From Tommy Taylor on instagram: The recording of Long Time Friends was mainly done in Austin, Texas, at Pecan Street/Studio South Recording Studios. This was the newly renovated room that all
All tracks were cut with this team at that studio except “How Long How Much” and “Still In Love With You.” We tracked “Still In Love With You” but I think Chris felt the drums were not up to par and decided to have Jeff Porcaro give it a go in L.A.. Jeff brought a different less conventional feel to the track and did a wonderful job as he always did.
Tracking was basically done but Bobby decided last minute that he really wanted to include “How Long How Much.” I’m not sure how the decision was made. Everything had moved to L.A. at that point…but somehow, I got the call. Either the guys or Chris felt like I was the guy for the track so they paid to have my entire kit flown out to L.A., from Texas and for me to fly out as well and put me up at the Beverly Garland for a few days.
When I arrived to record, I had been working with Bobby’s demo at home for about a week so that I could walk in and ace it. I don’t read charts. I was a band guy and we always just learned songs and recorded them. The session world was totally foreign to me. It was the beginning of my career really.
Tracks
1 Jagged Edge (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi, Don Wood) 3:34
2 You Got The Way (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 3:08
3 As Far As I’m Concerned (Billy Alessi) 4:10
4 Rise Up (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 3:38
5 I’m Gonna Tell Her Tonight (Billy Alessi) 3:46
6 Put Away Your Love (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 3:36
7 What A Way To Go (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 4:32
8 Still In Love (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 4:22
9 How Long, How Much (Bobby Alessi) 4:08
10 Forever (Billy Alessi) 3:52
11 Long Time Friends (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 2:48
1 Jagged Edge
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Christopher Cross
Keyboards - Rob Meurer
Keyboards - Billy Alessi
Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
Percussion - Lenny Castro
2 You Got The Way
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Christopher Cross
Fender Rhodes - Rob Meurer
Synthesizer - Michael Omartian
Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
Percussion - Lenny Castro
3 As Far As I’m Concerned
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Acoustic Guitar - Christopher Cross
Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
Percussion - Lenny Castro
4 Rise Up
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Eric Johnson
Acoustic Guitar - Christopher Cross
Keyboards - Rob Meurer
Keyboards - Billy Alessi
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Background Vocals - Christopher Cross
5 I’m Gonna Tell Her Tonight
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Christopher Cross
Fender Rhodes - Michael Omartian
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
Lyricon - Tom Scott
Vibraphone - Victor Feldman
Percussion - Victor Feldman
6 Put Away Your Love
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Christopher Cross
Keyboards - Rob Meurer
Keyboards - Billy Alessi
Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
7 What A Way To Go
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Steve Lukather
Keyboards - Rob Meurer
Keyboards - Billy Alessi
Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan
Sax - Ernie Watts
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Vocals - Patti Austin
8 Still In Love
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Christopher Cross
Keyboards - Michael Omartian
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
Lyricon - Tom Scott
Percussion - Victor Feldman
Percussion - Lenny Castro
9 How Long, How Much
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Larry Carlton
Acoustic Guitar - Christopher Cross
Fender Rhodes - Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan
Percussion - Lenny Castro
10 Forever
Bass - Roscoe Beck
Drums - Tommy Taylor
Guitar - Christopher Cross
Fender Rhodes - Billy Alessi
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer - Billy Alessi
Background Vocals - Christopher Cross
11 Long Time Friends
Piano - Michael Omartian
Sax - Ernie Watts
Sax - Jim Horn
Trombone - Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet - Jerry Hey
Trumpet - Chuck Findley
Vocals - Billy Alessi
Vocals - Bobby Alessi
Producer – Christopher Cross, Michael Ostin
Producer (Executive ) – Quincy Jones
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Michael Omartian
Concertmaster – Assa Drori
Engineer – Richard Mullen
Engineer (Second) – Tom Cummings
Mixed – Chet Himes
Programming – Michael Boddicker, Billy Alessi
Recorded – Chet Himes
Design – Mac James
Photography – Norman Seeff
Mixed At Kendun Recorders
Overdubbed At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Studio South, Austin
Phonographic Copyright Qwest Records
Copyright Qwest Records
Simon Levy - Art Direction Roscoe Beck - Bass, Fretless Bass Neil Stubenhaus - Bass Billy Alessi - Composer, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming, Vocals Bobby Alessi - Composer, Vocals Don Wood - Composer Marc James - Design Jeff Porcaro - Drums Tommy Taylor - Drums Tom "Number One Second" Cumings - Engineer Richard Mullen - Engineer Quincy Jones - Executive Producer Christopher Cross - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Larry Carlton - Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Eric Johnson - Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Steve Lukather - Guitar Tom Scott - Lyricon, Soloist Lenny Castro - Percussion Victor Feldman - Percussion Ernie Watts - Saxophone, Soloist Patti Austin - Vocals, Vocals (Background) Michael Omartian - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer Rob Meurer - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards Norman Seeff - Photography Michael Ostin - Producer Jim Horn - Saxophone Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming Robbie Buchanan - Synthesizer William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone Chuck Findley - Trumpet Jerry Hey - Trumpet
