Label: Warner Bros. Records – 1-23729 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1982 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul, Disco
A1 Tearin' It Up Arranged By [Horns] – Randy Brecker Arranged By [Rhythm] – Arif Mardin Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Drums, Handclaps – Steve Ferrone Electric Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. Electric Piano – Lenny Underwood Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Mike Brecker* Synthesizer [Moog Bass, Prophet, Jupiter] – Robbie Buchanan Vocals [Ad-libs] – Hamish Stuart Voice [Low Voice] – Alvin Fields Written-By – Bunny Sigler, Jane Lumibao 6:39 A2 Slow Dancin' Arranged By [Horns] – Danny LeMelle* Arranged By [Rhythm] – Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan Bass – Will Lee Drums – Steve Ferrone Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Paul Jackson Jr. Keyboards, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan Vocals – Chaka Khan, Rick James Written-By – Loz Netto 5:22 A3 Best In The West Arranged By – Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Drums – Steve Ferrone Fiddle – Kenny Kossek* Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. Harmonica – Robert Bonfiglio Keyboards, Synthesizer [Bass Synthesizer] – Robbie Buchanan Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Steel Guitar, Jew's Harp – Eric Weissberg Synthesizer [Additional O B X] – Bob Christianson Written-By – Dominic Bugatti / Frank Musker* 4:00 A4 Got To Be There Arranged By – Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Bass – Will Lee Drums – Steve Ferrone Fiddle – Kenny Kossek* Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. Harmonica – Robert Bonfiglio Keyboards, Synthesizer [Bass] – Robbie Buchanan Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Steel Guitar, Jew's Harp – Eric Weissberg Synthesizer [Additional O B X] – Bob Christianson Written-By – Elliot Willensky 4:00 B1 Be Bop Medley Arranged By – Arif Mardin Arranged By [Vocals] – Arif Mardin, Chaka Khan Bass – Will Lee Drums – Steve Ferrone Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lyrics By [Special Lyrics] – Chaka Khan Sitar – Eric Weissberg Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson 5:22 B1.1 Hot House Written-By – Tadd Dameron B1.2 East Of Suez (Come On Sailor) Goblet Drum [Darbuka] – Seyhun Celik* Written-By – Lou Stein B1.3 Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) Written-By – Thelonious Sphere Monk* B1.4 Yardbird Suite Written-By – Charlie Parker B1.5 Con Alma Synthesizer [Additional], Vocoder – Bob Christianson Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie B1.6 Giant Steps Written-By – John Coltrane B2 Twisted Arranged By [Rhythm], Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Bass – Will Lee Drums – Steve Ferrone Lead Guitar – Ray Gomez Rhythm Guitar – Hiram Bullock Written-By – Colin Campsie, George McFarlane 4:12 B3 So Not To Worry Arranged By [Rhythm], Piano, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Hamish Stuart, Will Lee Bass – Anthony Jackson Drums – Steve Ferrone Electric Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Paul Jackson Jr. Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Dave Tofani Written-By – Mark McMillan* 4:55 B4 Pass It On (A Sure Thing) (Pasa Lo Esta Seguro) Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Bass – Will Lee Drums – Steve Ferrone Guitar – Hiram Bullock Piano, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan Voice [Tube Voice] – Mark Stevens Written-By – Lalomie Washburn, Tony Maiden
Art Direction, Design – Simon Levy Concertmaster – Gene Orloff Coordinator [Production] – Chrissy Allerdings, Marcie Gorman Engineer – Ihsan Apca* Engineer [Assistant] [For Additional Recording] – Dan Nash, Julie Last, Michael O'Reilly Engineer [For Additional Recording] – Bill Dooley, Bobby Warner Management [Direction] – Burt Zell Mastered By – George Marino Photography By – Francesco Scavullo Producer – Arif Mardin Recorded By, Mixed By – Lewis Hahn*