Love Conquers All (album)
Encyclopedia
Love Conquers All is the second album by Los Angeles, California
soul singers Michael Wycoff
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sampled Looking Up to You on their song Hey Mr. D.J.
off their 1994 album Pronounced Jah-Nay
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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
soul singers Michael Wycoff
Michael Wycoff
Michael Wycoff was an American R&B singer. Wycoff attended Wilmington Jr High and Phineas Banning High Schools in Wilmington, CA. Wycoff played keyboards and sang in the school's talent shows solo where his fan base was born as he was always a top performing act.Wycoff sang backup on Stevie...
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Track listing
- Still Got the Magic (Sweet Delight) - (Miller, Pege, Ramsey) 5:49
- Looking Up to You - (Z. Grey, Leon WareLeon WareLeon Ware is a soul music singer, songwriter and producer. Best known for crafting the hit album, I Want You, originally recorded for Ware, until friend and Motown icon Marvin Gaye was assigned to the album in 1976...
) 5:27 - Love Is So Easy - (Lewis) 5:15
- Can We Be Friends (Duet with Evelyn "Champagne" KingEvelyn King (singer)Evelyn "Champagne" King is an American R&B, disco and post-disco singer. Some of her best-known songs are "Shame", "Love Come Down," and "I'm in Love."-Biography:...
) - (Osbourne) 3:38 - Diamond Real - (Bryant, Johnson, Al McKayAl McKayAl McKay is a guitarist, songwriter, producer and former member of the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. Al used to lead his own group Al McKay's L.A...
) 3:47 - Love Conquers All - (Gadson, Miller, Pege) 5:04
- Take This Chance Again - (Lewis) 4:36
- It's Over - (Green) 4:35
Personnel
- Michael WycoffMichael WycoffMichael Wycoff was an American R&B singer. Wycoff attended Wilmington Jr High and Phineas Banning High Schools in Wilmington, CA. Wycoff played keyboards and sang in the school's talent shows solo where his fan base was born as he was always a top performing act.Wycoff sang backup on Stevie...
- Lead and Backing Vocals, Keyboards - Webster LewisWebster LewisWebster Lewis was an American jazz and disco keyboardist.Lewis was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under Gunther Schuller. He started out in jazz working with Tony Williams, George Russell, Bill Evans, Stanton Davis, and the Piano Choir...
- Keyboards - Al McKayAl McKayAl McKay is a guitarist, songwriter, producer and former member of the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. Al used to lead his own group Al McKay's L.A...
, David T. Walker, Chuck Bynum - Guitar - Nathan WattsNathan WattsNathan Lamar Watts, born 1954 in Detroit, Michigan is an American session bass guitar player, best known for his work with Stevie Wonder from the 1970s to the present...
, Eddie Watkins - Bass - James Gadson - Drums
- Fred WesleyFred WesleyFred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
, George Bohanon - Trombone - Ray Brown, John Roberts, Nolan Andrew Smith - Trumpet
- Ron Brown, Jeff Clayton, Ernie Fields - Woodwind
- Bob Watts - French Horn
- Janice Gower - Concert Master
- New Paradise - Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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Samples and Covers
ZhanéZhane
Zhané was an American R&B/hip hop soul duo, best known for their 1994 hit "Hey Mr. D.J.", which reached #6 in the U.S. Other popular hits include "Groove Thang" and minor hit "Sending My Love," both released in 1994...
sampled Looking Up to You on their song Hey Mr. D.J.
Hey Mr. D.J.
"Hey Mr. D.J." is a song by American R&B group Zhané recorded for their debut album Pronounced Jah-Nay . The song was released as the group's debut single in August of 1993 and featured a rap from Rottin Razkals member Fam....
off their 1994 album Pronounced Jah-Nay
Pronounced Jah-Nay
-Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*art direction – Jonathan Clark*assistant engineering – Scott Blockland, John Buttigieg, Scott Canto, Fred Kelly, Ed Miller, Mufi, Rob Polhemus...
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