''Come Get to This'' is a studio album by American singer Nancy Wilson, released by

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in June 1975. Gene Page did the arrangements and conducting, and co-produced the album with his brother Billy Page. One of several R&B-oriented albums that Wilson recorded during the 1970s, ''Come Get To This'' included musicians such as

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and members of The Crusaders, along with songs written by

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, Leon Ware & Pam Sawyer, and Gene & Billy Page. Andy Kellman at AllMusic said, "Wilson offers lush and expressive R&B

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disarm skeptics from both sides of the pointless jazz/R&B divide," and that the album "should not have been out of print for so long." ''Come Get to This'' reached No. 14 on Billboard's Soul chart and No. 119 on the Billboard 200. In 2011, SoulMusic Records released a digitally remastered version of the album, paired with ''All in Love Is Fair'', Wilson's previous album, which was also produced by Gene Page.

Track listing

Side 1

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) – 3:00 # "All My Love Comes Down" ( Billy Page, Gene Page) – 4:03 # "

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" ( James Taylor) – 3:21 # "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" ( Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer) – 4:35 # "Happy Tears" (Page, Page) – 4:06

Side 2

# "Houdini of the Midnite Hour (Page, Page) – 3:27 # "This Time Last Summer" ( Jimmy Webb) – 4:00 # "

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" ( Harlan Howard) – 3:51 # "Like A Circle Never Stops" (Page, Page) – 3:30 # "Boogeyin' All The Way" (Page, Page) – 3:22

Personnel

From the original liner notes: * Nancy Wilson – vocals * Wilton Felder – bass * Eddie Greene – drums * Joe Sample – keyboards * Bobbye Hall –

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s * Gary Coleman – percussionist *

– guitar * Don Peake – guitar * Melvin Ragin – guitar *

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– guitar * Mike Melvoin – Yamaha *

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– arp * George Bohanon – trombone solo *

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– trumpet solo * Gene Cirpiano – English horn soloist * William Green – oboe soloist * Dick Hyde – baritone horn soloist *

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– tenor saxophone and

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solos * Marti McCall – background vocals * Jackie Ward – background vocals * Carolyn Willis – background vocals *

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– background vocals * Augie Johnson – background vocals * John Lehman – background vocals

Technical personnel

* Gene Page – producer, arrnager, conductor * Billy Page – producer, background vocals arranger * Larkin Arnold – executive producer * Olivia Page – production coordinator *

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* Roy Kohara –

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* David Alexander – photographer

References

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