You Gotta Love the Life

You Gotta Love the Life

by Melissa Manchester
You Gotta Love the Life

You Gotta Love the Life

by Melissa Manchester

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Overview

Vocalist Melissa Manchester's 20th studio album, 2015's You Gotta Love the Life, is an eclectic recording featuring a handful of her personal favorite songs, as well as brand new original pieces. Included are such standards as "From This Moment On," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and "Something Wonderful," as well as Manchester's cover of the Ronettes' classic girl group anthem "Be My Baby." Also included are such newly minted songs as the soulful "You Are My Heart," and "Feelin' for You" with blues guitarist Keb' Mo'. Produced by Manchester, along with Terry Wollman, You Gotta Love the Life also features guest appearances from such artists as Al Jarreau, Dave Koz, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and the late Joe Sample. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date: 02/10/2015
Label: Long Run Entertainme
UPC: 0700261408224
Rank: 136238

Tracks

  1. You Gotta Love the Life
  2. Feelin' For You
  3. Be My Baby
  4. Big Light
  5. Other End of the Phone
  6. You Are My Heart
  7. Let's Face the Music and Dance/From This Moment On
  8. Claudia
  9. Your Love is Where I Live
  10. No There There
  11. Open My Heart To Your Love
  12. The Other One
  13. I Know Who I Am
  14. Something Wonderful

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Melissa Manchester   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Steve Welch   Fender Rhodes,Piano,Synthesizer
Dionne Warwick   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Keb' Mo'   Guitar,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Dave Koz   Saxophone,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
John Proulx   Piano
Marcus Finnie   Drums
Vangie Gunn   Vocals (Background)
Melanie Taylor   Vocals (Background)
John Lewis   Drums,Percussion
Dwan Hill   Organ
Citrus Singers   Vocals (Background)
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Peter Hume   Guitar
Tom Evans   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Stephan Oberhoff   Piano,Guitar,Accordion,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Harp
Terry Wollman   Mandolin,Percussion,Mando-Guitar,Hi String Guitar,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Nylon String)
Steve Baxter   Trombone
Steve Wilkinson   Bass
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass,Guitar (8 String)
Al Jarreau   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Stevie Wonder   Harmonica,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Joe Sample   Piano,Guest Artist,Fender Rhodes,Featured Artist
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Loren Clark   Bass
Antonio Pontarelli   Violin
Garrison Holder   Vocals (Background)
Susan Holder   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Andy Bradley   Engineer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Irving Berlin   Composer,Lyricist
Cole Porter   Composer,Lyricist
Ellie Greenwich   Composer,Lyricist
Peter Kelsey   Engineer
Joanna Cotten   Composer,Lyricist
Keb' Mo'   Producer
Melissa Manchester   Concept,Arranger,Composer,Creation,Lyricist,Producer,Liner Notes,Vocal Arrangement
Lee Thornburg   Horn Arrangements
Jeff Barry   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Rodgers   Composer
John Proulx   Composer,Lyricist
Randee St. Nicholas   Photography
Sara Niemietz   Composer,Lyricist
Steve Kelly   Associate Producer
Lena Ringstad   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Adam Cohen   Photography
Casey Wasner   Engineer
Michael Hunter Ochs   Composer,Lyricist
Dan Thom   Executive Producer
Sharon Vaughn   Composer,Lyricist
Stephan Oberhoff   Arranger
Terry Wollman   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements,Vocal Arrangement
Steve Sykes   Engineer
Tom Snow   Composer,Lyricist
Tim Jaquette   Mixing,Engineer
Phil Spector   Composer,Lyricist
Paul Reiser   Composer,Lyricist,Vocal Arrangement
Hal David   Composer,Lyricist
Greg Barnhill   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Sample   Arranger
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer,Lyricist
Susan Thom   Executive Producer
Anne Freid   Associate Producer
Barbara Freid   Associate Producer
Bill Hellmers   Associate Producer
John Christofferson   Associate Producer
Kirk Weber   Associate Producer
Laura Sullivan   Associate Producer
Steven Cagan   Composer,Lyricist
Susan Holder   Assistant Producer
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