Straight from the Heart (Peabo Bryson album)
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Straight from the Heart is the tenth full-length album by R&B/soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson. It was released in 1984 on Elektra Records, his first of four discs for the label. The album peaked at #44 on the US Billboard 200, and featured three singles: his first top ten pop hit "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (also #6 R&B, and #1 Adult contemporary), "Slow Dancin" (#82 pop, #35 R&B), and "Learning the Ways of Love", which failed to chart. Bryson himself co-produced the record, as well as writing five of the eight songs himself and playing keyboards throughout the album.
Track listing
- "Slow Dancin'" (Peabo Bryson) - 3:55
- "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (Michael Masser, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow) - 4:14
- "Straight from the Heart" (Bryson) - 4:35
- "There's No Getting Over You (La Theme De Sharon)" (Bryson) - 4:02
- "I Get Nervous" (Richard Feldman, Larry John McNally, Rick Kelly) - 4:10
- "Learning the Ways of Love" (Gerry Goffin, Masser) - 3:12
- "Real Deal" (Bryson) - 4:32
- "Love Means Forever" (Bryson) - 4:21
Personnel
- Acoustic drums: John "J.R" Robinson, Carlos Vega
- Electronic drums: Andre Robinson
- Percussion: Charles Bryson, Michael Fisher
- Bass guitar: Louis Johnson, Neil Stubenhaus, Dwight Watkins
- Keyboards, synthesizers: Peabo Bryson, Rick Kelly, Randy Kerber, Mark Parrish, Tom Snow, Trammell Starks, Myra Walker, Dwight Watkins
- Guitars: Richard Feldman, John Hauser, Richard Horton, Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Flute: James Bowling, Ron Dover
- Soprano and Tenor saxophone: Ron Dover
- Flugelhorn: Dwight Watkins
- Arranged by Peabo Bryson, Michael Masser and Gene Page
- Strings arranged by Lee Holdridge
Production
- Produced by Peabo Bryson, Richard Feldman, Rick Kelly and Michael Masser
- Assistant producer: Dwight Watkins
- Engineers: Richard Feldman, Russ Fowler, Michael Mancini
- Mixing: Peabo Bryson, Russ Fowler, Dwight Watkins
In popular culture
The song "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" was utilized as a love theme for Joe Perkins and Kelly Capwell on the American daytime drama Santa Barbara during the mid-1980s.
References
- Peabo Bryson, "Straight From The Heart" CD Liner Notes. Elektra Records, 1984
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