''Breakwater Cat'' is the tenth album by American singer
Thelma Houston, released in 1980 on
RCA Records
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. The 12" single "Suspicious Minds" became a popular club hit. ''Breakwater Cat'' contains five songs written by
Jimmy Webb
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, who was also the executive producer of the album.
Track listing
All songs were written by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated.
# "Breakwater Cat" – 3:55
# "Long and Lasting Love" – 5:30
# "Before There Could Be Me" – 3:12
# "Gone" – 3:43
# "What Was That Song" – 4:19
# "
Suspicious Minds" (
Mark James) – 4:15
# "
Down the Backstairs of My Life" (
Eric Mercury,
William Smith) – 3:00
# "Understand Your Man" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27
# "Lost and Found" (Daniel Moore) – 4:20
# "Something We May Never Know" (
Shelby Flint) – 3:38
Personnel
;Music
* Thelma Houston – vocals
*
Sonny Burke
Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke (March 22, 1914 – May 31, 1980) was an American musical arranger, composer, Big Band leader and producer.
Early life and career
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Francis P. Burke and Rhoda Nihany, Burke grew up in D ...
– piano, arrangements
* Matthew McCauley – string and horn arrangements
*
David T. Walker, Tim May, Steve Beckmeier, Carlos Rios,
Steve Hunter,
Fred Tackett, Greg Poree – guitar
* David Shields, Eddie N. Watkins Jr.,
Keni Burke, Scott Edwards, Dennis Belfield, Reggie McBride – bass guitar
*Gary Morse - steel guitar on "Something We May Never Know"
*
Jerry Peters - keyboards
*
James Gadson – drums
*
Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', '' Rock with Y ...
- horn
*
Paulinho da Costa
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– percussion
*
Clydie King
Clydie Mae King (August 21, 1943 – January 7, 2019) was an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist. King also recorded solo under her name. In the 1970s, she recorded as Brown Sugar, and her single "Loneliness ( ...
– backing vocals
* Greg Wright – backing vocals
* Oren Waters – backing vocals
* Tom Kelly – backing vocals
;Production
* James Gadson – producer
* Michael Stewart – producer
* Mike Vickers – assistant producer
* Jimmy Webb – executive producer
* Brian Christian – engineer
* Frank "Cheech" D'Amici – engineer
* Mark Linett – engineer
* Rick Hart – engineer
* Rick Ruggieri – engineer
* Gribbitt! – art direction
* Henry Vizcarra – art direction
* Tim Bryant – art direction
* Charles Veal, Jr. – contractor
* Jerry Hoff – contractor
* Sid Sharp – contractor
* Lynne Morse – A&R coordinator
* Linda Gerrity – production coordinator
* Glenn Parsons - design
* Gribbitt! - design
* John Arrias – mixing
* Ron Slenzak – photography
References
1980 albums
Thelma Houston albums
RCA Records albums
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