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Track listing

Notes * Track 14 is a

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Pastime Paradise "Pastime Paradise" is a song by American musician Stevie Wonder, from the 1976 album ''Songs in the Key of Life''. The song was one of the first to use a synthesizer (the Yamaha GX-1) to sound like a full string section. Built initially from sy ...

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(1982)

Personnel

* Larry Sanders – vocals, executive producer, co-producer (tracks: 6–7, 9) * Austin Patterson – producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9, 13, 16) *Jasiri Armon Williams – producer (tracks: 1–2, 4–5, 14) *Maurice Thompson – producer (tracks: 1–2, 4–5, 14) *Doug Rasheed – producer (tracks: 8, 10) *Travon Potts – producer (tracks: 12, 15) *

Anthony Crawford Anthony Crawford may refer to: *Anthony Crawford (bass musician), American musician, producer and songwriter *Anthony Crawford (musician), American musician *Anthony Crawford (lynching victim), African American man who was killed by a lynch mob in ...

– producer (track 11) * Montell Du'Sean Barnett – producer (track 11) *Robert "Fonksta" Bacon – co-producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9) *Tomie Mundy – co-producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9) * Thomas Coyne – mastering *Paul Stewart – executive producer *Albee – executive producer

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 debut albums L.V. (singer) albums Tommy Boy Records albums Albums produced by Prodeje