Give It Up (Turn It Loose): The Very Best of the Columbia Years

by Tyrone Davis

Overview

This 15-track compilation gathers the best of Chicago soul singer Tyrone Davis' Columbia recordings from 1976 to 1981. Cut after Davis made his career defining soul hits for Dakar in the '60s, he scored a few more chart toppers including the upbeat, disco era tracks "Give it Up, Turn it Loose, "This I Swear," and "Get On Up (Disco)." But it's the lush, Quiet Storm material represented exceptionally well on "In the Mood," "Lets be Closer Together" and "Close to You," (not the Carpenters tune), that finds the vocalist in his true element. This is a good introductory retrospective from this romantic soul master and the perfect companion to 20 Greatest Hits which focuses on his Dakar material. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2005
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886976966928
Rank:	6400

Tracks

1. Let's Be Closer Together
2. In the Mood
3. Heart Failure
4. Close to You
5. Leave Well Enough Alone
6. Give It Up (Turn It Loose)
7. This I Swear
8. Ain't Nothing I Can Do
9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
10. I Got Carried Away
11. Get On Up Disco
12. Be With Me
13. I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight
14. Just My Luck
15. Can't You Tell It's Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tyrone Davis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stu Walder   Drums
Henry Gibson   Drums
Stephen Cobb   Drums
James (Maestro) Mack   Keyboards
Terry Flyer   Keyboards
Bernard Reed   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Ron Harris   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Herbert Walker   Guitar
Freddie Jenkins   Guitar
Byron M. Gregory   Guitar
Patrick Ferreri   Guitar
Joseph Golan   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Leo Graham   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Derf Reklaw-Raheem   Drums,Percussion
Morris Jennings   Drums,Percussion
Mark Feldman   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Steve Berry   Trombone
Steve Rodby   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Sonny Sanders   Vocals (Background)
Roger Moulton   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Keith Henderson   Guitar
Harold E. Kupper   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Harold Klatz   Violin,String Bass,Cello,Viola
Stevie Robinson   Vocals (Background)
Alana Gralen   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Daniel Strba   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Peter Harvey   Trombone
John Gustafson   Oboe,Flute,Trumpet,Clarinet,Flugelhorn
Lonnie Reaves   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Phil Upchurch   Guitar
Ron Steele   Guitar
Melvin Taylor   Guitar
Paul Richmond   Bass,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Morris 'Butch Stewart   Vocals (Background)
Tom Tom 84   Drums,Percussion
Master Henry Gibson   Drums,Percussion
Arnie Roth   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Theresa Davis   Vocals (Background)
Calvin Bridges   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Danny Leake   Guitar
Willie Henderson   Saxophone
Tennyson Stephens   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Criss Johnson   Guitar
Robert Morgan   Oboe,Flute,Clarinet
Cinnamon   Vocals (Background)
Steve Cobb   Drums,Percussion
Cynthia Harrell   Vocals (Background)
Quinton Joseph   Drums,Percussion
Gloria Graham   Vocals (Background)
Bobby Christian   Drums,Percussion,Vibraphone
Byron Gregory   Guitar
Maurice Grice   French Horn
Martin Abrams   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Kaye Clements   Oboe,Flute,Clarinet
Barbara Haffner   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Kenneth Soderblom   Oboe,Flute,Clarinet,Saxophone
Gail Williams   French Horn
Mona Wilson   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Lionel Bordelon   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Ronald Wilson   Saxophone
Charles Colbert   Vocals (Background)
Gilda Barston   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Edmund Bauer   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Elaine Mack   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Rami Solomonow   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Wales Wallace   Vocals (Background)
Carol Stephenson   Oboe,Flute,Clarinet
Darrell Bloch   Violin,String Bass,Cello,Viola
Christine Haarvig   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Hilel Kagan   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Suzanne Sporny   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Sol Bobrov   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Rhonda Grayson   Vocals (Background)
Peter Hansen   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Myron Kartman   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Richard Posner   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Patricia Mumm   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Patricia Berlet   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Stephanie Goldman   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Barbara Breckman   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Darryl Ellis   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
George Swigart   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Avantino Calvetti   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Phyllis McKenny   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Lee Lene   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Sallie LeVerenz   Viola,Violin,String Bass,Cello
Virginia Graham   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Philip Hilson   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Kitty Haywood Singers   Vocals (Background)
Morris Ellie   Trombone
Frederick Jenkins   Guitar
William Gillardson   Trombone
Thomas Radtke   Drums,Percussion
Billy Durham   Vocals (Background)
Eugene Gratovich   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Joni Berlmon   Vocals (Background)
Adrian Gola   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Edward Green   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Stuart Walder   Drums,Percussion
Eddie Fisher   Drums,Percussion
Norval D. Hodges   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Steele Seals   Saxophone
Karl B. Fruh   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Terry Fryer   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Marlou Johnston   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Bernadene Davis   Vocals (Background)
Geraldo DeOliveira   Drums,Percussion
Francine Smith   Vocals (Background)
Mary Ann Stewart   Vocals (Background)
Benita Phillips   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
John Avant   Trombone
Mark Durham   Saxophone
Paul Howard   Flugelhorn,Trumpet
Paul Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Fred Entesari   Saxophone
Liz Cifani   Harp
Clifford Davis   Saxophone
William Cernota   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Vince Willis   Oboe,Flute,Clarinet
Pat Ferrari   Guitar
Ruben Locke, Jr.   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Edward Mumm   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Keith Howard   Drums,Percussion
Wesley Stovall   Vocals (Background)
Kenneth Slowik   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Elmer Brown   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Ellen Panitch   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Peter LaBella   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
David Hildner   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Murray Watson   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
William Klingelhofer   French Horn
Tom Sill   French Horn
Deborah Miller   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Michael Meyers   Trombone
Carol Weiss   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Bobby Lewis   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Roger James   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Edward Greene III   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
John Bishop   Guitar
Clyde Batton   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Raya Kodesh   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Charles Handy   Drums,Trumpet,Flugelhorn,Percussion
Albert Smith   Oboe,Flute,Clarinet
Susan Dickstein   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Michael Robinson   Vocals (Background)
Elaine Fohrman   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
James Mack   Oboe,Flute,Organ,Piano,Clarinet,Conductor,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Faye Christensen   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Danny Burgess   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Gerasim Warutian   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass
Elliott Golub   Cello,Viola,Violin,String Bass

Technical Credits

Leo Graham   Audio Production,Liner Notes,Rhythm Arrangements,Compilation Producer,Original Recording Producer
Jeremy Holiday   Artist Coordination
Eddie Holland   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Leo Sacks   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mastering
Paul Richmond   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Darren Salmieri   Artist Coordination
Patti Matheny   Artist Coordination
Margery Greenspan   Design
Darryl Ellis   Composer
Jim Parham   Project Director
Stuart Walder   Engineer
Don Hunstein   Photography
Steve Kusiciel   Engineer
Lily Lew   Packaging Manager
Stacey Boyle   Artist Coordination
James Mack   Arranger,Composer,Associate Producer,Rhythm Arrangements