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1983 studio album by The Weather Girls
Success is a 1983 studio album originally released by American singing duo
The Weather Girls. The album includes the group's biggest hit, "
It's Raining Men", which peaked at number one on the
U.S. Dance chart, number 46 on the
U.S. Pop chart, and 34 on the
U.S. R&B chart.
Track listing
- "Success" (Bob Esty,
Paul Jabara) – 6:10
- "Hungry for Love" (Paul Jabara) – 4:57
- "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" (Paul Jabara,
Paul Shaffer) – 6:29
- "Hope" (Bob Esty, Paul Jabara) – 4:05
- "
It's Raining Men" (Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer) – 5:26
- "
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" (
Richard Rodgers,
Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:14
Personnel
The Weather Girls
Additional personnel
-
Chris Parker,
Carlos Vega,
Buddy Williams – drums
-
Neil Jason,
Leland Sklar – bass
-
Ray Chew,
Paul Delph, Bob Esty, Greg Mathieson,
Leon Pendarvis,
Paul Shaffer, Ed Walsh – keyboards, synthesizer, piano
-
Michael Landau, Jeff Mironov,
David Spinozza,
Georg Wadenius – guitar
-
Patti Austin,
Peggi Blu, Carmine and the Granito Brothers,
Diva Gray,
Lani Groves, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough,
Robin Clark, Stephanie Spruill, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters,
Deniece Williams, Zenobia – backing vocals
- Vocals arranged by Paul Jabara
- Rhythm arrangements: Ray Chew
- Horns arranged by Ray Chew and
Harold Wheeler
- Strings arranged by Harold Wheeler
Production
- Produced by Paul Jabara and Jerry Solomon
- Executive producer:
Charles Koppelman
- Engineers: Jerr Solomon, Randy Tominaga
- Assistant engineers: John Davenport, Peter Hefter, Nicky Kalliongis
- Mixing: Randy Tominaga
- Mastering: Jose Rodriguez
- Photography: Francesco Scavullo
References