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1991 studio album by Roberta Flack
Set the Night to Music Released September 17, 1991 Recorded 1991 Genre R&B , soul Length 50 :09 Label Atlantic Producer Arif Mardin , Ahmet Ertegün (Co-producer "My Foolish Heart"), Joe Mardin (Co-producer "When Someone Tears Your Heart in Two" & "Summertime")
"Set the Night to Music" Released: September 10, 1991
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" Released: December 5, 1991
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Set the Night to Music is an album released by Roberta Flack in 1991 on Atlantic Records . The title track, written by Diane Warren and originally the 11th track of Starship 's 1987 album No Protection , was remade as a duet with Maxi Priest and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.[ 2] In Canada, "Set the Night to Music" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[ 3] It became the 17th biggest Canadian Adult Contemporary hit of 1991.[ 4]
"The Waiting Game" (Claude Gaudette, Alan Roy Scott) - 4:38
"Set the Night to Music " (Diane Warren ) - 5:23
"When Someone Tears Your Heart In Two" (Bob Gaudio , Madeline Stone ) - 4:04
"Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me" (Bette Midler , Robert Kraft , Barry Reynolds ) - 4:56
"You Make Me Feel Brand New " (Thomas Bell , Linda Creed ) - 4:58
"Unforgettable " (Irving Gordon ; Intro written by Arif Mardin ) - 5:30
"Summertime" (Sharon Robinson , Leonard Cohen ) - 4:22
"Natural Thing" (Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes) - 4:41
"My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington , Victor Young ) - 4:39
"Friend" (Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes) - 3:00
"Always " (Irving Berlin; Closing verse written by Roberta Flack and Barry Miles ) - 4:35
Roberta Flack – lead vocals, main backing vocals (1), arrangements (11)
Steve Skinner – keyboards (1, 4), programming (1, 4), arrangements (1, 4), additional keyboards (8), drum programming (8)
John Mahoney – Synclavier programming (1)
Joe Mardin – additional keyboards (1, 4, 10, 11), additional programming (1, 4), keyboards (3, 7, 9), programming (3, 7, 9, 10), synth bass (3, 9), arrangements (3, 7, 10), string arrangements and conductor (7), keyboard solo (10), drum programming (11)
Robbie Kondor – keyboards (2, 6, 11), programming (2, 6, 11), arrangements (2), additional arrangements (11)
Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (3)
David LeBolt – keyboards (5), programming (5), arrangements (5)
Reggie Griffin – keyboards (8), programming (8), drum programming (8), backing vocals (8, 9), arrangements (8)
Keith Barnhart – additional keyboards (9), additional programming (9)
Greg Phillinganes – main keyboards (9), keyboards (10)
Michael O'Reilly – guitar (4)
Sammy Merendino – drum programming (1, 2)
Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (2)
Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone (4), tenor saxophone (6, 9)
Rob Paparozzi – harmonica (6)
Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), string arrangements and conductor (2, 6, 9), vocal arrangements (8, 9)
Shelton Becton – additional arrangements (8)
Barry Miles – additional arrangements (11)
Gene Orloff – concertmaster (2, 6, 7, 9)
Jerry Barnes – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), vocal arrangements (8), arrangements (10), bass (10)
Katreese Barnes – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), soprano saxophone (4), alto saxophone (8), vocal arrangements (8)
Quincy Jones – rap (1)
Maxi Priest – lead vocals (2)
Mark Stevens – backing vocals (3, 5, 8), lead vocals (6)
Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (4, 5, 7)
Rachele Cappelli – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (4, 5)
Patti Austin – backing vocals (6)
Lani Groves – backing vocals (6, 7)
Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (9)
Arif Mardin – producer
Joe Mardin – co-producer (3, 7)
Michael O'Reilly – recording, mixing
Jack Joseph Puig – additional recording
David Richards – additional recording
Bruce Buchanan – assistant engineer
Bruce Calder – assistant engineer
Steven Deur – assistant engineer
Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer
Steve Holroyd – assistant engineer
Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
Brian Pollack – assistant engineer
Ken Quartarone – assistant engineer
Jay Ryan – assistant engineer
David Schiffman – assistant engineer
Arthur Steuer – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering
Suzane Koga – production coordination
Lisa Maldonado – production coordination
Bob Defrin – art direction
Thomas Bricker – design
Bridgette Lancome – photography
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