The Dance of Life (album)

The Dance of Life is the second 1979 studio disc from R&B singer-songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. Unlike his last two releases, it featured several songs Walden co-wrote with other people (such as Allee Willis and guitarist Corrado "Pat" Rustici).

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


 * 1) "You're Soo Good" - 6:02
 * 2) "I Shoulda Loved Ya" (Walden, Allee Willis, T.M. Stevens) - 6:34
 * 3) "Lovin' You Madly" (Walden, Corrado Rustici) - 5:15
 * 4) "Crazy For Ya" (Willis, Walden) - 3:51
 * 5) "Tonight I'm Alright" - 5:14
 * 6) "Why Did You Turn Me On" (Walden, Willis, Rustici) - 4:41
 * 7) "Carry On" (Walden, Frank Martin) - 5:11
 * 8) "The Dance of Life" - 6:33

Personnel

 * Narada Michael Walden – lead vocals, acoustic piano, drums, percussion, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements
 * Frank Martin – keyboards, Dyna My piano, Moog synthesizers, Prophet-5, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements (2, 5)
 * Corrado "Pat" Rustici – guitars, rhythm arrangements
 * T.M. Stevens – bass, rhythm arrangements
 * The "See America Horns" (1-7):
 * Marc Russo – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6)
 * Danny Noe – trombone, horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6)
 * David Grover – trumpet, horn arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6)
 * Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
 * Nuhad Saba Martin – backing vocals
 * Vicki Randle – backing vocals
 * Carla Vaughn – backing vocals

Production

 * Narada Michael Walden – producer
 * Bob Clearmountain – producer, engineer, mixing
 * Jeff Norman – assistant engineer
 * Raymond Willard – assistant engineer
 * Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY)
 * Carin Goldberg – design
 * Norman Seeff – photography