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Martha Wash's work with the Weather Girls and Black Box was so strong that one couldn't help but greet this debut solo album with high expectations -- perhaps so high that a generally enjoyable album came as a slight disappointment. Anyone familiar with the big-voiced diva's history couldn't help but hope for a soul/disco/house extravaganza, and this CD, for all its strong points, doesn't fit that description. There are a few dance-floor gems on the album (including "Things We Do for Love," "Leave a Light On" and the soaring "Carry On"), but most of the tracks fall under the heading of decent but not outstanding. And after hearing Wash belt it out on the Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" and Black Box's "Everybody Everybody," it's impossible to expect less than consistent excellence from her. This album has more going for it than most of the faceless, soundalike releases flooding the urban contemporary market in 1992, but Wash is capable of so much more.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Brian Alexander Morgan, Producer, Background Vocal - Barry J. Eastmond, Arranger, Keyboards, Co-Producer - Carole King, Composer, Lyricist - Gerry Goffin, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Rehl, Programmer, Synthesizer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - RAY BARDANI, Mixing Engineer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Anthony Jackson, Bass - Alec Head, Engineer - George Wadenius, Guitar - Roger Byam, Saxophone - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Larry Funk, Engineer - Damon Horton, Background Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Terry Burrus, Keyboards - David Carpenter, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Bill Klatt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - TODD TERRY, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Alexander Morgan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Pat Green, Engineer - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal - Larry Funk, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Goh Hotada, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Terry Burrus, Keyboards - David Carpenter, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Robinson, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Bill Klatt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - TODD TERRY, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Alexander Morgan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Background Vocal - TONY MASERATI, Mixing Engineer - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Larry Funk, Engineer - Bernard Grubman, Acoustic Guitar - Earl Owensby Jr., Saxophone
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Alexander Morgan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Background Vocal - Me Phi Me, AssociatedPerformer - Goh Hotoda, Mixing Engineer - Carmen Gonzales, Background Vocal - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal - Larry Funk, Engineer - Nat Foster, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Terry Burrus, Keyboards - David Carpenter, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Robinson, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Bill Klatt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - TODD TERRY, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Victor Orsborn, Composer, Lyricist - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal - Greg Skaff, Guitar
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Skinner, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandra Forbes, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Eric Beall, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Katreese Barnes, Background Vocal - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - AXEL NIEHAUS, Assistant Engineer - "Bonzai" Jim Caruso, Engineer - Jim Caruso, Mixing Engineer - The Basement Boys, Producer - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Biti Strauchn, Background Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Skinner, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Eric Beall, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Ira Siegel, Guitar - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - AXEL NIEHAUS, Engineer - "Bonzai" Jim Caruso, Mixing Engineer - Arif St. Michael, Background Vocal - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal - Biti Strauchn, Background Vocal - Marlon D. Sanders, Background Vocal - Linda Pino, Background Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Alexander Morgan, Producer, Background Vocal - Barry J. Eastmond, Arranger, Keyboards, Co-Producer - Carole King, Composer, Lyricist - Gerry Goffin, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Rehl, Programmer, Synthesizer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - RAY BARDANI, Mixing Engineer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Anthony Jackson, Bass - Alec Head, Engineer - George Wadenius, Guitar - Roger Byam, Saxophone - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Larry Funk, Engineer - Damon Horton, Background Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wright, Composer, Lyricist - Melanie Daniels, Background Vocal - Pavel De Jesus, Engineer, Programmer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Robinson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - "Bonzai" Jim Caruso, Mixing Engineer - Chris Barnett, Assistant Engineer, Programmer - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Arty Skye, Engineer, Programmer - Greg Skaff, Guitar - Jim Farrell, Assistant Engineer - Rusty Cutchins, Engineer, Programmer
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Melanie Daniels, Background Vocal - Pavel De Jesus, Engineer - Robinson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - "Bonzai" Jim Caruso, Mixing Engineer - Carl Hall, Background Vocal - Frank Collins, Composer, Lyricist - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Arty Skye, Engineer - Jim Farrell, Assistant Engineer - Rusty Cutchins, Engineer - Kenny McKinsey, Arranger - Eric Dial, Arranger - Bradley Carroll (London), Programmer - Pete Smith (London), Programmer - Pavel De Jesus (NYC), Programmer - Rusty Cutchins (NYC), Programmer - Arty Skye (NYC), Programmer - Douglas Kibble, Background Vocal
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Alexander Morgan, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer, Background Vocal - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Neill King, Assistant Engineer - Jeanie Tracy, Background Vocal - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Background Vocal, Vocal - Larry Funk, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Charlene Moore, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Harvey Huges, Composer, Lyricist - David Grigsby, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Terry Burrus, Keyboards - David Carpenter, Assistant Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Robinson, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Bill Klatt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - TODD TERRY, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Victor Orsborn, Composer, Lyricist - Martha Wash, MainArtist, Vocal - Greg Skaff, Guitar
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Martha Wash's work with the Weather Girls and Black Box was so strong that one couldn't help but greet this debut solo album with high expectations -- perhaps so high that a generally enjoyable album came as a slight disappointment. Anyone familiar with the big-voiced diva's history couldn't help but hope for a soul/disco/house extravaganza, and this CD, for all its strong points, doesn't fit that description. There are a few dance-floor gems on the album (including "Things We Do for Love," "Leave a Light On" and the soaring "Carry On"), but most of the tracks fall under the heading of decent but not outstanding. And after hearing Wash belt it out on the Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" and Black Box's "Everybody Everybody," it's impossible to expect less than consistent excellence from her. This album has more going for it than most of the faceless, soundalike releases flooding the urban contemporary market in 1992, but Wash is capable of so much more.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:02
- Main artists: Martha Wash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Electronic
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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