Produced by Arnold McCuller
With his gloriously inspired vocals, Arnold McCuller paints plaintive pictures, records full-throttle feelings, and captures heartfelt moments. He interprets many of our familiar emotions, including: the grateful parent Little Rose, the melancholy lover Shooting Star, and the fiercely passionate and pleading lover Chained.
Each song provides the singer an opportunity to flex his vocal muscles while maintaining an undeniable connectedness to you and me. Try not to get goosebumps when you listen to Close to Heaven, a deliciously histrionic excursion, or Emily, a heartbreaking testament to enduring friendship.
Refreshingly void of cynicism, McCuller’s songs of longing and romance, loss and gain passion and pain, are delivered with a hard earned inderstanding and a seductive mix of grit and grace.
Arnold McCuller - lead vocals, backing vocals
Bill Cantos - keyboards, piano, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
John Nau - Hammond B3, electric piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 9)
Greg Karukas - organ, synths (tracks 6, 9)
Wayne Linsey - keyboards, piano (tracks 8, 10)
Pat Kelley - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 12)
Greg Poree - guitar (tracks 2, 7, 9)
Carlos Rios - guitar (tracks 8)
Doc Powell - guitar (tracks 10)
Abraham Laboriel - bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 12)
Nee Sakey - bass (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9)
Freddie Washinton - bass (track 8)
Reggie Hamilton - bass (track 10)
Michael Shapiro - drums, shaker (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 12)
Ndugu Chancier - drums (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9)
Land Richards - drums (tracks 8, 10)
Michito Sanchez - percussion (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
Luis Conte - percussion (tracks 6, 7)
Dino Soldo - saxophone (track 2)
Kirk Whalum - saxophone (track 4)
Justo Almario - saxophone (track 5)
Van Dyke Parks - accordion (track 11)
Kate Markowitz - backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7)
Fred White- backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Reggie Royal- backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4)
Valerie Pinkston - backing vocals (tracks 6, 7)
Harry Kim - backing vocals (track 7)
Ramon Flores - backing vocals (track 7)
Art Velasco - backing vocals (track 7)
Bill Champlin - backing vocals (tracks 8, 10)
Phillip Ballou - backing vocals (track 8)
Michael Mayo - child's voice (track 6)
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