Seawind – Seawind – 1980

This is the 4th studio album from Seawind and strangely enough their second self titled album. I’m a little unsure as to why they have 2 self titled albums. This occasionally happens when the first one was on a small label with limited distribution but their first album was on CTI records which was a pretty good sized label. Anyway that aside Bob and Pauline Wilson give us an excellent Funk album here. The Seawind Horns are featured of course though you may remember them better as the horn section for the Sweet Comfort Band albums of this era. I’ll be honest I’m not really the biggest fan of Bob and Pauline so I wasn’t expecting too much f this album. Boy was I wrong. This is a fantastic Funk album and while that’s not usually my style this one is so good I liked it anyway. So even if Funk isn’t your thing you should give this one a listen. A well done album in any style is always refreshing to hear.

Tracklist
1 – What Cha Doin’ – 4:35
2 – The Two Of Us – 3:49
3 – Love Him, Love Her – 3:26
4 – Everything Needs Love – 5:46
5 – Shout – 4:26
6 – Still In Love – 3:53
7 – Pra Vosé – 4:16
8 – I Need Your Love – 3:54
9 – Long, Long Time – 3:58

Credits
Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Seawind
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Bill Reichenbach, Jerry Hey
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Bass – Ken Wild
Concertmaster – Sid Sharp
Drums, Percussion – Bob Wilson
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Engineer [Assistant] – Erik Zobler
Guitar – Bud Nuanez
Illustration – Chris Hopkins, Willardson And White
Keyboards – Larry Williams
Management [Seawind Personal Management And Direction] – Barry Menes, Blue Johnson
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
Mixed By [Assistant] – Wally Buck
Musician [Guest], Backing Vocals – Carl Carlwell, George Duke, Greg Walker, Josie James, Lynn Davis
Musician [Guest], Guitar – Roland Bautista
Musician [Guest], Keyboards – George Duke
Musician [Guest], Percussion – Airto, Paulinho DaCosta
Musician [Guest], Trombone – Bill Reichenbach
Musician [Guest], Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey
Musician [Guest], Woodwind – Gary Herbig
Other [Pauline’s Wardrobe By] – Shelley Kaleinanionalani Salzer
Producer – George Duke
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Pauline Wilson
Woodwind – Kim Hutchcroft

Companies, etc.
Produced For – George Duke Enterprises
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Westlake Studios
Recorded At – Le Gonks West
Recorded At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – United Western Studios
Mixed At – Fantasy Studios
Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
Published By – Seawind Music Inc.
Published By – Black Bandana
Published By – Brass Heart Music
Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Bob & Pauline Wilson – Somebody Loves You – 1981

Bob and Pauline Wilson were originally members of the 70’s Jesus Music band Seawind. They decided to do their own thing in 1981 though Bob appeared on a Seawind album in 1982. Pauline actually won a Grammy in 1979 for her vocals on a Sesame Street album. Yes the Grammy was for best children’s album. Anyway this was the only album Pauline and Bob put out together. After this album Bob went on to be a very successful studio musician appearing on dozens of CCM albums. Pauline continued to record albums most with her old band mates at Seawind. Apparently Bob and Pauline divorced somewhere along the line here which may explain the sudden split of their career paths. The first single of the album was “You Can’t Hide” did not single but the track “Joyful Melody” did single peaking at # 12 with 18 weeks on the charts. The style of this album is decidedly funk. Not just a little Funky but full head on high speed funk. If your a fan of funk you’ll love this album.

Tracklist
1 – I’ll Keep My Eyes On Jesus – 3:44
2 – With Love In Your Eyes – 4:32
3 – Joyful Melody – 4:29
4 – Vision: Power And Glory – 1:36
5 – You Can’t Hide – 4:18
6 – Somebody Loves You – 4:24
7 – Lullabye Of Love – 4:04
8 – In The Spirit – 4:18
9 – Jesus Is My Lord – 4:12

Credits
Art Direction – Leo McIntire
Backing Vocals – Edie Lehmann, John Bahler, Mark Vieha
Bass – Ken Wild
Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Engineer – Kevin Clark
Concertmaster – Gerry Vinci
Design [Inner Sleeve] – Dennis Hill
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Producer – Bob Wilson
Engineer [Assistant] – Norman Graichen
Guitar – Bud Nuanez
Keyboards, Saxophone, Flute – Larry Williams
Liner Notes – Davin Seay
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Saxophone, Flute – Kim Hutchcroft
Trombone, Conductor, Strings – Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey
Vocals, Percussion – Pauline Wilson

Companies, etc.
Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
Copyright (c) – Word, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – Golden Sound Studios
Mixed At – Golden Sound Studios
Recorded At – Tape Recorders, Inc., Hollywood, CA