1974 studio album by Freda Payne
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Payne & Pleasure is Freda Payne 's fifth American-released album and her first for the ABC/Dunhill label, released in 1974 (ABC owned Payne's previous label, Impulse! Records as well). The album was produced by McKinley Jackson. It consists of four songs co-written by Lamont Dozier 's brother, Reginald ("Reggie"), along with three covers (the Carpenters ' hit "I Won't Last a Day Without You ," "The Way We Were " , and Leon Russell 's "A Song for You "). The album was reissued on CD on November 17, 2009. The reissue contains a biographical essay (sourced by interviews with Freda Payne and Lamont Dozier) of Payne's life and career by A. Scott Galloway.
Track listing
Side A No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "It's Yours to Have" Reginald Dozier, McKinley Jackson 4:15 2. "Didn't I Tell You" Reginald Dozier, Althea King 3:28 3. "I Get Carried Away" Reginald Dozier, Althea King 4:19 4. "Run for Your Life" McKinley Jackson, Barney Perkins 3:29 5. "Don't Wanna Be Left Out" Reginald Dozier, McKinley Jackson 6:32
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.
Produced by: Mckinley Jackson
Musicians on "It's Yours to Have," "Didn't I Tell You," "Run for Your Life"
Musicians on "A Song for You," "Shadows on the Wall"
Grand piano: Joe Sample
Guitars: Dennis Budimir and Ray Parker Jr.
Bass: Scott Edwards
Drums: Ed Greene
Vibes: Emil Richards
Congo: Leslie Bass
Musicians on "I Get Carried Away," "Don't Wanna Be Left Out," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," "The Way We Were"
Bass: Scott Edwards
Drums: Ed Greene
Electric and grand piano: Joe Sample
Harpsichord: Gene Page
Vibes: Emil Richards
Guitars: Melvin "Wah-Wah" Ragin, Ray Parker Jr., Don Peake
Organ: Huby Heard
Solo work by:
Jesse Ehrlich - cello: "A Song for You"
Joe Sample - piano: "Run for Your Life"
Huby Heard - organ: "Don't Wanna Be Left Out"
Ernest Watts - tenor saxophone and flute: "A Song for You"
Background vocals: Shirley Jones, Edna Wright , Marti McCall, Julia Tillman, Myrna Matthews, Clydie King
Arranged and orchestrated by: Lamont Dozier
Recording engineers: Barney Perkins, Reginald Dozier
Mixing engineer: Barney Perkins
Musician contractor: Olivia Page (Beautiful)
Background contractors: Edna Wright, Marti McCall
Copying supervisors: George Annis, Marion Sherrill
Front and back cover photography: Harry Langdon for ABC Records
Inside photos: Harry Langdon, courtesy of Shooting Star Gallery, Los Angeles
CD reissue credits
Reissue supervision: Paul Williams
Project coordination: Howard Tucker, Universal Music Enterprises
Mastered by: Bill Lacey at Digital Sound & Picture, New York
CD design: Chris Eselgroth / FourEyes Studio
Memorabilia and label scans: John Lester, The Reel Music Archives
Thanks to: Harry Weinger, Scott Ravine, Allison Sundberg
Special thanks: Freda Payne and Lamont Dozier
References
"Payne & Pleasure " . Allmusic . All Media Guide . Retrieved 2011-08-08.
Freda Payne – Payne & Pleasure (liner notes): 1974.
https://www.sessiondays.com/2018/02/1974-freda-payne-payne-pleasure/
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