The Heart of the Man
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ReleasedFebruary 18, 1991
Studio
- The Sandbox Studios (Easton, Connecticut)
- Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York)
- East Bay Studios (Tarrytown, New York)
- The Sound Spa and Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Skip Saylor Recording, Mad Hatter Studios, Lion Share Studios and B&J Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Ocean Way Recording, Sunset Sound and Conway Studios (Hollywood, California)
- LeGonks West and Summa Studios (West Hollywood, California)
- A.E.M.P Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Ground Control Studios (Santa Monica, California)
- Urban Beach Studios (Venice, California)
- Take One Studios (Burbank, California)
- Zebra Studio (Studio City, California)
- Skyline Recording (Topanga, California)
- Hush Hush Studios (London, UK)
Length53:58
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| Released | February 18, 1991 | |||
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 53:58 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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The Heart of the Man is the debut studio album by singer Phil Perry issued in 1991 on Capitol Records.[2] The album peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Amazing Love" | Barry Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner | 04:28 |
| 2. | "Say Anything" | Dave Shapiro, Robbie Nevil, Sherri Foreman | 05:26 |
| 3. | "Forever" | Brenda Russell | 04:58 |
| 4. | "Woman" | Don Grusin, Tracy Mann | 05:33 |
| 5. | "Who Do You Love" | Franne Golde, Nick Mundy, Paul Fox | 04:25 |
| 6. | "More Nights" | Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 04:53 |
| 7. | "Call Me" | Aretha Franklin | 04:39 |
| 8. | "(Forever in the) Arms of Love" | David Garfield, James Felix, Lenny Castro, Michael Landau, Phil Perry | 05:35 |
| 9. | "The Best of Me" | David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Richard Marx | 04:49 |
| 10. | "God's Gift to the World" (Duet with CeCe Winans) | Mike Himelstein, Terry Sampson | 05:21 |
| 11. | "Good-Bye" | David Garfield, Phil Perry | 03:52 |
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists
- Phil Perry – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–9, 11)
- Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1), drum programming (1)
- Eric Rehl – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (1)
- Dave Shapiro – keyboards (2), drum programming (2)
- Lee Curreri – acoustic piano (3), keyboards (3, 6, 11), synthesizer programming (3, 6, 11), drum programming (3, 6)
- Jeff Rona – synthesizer programming (3)
- John Philip Shenale – synthesizer programming (3, 6, 11)
- Brian Mead – Fairlight CMI (3)
- Larry Williams – MIDI controller (3)
- Don Grusin – acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4)
- Paul Chiten – keyboards (5), synthesizer programming (5)
- Roman Johnson – keyboards (5), additional programming (5)
- George Duke – Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (7), Synclavier brass (7), Roland D550 bells (7), strings (7), fretless bass (7), percussion (7)
- David Garfield – keyboards (8)
- Jeremy Lubbock – synthesizers (9)
- Randy Waldman – synthesizer programming (9)
- Donald Robinson – keyboards (10)
- Carlos Rios – guitars (2)
- Donald Griffin – electric guitar (3, 6, 11), guitars (5)
- Lee Ritenour – guitars (4)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (7)
- Michael Landau – guitars (8)
- Randy Bowland – guitars (10)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 6, 11)
- Gerald Albright – bass (4), soprano saxophone (4)
- Freddie Washington – bass (7)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (8)
- Gerald Veasley – bass (10)
- Harvey Mason – drums (4)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (7)
- Carlos Vega – drums (8)
- Chris Alberts – drum programming (10)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (11)
- Brian Kilgore – percussion (2)
- Angel Luis Figueroa – percussion (3)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (6, 8, 11), Akai marimba (8)
- Daryl Burgee – percussion (10)
- Brandon Fields – saxophone (2), alto saxophone (11)
- Dave Koz – saxophone (5)
- Andy Najera – alto saxophone (6, 11)
- David Woodford – baritone saxophone (6, 11)
- Everette Harp – alto saxophone (7)
- Steve Tavaglione – flute (8)
- Ernie Watts – alto saxophone (9)
- Garrett Adkins – trombone (6, 11)
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet (6, 11)
- Kathleen Thomas – strings (10)
- Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1)
- Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (2)
- Lilian Tynes-Perry – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Brenda Russell – backing vocals (3)
- Alfie Silas – backing vocals (5)
- Fred White – backing vocals (5)
- Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (7)
- Roy Galloway – backing vocals (7)
- Josie James – backing vocals (7)
- Paulette Brown – backing vocals (8)
- CeCe Winans – lead vocals (10)
- Gabriel Hardeman – additional vocals (10)
- Spencer Harrison – additional vocals (10)
- Charlene Holloway – additional vocals (10)
- The Hall Family Singers – additional vocals (10)
- The Johnson Family Singers – additional vocals (10)
- The Robertson Family – additional vocals (10)
- The Sadler Family – additional vocals (10)
Music arrangements
- Barry J. Eastmond – arrangements (1)
- Lee Curreri – arrangements (3, 6, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11)
- Brenda Russell – arrangements (3)
- Don Grusin – arrangements (4)
- Paul Chiten – arrangements (5)
- André Fischer – arrangements (5)
- David Garfield – arrangements (8)
- David Foster – arrangements (9)
- Donald Robinson – arrangements (10)
