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Lonnie Liston Smith – Love Goddess

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Label:	Startrak Records – BMR 6032, Blue Mood Records (2) – BMR 6032
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Netherlands
Released:	1991
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Soul, Jazz-Funk, Funk, Contemporary Jazz

Tracklist

1	Love Goddess Backing Vocals – Benshi Jones, Karen Berard* Bass – Ron Richardson (2) Electric Piano, Piano, Soloist – Lonnie Liston Smith Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals – Terry Burrus Written-By – Terry Burrus	5:56
2	Obsession Bass – Ron Richardson (2) Keyboards [Electric], Soloist – Lonnie Liston Smith Lead Vocals – Phyllis Hyman Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programming – Terry Burrus Soprano Saxophone – Najee Written-By – Phyllis Hyman, Terry Burrus	5:02
3	Heaven Guitar – Ronnie Lawrence* Keyboards [Electric], Soloist, Arranged By – Lonnie Liston Smith Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards [Additional], Instruments – Jacques Burvick Saxophone – Grover Washington Jr.* Vocals – Spencer Harrison (2) Vocals, Arranged By [Vocal] – Jean Carne* Written-By – Benjamin Winans*, Keith Thomas	7:44
4	Giving You The Best That I Got Arranged By – Benjamin Wright Backing Vocals – Denise Stewart Bass – James Jamerson Jr. Drums – Land Richards Guitar – Charles Fearing Keyboards – Herman Jackson Piano [Acoustic] – Lonnie Liston Smith Producer, Percussion – Jacques Burvick, Norman Connors Written-By – Anita Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough	4:46
5	Star Flower Arranged By [Background Vocal] – Jacques Burvick Backing Vocals – Princess Idia Ad Hoc Gamble, Sonya Sayles Keyboards [Electric] – Lonnie Liston Smith Keyboards, Guitar, Synth [Bass], Percussion – Larry McGee Lead Vocals, Arranged By – Jean Carne Producer – Norman Connors Programmed By – Joseph Caccamise Jr.* Written-By – Joseph Caccamise Jr.*, Larry McGee	6:33
6	Monk's Mood Producer, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic] – Lonnie Liston Smith Written-By – Thelonius Monk*	3:13
7	I'm Your Melody Bass – Kevin Jenkins Guitar – Ronnie Lawrence* Keyboards [Electric], Soloist – Lonnie Liston Smith Percussion, Arranged By – Marion Meadows Producer – Norman Connors Producer, Arranged By – Jacques Burvick Vocals – Sonya Sayles Written-By – Jacques Burvick, Marion Meadows	3:55
8	Don't Write Checks That Your Body Can' Cash Lead Vocals – Paris Hafiz Producer, Arranged By, Instruments, Keyboards [Additional] – Jacques Burvick Written-By – Jacques Burvick	5:04
9	Dance Floor Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Vocals, Sampler – Terry Burrus Written-By – Anthony Davis (9), Terry Burrus	5:53
10	Blue In Green Bass – Lonnie Plaxico Drums – Doug Nally Producer – Terry Burrus Producer, Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith Written-By – Miles Davis	3:52
11	Blue Bossa Bass – Lonnie Plaxico Drums – Doug Nally Producer – Terry Burrus Producer, Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith Written-By – Kenny Duram*	4:18
12	A Child Is Born Bass – Lonnie Plaxico Drums – Doug Nally Producer, Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith Written-By – Thad Jones	4:57

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blue Mood Records (2)
Copyright © – Blue Mood Records (2)
Distributed By – G.W. Productions B.V.
Manufactured By – G.W. Productions B.V.
Licensed From – Ichiban Records Ltd.
Made By – PDO, Germany – 0098 872
Recorded At – Calliope Studios
Mixed At – Sheffield Studio
Recorded At – Sheffield Studio
Recorded At – M'Bila Studios
Recorded At – Omega Recording Studios
Recorded At – Oz Studios, Baltimore, MD
Recorded At – Kala Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Nina K. Easton*
Coordinator [Production Assistant] – AINA (14), Angela Harris (7) (tracks: 3, 8)
Coordinator [Production] – George "GAR" Roberts III*
Creative Director [Graphics Production] – Melanie Eberhardt
Engineer – Al Richardson (tracks: 5), Robert Power* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9 to 12), D'Andrea* (tracks: 8), Lisa Leete* (tracks: 3), Marty Wachter (tracks: 6), Ron Stanley (tracks: 8), Terry Burrus (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9 to 12)
Engineer [Additional Overdubs] – Chris Murphy (2) (tracks: 5, 8), Marty Wachter (tracks: 3, 7, 8), Mike Tarsia* (tracks: 5)
Engineer [Assistant] – Yvette Redler (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9 to 12)
Engineer [Midi] – Herb Avery (tracks: 8)
Engineer [Remix] – Marty Wachter (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9 to 12), Terry Burrus (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9 to 12)
Engineer [Rhythm Tracks & Vocals] – Chris Murphy (2) (tracks: 7)
Executive-Producer – George "GAR" Roberts III*, Lonnie Liston Smith
Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
Mixed By – Marty Wachter (tracks: 3 to 8)
Photography By – Lawrence Fitton

Notes

Licensed from Ichiban Records Ltd., England.
A Startrak Records Recording

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 to 12 Recorded at Calliope Studios, New York; Mixed at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland
Track 3 Recorded at Calliope Studios, New York; Additional Overdubs & Mixed at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland
Track 4 Recorded at Mbilla, Los Angeles, California; Additional Overdubs at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland & KALA studio, Atlanta, Georgia; Mixed at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland
Track 5 Recorded at Mbilla, Los Angeles, California; Additional Overdubs: Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland (Chris Murphy) & Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Mike Tarsia); Mixed at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland
Track 6 Recorded & Mixed at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland
Track 7 Rhythm Tracks & Vocals Recorded at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland; Mix & Additional Overdubs Recorded at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland
Track 8 Recorded at KALA Studio, Atlanta, Georgia (Ron Stanley, Herb Avery) & at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland (Chris Murphy); Rhythm Track Recorded at Oz Studios, South Carolina (D'Andrea); Additional Overdubs & Mixing at Sheffield Studios, Phoenix, Maryland.

℗&© 1991 Blue Mood Records / Manufactured and Distributed by G.W. Productions B.V. Aerdenhout-Holland.
Made In the EEC 1991 GWP

Najee appears courtesy of EMI Records.
Grover Washington, Jr. appears courtesy of CBS Records.
Jean Carne appears courtesy of Walt Reeder Productions.
Phyllis Hyman appears courtesy of Philadelphia International Records.
Norman Connors appears courtesy of Norman Connors Productions.

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Matrix / Runout: BMR 6032 0098 872 01 >
Matrix / Runout (Mould Ring): MADE IN GERMANY BY PDO
Rights Society: STEMRA

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Love Goddess (LP, Album)	Startrak Records	STA 4021	US	1990
New Submission	Love Goddess (CD, Album)	Startrak Records	STA 4021 CD	US	1990
	Love Goddess (Cassette, Album)	Startrak Records	STA 4021 MC	US	1990
Recently Edited	Love Goddess (LP, Album, Promo)	Startrak Records	STA 4021	US	1990
New Submission	Love Goddess (CD, Album)	Startrak Records, Startrak Records	STA 4021 CD, STA 4021	US	1990

Lonnie Liston Smith – Love Goddess

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