1985 Narada Michael Walden – The Nature Of Things
The Nature Of Things is the eighth studio album by the American singer, songwriter, drummer, and prolific record producer Narada Michael Walden, released in 1985 through Warner Bros. Records.
Tracks
1 Just The Way It Is (Corrado Rustici; Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden) 05:40
2 High Above The Clouds (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden) 06:08
3 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden; Preston Glass) 04:41
4 Live It Up (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden; Walter Afanasieff) 04:14
5 The Nature Of Things (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden; Walter Afanasieff) 05:05
6 Suspicion (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden; Preston Glass) 04:53
7 Dancin’ On Main St. (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden; Preston Glass; Walter Afanasieff) 05:12
8 Wear Your Love (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden) 05:54
Musicians
1 Just The Way It Is
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Patrick Gleeson |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Electronic Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Preston Glass |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
2 High Above The Clouds
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Drums (Linn) | Corrado Rustici |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Narada Michael Walden |
| Synthesizer | Randy Jackson |
| Violin | Lakshmi Shankar |
| Background Vocals | Jo-Carol |
| Background Vocals | Lauren Carter |
| Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Voice | Tom Draper |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
3 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Preston Glass |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Percussion | Narada Michael Walden |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
4 Live It Up
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar (solo) | Ray Gomez |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Preston Glass |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Laundon von Kendricks |
| Background Vocals | Martha Wash |
| Background Vocals | Sylvester James |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
5 The Nature Of Things
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Narada Michael Walden |
| Synthesizer | Randy Jackson |
| Flute | Corrado Rustici |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
6 Suspicion
| Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Jackson |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Narada Michael Walden |
| Background Vocals | Carl Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Martha Wash |
| Background Vocals | Sylvester James |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
7 Dancin’ On Main St.
| Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboards | Frank Martin |
| Keyboards | Preston Glass |
| Bells | Preston Glass |
| Finger Cymbal | Ray Pyle |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Laundon von Kendricks |
| Background Vocals | Preston Glass |
| Background Vocals | Randy Jackson |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
8 Wear Your Love
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Narada Michael Walden |
| Steel Drums | Walter Afanasieff |
| Percussion | Carlos Gomez |
| Background Vocals | Carl Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Martha Wash |
| Background Vocals | Sylvester James |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Narada Michael Walden |
Liner Notes
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden
Arranged By (Violin) – Narada Michael Walden (Track 2)
Engineer – David Frazer
Engineer (Assistant) – Maureen Droney, Michael Rosen, Ray Pyle, Wayne Lewis
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Art Direction, Design – Jeri McManus, Narada Michael Walden
Photography – Victoria Pearson
Mastered At Masterdisk
Recorded At The Automatt
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc