves, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough, Robin Clark, Stephanie Spruill, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Deniece Williams, Zenobia - backing vocals
- Vocals arranged by Paul Jabara
- Rhythm arrangements: Ray Chew
- Horns arranged by Ray Chew & Harold Wheeler
- Strings arranged by Harold Wheeler
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Weather Girls". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
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