Maurice White (album)

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Maurice White is a 1985 album by Maurice White released on Columbia Records. The album went to number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts. The single "Stand by Me" a cover of the Ben E. King classic reached number 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 11 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

The album was made available in a digitally remastered version in 2001, on Columbia/Legacy which includes four bonus tracks.

Track listing

Original release

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Switch on Your Radio"	Brian Fairweather, Martin Page, Maurice White	4:18
2.	"Jamboree"	Keith Echols, Alice Echols, Dean Gant	3:26
3.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	4:09
4.	"Sea of Glass"	Brian Fairweather, Peter Wolf	0:43
5.	"I Need You"	Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith, Mary Unobsky	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Believe in Magic"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	4:35
7.	"Lady Is Love"	Michel Colombier, Martin Page, Maurice White	5:05
8.	"Invitation"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	3:55
9.	"The Sleeping Frame"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	2:02
10.	"Children of Afrika"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	4:38
11.	"Alpha Dance"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	1:19

2001 reissue

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Switch on Your Radio"	Brian Fairweather, Martin Page, Maurice White	4:18
2.	"Jamboree"	Keith Echols, Alice Echols, Dean Gant	3:26
3.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	4:09
4.	"Sea of Glass"	Brian Fairweather, Peter Wolf	0:43
5.	"I Need You"	Priscilla J. Coolidge, William Smith, Mary Unobsky	4:34
6.	"Believe in Magic"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	4:35
7.	"Lady Is Love"	Michel Colombier, Martin Page, Maurice White	5:05
8.	"Invitation"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	3:55
9.	"The Sleeping Frame"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	2:02
10.	"Children of Afrika"	Martin Page, Maurice White, Peter Wolf	4:38
11.	"Alpha Dance"	Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren, Maurice White	1:19
12.	"Life (freedom mix)"	Maurice White	0:57
13.	"Life"	E. Bulling, F. Golda, Martin Page, Maurice White	3:56
14.	"Adventures of the Heart"	Maurice White	2:34
15.	"Sam the Jam"	Maurice White	0:18

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position	Country
1985	The Billboard 200	61	US
1985	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	12	US

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position	Country
1985	"I Need You"	Adult Contemporary	20	US
1985		Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks	30	US
1985		The Billboard Hot 100	95	US
1985	"Stand by Me"	Adult Contemporary	11	US
1985		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	46	US
1985		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	6	US
1985		The Billboard Hot 100	50	US
1985	"Lady Is Love"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	89	US

Personnel

Musicians

• Gerald Albright: Saxophone
• Gerald Brown: Drums
• Bill Bottrell: Finger Snapping
• Michel Colombier: Keyboards
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Bill Reichenbach Jr.: Horn
• Sheldon Reynolds: Guitar
• Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizer, Soloist
• Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer Programming
• Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Assistant Producer
• Brian Fairweather: Vocals (bckgr), Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Rhythm Arrangements
• Dean Gant: Synthesizer, Arranger, Drum Programming
• Rupert Greenall: Synthesizer
• Donald Griffin: Guitar
• Jerry Hey: Horn
• Marva Holcolm: Vocals (bckgr)
• Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar, Rhythm
• Abraham Laboriel: Bass
• Ricky Lawson: Drums
• Jeff Lorber: Synthesizer
• Marlon McClain: Guitar
• Martin Page: Bass, Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Chant, Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements
• Julia Tillman: Vocals (bckgr)
• Wanda Vaughn: Vocals (bckgr)
• Wayne Vaughn: Synthesizer, Arranger
• Maurice White: Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Kalimba, Producer, Chant, Mixing, Original Recording Producer, Vocorder
• Peter Wolf: Keyboards

Miscellaneous Credits

• Mixing: Paul Klingberg

• Art Direction: Lane, Donald, Howard Fritzson
• Photography: Harry Langdon
• Make-Up: Tara Posey
• Liner Notes: Ramsey Lewis
• Tape Research: Matthew Kelly
• Packaging Manager: Mike Cimicata
• Assistant: Cameron Marcarelli
• Reissue: Leo Sacks- Liner Notes, Reissue Producer, Mixing