The Essence of Melissa Manchester

Original Release Date:  May 20, 1997

Track Listing

• 1. If It Feels Good (Let It Ride)
• 2. Easy
• 3. Bright Eyes
• 4. Midnight Blue
• 5. Through the Eyes of Grace
• 6. Home to Myself
• 7. Alone
• 8. O Heaven (How You've Changed Me)
• 9. Good News
• 10. Through the Eyes of Love [Theme from Ice Castles]
• 11. Just Too Many People
• 12. Lovers After All
• 13. Fire in the Morning
• 14. Whenever I Call You "Friend"
• 15. Don't Cry Out Loud
• 16. You Should Hear How She Talks About You
• 17. Caravan
• 18. Just You and I
• 19. Come in from the Rain

Credits

• The Dixie Hummingbirds: Vocals (Background)
• Peabo Bryson: Vocals
• Paul Davis: Vocals (Background)
• Melissa Manchester: Piano, Arranger, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Clavinet
• Don Grolnick: Organ
• James Newton Howard: Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
• Chuck Rainey: Bass
• Dave Appell: Guitar (Acoustic), Producer
• Carole Bayer Sager: Liner Notes
• David T. Walker: Guitar (Electric)
• Jim Keltner: Drums
• David Nadien: Choir Master
• Joe Bellamy: Assistant Engineer
• Harry Bluestone: Violin, Choir Master
• Tim Boyle: Engineer
• Russ Bracher: Assistant Engineer
• Kirk Bruner: Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Background)
• Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Rhythm Arrangements
• Steve Buckingham: Guitar, Producer, Rhythm Track Arrangement
• Mickey Buckins: Percussion
• Dennis Budimir: Guitar
• Larry Byrom: Guitar
• Lenny Castro: Percussion, Vocals (Background)
• Alan Chinowsky: Engineer
• Tommy Cooper: Assistant Engineer
• Chris Dedrick: Organ, Strings, Trumpet, Conductor, Horn, Piano (Electric), Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Woodwind Arrangement
• Didier C. Deutsch: Compilation Producer
• Steve Dorff: String Arrangements
• Barry Fasman: Arranger, Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Woodwind Arrangement
• Alan Feingold: Keyboards
• Carla Fredricks: Assistant Engineer
• James Gadson: Drums, Drums (Electric)
• Lewis Hahn: Assistant Engineer, Remix Assistant
• Ula Hedwig: Vocals (Background)
• Jean Hugo: Choir Master
• David Hungate: Bass
• Abraham Laboriel, Sr.: Bass
• Trevor Lawrence: Sax (Tenor)
• Will Lee: Vocals (Background)
• John Cooker Lopresti: Bass, Vocals (Background)
• Steve Lukather: Guitar
• David Manchester: Bassoon
• Bob Mann: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
• Arif Mardin: Producer, Remixing
• Harry Maslin: Producer, Engineer
• Randy McCormick: Bassoon, Keyboards, Rhythm Track Arrangement
• Glenn Meadows: Mastering
• Jay Messina: Engineer
• Leslie Miller: Vocals (Background)
• Andy Muson: Bass
• Michael O'Reilly: Remixing, Assistant Engineer
• Gene Orloff: Choir Master
• Bill Payne: Piano
• Richard Perry: Executive Producer
• Greg Phillinganes: Piano (Electric)
• Vini Poncia: Vocals (Background), Producer
• Billy Radice: Engineer, Mixing
• Larold Rebhun: Assistant Engineer
• Lee Ritenour: Guitar
• Tom Robb: Bass
• Lenny Roberts: Engineer
• Gray Russell: Assistant Engineer
• Tom Saviano: Arranger, Conductor, Saxophone
• Bob Schaper: Engineer, Remixing
• Allan Schwartzberg: Drums
• Phil (Boogie) Schier: Mixing
• Bill Schnee: Remixing
• Jackson Schwartz: Mixing Assistant
• Stanley Schwartz: Clarinet, Piano, Piano (Electric), Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Clavinet
• Jay Scott: Sax (Alto)
• Ed Seay: Engineer, Mixing
• Sid Sharp: Choir Master
• Jeremy Smith: Engineer
• Reed Stanley: Assistant Engineer
• Gary Starr: Engineer
• Julian Stoll: Assistant Engineer
• James Stroud: Percussion, Drums
• Steve Tischer: Bass, Fender Rhodes, Chalmers
• Linda Tyler: Assistant Engineer
• Nick VanMaarth: Assistant Engineer
• Steve Waldman: Engineer
• Richard Wells: Assistant Engineer
• Millie Whiteside: Vocals (Background)
• David Wolfert: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Clavinet
• Arnold McCuller: Vocals (Background)
• Hank Medress: Percussion, Arranger, Producer, Mixing
• Leon Ware: Vocals (Background), Producer
• Thom Wilson: Assistant Engineer
• Kevin Hodge: Mastering
• Milt Calise: Engineer
• George Devenes: Percussion, Conga, Vibraphone
• Alex Kashevaroff: Engineer
• Rick Ash: Assistant Engineer
• Steve Conger: Assistant Engineer
• Ron Alvaro: Mixing Assistant
• Larry Williams: Sax (Alto)
• New York Strings: Ensemble
• Linda Feldman: Assistant Engineer