STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - TEENA MARIE - EMERALD CITY

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Mary Christine Brockert, Santa Monica born singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer, better known by her stage name, Teena Marie, on what would have been her 65th Birthday. She passed away in 2010, age 54, after suffering a  a grand mal seizure. Her seventh studio album, Emerald City, was released July 22, 1986, on the CBS/Epic labels and was self produced. It peaked at #81 on the Billboard 200 and #20 on the Black Albums chart. "Lips to Find You" (#28 R&B) and "Love Me Down Easy" (#76 R&B) were released as singles. The album was a bit of a departure for her in terms of style, trading her soul/funk hat for one that encompassed blues/jazz/ and rock. Both Steve Ray Vaughn and Bootsy Collins guest on the disc. 

A1 Emerald City 4:12

Guitar – Nikki Slikk
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – Randy Kerber
Soloist, Guitar – Michael Landau
Vocals – Bootsy Collins
Written-By – Teena Marie
Guitar – Nikki Slikk
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – Randy Kerber
Soloist, Guitar – Michael Landau
Vocals – Bootsy Collins
Written-By – Teena Marie

A2 Once Is Not Enough  5:47

Bass – Allen McGrier
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – Randy Kerber
Vocals – Julia Waters, Maxine Waters
Written-By – Teena Marie
Bass – Allen McGrier
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – Randy Kerber
Vocals – Julia Waters, Maxine Waters
Written-By – Teena Marie

A3 Lips To Find You  5:11

Bass – Bendrix
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Piano – Randy Kerber
Written-By – Bendrix, Teena Marie
Bass – Bendrix
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Piano – Randy Kerber
Written-By – Bendrix, Teena Marie

A4 You So Heavy  5:06

Bass – Nathan East
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Piano – Randy Kerber
Soloist, Guitar – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Written-By – P.J., Teena Marie
Bass – Nathan East
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Piano – Randy Kerber
Soloist, Guitar – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Written-By – P.J., Teena Marie

B1 Shangri-La  5:04

Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – Randy Kerber
Written-By – P.J., Teena Marie
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – Randy Kerber
Written-By – P.J.*, Teena Marie

B2 Batucada Suite  5:04

Arranged By [Horns] – Fred Mirza
Arranged By [Rhythm], Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Horns – Robert Findley, Charles Loper, Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Jack Nimitez, Plaz Johnson
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – John Bokowski
Vocals [Additional] – Tony Brockert
Written-By – Teena Marie
Arranged By [Horns] – Fred Mirza
Arranged By [Rhythm], Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Horns – Robert Findley, Charles Loper, Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Jack Nimitez, Plaz Johnson
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Piano – John Bokowski
Vocals [Additional] – Tony Brockert
Written-By – Teena Marie

B3 Love Me Down Easy  5:21

Drums – John Robinson 
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Piano – Randy Kerber
Written-By – Teena Marie
Drums – John Robinson 
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Piano – Randy Kerber
Written-By – Teena Marie

B4 Sunny Skies  7:13

Soloist, Guitar – Stanley Clarke
Soloist, Piano – John Bokowski
Soloist, Saxophone – Branford Marsalis
Written-By – Teena Marie