Victory (Narada Michael Walden album)
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Soul, R&B, disco | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Narada Michael Walden, Bob Clearmountain (for Bongiovi Walters Productions) | |||
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Victory is the fifth full-length studio release from noted R&B/soul/pop singer/songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. Released in 1980 on Atlantic, it featured him once again teaming up with producer Bob Clearmountain.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.
- "The Real Thang" (Walden, Bunny Hull, Corrado Rustici) - 5:37
- "I Want You" (Walden, Rustici, Lisa Walden) - 4:33
- "Take it to the Bossman" (Walden, Randy Jackson, Vicki Randle) - 4:21
- "Alone Without You" (Walden, Hull) - 4:28
- "Get Up!" - 4:25
- "Lucky Fella" (Walden, Rustici) - 4:22
- "You Will Find Your Way" - 4:10
- "Victory Suite" - 8:35
- "The Theme"
- "The Battle/Hero-Soldiers Battle the Hostile Forces"
- "Victory for the Hero-Soldiers"
Personnel[edit]
- Narada Michael Walden – lead vocals, acoustic piano, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
- Frank Martin – keyboards, Dyno-Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizers, Prophet-5, backing vocals
- Corrado Rustici – guitars, cowbell, backing vocals
- Randy Jackson – bass
- The "See America Horns":
- Marc Russo – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
- Wayne Wallace – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
- David Grover – trumpet, flugelhorn, slide trumpet, horn arrangements
- Bill Lamb – trumpet, flugelhorn, slide trumpet
- Donna Dickerson – backing vocals
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
- Vicki Randle – backing vocals
- Carla Vaughn – backing vocals
Production[edit]
- Narada Michael Walden – producer, arrangements
- Bob Clearmountain – producer, engineer, mixing
- Lucy Laurie – assistant engineer
- Wayne Lewis – assistant engineer
- Raymond Willard – assistant engineer
- Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY)
- Lynn Dreese Breslin – design
- Norman Seeff – photography
- Gregory Digivione – management