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By: Alfie Zappacosta
Origin: Sora, Italy → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦
Musicians
Alfie Zappacosta: lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Darren Bowler: bass guitar
Tony Azzopardi: drums, percussion, programming
Marco Luciani: keyboards, programming
The Mozz: additional guitar, keyboards, programming
Earl Seymour: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Tony Carlucci: trumpet, flugelhorn, additional background vocals
Corinne Plommish: background vocals
Janet MacEwen: background vocals
Joel Feeney: additional background vocals
John Rutledge: additional background vocals
Sheree Jeacocke: additional background vocals
Carol Fujino: strings
Douglas Perry: strings
Fujiko Imajishi: strings
Jaime Weisenblum: strings
Marie Berard: strings
Mark Skazinetsky: strings
Paul Widner: strings
Peter Schenkman: strings
Rick Wilkins: strings
Ronald Hay: strings
Vera Tarnowsky: strings
The Mozz appears with kind permission of Mesa Bluemoon Recordings Inc.
Sheree Jeacocke appears courtesy of BMG Music Canada Inc.
Songwriting
“Letter Back” written by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
“Nothing to Do With Love” written by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
“Simple Words to Say” written by Gerry Mosby and Alfie Zappacosta
“Good Intentions” written by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
“Place on the Beach” written by Bill LaBounty and Alfie Zappacosta
“The Only One” written by Tony Azzopardi and Alfie Zappacosta
“Manny’s Dilemma” written by Tony Azzopardi, Darren Bowler, Marco Luciani, and Alfie Zappacosta
“All Night” written by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
“Keep Up” written by Tony Azzopardi, Darren Bowler, Marco Luciani, and Alfie Zappacosta
“I’ll Be the One” written by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
“Worries Away” written by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
“Don’t Ask Me” written by Alfie Zappacosta
Production
Produced by The Mozz and Alfie Zappacosta, except “Letter Back” produced by Davitt Sigerson and “Simple Words to Say” produced by Hank Medress, The Mozz, and Zappacosta
Executive produced by Davitt Sigerson
Musical arrangements by Marco Luciani and Alfie Zappacosta
String arrangement on “Don’t Ask Me” by Marco Luciani
Engineered and mixed by Earl Torno on tracks 2, 4 to 12
Assistant engineering and assistant mixing by Andre Wahl and Marty Ogden on tracks 2, 4 to 12
Additional recording at Wellesley Sound by Jeff McCulloch, assisted by Scott Keenan on tracks 2, 4 to 12
Additional recording at Players Music Inc. by The Mozz on tracks 2, 4 to 12
“Letter Back” engineered by John Beverly Jones, assisted by Ross Donaldson
“Simple Words to Say” engineered by John Clarke and The Mozz
MIDI technician: Ed Wilson on tracks 2, 4 to 12
Recorded and mixed at Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Additional recording at Wellesley Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Additional recording at Players Music Inc., Toronto, Ontario
“Letter Back” recorded and mixed at Skip Saylor Recording, Los Angeles, California
“Simple Words to Say” recorded at Players Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City
Artwork
Photography and design by James O’Mara and O’Mara & Ryan
Publishing
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, and 11 published by EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd. / Magnetic Movements CAPAC / Overload Music, administered worldwide by Sold for a Song CAPAC
Track 3 published by EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd. / Magnetic Movements CAPAC / Soundsations Music PROCAN, administered worldwide by A Song for You PROCAN
Track 5 published by EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd. / Magnetic Movements CAPAC / Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. BMI
Track 6 published by EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd. / Magnetic Movements CAPAC / Kid Moe Music, administered worldwide by A Song for You PROCAN
Tracks 7 and 9 published by EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd. / Magnetic Movements CAPAC / Overload Music, administered worldwide by Sold for a Song CAPAC / Kid Moe Music, administered worldwide by A Song for You PROCAN / Mega Mony Music, administered worldwide by Sold for a Song CAPAC
Track 12 published by EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd. / Magnetic Movements CAPAC
Rights
℗ © 1990 A-Zee Records Inc.
Distributed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada
Pressed by Disque Americ
Made in Canada
Management
Managed by Lou Blair
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