Happy People (Paulinho da Costa album)

Happy People
Studio album by Paulinho da Costa
Released	1979
Genre	Jazz Latin Funk Soul
Length	37:25
Label	Pablo Today
Producer	Paulinho da Costa

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Happy People is the second solo album by Brazilian percussionist Paulinho Da Costa released in 1979, recorded for Pablo Records.

Track listing

1. "Déjà Vu" (John Barnes, Vella Cameron) – 4:32
2. "Take It On Up" (Kevin Barnes, Louis Satterfield, Robert Wright, Verdine White) – 3:12
3. "Love Till The End Of Time" (Greg Phillinganes) – 3:27
4. "Seeing Is Believing" (John Barnes, Vella Cameron) – 3:58
5. "Dreamflow" (Larry Carlton) – 3:45
6. "Carnival Of Colors" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 3:28
7. "Let's Get Together" (Marlo Henderson, Paulinho Da Costa) – 5:41
8. "Happy People" (Erich Bulling, Paulinho Da Costa) – 4:08
9. "Put Your Mind On Vacation" (Deborah Thomas, Greg Mathieson) – 5:14

Personnel

• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• John Barnes, Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
• Nathan Watts - bass
• Al McKay, Larry Carlton, Marlo Henderson - guitars
• Michael Boddicker - synthesizers
• James Gadson - drums
• Bill Reichenbach Jr., Eric Culver, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lew McCreary, Dick Hyde - trombones
• Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio – trumpets, flugelhorns
• Gary Herbig - saxophone, flute, oboe
• Philip Bailey (1), Deborah Thomas (6, 9), Bill Champlin (2, 4), Carl Carwell (7) - lead vocals
• Bill Champlin, Carl Carwell, Carmen Twillie, Clarence Ford, Jr., Deborah Thomas, Jeanette Hawes, Philip Bailey, Vennette Cloud - backing vocals

Production

• Paulinho Da Costa - Producer
• Erich Bulling, John Barnes, Bruce Miller - Arrangements
• Humberto Gatica - Engineer and Mix
• Chris Desmond - Engineer (additional)
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Blue Johnson - Photography
• Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks Artwork B - Layout and Design

External links

• PaulinhoDaCosta at Concord Records
• Paulinho Da Costa at Discogs