This Is Your Life (Norman Connors album) explained

This Is Your Life
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Norman Connors
Cover:	This Is Your Life.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	1977
Studio:	Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Genre:	Soul, jazz, jazz fusion
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Norman Connors
Prev Title:	Romantic Journey
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Invitation
Next Year:	1979

This Is Your Life is an album by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors and the Starship Orchestra featuring Eleanor Mills. The album charted at number fifteen on the jazz albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Stella" - 3:17 Lead Vocals – James Robinson
2. "This Is Your Life" - 4:13 Lead Vocals - Miss Eleanore Mills
3. "Wouldn't You Like To See" - 3:40 Lead Vocals – Jean Carn
4. "Listen" - 3:51 Lead Vocals – James Robinson
5. "Say You Love Me" - 4:36
6. "Captain Connors" - 3:16
7. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" - 5:45
8. "Butterfly" - 4:58
9. "The Creator" - 7:58

Personnel

• Norman Connors - Drums, Percussion, Timpani, Lead Vocals
• Billy McCoy, Bobby Lyle, Jacques Burvick, Richard Cummings, Richard Tee, Ronnie Coleman - Keyboards
• Charles Fearing, David T. Walker, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
• James Gadson - Drums
• Eddie Watkins, Ben Atkins - Bass
• Mike Boddicker - Oberheim Synthesizer
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Congas
• Petro Bass - Percussion
• Kenneth Nash - Congas, Bongos, Cymbal (Paiste Cymbals), Gong (Paiste Gongs), Percussion
• Gary Bartz - Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
• Pharoah Sanders - Tenor Saxophone
• Ralph Buzzy Jones - Soprano Saxophone
• Benny Powell, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, George Thacher, Lew McCreary - Trombone
• Charles Moore, Nolan Smith, Jr., Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Shunzo Ono - Trumpet
• David Ii, Earle Dumler, Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson, Jr., Terry Harrington, Bill Green - Woodwind
• James Atkinson, Sidney Muldrow - French Horn
• Marimba, Bells Orchestra, Elmira Collins - Vibraphone
• Harry Bluestone - Concertmaster (Strings)
• McKinley Jackson - Conductor
• Jean Carn, Miss Eleanore Mills, James Robinson - Lead and Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[1]	68
Billboard Top Soul Albums	20
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	15

Singles

External links

• Norman Connors-This Is Your Life at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p66055/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Norman Connors US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-14.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p66055/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Norman Conners US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-14.