Back in the 1980s, James Ingram was one of the hottest singers in the pop field. Ingram sang hit after hit for years. He is a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. Ingram had two Number One hits: “I Don’t Have the Heart” and “Baby, Come to Me” (a duet with Patti Austin). “Somewhere Out There,” Ingram’s duet with Linda Ronstadt, was the theme song for the animated movie, An American Tail, and was Ingram’s best selling hit. What’s your favorite James Ingram song? GRADE: A
TRACK LIST:
1 – Where Did My Heart Go? 3:59 (End Title Song from City Slickers)
Arranged By, Arranged By [Strings, Horns], Conductor, Keyboards – Thom Bell
Bass – Marcus Miller
Drums – Charles Collins
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Gulbeault*
Guitar – Carlos Rios (2)
Mixed By – Clark Germain
Producer – James Ingram, Thom Bell
Programmed By [Keyboards] – Wayne Linsey
Recorded By – Clark Germain
Synthesizer – George Merrill
Timpani – Edward Shea*
Written-By – Marc Shaiman
2 – How Do You Keep The Music Playing? (Duet With Patti Austin) 4:16 (Theme from Best Friends)
Arranged By – David Foster, Johnny Mandel, Quincy Jones
Bass – Nathan East
Co-producer – Johnny Mandel
Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler
Guitar – George Doering, Paul Jackson, Jr.*
Mixed By – Joel Moss
Piano [Acoustic] – David Foster
Producer – Quincy Jones
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Steve Porcaro
Recorded By – Joel Moss
Synthesizer – David Paich
Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel LeGrand
3 – Just Once 4:32
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey
Arranged By [Rhythm, Vocals] – Quincy Jones
Arranged By [Strings, Synthesizer] – Johnny Mandel
Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic] – David Foster
Engineer [Assistant] – Ed “Big Julie” Cherney*
Guitar – Steve Lukather
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [String] – Robbie Buchanan
Producer – Quincy Jones
Programmed By [Synthesizer], Synthesizer – Ian Underwood
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft
Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey
Written-By – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
4 – Somewhere Out There (Duet With Linda Ronstadt) 3:59 (Theme from An American Tail)
Arranged By, Guitar – Bob Mann
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel*
Lyrics By – Cynthia Weil
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Music By – Barry Mann, James Horner
Producer – Peter Asher
Producer [Associate] – Steve Tyrell
Programmed By, Keyboards – David Kitay, Guy Moon, C. Wells Christie*
Recorded By – Allen Sides
5 – I Don’t Have The Heart 4:13
Arranged By, Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Bass, Conductor – Thom Bell
Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed By [Keyboards] – Jud Friedman
Backing Vocals – The Aquarian Singers
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Ericksen
Guitar – Paul Jackson*
Mixed By – Winston Johnson
Producer – James Ingram, Thom Bell
Recorded By – Winston Johnson
Written-By – Allan Rich, Jud Friedman
6 – There’s No Easy Way 3:51
Arranged By – David Paich, Quincy Jones
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Greg Laney, Mark Ettle*, Ric Butz, Steve Bates
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Producer – Quincy Jones
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Steve Porcaro
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
Synthesizer – David Paich
Written-By – Barry Mann
7 – Get Ready 4:29
Arranged By, Backing Vocals, Keyboards – James Ingram
Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Barry Mann
Backing Vocals – Kevin Guillaume, Ralph Hawkins*
Engineer [Assistant] – Leon Granados
Lyrics By – Cynthia Weil
Mixed By – Chris Hufford
Music By – Barry Mann, James Ingram
Producer – Barry Mann, James Ingram
Recorded By – Chris Hufford
Saxophone [Solo] – Michael Paulo
8 – Baby, Come To Me (Duet With Patti Austin)3:30 (Love Theme for General Hospital)
Arranged By [Vocal, Rhythm, Synthesizers], Synthesizer, Written-By – Rod Temperton
Backing Vocals – James Ingram, Patti Austin
Bass – Eddie Watkins, Jr.*
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Reeves, Ed “Big Julie” Cherney*, Matt Forger
Guitar – Steve Lukather
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Producer – Quincy Jones
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
Synthesizer – David Foster, Michael Boddicker
9 – One Hundred Ways 4:19
Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – Jerry Hey
Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Johnny Mandel
Arranged By [Vocals] – Quincy Jones
Bass – Louis Johnson
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Electric Piano, Soloist [Synthesizer] – Greg Phillinganes
Engineer [Assistant] – Ed “Big Julie” Cherney*
Flute, Saxophone – Kim Hutchcroft
Flute, Saxophone, Soloist [Tenor Sax] – Ernie Watts
Guitar – Steve Lukather
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Producer – Quincy Jones
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey
Written-By – Ben Wright*, Kathy Wakefield, Tony Coleman
10 – Ya Mo Be There (Duet With Michael McDonald) 4:02
Arranged By, Synthesizer – James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton
Arranged By, Voice [African] – Quincy Jones
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Greg Laney, Mark Ettle*, Ric Butz, Steve Bates
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Producer – Quincy Jones
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker
Written-By – James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton
11 – Remember The Dream 4:22
Arranged By – Joe Sample, Stephanie Tyrell
Arranged By [Background Vocal] – Andrae Crouch*, Sandra Crouch, Steve Tyrell
Backing Vocals – Alfie Gilas*, Andrae Crouch*, Geary Faggett, Howard McCrary, Jackie Farris, Howard Pattie*, Perry Morgan, Rose Banks, Sandra Crouch, Tata Vega, Vonciele Faggett*
Bass – Freddie Washington
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Guitar – Bob Mann, Ray Parker Jr.
Mixed By – David Schober
Organ – Michael Finnigan*
Other [Production Co-ordinator] – Mark Heyes
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Moog Bass] – Joe Sample
Producer – Steve Tyrell
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Guy Moon
Recorded By – David Hines, David Schober
Saxophone – Wilton Felder
Tambourine – Sandra Crouch
Written-By – Joe Sample, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell
12 – Whatever We Imagine 3:58
Arranged By – David Foster, Jerry Hey
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Greg Laney, Mark Ettel, Ric Butz, Steve Bates
Keyboards, Synthesizer – David Foster
Lyricon – Tom Scott
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Producer – Quincy Jones
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Craig Hunley*, Ian Underwood
Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
Written-By – David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Paul Gordon (3)
Not a single song rings a bell . I’m sure if I heard them some would be familiar to me. Probably played mostly on MOR stations which I avoided like the plague back them. The presence of David Foster would indicate that.
Steve, during the 1990s, James Ingram was a Big Name in MOR music.
Easy – “Just Once.”
Jeff, “Just Once” was in heavy rotation in Diane’s car back in the day. She love to play music CDs on her commute to and from work.
Just Once is probably my fav, though I remember Ya Mo Be There by title, and Somewhere out there. Get Ready was originally a Temptations song? If it’s the same one, that would be my fav.
What is MOR music?
Maggie, MOR is “Middle Of the Road” music. Some people call it “Adult Contemporary” music, too.
I’d say “easy listening”, which I didn’t listen to as I had a classical, jazz or Public Radio station on. Same as now.
Rick, you’re right about “Easy Listening.” But those radio stations are rare around here today. It’s either pop music stations or talk radio.
We get “Lite-FM” but it’s mostly “new” music. When it started it was more of a variety. The Oldies station I’ve listened to for decades is aging us out, as they eliminated the ’50s and now a lot of the ’60s. It’s mostly ’80s now. There is also a Classic Rock station.
More and more I listen to CDs.
Jeff, same here. The “Oldies” are now from the 1980s. I, too, listen to a lot of music CDs. Patrick and Katie consider me completely antiquated.
With my lease on my current car I have got a free year of Sirius Radio. Some good stuff there. I mostly listen to Little Steven’s Underground Garage. Everything from blues, Girl Groups, British Invasion, Garage Bands, Ramones, Springsteen, reggae. They seldom play something I don’t like. Also stations devotes to The Beatles and Springsteen.
Steve, we have Sirius/XM Radio in our vehicles, too. I mostly listen to Watercolors (Smooth Jazz) and Soul Town (Motown music). But, I’ll check out Little Steven’s Underground Garage.
I found his music tepid!
Bob, tepid sold back in the 1990s. Today, not so much.
It didn’t sell to me!