Sylvester - The Original Hits
Singer: SylvesterTitle: The Original Hits
Label: Fantasy – FCD 7710, Fantasy – FCD-7710-2
Type: CD, Compilation, Club Edition
Country: Canada
Date of released: 1989
Category: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Disco
Size MP3 zip: 1395 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1853 mb
Rating: 5.0✭
Format: MP3 MP4 ASF FLAC TTA AU APE DXD FLAC
- 1853 downloads at 29 mb/s
MP3 version
- 1395 downloads at 32 mb/s
FLAC version
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Dance (Disco Heat)Arranged By [Strings] – Leslie Dayton*Drums – Randy MerrittEffects – Patrick CowleyEngineer – Buddy BrunoOrgan, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Michael FindenPiano [Acoustic] – Sylvester |
5:49 |
| 2 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)Arranged By [Strings] – Leslie Dayton*Drums – Randy MerrittEffects – Patrick CowleyEngineer – Buddy BrunoOrgan, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Michael FindenPiano [Acoustic] – Sylvester |
6:34 |
| 3 | Down, Down, DownBass – John DunstanDrums – Sandy Jack ReinerKeyboards – Dan Reich |
5:18 |
| 4 | StarsBacking Vocals – Hodges, James And Smith |
10:31 |
| 5 | Body StrongBacking Vocals – Hodges, James And Smith |
8:44 |
| 6 | I Need YouArranged By, Piano – Louis SmallBacking Vocals – Cookie Holt, Ella MitchellBass – Norman DurhamDrums – Woody CunninghamEngineer – Gary Rindfuss*, Neil DorfsmanPiano – Eric Robinson Strings – Alfredo De La Fé |
4:40 |
| 7 | Sell My SoulAlto Saxophone, Soloist – Mauricio SmithArranged By [Strings] – Leslie Dayton*Backing Vocals – Carl Hall, Delores HallBass – Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield*Drums – Woody CunninghamEngineer – James Farber, Scott LittFlugelhorn, Soloist – Kenny Warden Guitar – George VictoryHorns – Danny Chan*, John Echert*, John Gatchell, Kenny Warden , Louis Barbarin, Mauricio SmithPiano, Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Horn] – Louis SmallProgrammed By [Synthesizer] – Allen WentzSynthesizer – Louis Small, Sylvester |
5:51 |
| 8 | Cry Me A RiverArranged By [Rhythm] – SylvesterBacking Vocals – Cookie Holt, Ella Mitchell, Eric Robinson , John Paul FettaBass – John Paul FettaClavinet, Piano – Eric Robinson Drums – Thomas Price*Engineer – Charles Conrad*Guitar – John TropeaHorns – Danny Chan*, John Echert*, John Gatchell, Kenny Warden , Louis Barbarin, Mauricio Smith |
3:10 |
| 9 | Ooo Baby BabyArranged By [Rhythm] – SylvesterBacking Vocals – Maurice LongBass – Greg CrockettEngineer – Richard Corsello, Wally BuckPiano [Acoustic] – Louis SmallSynthesizer [Prophet] – Louis Biancaniello |
3:17 |
| 10 | Can't Stop DancingBaritone Saxophone – Mel MartinBass – Greg CrockettFrench Horn – David SprunkGuitar – Ralph WashKeyboards, Synthesizer – Eric Robinson Trombone – Julian Priester, Wayne WallaceTrumpet – Allen Smith, Fred Berry |
7:43 |
| 11 | You Are My FriendBacking Vocals – Eric Robinson , Sharon HymesEngineer – Richard CorselloFlute, Saxophone – Jay Stolmac, Marc BaumKeyboards – Eric Robinson , Michael FindenPercussion – Gus Anthony FloresTimpani – Richard KvistadTrombone – Dan Reagan, Ross WilsonTrumpet – Dean Boysen, Ross Wilson |
8:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Columbia House
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fantasy, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Fantasy, Inc.
- Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
- Recorded At – The San Francisco War Memorial Opera House
- Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Horn] – Leslie Dayton* (tracks: 1, 2, 8)
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – Eric Robinson (tracks: 1, 2, 6)
- Art Direction, Cover, Design – Jamie Putnam
- Backing Vocals – Jeanie Tracy (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 11), Sylvester (tracks: 6 to 9), Two Tons o' Fun* (tracks: 1 to 3, 10, 11)
- Bass – Bob Kingson (tracks: 1, 2, 11)
- Drums – Kelvin Dixon (tracks: 9 to 11)
- Engineer – Eddie Bill Harris (tracks: 1 to 5, 9, 11)
- Guitar – James "Tip" Wirrick* (tracks: 1 to 3, 9, 11)
- Lead Vocals – Sylvester
- Liner Notes – Gene Santoro
- Mastered By – Joe Tarantino
- Percussion – David Frazier (tracks: 1 to 3, 10, 11)
- Photography By – Phil Bray
- Producer – Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester
- Synthesizer – Patrick Cowley (tracks: 1, 2, 11)
Notes
Columbia House editionP. Cowley synthesizers on tracks 1 and 2: Electro-Comp 101 and 200 models; Oberheim DS-2 sequencer; String Synthesizer;
"You Are My Friend" recorded live at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House (March 11, 1979).
All other selections recorded at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 777495227556 02
- Matrix / Runout: 197H1 FCD 7710
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code: 6707
- Other (SPARS code): AAD
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-60004 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (2xLP, Comp) | Fantasy | F-60004 | Germany | 1989 |
| FCD-7710-2 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp, Club) | Fantasy | FCD-7710-2 | US | 1989 |
| 00888072313835 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp, RE, Sup) | Fantasy, Universal Music Group International | 00888072313835 | Europe | 2009 |
| D26222 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp) | Festival Records, Fantasy | D26222 | Australia | 1989 |
| FCD-7710-2 | Sylvester | The Original Hits (CD, Comp) | Fantasy | FCD-7710-2 | US | 1989 |