When Love Comes Calling (Deniece Williams album)

When Love Comes Calling
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released	June 22, 1979
Recorded	1978-1979 at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, California) Davlen Studios (Los Angeles, California) Kendun Recorders (Los Angeles, California) Devonshire Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	32:30
Label	ARC/Columbia
Producer	David Foster, Ray Parker Jr.
Deniece Williams chronology
That's What Friends Are For (1978) When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	(favourable)[2]

When Love Comes Calling is an album by American singer Deniece Williams issued in June 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records.^[3] The album peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.^[4]

Overview[]

When Love Comes Calling was produced by Ray Parker Jr. and David Foster. Artists such as Maurice White, Bill Champlin of Chicago and Toto's Steve Lukather guested on the album.^[3]

Covers[]

"Why Can't We Fall in Love" was covered by the soul group Tavares. "God Knows" is a cover of a Debby Boone song.^[5]

Singles[]

The single, "I've Got the Next Dance", reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.^[6][7]

Track listing[]

Charts[]

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

• Jack Ashford – tambourine (8)
• Sidney Barnes – background vocals (8)
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongos (8)
• Ollie E. Brown – percussion (1, 8, 9)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (4, 6, 7, 10)
• Dyanne Chandler – backing vocals (1, 9)
• Gary Coleman – vibraphone (1, 9)
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (2, 7, 10)
• Frank DeCaro – string contractor (1, 5, 7-10)
• Scott Edwards – bass (8)
• Larry Farrow – keyboards (1)
• Charles Fearing – guitar (1, 9)
• Richard Feldman – guitar (7)
• David Foster – keyboards (2, 4, 6, 7, 10), piano (5), arrangements (6), backing vocals (6), string arrangements (10)
• Ed Greene – drums (2, 4, 8)
• Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (4)
• Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (6, 7, 10)
• David Hungate – bass (6, 7, 10)
• Larry Jacobs – background vocals
• Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (5)
• Steve Lukather – guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 10)
• Greg Mathieson – arrangements (4)
• Bill K. Myers – string arrangements (7)
• Don Myrick – saxophone solo (8)
• Gene Page – horn arrangements (1, 8, 9), string arrangements (1, 8, 9)
• Sarah Pagé – string contractor (1, 5, 7-10)
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (1)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (8, 9)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Mike Porcaro – bass (2, 4)
• Sylvester Rivers – keyboards (1), arrangements (1), rhythm arrangements (2, 8, 9)
• David Sheilds – bass (1, 9)
• Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (2)
• Wah Wah Watson – guitar (8)
• Maurice White – backing vocals (1, 10)
• Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (1, 2, 9)
• Deniece Williams – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10)

Production[]

• Producers – Ray Parker Jr. (Tracks 1, 3, 8 & 9); David Foster (Tracks 2, 4-7 & 10).
• Co-Producer – Deniece Williams
• Engineers – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 1-7, 9 & 10); Ron Malo (Track 8).
• Assistant Engineers – Corey Bailey, Mark Linett, Michael Mancini, Raffaello Mazza and Bo Torian.
• Design – Nancy Donald
• Photography – Richard Arrindell
• Management – Cavallo-Ruffalo Management

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