1999 Donny Gerrard – The Romantic

Bill Reichenbach, Carlos Vega, Carmen Twillie, Dan Higgins, Donny Gerrard, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Williams, Mike Miller, Steve Gadd

The Romantic is a studio album by the late Canadian soul and R&B vocalist Donny Gerrard, released in 1999.

Tracks

1 Baby I’m Yours (Van McCoy) 03:26
2 The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble) 04:18
3 I Love You For Sentimental Reasons (William Best; Deek Watson) 03:29
4 Wildflower (Douglas Fraser Edwards; Thomas David Richardson) 04:39
5 Candles In The Night (Chuck Brucato) 04:02
6 Nothing In Common (Ferdinand Jay Smith; Chuck Brucato) 04:42
7 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (John Loudermilk) 03:56
8 Time Was (Ferdinand Jay Smith) 05:07
9 Another Kind Of Love Affair (Donny Gerrard; Jim Devlin) 05:01
10 Lover’s Question (Brook Benton; Jimmy Williams) 04:37
11 That’s All (Alan Brandt; Bob Haymes) 03:53

Biography

Donny Gerrard

Musicians

1 Baby I’m Yours

Bass	Ralph Ortiz
Drums	David Accorso
Guitar	George Cocchini
Keyboards	Casey Filiaci
Piano	Casey Filiaci
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

2 The Very Thought Of You

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Carlos Vega
Keyboards	Larry Williams
Sax	Dan Higgins
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

3 I Love You For Sentimental Reasons

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Carlos Vega
Keyboards	Larry Williams
Sax	Dan Higgins
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

4 Wildflower

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Mike Miller
Keyboards	Larry Williams
Keyboards	Andy Calabrese
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

5 Candles In The Night

Bass	Ralph Ortiz
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Mike Miller
Keyboards	Casey Filiaci
Piano	Larry Cohn
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

6 Nothing In Common

Bass	Tim Landers
Drums	Steve Gadd
Piano	Casey Filiaci
Background Vocals	Donny Gerrard

7 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

Bass	Ralph Ortiz
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Al Casey
Horns	Bill Reichenbach
Horns	Jerry Hey
Horns	Gary Grant
Horns	Dan Higgins
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

8 Time Was

Bass	Ralph Ortiz
Drums	David Accorso
Guitar (solo)	Jeff Gilhart
Guitar	George Cocchini
Keyboards	Andy Calabrese
Piano	Casey Filiaci
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

9 Another Kind Of Love Affair

Bass	Ralph Ortiz
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	George Cocchini
Keyboards	Casey Filiaci
Keyboards	Andy Calabrese
Piano	Casey Filiaci
Piano	Andy Calabrese
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

10 Lover’s Question

Bass	Ralph Ortiz
Drums	David Accorso
Guitar	George Cocchini
Keyboards	Casey Filiaci
Horns	Bill Reichenbach
Horns	Jerry Hey
Horns	Gary Grant
Horns	Dan Higgins
Vocals	Donny Gerrard

11 That’s All

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Mike Miller
Keyboards	Larry Williams
Sax	Dan Higgins
Background Vocals	Donny Gerrard

Other Musicians

Percussion	Steve Gadd
Percussion	David Accorso
Percussion	Carlos Vega
Background Vocals	Laura Creamer
Background Vocals	Carl Graves
Background Vocals	Clydene Jackson
Background Vocals	Brooke Smith
Background Vocals	FJ Smith
Background Vocals	Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals	Mona Lisa Young

Strings – Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Liner Notes

Producer – Ferdinand Jay Smith
Co-Producers – Jeff Gilhart, FJ Smith IV
Arranged By – Casey Filiaci (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Ferdinand Jay Smith (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Arranged By – Bill Reichenbach (Tracks 2, 3, 11)
Arranged By – Donny Gerrard (Tracks 6, 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Bill Reichenbach (Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bill Reichenbach (Track 4)
Arranged By (Additional) – Carmen Twillie, Clydene Jackson
Conductor – Raymond Ricker
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mixed By – Jeff Gilhart (Track 11)
Engineer – Jeff Gilhart
Recorded By Steve Forney
Recorded By (Assistant) – Luke Yaeger, C. Shane Voisard, David Glover, Ben Arons
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig

Mastered At Gateway Mastering Studio
Mixed At Linden Oaks
Recorded At The Studios at Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY
Recorded At Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Westlake Audio, Beverly Hills, CA
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