1980 Ben E King – Music Trance
Music Trance is a studio album by Ben E King, released in 1980. It contains only seven tracks; however, the tracks are some of the longest he ever recorded. As a result, the length of the album is longer than many of his others.
The single “Music Trance” peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The B-side contained “And This Is Love”. The album peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Tracks
1 Music Trance (Ben E King) 05:56
2 And This Is Love (Barrie Palmer; Janet Alhanti) 04:07
3 Touched By Your Love (Ben E King; Bert DeCoteaux; Melvin Shaw) 05:39
4 You’ve Only Got One Chance To Be Young (Ben E King; Melvin Shaw) 06:16
5 Hired Gun (Gregory McCoy; James Drumgole) 06:09
6 Everyday (Gregory McCoy; James Drumgole) 05:35
7 Work That Body (Tyrone Williams) 06:20
Biography
Musicians
1 Music Trance
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Bass | Ben E King Jr |
| Drums | Jimmy Young |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Guitar | Kenneth Hatfield |
| Keyboards | Kenny Kirkland |
| Congas | Sammy Figueroa |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Janice Pendarvis |
| Background Vocals | Krystal Davis |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
2 And This Is Love
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Bass | Ben E King Jr |
| Drums | Jimmy Young |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Guitar | Kenneth Hatfield |
| Keyboards | Kenny Kirkland |
| Congas | Sammy Figueroa |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Janice Pendarvis |
| Background Vocals | Krystal Davis |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
3 Touched By Your Love
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Bass | Ben E King Jr |
| Drums | Jimmy Young |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Guitar | Kenneth Hatfield |
| Keyboards | Kenny Kirkland |
| Congas | Sammy Figueroa |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Janice Pendarvis |
| Background Vocals | Krystal Davis |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
4 You’ve Only Got One Chance To Be Young
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Bass | Ben E King Jr |
| Drums | Jimmy Young |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Guitar | Kenneth Hatfield |
| Keyboards | Kenny Kirkland |
| Congas | Sammy Figueroa |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Janice Pendarvis |
| Background Vocals | Krystal Davis |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
5 Hired Gun
| Bass | Kevin Douglas |
| Drums | Ricardo Williams |
| Drums | Emmanuel Redding |
| Guitar | Rodney Phelps |
| Clavinet | Tyrone Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Tyrone Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Gregory McCoy |
| Synthesizer | Tyrone Williams |
| Flugelhorn | James Drumgole |
| Sax | Gregory McCoy |
| Trumpet | James Drumgole |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Gregory McCoy |
| Percussion | Emmanuel Redding |
| Background Vocals | James Drumgole |
| Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
| Background Vocals | Jamiliah Muhammed |
| Background Vocals | Renelle Stafford |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
6 Everyday
| Bass | Kevin Douglas |
| Drums | Ricardo Williams |
| Drums | Emmanuel Redding |
| Guitar | Rodney Phelps |
| Clavinet | Tyrone Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Tyrone Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Gregory McCoy |
| Synthesizer | Tyrone Williams |
| Flugelhorn | James Drumgole |
| Sax | Gregory McCoy |
| Trumpet | James Drumgole |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Gregory McCoy |
| Percussion | Emmanuel Redding |
| Background Vocals | James Drumgole |
| Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
| Background Vocals | Jamiliah Muhammed |
| Background Vocals | Renelle Stafford |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
7 Work That Body
| Bass | Kevin Douglas |
| Drums | Ricardo Williams |
| Drums | Emmanuel Redding |
| Guitar | Rodney Phelps |
| Clavinet | Tyrone Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Tyrone Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Gregory McCoy |
| Synthesizer | Tyrone Williams |
| Flugelhorn | James Drumgole |
| Sax | Gregory McCoy |
| Trumpet | James Drumgole |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Gregory McCoy |
| Percussion | Emmanuel Redding |
| Background Vocals | James Drumgole |
| Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
| Background Vocals | Jamiliah Muhammed |
| Background Vocals | Renelle Stafford |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bert DeCoteaux (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Producer – Mass Production (Tracks 5, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Bert DeCoteaux (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm) – Gregory McCoy, James Drumgole, Tyrone Williams
Arranged By (Vocals) – James Drumgole, Tyrone Williams
Conductor – Bert DeCoteaux (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Engineer – Jimmy Douglass (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Dooley, Randy Mason, Tom Heid (Tracks 5, 6, 7)
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Bobby Warner (Tracks 5, 6, 7)
Mastered By – Dennis King
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Photography – Jim Houghton
Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation