''Intimacy'' is the third studio
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by
Bruce Roberts, released on September 19, 1995. It featured musical and vocal contributions by many notable artists.
[Billboard - 26 Aug 1995 - Page 1
Intimacy, the Atlantic debut album by songwriter Bruce Roberts whose songs have sold over 30,000,000 copies worldwide. Guest appearances by Luther Vandross, Brenda Russell, ..]
Track listing
#"Intimacy" (Bruce Roberts, Junior Miles)
#"Real" (Roberts,
Allee Willis
Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis (November 10, 1947 – December 24, 2019) was an American songwriter and art director. Willis co-wrote hit songs including "September" and " Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire and " What Have I Done to Deserve T ...
)
#"Let Me Steal Your Heart" (Roberts)
#"When Love Goes" (Roberts, Miles)
#"My One Joy" (Roberts)
#"
When the Money's Gone
"When the Money's Gone" is a song written by Bruce Roberts (singer), Bruce Roberts and Donna Weiss and first released by Roberts on his 1995 album ''Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album), Intimacy''. English musician Elton John provided backing vocals. ...
" (Roberts,
Donna Weiss
Donna Terry Weiss is an American singer and songwriter. She won a Grammy Award in 1982 for co-writing "Bette Davis Eyes" (1974) with Jackie DeShannon.
Songwriter / composer credits
Source:
* "Bette Davis Eyes" (1974) with Jackie DeShannon - In ...
)
#"Raise the Population" (Roberts)
#"
All Through the Night" (Roberts,
Donna Summer
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...
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#"Emerald" (Roberts)
#"The Man Who Loves You" (Roberts, Miles)
Personnel
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All-4-One
All-4-One is an American male R&B and pop group best known for their hit singles " I Swear", " So Much in Love" and " I Can Love You Like That". The group is composed of Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak, all fro ...
- backing vocals on "When Love Goes"
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Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson - backing vocals
*Jimmy Bralower - drum programming
*Steve Deutsch - keyboards and synthesizers
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David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...
- keyboards and synthesizers
*Simon Franglen - drum programming
*Pete Gleadall - keyboards and synthesizers, drum programming
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James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards.
His film scores ...
- keyboards and synthesizers
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James Ingram
James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career ...
- backing vocals
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Paul Jackson Jr.
Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American Jazz fusion, fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.
In addition to being a recording artist in his own right, Jackson is also a session player, with a career ...
- guitar
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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...
- keyboards and synthesizers, backing vocals
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Davey Johnstone
David William Logan Johnstone (born 6 May 1951) is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his long-time collaboration with Elton John as a member of the Elton John Band.
Career
Johnstone was born in Edinburgh. At the age of s ...
- guitar
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k.d. lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang (stylised in all lowercase), is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical pe ...
- harmony vocal on "Real"
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David Lasley
David Eldon Lasley (August 20, 1947 – December 9, 2021) was an American recording artist, singer, musician and songwriter. He was best known as a touring background singer for James Taylor, as a session singer on recordings by artists including ...
- backing vocals
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Novi Novog
Ilene Novog, known professionally as Novi Novog, is an American viola player. She is sometimes simply credited as "Novi" and is a cousin of Lauren Wood (also known as "Chunky"). In 1973, Novi became one of three members of her cousin's band Chunky ...
- viola
*Greg O'Connor - keyboards and synthesizers
*Bruce Roberts - vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards and synthesizers, drum programming
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Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell (née Gordon; born April 8, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. Russell has a diverse musical range which encompasses Rhythm and blues, R&B, pop music, pop, soul music, soul, dance music, dance, and ...
- backing vocals
*John Schreiner - keyboards and synthesizers
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Myrna Smith
Myrna Yvonne Smith (May 28, 1941 – December 24, 2010)
– accessed December 2010 was an American songwriter and si ...
- backing vocals
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Ramon Stagnaro - guitar
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Neil Stubenhaus
Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.
Career
He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. In one of his early bands, The Neighbourhood in 1969, he played with future Kiss guitarist Vinnie V ...
- bass
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Michael Thompson - guitar
*David Tobocman - keyboards and synthesizers, drum programming
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Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American Soul music, soul and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Over his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA certification, RIAA-certified ...
- backing vocals
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Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (December 24, 1951 – February 28, 2010) was an American musician and bassist for the music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates and a member of the ''Saturday Night Live'' house band.
Early life
Wolk was born and raised in Yonkers ...
- guitar, bass
References
1995 albums
Albums produced by David Foster
Atlantic Records albums
Bruce Roberts (singer) albums
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