''Paul Jabara & Friends'' is the fourth studio album by American actor, singer and songwriter

Paul Jabara Paul Jabara, also known as Paul Frederick Jabara, (January 31, 1948 – September 29, 1992) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry, born in Brooklyn, New York. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning " Last Dance" from ...

, best known for writing Donna Summer's hit " Last Dance" and the Summer/Barbra Streisand duet " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". The album includes the multimillion-selling single release " It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, written and produced by Jabara in late 1982. ''Paul Jabara & Friends'' was released in 1983 on the CBS Records label, with guest vocalists including The Weather Girls and Leata Galloway. It also features vocals of a 16-year-old (when recorded) relatively unknown R&B singer named

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston in ...

. The tracks " It's Raining Men" and "Hope" were both included on the Weather Girls' 1983 debut album ''

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'' and the album also featured a song co-written by

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

and

("Ladies Hot Line").

Track listing

Side one :1."Bad Habits" - 3:15 :: :2."Ladies Hot Line" - 4:40 :: :3."Hurricane Joe" eaturing Leata Galloway- 4:58 :: :4." It's Raining Men" eaturing The Weather Girls- 5:27 :: Side two :1."Eternal Love" eaturing Whitney Houston- 6:29 :: :2."What's Become of Love" eaturing Leata Galloway- 4:10 :: :3."Hope" eaturing The Weather Girls- 5:16 ::

Notes

*"Eternal Love" was included in the set list during Whitney Houston's first headlining tour,

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, in 1986.

Personnel

* Buddy Williams (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7), Carlos Vega (track 4), Keith Forsey (track 3) - drums *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

(tracks 1, 2, 6) - Fender bass *

Lee Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so fre ...

(track 4), Les Hurdle (track 3), Neil Jason (tracks 5, 7) - bass *Bob Esty (track 4), Greg Mathieson (track 3),

Leon Pendarvis, Jr. Leroy Leon Pendarvis (born 1945) is an American session musician. He plays keyboards and is a background vocalist. He is also an occasional guitarist. The artists he has worked with over the years include Bonnie Raitt on her ''Streetlights'' albu ...

, Paul Shaffer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7) - keyboards * David Spinozza, George Waldenius (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7), Marty Walsh (track 3),

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitch ...

(track 4) - guitar *Bob Esty, Paul Delph (track 4), Paul Shaffer (tracks 3, 5, 7) - synthesizer *Jerry Solomon - recording, mixing *

Charles Koppelman Charles Koppelman (March 30, 1940 – November 25, 2022) was an American musician, music producer, and businessman. He held executive positions at EMI and Steve Madden, and he was Chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. At the time of his d ...

- executive producer

References

External links

Paul Jabara - Paul Jabara and Friends (CD, Album)
Discogs Paul Jabara albums 1983 albums CBS Records albums {{1980s-album-stub