Singer: Norman Connors
Title: Invitation
Label: Arista ‎– AB-4216
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Date of released: 1979
Category: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
Size MP3 zip: 1545 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1346 mb
Rating: 3.7✭
Format: MP3 ADX VQF AAC DMF MPC MIDI WAV FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Your Love Vocals – Al Johnson	5:06
A2	Handle Me Gently	3:47
A3	Be There In The Morning Alto Saxophone – Gary Bartz	4:15
A4	Invitation	4:06
A5	Together	3:14
B1	Disco Land	4:34
B2	I Have A Dream Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie Henderson	6:18
B3	Beijo Partido	6:01
B4	Kingston Backing Vocals – Gwen Evans, Josie James, Wali AliSoprano Saxophone – Jeff Clayton , Terry Harrington	4:24

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Arista Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Buddah Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Buddah Records, Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – McKinley Jackson
• Backing Vocals – Jean Carn, The Jones Girls (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Bass – Charles Meeks, Eddie Watkins*, Tony Jones
• Drums – James Bradley Jr., James Gatson*
• Electric Piano [Rhodes], Keyboards – Jacques Burvick
• Featuring – Miss Adaritha*
• Guitar – David T. Walker, Gregg Hill, Louis Russell , Marlo Henderson, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson
• Keyboards – Onaje Allan Gumbs
• Lead Vocals – Adaritha
• Percussion – Kenneth Nash, Kenny Hutson, Puilino De Costa*, Petro Bass, Vance Tenort
• Piano – Billy McCoy
• Piano, Keyboards – Bobby Lyle
• Producer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Norman Connors
• Saxophone – Ralph Jones
• Synthesizer – Mike Botica
• Trombone – Clay Lowery, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Maurice Spears
• Trumpet – Danny Pickerin, Duke Jones, Noland Smith*, Oscar Brashear, Walter Johnson
• Woodwind – Marion Meadows

Notes

Alternate logo design: brand name printed with stylized font.

Produced for Norman Connors Productions, Inc.
Marketed & Distributed by Arista Records, Inc.
℗ & © 1979 Buddah Records, Inc.

Main artist and title on front cover and labels: Norman Connors - Invitation
Main artist on back cover and inner sleeve: Norman Connors And The Starship Orchestra Featuring Miss Adaritha

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Center Label, Side A): AB 4216 SA
• Matrix / Runout (Center Label, Side B): AB 4216 SB
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): AB-4216-SA-1A KENDUN-B 376 JG
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): AB-4216-SB-1A KENDUN-B 376 JG

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AB-4216	Norman Connors	Invitation ‎(LP, Album)	Arista	AB-4216	US	1979
DISC 06	Norman Connors & The Starship Orchestra	Norman Connors & The Starship Orchestra - Invitation ‎(2x12", Gat)	Buddah Records, Pye Records	DISC 06	UK	1979
ATC-4216	Norman Connors	Invitation ‎(Cass, Album, Dol)	Arista	ATC-4216	US	1979
25RS-1003	Norman Connors	Invitation ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	25RS-1003	Japan	1979
FTG 339, 88883768822	Norman Connors	Invitation ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Exp)	Funky Town Grooves, Arista, Sony Music Commercial Music Group	FTG 339, 88883768822	US	2017