Bill Payne, Chuck Findley, David Hungate, David T Walker, Dennis Budimir, Ed Greene, Greg Phillinganes, James Gadson, Jay Graydon, Jim Keltner, Lenny Castro, Melissa Manchester, Michael Boddicker, Richard Tee, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano
Don’t Cry Out Loud is the title of the seventh album by Melissa Manchester. It was released by Arista Records in October 1978.
Most of the album’s tracks were recorded with Leon Ware producing; Ware had expressed an interest in recording Manchester based on the singer’s version of the Ware composition “I Wanna Be Where You Are” featured on the 1977 album release Singin’…. The tracks Manchester recorded with Ware intended as the singer’s 1978 album release – which Manchester planned to name Caravan – were all original material except “Bad Weather”, a Stevie Wonder composition which had been a single for the Supremes in 1974. When Manchester submitted the Caravan tracks to Arista, label owner Clive Davis felt none of the tracks would afford Manchester the Top 40 hit required to revive her career and at Davis’ strong suggestion Manchester recorded the Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager composition “Don’t Cry Out Loud” with Harry Maslin producing. With the addition of the “Don’t Cry Out Loud” track, Manchester’s album was released in October 1978 with “Don’t Cry Out Loud” issued as a single; the album was renamed for the single despite Manchester’s desire to retain the title Caravan. “Don’t Cry Out Loud” did indeed return Manchester to the Top 40 in fact attaining a #10 peak in March 1979 in its twentieth week on the Billboard Hot 100; the single’s popularity was paralleled by the ascent of the Don’t Cry Out Loud album to #33.
Rather than release a second A-side single from the Don’t Cry Out Loud album, Arista attempted to follow-up the success of the “Don’t Cry Out Loud” single with “Through the Eyes of Love”, the theme song from the movie Ice Castles; the track, for which “Such a Morning” from the Don’t Cry Out Loud album served as B-side, failed to consolidate Manchester’s comeback, peaking at #76. In spite of “Through the Eyes of Love” reaching the lower end of the Hot 100, it peaked at #13 on the AC Chart and became a popular wedding song request of its time. She also recorded “I’ll Never Say Goodbye”, the theme song from the film The Promise and earned her the distinction of being the only artist to record two Oscar nominated songs from a movie in the year 1979.
Tracks
1 Shine Like You Should (Melissa Manchester) 3:13
2 Caravan (Melissa Manchester) 3:43
3 Don’t Cry Out Loud (Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager) 3:50
4 Almost Everything (Melissa Manchester, Leon Ware) 2:44
5 Bad Weather (Stevie Wonder, Ira Tucker Jr) 3:23
6 Through The Eyes Of Grace (Melissa Manchester) 4:02
7 To Make You Smile Again (Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:52
8 Such A Morning (Melissa Manchester, Steven Cagan) 2:53
9 Knowing My Love’s Alive (Melissa Manchester, Leon Ware) 4:02
10 Singin From My Soul (Melissa Manchester, Adrienne Anderson) 3:10
11 We Had This Time (Melissa Manchester, Larry Weiss) 4:49
Musicians
1 Shine Like You Should
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
James Gadson |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Piano |
Richard Tee |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals |
Leon Ware |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
2 Caravan
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
James Gadson |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Guitar |
Lee Ritenour |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Piano |
Melissa Manchester |
Violin |
Harry Bluestone |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals |
Leon Ware |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
3 Don’t Cry Out Loud
Bass |
David Hungate |
Drums |
Jim Keltner |
Guitar |
Dennis Budimir |
Guitar |
Lee Ritenour |
Piano |
Bill Payne |
4 Almost Everything
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
James Gadson |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Guitar |
Lee Ritenour |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Piano |
Richard Tee |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals |
Leon Ware |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
5 Bad Weather
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
James Gadson |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Guitar |
Lee Ritenour |
Piano |
Richard Tee |
Synthesizer |
Michael Boddicker |
Synthesizer |
Sonny Burke |
Trombone |
Dick Hyde |
Trombone |
Lew McCreary |
Trumpet |
Chuck Findley |
Trumpet |
Steve Madaio |
Background Vocals |
Claudia Cagan |
Background Vocals |
Leon Ware |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
6 Through The Eyes Of Grace
Piano |
Melissa Manchester |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
7 To Make You Smile Again
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
James Gadson |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Piano |
Richard Tee |
Harmonica |
Tommy Morgan |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
8 Such A Morning
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
Art Rodriguez |
Guitar |
Lee Ritenour |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer |
Michael Boddicker |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
9 Knowing My Love’s Alive
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
James Gadson |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Guitar |
Lee Ritenour |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Piano |
Richard Tee |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals |
Leon Ware |
Background Vocals |
James Gadson |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
10 Singin From My Soul
Bass |
Chuck Rainey |
Drums |
Ed Greene |
Guitar |
David T. Walker |
Guitar |
Jay Graydon |
Piano |
Greg Phillinganes |
Piano |
Melissa Manchester |
Piano |
Richard Tee |
Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
Vocals |
Melissa Manchester |
Liner Notes
Producer – Leon Ware
Producer – Harry Maslin (Track 3)
Arranged By – Barry Fasman (Track 3)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Saviano (Tracks 1, 4, 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Tom Saviano (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Leon Ware (Tracks 7, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – David Blumberg (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page (Tracks 1, 4, 7, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Blumberg (Tracks 2, 6, 9)
Arranged By (Woodwind) – David Blumberg (Tracks 2, 9)
Mastered By, Edited By – Jo Hansch
Mixed By – Phil Schier
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Mixed At Record Plant
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Music Grinder Studios
Recorded At Allen Zentz Recording
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Copyright Arista Records Inc