Garden of Love Light

Garden of Love Light is the debut solo album from R&B-soul-dance-pop songwriter/producer Narada Michael Walden. It featured nine tracks, seven which Walden wrote alone. It was produced by Tom Dowd. The single "Delightful" rose to number 81 on the R&B charts.

Track listing

 * All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.


 * 1) "White Night" (Walden, Raymond Gomez) - 4:57
 * 2) "Garden of Love Light" - 4:55
 * 3) "Delightful" - 4:51
 * 4) "First Love" - 5:52
 * 5) "Meditation" (lyrics from Sri Chinmoy) - 1:38
 * 6) "The Sun is Dancing" - 9:29 (dedicated to Mahavishnu John McLaughlin)
 * 7) "You Got the Soul" - 3:22
 * 8) "Saint and the Rascal" - 4:33
 * 9) "You Are Love" (Walden, Cynthia Anderson) - 3:12

Personnel

 * Narada Michael Walden - drums (1-4, 6-8), percussion, timpani (1), vocals (2, 3, 7, 9), acoustic piano (2-4, 7, 9), Fender Rhodes (7), Rhodes bass (7)
 * David Sancious – keyboards (1, 6, 8), electric sitar (1), Fender Rhodes (2, 3), Hammond organ (2), Yamaha organ (2), Minimoog (2), organ (3, 4), acoustic piano (7)
 * Don Muro – synthesizers (9)
 * Ray Gomez – guitars (1-3, 6)
 * Carlos Santana – guitars (4)
 * Icarus Johnson – guitars (7)
 * Jeff Beck – guitars (8)
 * Will Lee – bass (1-3, 6-9), vocals (3)
 * Sammy Figueroa – congas (2, 3)
 * Norma Jean Bell – horns (2), saxophone (3), vocals (3, 7)
 * Premik Russell Tubbs – horns (2)
 * Bob Knapp – horns (2)
 * Michael Gibbs – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 9)
 * Perfection Light Symphony – orchestra (1, 4, 5, 9)
 * Lois Colin – harp (4, 5, 9)
 * Cissy Houston – vocals (2)
 * The Victory Song Nightengales – vocals (2)
 * Patti Scialfa – vocals (3, 7)
 * Stacy Johns – vocals (5)
 * Carol Shue – vocals (5)
 * Tanima Cynthia Weiss – vocals (5)

Production

 * Tom Dowd – producer
 * Dennis Mackay – engineer, mixing
 * Jimmy Douglass – assistant engineer
 * Randy Mason – tape operator
 * Stephen W. Tayler – tape operator
 * Trident Studios (London, UK) – mixing location
 * Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios
 * Lynn Breslin – art direction
 * Bob Defrin – art direction
 * Steinbicker/Houghton – photography
 * Gerard Huerta – front cover lettering