Naked To The World

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:54:23
Personnel: Teena Marie (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, background vocals); Brenda Lee Eager (vocals, background vocals); Rick James (vocals); Craig T. Cooper, Nikki Slikk, Michael Landau (guitar); Dwayne Wedlaw (harp); Gerald Vinci, Don Palmer, Shari Zippert, Reginald Hill, Gordon Howard Marrow, Ralph Morrison III, Henry Ferber, Robert Sushel, Isabelle Daskoff, Marshall Sosson, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum (violin); David Schwartz , Michael Nowak , Marilyn Baker, Evan Wilson (viola); Dennis Karmazyn, Ronald Cooper, Ray Kelley, Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Frederick Seykora (cello); Daniel LeMelle (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Clifford J. Ervin (trumpet); John Ervin, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Jimmy Stewart (piano, synthesizer); Randy Kerber (keyboards); Allen McGrier (synthesizer, drum programming); Brian Kilgore (percussion); Michael White (drum programming); Fred Dimas, Yvette Marine (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Mick Guzauski; Tommy Vicari; Bobby Brooks . Recording information: Ocean Way Recording Studios; Smoketree Ranch. Unknown Contributor Roles: Dwayne Wedlaw; Joe Gastwirt. Arranger: Teena Marie. Teena Marie's popularity had decreased by 1988, when she found herself competing with considerably less talented Prince clones, Madonna wannabes, and Paula Abdul sound-alikes. But she managed to have both a hit album and an artistic triumph in Naked to the World, which found her taking a more high-tech, contemporary-sounding (by 1988 standards) approach to production without abandoning the classic soul and funk elements that made her so appealing to begin with. Among the treasures: the unapologetically sentimental, early-'70s ballad "Ooo La La La" (which proudly proclaims its allegiance to soul music's golden era, with references to Bloodstone's "Natural High" and Al Green's "Let's Stay Together"), the addictively funky "Work It," and the sassy, clever "Trick Bag." The sparks usually flew when Lady T formed a duet with Rick James, and the sweaty "Call Me (I Got Yo Number)" and the ballad "The Once and Future Dream" are no exceptions. ~ Alex Henderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)