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Be cautioned that this 20-track retrospective of material spanning the late '60s to the mid-'70s is not a best of, although it does include some of the Main Ingredient's biggest hits ("Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," "Everybody Plays the Fool"). As the title indicates, this focuses on the mellow and romantic side of the group. As the Main Ingredient largely specialized in mellow and romantic songs, this ends up being close to something of a best-of anyway. The relentless soft-pillow ambience of the tracks can become wearisome; in this context, the easygoing "Everybody Plays the Fool" sounds more like a blitzkrieg than a "quiet storm."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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McPherson, Composer - McPherson, Lyricist - McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Lyricist - Simmons, Composer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Composer - Silvester, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer
(P) Released prior to 1972. All Rights reserved by BMG Music
Simmons, Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - LTC Productions, Producer
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Joseph Hill, Composer - Joseph Hill, Lyricist - Grover Hensley, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Ingredient Production Ltd., Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Simmons, Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - LTC Productions, Producer
(P) 1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cuba Gooding, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Eli Tatarsky, Composer - Eli Tatarsky, Lyricist - Tom Brown Jr., Mixing Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Vinnie Barrett, Composer - Vinnie Barrett, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - John C Jr. Freeman, Composer - John C Jr. Freeman, Lyricist - LTC Productions, Producer - Dick Baxter, Recording Engineer
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Leonard Caston, Lyricist - Leonard Caston, Composer - Grover Hensley, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Ingredient Production Ltd., Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Composer - McPherson, Lyricist - McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Lyricist - Simmons, Composer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Composer - Silvester, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Composer - McPherson, Lyricist - McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Lyricist - Simmons, Composer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Composer - Silvester, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Grover Hensley, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Ingredient Production Ltd., Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Composer - McPherson, Lyricist - McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Lyricist - Simmons, Composer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Composer - Silvester, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Engineer
(P) Released prior to 1972. All Rights reserved by BMG Music
McPherson, Composer - McPherson, Lyricist - McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Lyricist - Simmons, Composer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Composer - Silvester, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Engineer
(P) Released prior to 1972. All Rights reserved by BMG Music
Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Ralph Bailey, Composer - Ralph Bailey, Lyricist - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - The Main Ingredient, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bill Lacey, Producer - Kenneth Williams, Composer - Kenneth Williams, Lyricist - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Producer - Rudolph Clark, Composer - Rudolph Clark, Lyricist - Jim Crotty, Engineer
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, A&R Director - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Artice Bartley, Composer - Artice Bartley, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Williams, Composer - Williams, Lyricist - Jim Crotty, Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Ray Hall, Recording Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Jim Crotty, Engineer
(P) Released prior to 1972. All Rights reserved by BMG Music
Salter, Lyricist - Salter, Composer - McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bibi Anderson, Composer - Bibi Anderson, Lyricist - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Grover Hensley, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Ingredient Production Ltd., Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Simmons, Producer - Marty Townsend, Composer - Marty Townsend, Lyricist - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer - Williams, Composer - Williams, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1971. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Wonder, Composer - Wonder, Lyricist - Simmons, Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Wright, Composer - Wright, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - LTC Productions, Producer
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Dodds, Composer - Dodds, Lyricist - Simmons, Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Rene Hall, Arranger - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Richelson, Composer - Richelson, Lyricist - LTC Productions, Producer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Harold Adamson, Composer - Harold Adamson, Lyricist - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - McHugh, Composer - McHugh, Lyricist - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Inside Production Ltd., Producer
(P) 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
McPherson, Producer - Simmons, Producer - Silvester, Producer - Buzz Willis, Executive Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Joseph Hill, Composer - Joseph Hill, Lyricist - Grover Hensley, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jim Crotty, Engineer - Ingredient Production Ltd., Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Simmons, Producer - Cuba Gooding, Producer - Rene Hall, Arranger - Ed Townsend, Producer - Ed Townsend, Composer - Ed Townsend, Lyricist - Mickey Crofford, Engineer - The Main Ingredient, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - LTC Productions, Producer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Be cautioned that this 20-track retrospective of material spanning the late '60s to the mid-'70s is not a best of, although it does include some of the Main Ingredient's biggest hits ("Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," "Everybody Plays the Fool"). As the title indicates, this focuses on the mellow and romantic side of the group. As the Main Ingredient largely specialized in mellow and romantic songs, this ends up being close to something of a best-of anyway. The relentless soft-pillow ambience of the tracks can become wearisome; in this context, the easygoing "Everybody Plays the Fool" sounds more like a blitzkrieg than a "quiet storm."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:12
- Main artists: The Main Ingredient
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P)1996 BMG Entertainment
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