Cats Without Claws
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Personnel
- Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
– vocals, composer - Michael OmartianMichael OmartianMichael Omartian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in over 350,000,000 albums and CD’s sold worldwide, as a producer, arranger, artist or musician, during a career that has spanned over 38 years...
– composer, producer, keyboards, additional drums & percussion - Bruce SudanoBruce SudanoBruce Charles Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams....
– composer - Michael Baird – drums
- Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
– bass - Michael LandauMichael LandauMichael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis...
– guitars - Paul Jackson, Jr.Paul Jackson, Jr.Paul Jackson, Jr. is a fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musician...
– guitars - Paulinho da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
– percussion - Gary Herbig – sax solos
- Erich Bulling – synthesizer programs
- Ronnie Puccinelli – production coordinator
- Background vocals – Dara Bernard, Mary Ellen Bernard, Gene Van Buren, Cydney Davis, Siedah GarrettSiedah GarrettSiedah Garrett is an American songwriter and singer.-Biography:She appeared as a contestant on Password Plus in 1980.She performed "One Man Woman" on Quincy Jones' Grammy-Award winning "Back on the Block."...
, Kahliq Glover, Portia Griffin, Susannah MelvoinSusannah MelvoinSusannah Melvoin is an American vocalist and songwriter, best known for her association with Prince in the mid-1980s. Coming from a musical family, Melvoin is the twin sister of musician Wendy Melvoin, sister to the late Jonathan Melvoin , and daughter of jazz pianist Michael...
, Bruce SudanoBruce SudanoBruce Charles Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams....
, Charles Vassy, Terry WilliamsTerry WilliamsTerry Williams may refer to:*Terry Williams , English former professional footballer*Terry Williams , former American football defensive back*Terry Williams , Welsh rock drummer...
- Management – Susan Munao Management Co. Inc.
- Photography – Harry Langdon
- LP Art Direction – Chris Whorf for Art Hotel
- Design – Jeffrey Fey for Art Hotel
Production
- Produced and arranged by Michael OmartianMichael OmartianMichael Omartian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in over 350,000,000 albums and CD’s sold worldwide, as a producer, arranger, artist or musician, during a career that has spanned over 38 years...
- Engineered and mixed by John Guess. "It's Not The Way," "Suzanna" and "Oh Billy Please" mixed by Juergen Koppers
- 2nd engineers: Larry Fergusson, Dave Ahlert, Tom Fouce, Ross Palone
- Recorded at Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles; United Western Studios, Hollywood; Rhema Studio, Los Angeles
- LP mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood
Charts
AlbumYear | Chart | Position |
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1984 | UK Album chart | 69 |
Norway | 15 | |
US Album chart | 40 |
Single
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1984 | "There Goes My Baby" | USA Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
"Supernatural Love" | USA Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |