1989 Stephen Bishop – Bowling In Paris
Earl Stephen Bishop (born November 14, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Stephen Bishop’s songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.
In 1989, he released his fifth album, called Bowling In Paris (mixed with the Sleeping With Girls sessions) with Phil Collins (co-producer and musician on some songs), Eric Clapton, Sting, Steve Lukather, Ronnie Caryl, Michael Omartian (producer and musician on several tracks), Mo Foster, Adrian Lee, and more. In 1987, the Norwegian swing/pop duo Bobbysocks! recorded “Walking on Air” (as “Walkin’ on Air”) on their LP Walkin’ on Air.
Tracks
1 Mr.Heartbreak (Stephen Bishop, Peter Rafelson) 3:49
2 Think I Know What Love Is (Stephen Bishop, Jeff Jones) 3:24
3 Kari (Stephen Bishop, Mark Spiro) 4:00
4 Sleeping With Girls (Stephen Bishop) 4:58
5 Parked Cars (Stephen Bishop) 4:45
6 Walking On Air (Stephen Bishop) 3:26
7 Innocent Lov (Stephen Bishop) 3:57
8 Tip Of The Iceberg (Stephen Bishop, Mark Spiro, Steve Kipner) 4:05
9 Love At A Distance (Stephen Bishop) 4:47
10 Love On The Outside (Bonus Track) (Stephen Bishop) 4:45
11 Hall Light (Stephen Bishop) 4:48
Biography
Musicians
1 Mr.Heartbreak
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Background Vocals | Debby Boone |
| Background Vocals | Stacey Earle |
| Background Vocals | Suzanne Christian |
2 Think I Know What Love Is
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Jones |
3 Kari
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Background Vocals | Mark Spiro |
| Background Vocals | Michael Omartian |
4 Sleeping With Girls
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | Jeff Jones |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Harp | Stephen Bishop |
| Sitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Keyboards | Pete Wingfield |
| Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
| Background Vocals | Randy Crawford |
5 Parked Cars
| Bass | Mo Foster |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Keyboards | Adrian Lee |
6 Walking On Air
| Bass | Mo Foster |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Keyboards | Adrian Lee |
7 Innocent Lov
| Bass | Joe Chemay |
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Matthew Downs |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Background Vocals | Michael Omartian |
8 Tip Of The Iceberg
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
9 Love At A Distance
| Bass | Mo Foster |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Bolton |
| Guitar | Ronnie Caryl |
| Keyboards | Adrian Lee |
| Background Vocals | Phil Collins |
10 Love On The Outside (Bonus Track)
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Sax | David Boruff |
11 Hall Light
| Bass | Sting |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Guitar | Eric Clapton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stephen Bishop |
| Organ | Michael Omartian |
| Piano | Michael Omartian |
| Vocals | Sting |
Liner Notes
Producer – Hugh Padgham (Tracks 4, 6, 9)
Producer – Michael Omartian (Tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Producer – Nick Launay (Tracks 11)
Producer – Phil Collins (Tracks 4, 6, 9, 11)
Engineer – Terry Christian, Hugh Padgham, Graham Dickson, Tchad Blake, Nick Launay, Steve Jackson, David Leonard, Sid Barrett
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Photography – Chris Cuffaro
Mastered At Future Disc
Recorded At Lighthouse Recorders
Recorded At The Farm
Recorded At Maison Rouge
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Homeland Studio
Recorded At Elephant Studios
Recorded At AIR Studios, Montserrat
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation