Breakwater Cat

Breakwater Cat is the tenth album by American singer Thelma Houston, released in 1980 on RCA Records. The 12" single "Suspicious Minds" became a popular club hit. Breakwater Cat contains five songs written by Jimmy Webb, who was also the executive producer of the album.

Track listing
All songs were written by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated.
 * 1) "Breakwater Cat" – 3:55
 * 2) "Long and Lasting Love" – 5:30
 * 3) "Before There Could Be Me" – 3:12
 * 4) "Gone" – 3:43
 * 5) "What Was That Song" – 4:19
 * 6) "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 4:15
 * 7) "Down the Backstairs of My Life" (Eric Mercury, William Smith) – 3:00
 * 8) "Understand Your Man" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27
 * 9) "Lost and Found" (Daniel Moore) – 4:20
 * 10) "Something We May Never Know" (Shelby Flint) – 3:38

Personnel

 * Music
 * Thelma Houston – vocals
 * Sonny Burke – piano, arrangements
 * Matthew McCauley – string and horn arrangements
 * David T. Walker, Tim May, Steve Beckmeier, Carlos Rios, Steve Hunter, Fred Tackett, Greg Poree – guitar
 * David Shields, Eddie N. Watkins Jr., Keni Burke, Scott Edwards, Dennis Belfield, Reggie McBride – bass guitar
 * Gary Morse - steel guitar on "Something We May Never Know"
 * Jerry Peters - keyboards
 * James Gadson – drums
 * Jerry Hey - horn
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion
 * Clydie King – backing vocals
 * Greg Wright – backing vocals
 * Oren Waters – backing vocals
 * Tom Kelly – backing vocals


 * Production
 * James Gadson – producer
 * Michael Stewart – producer
 * Mike Vickers – assistant producer
 * Jimmy Webb – executive producer
 * Brian Christian – engineer
 * Frank "Cheech" D'Amici – engineer
 * Mark Linett – engineer
 * Rick Hart – engineer
 * Rick Ruggieri – engineer
 * Gribbitt! – art direction
 * Henry Vizcarra – art direction
 * Tim Bryant – art direction
 * Charles Veal, Jr. – contractor
 * Jerry Hoff – contractor
 * Sid Sharp – contractor
 * Lynne Morse – A&R coordinator
 * Linda Gerrity – production coordinator
 * Glenn Parsons - design
 * Gribbitt! - design
 * John Arrias – mixing
 * Ron Slenzak – photography