Singer: Ralph MacDonald
Title: Surprize
Label: Polydor ‎– 422-827 078-1 Y-1
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Date of released: 1985
Category: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul-Jazz
Size MP3 zip: 1383 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1349 mb
Rating: 4.2✭
Format: MP3 MP3 APE RA MIDI XM MOD MP4 FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Laying In His Arms Backing Vocals – Julie Eigenberg, Lani Grooves*Soloist, Guitar – Phil HamiltonWritten-By – W. Eaton*	5:56
A2	One Life To Live Backing Vocals – Dennis Collins, Lani Grooves*, Patti Austin, Yogi Lee, Zack Saunders*Written-By – R. MacDonald*, W. Eaton*, W. Salter*	3:59
A3	Santa Cruz Soloist, Guitar – Phil HamiltonWritten-By – R. MacDonald*, R. Mounsey*	6:02
A4	Just Hold Me Featuring, Lead Vocals – Dennis CollinsWritten-By – J. Brown*	5:08
B1	You Need More Calypso Featuring, Lead Vocals – Dennis CollinsWritten-By – W. Eaton*	6:30
B2	Charlo Written-By – J. Brown*, W. Eaton*, W. Salter*	5:31
B3	Kiss And Make Up Engineer – Richard AldersonWritten-By – S. Gadd*, W. Eaton*, W. Salter*	3:28
B4	Surprize Drums – Steve GaddEngineer – Richard AldersonWritten-By – S. Gadd*, W. Eaton*, W. Salter*	3:53

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Babi Floyd (tracks: A4, B1 to B3), Frank Floyd (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3), Ullanda McCullough (tracks: A4, B1 to B3), Yvonne Lewis (tracks: A4, B1 to B3)
• Bass – Marcus Miller
• Co-producer – Joe R. Brown
• Congas, Bongos, Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Coordinator [Album] – Janaire Boger
• Coordinator [Album] [Assistant] – Linda Kyser
• Cymbal – Buddy Williams
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet – Richard Tee
• Engineer [Recording] – Kendall Brown
• Engineer [Recording] [Assistant] – Eddie Heath Jr.*, William Garnett (tracks: B3, B4)
• Engineer [Remix] – Elliot Scheiner
• Featuring, Lead Vocals – Yogi Lee (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Guitar – Eric Gale
• Mastered By – Ted Jenson*
• Producer – Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter
• Programmed By [Lindrum] – William Eaton
• Steel Drums – Robert Greenidge
• Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey
• Technician [Steel Drums Tuned By] – Rudolph Charles

Notes

Marcus Miller appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
Patti Austin appears courtesy of Qwest Records

Produced for Ralph MacDonald Enterprises, Inc.

Recorded at Rosebud Recording Studio Inc., 1595 Broadway, NYC.

Mastered at Sterling Sound.

1985, PolyGram Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 422 - 82078 - 1
• Barcode (scanned): 042282707819

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
827 078-1	Ralph MacDonald	Surprize ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor	827 078-1	Germany	1985
28MM 0470	Ralph MacDonald	Surprize ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Polydor	28MM 0470	Japan	1985
422-827 078-1 Y-1	Ralph MacDonald	Surprize ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor	422-827 078-1 Y-1	US	1985
422-827 078-1 Y-1	Ralph MacDonald	Surprize ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Polydor	422-827 078-1 Y-1	US	1985
J 7202	Ralph MacDonald	Surprize ! ‎(Cass, Album)	A Private Collection	J 7202	Indonesia	1985

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