''Soul Dancing'' is the third album by American singer-songwriter
Taylor Dayne
Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including " Love Wil ...
. It was released in 1993 on
Arista Records
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and peaked at No. 51 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album includes the singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of
Barry White
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's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love", the latter of which was the only one to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 20. The song "I'll Wait" was featured in the 1994
Disney
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* Taylor Dayne – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 10)
*
Shep Pettibone
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Career
Shep Pettibone surfaced after his work with Arthur Baker on Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazz ...
– keyboards (1, 4, 7), programming (1, 4, 7),
sequencing
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David Foster
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Narada Michael Walden
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He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...
Hammond B3 organ
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(12)
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Michael Landau
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– guitars (2)
* Chuck Loeb – guitars (3)
* Al Pitrelli – guitars (5, 6)
* Bob Cadway – guitars (8, 10)
* Vernon "Ice" Black – guitars (12)
* Neil Stubenhaus – bass (2)
*
T.M. Stevens
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– bass (5, 6)
*
Robert Clivillés
Robert Manuel Clivillés (; born July 30, 1964 from Joe Franco – drums (5, 6, 8, 10)
* Richie Jones – drum programming (9)
*
Bashiri Johnson
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– percussion (3)
* Andrew Jerome "Babe" Pace –
hi-hat
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(3)
*
Richie Cannata
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– saxophone (5)
*
Charlie DeChant
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Career
Born in Florida on June 10, 1945, DeChant has been playing in the band since 1976. Notable saxophone solos ar ...
Skyler Jett
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Claytoven Richardson
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Biography
Born Clayton D. Richardson on May 23, 1956.
Larry Batiste, a childhood friend (and later business p ...
Clive Davis
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From 1967 to 19 ...
– executive producer
* Shep Pettibone – producer (1, 4, 7), recording (1), mixing (1)
* Taylor Dayne – co-producer (1)
* Humberto Gatica – producer (2), engineer (2), mixing (2)
* David Cole – producer (3)
* Robert Clivillés – producer (3)
* Ric Wake – producer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Narada Michael Walden – producer (11, 12)
* Louis Biancaniello – associate producer (11)
* Tony Shimkin – engineer (1), mixing (1)
* Alex Rodriguez – engineer (2)
* Acar S. Key – engineer (3)
* P. Dennis Mitchell – recording (4, 7)
* Bob Cadway – track engineer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10), mixing (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Guy Roche – BGV recording (6)
* Goh Hotoda – engineer (7), mixing (7)
* Marc "Elvis" Reyburn – engineer (11, 12)
* David Frazer – vocal recording and mixing (11, 12)
* Claude Gaudette – mixing (2)
* Bob Rosa – mixing (3)
* Jim "Bonzai" Caruso – mixing (4)
* Rick Bieder – additional engineer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Dan Hetzel – additional engineer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Thomas R. Yezzi – additional engineer (6, 8)
* Matt Rohr – additional engineer (12)
* Felipe Elgueta – assistant engineer (2)
* Mario Luccy – BGV recording assistant (6)
* Jeff Gray – assistant engineer (11, 12)
* Tony DeFranco – coordinator (2)
* David Barratt – production coordinator (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Greg Bannan – production coordinator (track 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Janice Lee – production coordinator (11, 12)
* Cynthia Shiloh – production coordinator (11, 12)
* Kevin Walden – production coordinator (11, 12)
* Susan Mendola – art direction, design
* Randee St. Nicholas – photography (Visages Style, L.A.
* Stephen Earabino – styling (Visages Style, L.A.)
* Billy B. – make-up (Stephen Knoll Salon)
* Tony Lucha – hair (Vartoli Salon, N.Y.)
* Frank Dileo at DiLeo Entertainment – management