Here's Esther...Are You Ready/Good Black Is Hard to Crack

Original Release Date:  February 2011

Track Listing

• 1. Mr. Melody
• 2. Philadelphia Freedom
• 3. I Hope You'll Be Very Unhappy Without Me
• 4. Love Makes a Woman
• 5. Our Day Will Come
• 6. Bedtime Stories
• 7. Oo Oop Oo Oop
• 8. I'll Close My Eyes
• 9. Crazy
• 10. Reaching Out for Love with Me
• 11. Cry to Me
• 12. Pull Yourself Together
• 13. Woman Enough
• 14. You Can't See Thunder
• 15. We've Got a Good Thing Going
• 16. City Lights
• 17. Changin'

Credits

• Willie Nelson: Composer
• Elton John: Composer
• Hank Crawford: Sax (Alto)
• Bill Meyers: Arranger
• Esther Phillips: Executive Producer
• Bobby Bryant: Trumpet
• Bill LaBounty: Composer
• Eugene Record: Composer
• Michael Zager: Composer
• Alvin Fields: Composer
• George Bohannon: Trombone
• Oscar Brashear: Trumpet
• Alexandra Brown: Vocals (Background)
• Garnett Brown: Trombone
• David Cameron: Composer
• David Castell: Engineer
• Cissy Houston: Composer
• Sam Dees: Composer, Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
• Geoff Farr: Programming
• Roy Galloway: Vocals (Background)
• Mort Garson: Composer
• Benny Golson: Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer Arrangements, Synthesizer Programming, Oberheim Obxa
• Berry Gordy, Jr.: Composer
• Thurman Green: Trombone
• Bobby Hart: Composer
• Bob Hilliard: Composer
• Obie Jessie: Vocals (Background)
• Steve Kenoly: Bass (Electric)
• Jim Lang: Composer
• Kenny Mason: Arranger, Vocals (Background)
• Marti McCall: Vocals (Background)
• Fonce Mizell: Composer
• Freddie Perren: Composer
• Jerry Peters: Composer
• Greg Poree: Guitar
• Wilton Rabb: Guitar
• Deke Richards: Composer
• Jay Senter: Composer
• Gerald Sims: Composer
• Maurice Spears: Trombone
• Stephanie Spruill: Vocals (Background)
• Bernie Taupin: Composer
• Melvin Webb: Bongos, Drums
• Marvin Yancy: Composer
• Benjamin F. Wright: Arranger
• David Nathan: Liner Notes
• Lynn Mack: Composer
• Mike Doud: Art Direction, Design
• Doug Frank: Composer
• Julia Tillman: Vocals (Background)
• Stan Watts: Cover Illustration
• Vigon Nahas Vigon: Design
• Harvey Mason, Jr.: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer
• James McClelland: Composer
• Barry Richards: Composer
• Alan Purcell: Stylist
• Jonah Ellis: Composer
• Gil Gilbert: Photography
• Joel Webster: Composer
• Martin: Hair Stylist
• Ron Woodmansee: Contractor
• Eric Daniels: Fender Rhodes
• Alan Wilson: Mastering
• William Saunders: Composer
• Carl Davis: Composer
• Eugene 'Snooky' Young: Trumpet
• Gemi Taylor: Guitar
• Maxine Willard: Vocals (Background)
• James Burgess: Composer
• Eunice Burgess: Composer
• Bernie Gruman: Mastering
• Tammy Vanupp: Make-Up
• Mabelle John: Composer
• Charles C. Sims Jr.: Arranger
• Larry Terszini: Photo Concept