Track listing
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6. | "Special Effect" | Philip Bailey, Nile Rodgers | 3:42 |
7. | "Because of You" | Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Lorelei McBroom, Ray Parker Jr. | 4:29 |
8. | "Back It Up" | Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Ray Parker Jr., Nile Rodgers | 3:56 |
9. | "Take This With You" | Philip Bailey, Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch, Patrick Leonard | 4:49 |
10. | "The Day Will Come" | Gerard McMahon | 4:10 |
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Personnel
Musicians
- Philip Bailey – lead vocals, background vocals (1, 3-10), vocoder (1)
- Nile Rodgers – guitar (1-6, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (1-4, 6, 9), horns (1), vocoder (1), background vocals (1, 6, 8), bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 9), string arrangements and conductor (2, 7, 8)
- Ray Parker, Jr. – guitar (7, 8)
- Rick Robbins – guitar (7)
- Jeff Beck – guitar (8)
- Darryl Jones – bass guitar (1, 10)
- Nathan East – bass guitar (7, 8)
- Jimmy Bralower – drums, percussion and sequencing (2-6, 9)
- Phil Collins – drums (7, 8), percussion (7)
- Omar Hakim – drums (1, 10), percussion (1)
- Peter Scherer – keyboards (10)
- George Duke – piano (7), keyboards (8)
- Steve Elson – saxophone (3)
- Tawatha Agee – background vocals (1)
- Curtis King, Jr. - background vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 9)
- Michelle Cobbs - background vocals (2, 8)
- Diane Garisto – background vocals (2, 8)
- Lorelei McBroom – background vocals (6, 7)
- Fonzi Thornton – background vocals (8)
- Brenda White-King – background vocals (1, 7)
- Gene Orloff – concermaster (2, 7, 8)
Production
- Larkin Arnold – executive producer
- Scott Ansell – assistant engineer (1-6, 9,
- Philip Bailey – producer (7 & 8)
- Knut Bohn – assistant engineer (1-6, 9, 10)
- Steve Chase – assistant engineer (7 & 8)
- James Farber – recording engineer (1-6, 9, 10), mixing
- Jon Goldberger – additional engineering
- Kevin Jones – production manager
- Dennis Keeley – photography
- Lane/Donald – art direction and design
- George Massenburg – recording engineer (7 & 8)
- Nile Rodgers – producer
- Budd Tunick – production manager
- Recorded at The Power Station (New York, NY), Skyline Studios (New York, NY) and Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
- Mixed at Skyline Studios
- Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
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Charts
Album – Billboard
Year |
Chart |
Position |
1986 |
The Billboard 200 |
84 |
1986 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
30 |