Mathematics: The MCA Years

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Personnel: Melissa Manchester (vocals, background vocals); Dann Huff, Trevor Veitch, Lee Ritenour , Michael Landau, Michael Sembello, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Steve Lukather (guitar); Dorothy Remsen (harp); Assa Drori, Reginald Hill, Karen Jones , Edward Green, Irma Neumann, Alexander Horuath, David Frisina, Arnold Belnick, Stuart Canin, Bonnie Douglas, Paul Shure, Brenton Banks (violin); Rollice Dale, Roland Kato, Janet Lakatos, Virginia Majewski (viola); Ronald Cooper, Ray Kelley, Earl Madison, Douglas Davis (cello); Gary Grant (piccolo, trumpet, flugelhorn); Larry Williams (saxophone, synthesizer); Danny Pelfrey (saxophone); Jerry Hey (trumpet); William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); George Duke (piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, Synclavier, background vocals); Richard Gibbs, Greg Mathieson (keyboards, synthesizer); Greg Phillinganes (synthesizer, bass guitar); Brock Walsh (synthesizer, drums, background vocals); Tommy Faragher (synthesizer); Fred Washington (bass guitar); John "J.R." Robinson , Carlos Vega (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Robbie Nevil (programming, background vocals); Martin Page , Robbie Buchanan (programming); Petsye Powell, Maxine Anderson, Julia Tillman Waters, Carl Carlwell, Jean Johnson, Lynn Davis , Marcy Levy, Maxine Willard Waters, Andrae Crouch, Richard Page, Rose Banks, Steve George, Tata Vega, Tom Kelly , Tommy Funderburk (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: Mike Milchner. Liner Note Author: Joe Marchese. Recording information: Bill Schnee Studio (01/1985); Ground Control, Santa Monica, California (01/1985); Le Gonks Studio (01/1985); Mama Jo's Oceanway Recording (01/1985); OceanWay (01/1985); Oceanway Studio (01/1985); Starlight Studio (01/1985); Sunset sound Factory (01/1985). Photographer: Brian Aris. Arrangers: Jorge Del Barrio; Jerry Hey; John Van Tongeren; Andrae Crouch. On her sole MCA album, Melissa Manchester gave melody and lyric equal billing with the synth-drums and other contemporary production techniques, rather than simply serving as a singer over dance tracks, as she had on Emergency. But much of Mathematics was still music-making by computer chip, which meant that she needed a hit single to re-start her career, and the title track, her final chart single, wasn't it. (Our favorite album credit of the year, hands down: "Body by Jake.") ~ William Ruhlmann