Bruce Roberts

Bruce Roberts - Cool Fool
Elektra 6E-262 (1980) - US LP

Side One

1 - Cool Fool
2 - S’Good Enuf
3 - With All Of My Love, With All Of My Heart*
4 - All Through The Night*

Side Two

5 - The Guys You Dance With
6 - No Other Love*
7 - Heart Be Steady*
8 - Prelume (Instrumental)*
9 - Light In The Window*

Bruce Roberts - Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Background Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)*
Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
Ed Greene - Drums
James Stroud - Drums (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Russell Kunkel - Drums (8, 9)
Larry Byrom - Guitars, Guitar Solo
Snuffy Walden - Guitar Solo
Randy McCormick - Keyboards, Piano
David Foster - Keyboards
Mark Spangler - Synthesizer
Ian Underwood - Synthesizer
Larry Meredith - Violin, Background Vocals
Gary Herbig - Sax Solo, Reeds, Horns
Jerry Hey - Horns
Larry Williams - Horns
Bill Reichenbach - Horns
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (as Paulinho da Costa)
Tom Vig - Percussion (4, 6, 7)
Tom Rhode - Percussion (6, 8)
Luther Vandross - Background Vocals
David Lasley - Background Vocals
Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals
Ula Hedwig - Background Vocal
Stephanie Spruill - Background Vocals
Julia Tillman Waters - Background Vocals (as Julia Waters)
Maxine Willard Waters - Background Vocals (as Maxine Waters)
Bruce Sudano - Background Vocal
Joe Esposito - Background Vocal (as Joe “Bean” Esposito)
Eddie Hokenson - Background Vocal
Richie Furay - Background Vocal

Produced by David Malloy

Luther Vandross - Arrangements (1, 2)
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements (1, 2, 6)
Gene Page - String Arrangements (2, 3, 5)
David Campbell - String Arrangements (4, 9)

Peter Granet - Engineer, Remix Engineer
David Malloy - Remix Engineer
Carla Frederick - Assistant Engineer
Andy D'Addario - Assistant Engineer (additional recording)
Lindy Griffin - Assistant Engineer (additional recording)
Laura Livingston - Assistant Engineer (additional recording)
Greg Edward - Assistant Remix Engineer
Gino Giorgini - Assistant Remix Engineer

Recording Studios:
The Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Evergreen Recording Studios, Los Angeles (additional recording)
Crystal Sound Studios, Los Angeles (additional recording)

Remix Studio:
Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado

Mike Reese - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Ron Coro - Art Direction
Laurie Pincus - Illustration, Cover Concept
Herb Ritts - Photography
Bruce Roberts - Cover Concept

Track 4:
“Thanks to Donna Summer for intense inspiration and support.”.

Track 8:
“Guitar solo performed by Larry Byrom”.

“Hosted by James Guercio and friends. // Aphex Aural Exciter used during the mix // Punktuations by Allee of Hollywood”.

“My special thanks to Allee Willis, Carole Bayer Sager, Donna Summer, Andy Goldmark, Paul Jabara, Marvin Hamlisch, Ina Meibach, Tom Dowd, Elton John, John Reid, Bud Cort, Herb Ritts, Joe Smith, Steve Wax, Carol Thompson, Segal and Goldman, and Mom and Dad”.

Songwriters:
Bruce Roberts
Carole Bayer Sager
Andy Goldmark
Donna Summer
Allee Willis

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