The Greatest Hits: The Power of Great Music

by James Ingram

Overview

James Ingram racked up a number of adult contemporary-styled R&B pop hits in the 1980s, many of them duets, and the bulk of those hits are collected on this 12-track 1991 compilation. His music may at times seem somewhat melodramatic, registering on the pop spectrum somewhere between Michael Bolton and Billy Ocean, but nonetheless exemplifies top-notch 1980s adult contemporary pop production at its zenith. This set includes his two hit duets with Patti Austin, those being "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" and their timeless chart-topper "Baby Come to Me." Also included is his monster duet with Linda Ronstadt, "Somewhere Out There," and his hit duet with Michael McDonald, the funky "Yah Mo B There" (definitely one of Ingram's coolest songs). A few rarities make an appearance, including "Where Did My Heart Go?" from the film City Slickers, and the BET theme "Remember the Dream." To round out the collection are his solo hits, among them the Grammy-winning "Just Once," "One Hundred Ways," and his only solo chart-topper, "I Don't Have the Heart." Buyer beware, however, because a more "extensive" hits collection, Forever More, was issued in 1999, with newly recorded (and inferior) versions of "Just Once," "One Hundred Ways," and "I Don't Have the Heart." To this date, however, this short set stands as the definitive James Ingram retrospective. ~ Jose Promis

Product Details

Release Date:	09/24/1991
Label:	Warner Bros. / Qwest
UPC:	0075992670029
Rank:	2300

Tracks

1. Where Did My Heart Go? (End Title)
2. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
3. Just Once
4. Somewhere Out There
5. I Don't Have the Heart
6. There's No Easy Way
7. Get Ready
8. Baby, Come to Me
9. One Hundred Ways
10. Yah Mo B There
11. Remember the Dream
12. Whatever We Imagine

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Ingram   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Michael McDonald   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Synthesizer
Patti Austin   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Thom Bell   Strings,Bass,Horn,Conductor,Keyboards
Barry Mann   Keyboards
Eddie Watkins   Bass
Joe Sample   Piano,Moog Bass,Synthesizer
David Kitay   Keyboards
Robbie Buchanan   Piano,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Strings
Jud Friedman   Keyboards
Rose Banks   Vocals (Background)
David Foster   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Tom Scott   Lyricon
Jackie Farris   Vocals (Background)
Voncielle Faggett   Vocals (Background)
Geary Faggett   Vocals (Background)
Craig Hundley   Synthesizer
Ralph Hawkins, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Alfie Gilas   Vocals (Background)
Guy Moon   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Edward Shea   Timpani,Timbales
Pattie Howard   Vocals (Background)
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Carlos Rios   Guitar
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass
Greg Phillinganes   Synthesizer
Charles Collins   Drums
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Kevin Guillaume   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Louis Johnson   Bass
Sandra Crouch   Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Rod Temperton   Synthesizer
Nathan East   Bass
Ricky Lawson   Drums
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler   Drums
Quincy Jones   Vocals
Michael Paulo   Saxophone
Ray Parker, Jr.   Guitar
Michael Boddicker   Synthesizer
Mike Finnigan   Organ
Perry Morgan   Vocals (Background)
George Merrill   Synthesizer
George Doering   Guitar
Wilton Felder   Saxophone
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass
David Paich   Synthesizer
Johnny Mandel   Synthesizer
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Ernie Watts   Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Wayne Linsey   Keyboards
Howard McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Leland Sklar   Bass
Marcus Miller   Bass
Tata Vega   Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Andrae Crouch   Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Steve Porcaro   Synthesizer
Steve Lukather   Guitar
Ian Underwood   Synthesizer
Bob Mann   Guitar
Chuck Findley   Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft   Flute,Saxophone

Technical Credits

Thom Bell   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements,Executive Producer,String Arrangements
Barry Mann   Programming,Arranger,Composer
Joe Sample   Arranger,Composer
David Kitay   Keyboard Programming
Jud Friedman   Arranger,Composer,Programming
David Foster   Arranger,Composer
George Massenburg   Mixing
Cecille Parker   Stylist
Paul Erickson   Assistant Engineer
Michael Diehl   Design
David Hines   Engineer
Ralph Hawkins, Jr.   Arranger
Greg Laney   Assistant Engineer
Guy Moon   Keyboard Programming
Jeri Heiden   Art Direction
Stephanie Tyrell   Composer
Kevin Guillaume   Arranger
James Ingram   Producer,Executive Producer,Arranger,Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
James Horner   Composer
Benjamin F. Wright   Composer
Ben Wright   Composer
David Paich   Arranger
David Roth   Photography
Leon Granados   Assistant Engineer
Peter Asher   Producer
Jeremy Lubbock   Composer
Jerry Hey   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Sandra Crouch   Vocal Arrangement
Rod Temperton   Arranger,Composer
Kathy Wakefield   Composer
Matt Forger   Assistant Engineer
Quincy Jones   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements
Michel Legrand   Composer
Michael McDonald   Arranger,Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Brian Reeves   Assistant Engineer
Bruce Swedien   Mixing,Engineer
Johnny Mandel   Arranger,Synthesizer Arrangements
Wayne Linsey   Producer,Keyboard Programming
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
David Schober   Mixing,Engineer
Linda Ronstadt   Performer
Chris Hufford   Mixing,Engineer
Clark Germain   Mixing,Engineer
Allan Rich   Composer
Allen Sides   Engineer
Tony Coleman   Composer
Paul Gordon   Composer
Patti Austin   Performer
Steve Bates   Assistant Engineer
Andrae Crouch   Vocal Arrangement
Steve Earle   Composer
Steve Tyrell   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Steve Porcaro   Producer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Ian Underwood   Programming
Bob Mann   Arranger