Chance (Candi Staton album) explained
| Chance |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Candi Staton |
| Cover: | Candi_Staton_Chance.jpg |
| Released: | 1979 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, New York City |
| Genre: | Soul |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer: | Candi Staton, Jimmy Simpson |
| Prev Title: | House of Love |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Candi Staton |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Chance is the eighth album by American soul and gospel singer Candi Staton.[1] Singles released from the album included "When You Wake Up Tomorrow" (co-written by Patrick Adams and Wayne K. Garfield), and the title track, which became a top 20 R&B record. The album peaked at No. 23 on the US R&B Album chart and No. 129 on the Billboard 200.[2]
Track listing
- Side 1
- "I Ain’t Got Nowhere to Go" (Ronald Miller, Kenny Lewis, Howard Jennings) – 3:46
- "When You Wake Up Tomorrow" (Patrick Adams, Ken Morris, Candi Staton, Wayne Garfield) – 6:41
- "Rock" (Candi Staton, Jimmy Smith) – 7:16
- Side 2
- "Chance" (Candi Staton, Wayne Garfield, Jimmy Smith) – 5:31
- "I Live" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 5:10
- "Me and My Music" (Patrick Adams, Ken Morris, Candi Staton, Margie Smith) – 5:50
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Musicians
- Candi Staton – vocals
- Richard Taninbaum, Christopher Parker, Steve Jordan – drums
- Norbert Sloley, Carol Coleman, Francisco Centeno – bass guitar
- Eddie Colon, Michael Lewis, Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
- Thom Bridwell – acoustic piano
- Patrick Adams – Fender Rhodes
- Philip Woo – synthesizer
- Jimmy Smith – keyboards
- Stan Lucas, Ken Mazur, Cornell Dupree, Ronald Miller, Emanuel "Rahiem" LeBlanc, Hiram Bullock, Jeff Mironov – guitar
- Arrangers: Patrick Adams & Ken Morris (Rhythm), Ray Chew (Strings & Horns)
- Background Singers (except “I Ain’t Got Nowhere to Go”): Alfonso Thornton, Carole Sylvan & Michelle Cobbs
- Sam Burtis, Harold Vick, George Opalisky, Howard Johnson, Mike Lawrence, Virgil Jones, Gerald Chamberlain, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Barry Rogers – horns
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Production
- Producers: Candi Staton & Jimmy Simpson
- Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York City
- Recording and Mixing Engineer: Andy Abrams
- Additional Recording Engineers: Carmine Rubino & Steve Tose
- Assistant Engineers: Craig Michaels, Matthew Weiner, Carla Bandini & John Potoker
- Mastered at Columbia, New York by Stuart J. Romaine
- Album Art Direction: Peter Whorf
- Photography: Mario Casilli
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Notes and References
- Allmusic.com – accessed July 2010
- Web site: Artist Search for "candi staton" . .
- Original album sleeve notes
