Melissa (Melissa Manchester album)

Melissa is the third album by Melissa Manchester, released on the Arista Records label in 1975. It reached #12 on the Billboard Albums chart on the strength of her first U.S. Top Ten hit "Midnight Blue" (#6). In 2001, the album was re-released.

Track listing

 * 1) "We've Got Time" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:24
 * 2) "Party Music" (Manchester, David Wolfert) – 3:29
 * 3) "Just Too Many People" (Manchester, Vini Poncia) – 3:38
 * 4) "Stevie's Wonder" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:35
 * 5) "This Lady's Not Home Today" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:33
 * 6) "Love Havin' You Around" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 4:40
 * 7) "Midnight Blue" (Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:55
 * 8) "It's Gonna Be Alright" (Manchester, Adrienne Anderson) – 3:34
 * 9) "I Got Eyes" (Manchester) – 2:45
 * 10) "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" (Randy Newman) – 5:05

Personnel

 * Melissa Manchester – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric piano (5, 9), clavinet (6)
 * James Newton Howard – electric piano (1-4, 7), clavinet (2, 8), ARP synthesizer (2, 9), organ (5, 6), acoustic piano (6), celesta (9)
 * David Wolfert – acoustic guitar (1, 7), electric guitars (1-7), guitars (8)
 * Cooker Lo Presti – bass
 * Kirk Bruner – drums (1-8), percussion (2, 4), cuica (4), talking drum (6), backing vocals (9)
 * King Errisson – congas (2, 5, 8)
 * Don Diego Gujo – cowbell (8)
 * Morton K. Salt – percussion (9)
 * Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone (3, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 6, 8), string arrangements (3, 5, 7, 10), soprano saxophone (5), baritone saxophone (6, 8), alto saxophone (10)
 * John Rotella – baritone saxophone (3)
 * Gene Dinwiddie – tenor saxophone (6, 8)
 * Lew McCreary – trombone (3)
 * Steve Madaio – trumpet (3, 6, 8)
 * Vini Poncia – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 9)
 * The Rhinestones – backing vocals (2)
 * David Lasley – backing vocals (6)
 * Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (6)
 * Brie Howard – backing vocals (9)

Production

 * Executive Producer – Richard Perry
 * Producer – Vini Poncia
 * Engineer – Bob Schaper
 * Assistant Engineer – Reed Stanley
 * Recorded at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) and A&R Studios (New York, NY).
 * Remixed by Bill Schnee at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
 * Art Direction – Bob Heimall
 * Design – Arton Associates
 * Illustration – Pacific Eye & Ear
 * Photography – Ed Caraeff