Wide Receiver (album)

Wide Receiver is the fifth album by American bass guitarist Michael Henderson. It was released in 1980 on Buddah Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Wide Receiver
Studio album by
Michael Henderson
Released1980
Recorded1980 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United Sound Studios & Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan
Record Plant & Allan Zentz Recording, Los Angeles, California
GenreSoul Funk
Length39:08
LabelBuddah Records
ProducerMichael Henderson
Michael Henderson chronology
Do It All
(1979)		 Wide Receiver
(1980)		 Slingshot
(1981)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Henderson; except where indicated

  1. "You're My Choice" 3:03
  2. "Make Me Feel Like" 4:27
  3. "Reach Out For Me" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) 3:35
  4. "Wide Receiver" (Michael Henderson, Randall Jacobs) 8:05
  5. "I Don't Need Nobody Else" (Lou Courtney) 4:01
  6. "What I'm Feeling (For You)" (Michael Henderson) 4:03
  7. "Ask The Lonely" (George Hunter, William Stevenson) 3:10
  8. "There's No One Like You" (Randall Jacobs) 4:19
  9. "Prove It" 4:25

Personnel
  • Michael Henderson - Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass, Voice Crowd
  • Randall Jacobs - Guitar, Piano, Handclaps, Voice Crowd
  • Bobby Franklin, Cory Heath, Erik Wallace, Ollie E. Brown, Ron Pangborn - Drums
  • Ray Parker, Jr. - Rhythm Guitar
  • Ernestro Wilson, Gary Nester, Manon "Zoo" Saulsby - Keyboards
  • Cory Heath, Lorenzo "Bag Of Tricks" Brown, Miguel Fuentes - Percussion
  • Michael Iacopelli - Synthesizer
  • Sylvester Rivers - Acoustic Piano
  • Eli Fontaine - Saxophone
  • Evan Solot - Trumpet
  • Little Sonny - Harmonica
  • Cory Heath, Duane Harris, Gary Nester, Marvin White, Pamela Brown - Voice Crowd
  • Carol Hall, Cheryl Norton, Jeanette McGruder, Kathy Kosins, Roz Ryan, Sheila Horne, Venna Keith - Backing Vocals

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 35
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 6

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B		 US
Dance
1980 "Wide Receiver" 4 42
"Prove It" 27 —
1981 "Reach Out For Me" 78 —

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Michael Henderson: Wide Receiver > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. "Michael Henderson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  3. "Michael Henderson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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