Happy People (Paulinho da Costa album)

Happy People is the second solo album by Brazilian percussionist Paulinho Da Costa released in 1979, recorded for Pablo Records.

Track listing

 * 1) "Déjà Vu" (John Barnes, Vella Cameron) – 4:32
 * 2) "Take It On Up" (Kevin Barnes, Louis Satterfield, Robert Wright, Verdine White) – 3:12
 * 3) "Love Till The End Of Time" (Greg Phillinganes) – 3:27
 * 4) "Seeing Is Believing" (John Barnes, Vella Cameron) – 3:58
 * 5) "Dreamflow" (Larry Carlton) – 3:45
 * 6) "Carnival Of Colors" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 3:28
 * 7) "Let's Get Together" (Marlo Henderson, Paulinho Da Costa) – 5:41
 * 8) "Happy People" (Erich Bulling, Paulinho Da Costa) – 4:08
 * 9) "Put Your Mind On Vacation" (Deborah Thomas, Greg Mathieson) – 5:14

Personnel

 * Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
 * John Barnes, Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
 * Nathan Watts - bass
 * Al McKay, Larry Carlton, Marlo Henderson - guitars
 * Michael Boddicker - synthesizers
 * James Gadson - drums
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr., Eric Culver, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lew McCreary, Dick Hyde - trombones
 * Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio – trumpets, flugelhorns
 * Gary Herbig - saxophone, flute, oboe
 * Philip Bailey (1), Deborah Thomas (6, 9), Bill Champlin (2, 4), Carl Carwell (7) - lead vocals
 * Bill Champlin, Carl Carwell, Carmen Twillie, Clarence Ford Jr., Deborah Thomas, Jeanette Hawes, Philip Bailey, Vennette Cloud - backing vocals

Production

 * Paulinho Da Costa - Producer
 * Erich Bulling, John Barnes, Bruce Miller - Arrangements
 * Humberto Gatica - Engineer and Mix
 * Chris Desmond - Engineer (additional)
 * Bernie Grundman - Mastering
 * Blue Johnson - Photography
 * Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks Artwork B - Layout and Design