Paul Jabara & Friends
Paul Jabara & Friends is the fourth studio album by American actor, singer and songwriter Paul Jabara, best known for writing Donna Summer's hit "Last Dance" and the Summer/Barbra Streisand duet "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". The album includes the multimillion-selling single release "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, written and produced by Jabara in late 1982.[1]
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 34:15 | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
| Producer | Paul Jabara | |||
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Paul Jabara & Friends was released in 1983 on the CBS Records label, with guest vocalists including The Weather Girls and Leata Galloway. It also features vocals of a 16-year-old (when recorded) relatively unknown R&B singer named Whitney Houston.[2]
The tracks "It's Raining Men" and "Hope" were both included on the Weather Girls' 1983 debut album Success and the album also featured a song co-written by Diana Ross and Paul Jabara ("Ladies Hot Line").
Track listing
Side one
- 1."Bad Habits" - 3:15
- (Billy Fields, Tom Price)
- 2."Ladies Hot Line" - 4:40
- (Diana Ross, Paul Jabara)
- 3."Hurricane Joe" [featuring Leata Galloway] - 4:58
- (Greg Mathieson, Paul Jabara)
- 4."It's Raining Men" [featuring The Weather Girls] - 5:27
- (Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer)
Side two
- 1."Eternal Love" [featuring Whitney Houston] - 6:29
- (Jay Asher, Paul Jabara)
- 2."What's Become of Love" [featuring Leata Galloway] - 4:10
- (Jay Asher, Paul Jabara)
- 3."Hope" [featuring The Weather Girls] - 5:16
- (Bob Esty, Paul Jabara)
Notes
- "Eternal Love" was included in the set list during Whitney Houston's first headlining tour, The Greatest Love World Tour, in 1986.
Personnel
- Buddy Williams (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7), Carlos Vega (track 4), Keith Forsey (track 3) - drums
- Marcus Miller (tracks 1, 2, 6) - Fender bass
- Lee Sklar (track 4), Les Hurdle (track 3), Neil Jason (tracks 5, 7) - bass
- Bob Esty (track 4), Greg Mathieson (track 3), Leon Pendarvis, Jr., Paul Shaffer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7) - keyboards
- David Spinozza, George Waldenius (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7), Marty Walsh (track 3), Michael Landau (track 4) - guitar
- Bob Esty, Paul Delph (track 4), Paul Shaffer (tracks 3, 5, 7) - synthesizer
- Jerry Solomon - recording, mixing
- Charles Koppelman - executive producer
References
- "News On The Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 February 1983. pp. 10–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "Billboard - Top Albums Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 February 1983. pp. 56–. ISSN 0006-2510.