Love Pages is a star-studded collection of great songs performed by the aptly titled collective named Cafe Soul All-Stars. The group features such great musicians as George Benson, Peabo Bryson, Glenn Jones, Vesta, Christopher Williams, Jon Lucien, and Roy Ayers performing great ballads, up-tempo dance, jazz, and soul while accompanied by a core group of equally renown sessions musicians including Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Bobby Lyle, Duke Jones, and Alex Bass. "Don't Make Me Cry" features Peabo Bryson delivering his trademark emotions on a dramatic, heartfelt ballad. With Bobby Lyle, Freddie Washington on bass, Ndugu on drums, Boney James on sax, and Paul Jackson, Jr. on guitar, it doesn't get much better than this. Vesta's version of "One More Bridge to Cross" showcases her soulful vocal prowess while Maysa, the soul/jazz frontwoman of Incognito is helped along by former Atlantic Starr members Sharon Bryant, Porter Carroll, and Duke Jones on "I'm Changing." One of the most beautiful songs on the CD is "To Be with You," which features the great baritone voice of Jon Lucien, while "U and I," which features the deep, mellow, and very soulful voice of Denise Stewart and Duke Jones, will bring back memories of the late Phyllis Hyman. Top pick: "You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry." With all this great talent on one recording, you're sure to enjoy the atmosphere, seductive nuance, and dreamy doses of soul, jazz, and Latin fusion served up by the Cafe Soul All-Stars. ~ Paula Edelstein, All Music Guide
Love Pages
07/26/2005 | You-entertainment
All Music Guide Review
Love Pages Track Listing
Credits of Love Pages
- Sherryl Marshall
- Vocals (Background)
- Munyungo
- Percussion
- Donald Nicks
- Bass
- Elliot Peters
- Mixing
- Kevin Richard
- Percussion
- David Rideau
- Engineer, Mixing
- Nolan Andrew Smith
- Horn Section
- Denise Stewart
- Vocals, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Stan Wallace
- Engineer
- Harry Whitaker
- Piano
- Chris Albert
- Trumpet
- Jonathan Lewis
- Producer
- Stephanie McKay
- Vocals (Background)
- Don Sands
- Piano
- Brian West
- Engineer
- Ricky Rouse
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Gerald McCauley
- Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Sampling, Arranger, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Mikael Sandgren
- Arranger, Programming, Synthesizer Bass
- Louis Taylor, Jr.
- Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Saxophone, Arranger
- Terrell Carter
- Vocals (Background)
- Darren Moore
- Assistant Engineer
- Maysa
- Vocals
- Gordon Campbell
- Drums
- Jesse Gorman
- Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Steve Hall
- Mastering
- Reginald Young
- Horn Section
- Eric "Ebo" Butler
- Contractor, Vocal Contractor
- Dan Ehrlich
- Engineer
- Ralph Sutton
- Engineer
- Samira Hall
- Programming
- David N. Lewis
- Programming, Producer
- Ida Onyango
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Pucho Brown
- Timbales
- Berdiette Bryant
- Vocals (Background)
- Angela Burvick
- Production Assistant
- Dwight Carroll
- Arranger, Engineer
- Tehrin Cole
- Bass
- Shirley D.
- Vocals (Background)
- Earth, Wind and Fire Horns
- Horn Section
- Ernie Ernesto
- Bongos
- Lynne Fiedmont
- Vocals (Background)
- Kaspar Galli
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Nylon String), Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Guitar
- Debi Gilchrest
- Vocals
- Miki Hayama
- Keyboards
- Sandi Haynes
- Photography
- Leanard Herring
- Production Assistant
- Kinya Hethman
- Vocals (Background)
- Nichelle Holiday
- Spoken Word
- Boy Pendarvis
- Keyboards, Programming
- Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
- Latin Percussion
- Jason Rankin
- Mixing Assistant
- Santos Rivera
- Conga
- Duke Jones
- Trumpet, Horn Arrangements, Associate Producer, Flugelhorn, Programming, Producer, Trumpet (Muted), Arranger
- Kim Waters
- Saxophone, Soloist
- Sharon Bryant
- Vocals (Background)
- The Nils
- Guitar (Electric)
- Phil Perry
- Vocals (Background)
- Christopher Williams
- Vocals
- Rod Taylor
- Photography
- Mike Campbell
- Guitar (Electric)
- James A. Farley
- Keyboards
- Boney James
- Saxophone
- Alex Al
- Bass
- Dale Atkins
- Bass
- Gary Bias
- Horn Section
- Alex Blake
- Bass
- Sergio Brandao
- Bass
- Paul Brown
- Tom-Tom, ?, Producer
- Ray Brown
- Horn Section
- Jacques Burvick
- Arranger, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Porter Carroll, Jr.
- Vocals (Background)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
- Drums
- Dave Cochran
- Guitar
- Norman Connors
- Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Producer
- Craig T. Cooper
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Chuck Cymone
- Bass, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Drums
- Dennis Davis
- Drums
- Sonny Emory
- Drums
- Kenny Garrett
- Sax (Alto), Soloist
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Herman Jackson
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Peabo Bryson
- Vocals
- Glenn Jones
- Vocals
- Vesta
- Vocals
- Alyson Williams
- Vocals (Background)
- Roy Ayers
- Vibraphone, Soloist
- Bob Baldwin
- Keyboards, Producer, Track Programmer
- George Benson
- Guitar, Vocals, Soloist
- Omar Hakim
- Drums
- Jon Lucien
- Vocals
- Bobby Lyle
- Piano, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Bass, Rhythm Arrangements, Soloist
- Rene McLean
- Saxophone











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