Wide Receiver (album)

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Wide Receiver
Studio album by
Michael Henderson
Released1980
Recorded1980 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United Sound Studios & Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan
Record Plant & Allan Zentz Recording, Los Angeles, California
GenreSoul Funk
Length39:08
LabelBuddah Records
ProducerMichael Henderson
Michael Henderson chronology
Do It All
(1979) 		Wide Receiver
(1980) 		Slingshot
(1981)

Wide Receiver is the fifth album by American bass guitarist Michael Henderson. It was released in 1980 on Buddah Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Michael Henderson; except where indicated

  1. "You're My Choice" 3:03
  2. "Make Me Feel Like" 4:27
  3. "Reach Out For Me" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) 3:35
  4. "Wide Receiver" (Michael Henderson, Randall Jacobs) 8:05
  5. "I Don't Need Nobody Else" (Lou Courtney) 4:01
  6. "What I'm Feeling (For You)" (Michael Henderson) 4:03
  7. "Ask The Lonely" (George Hunter, William Stevenson) 3:10
  8. "There's No One Like You" (Randall Jacobs) 4:19
  9. "Prove It" 4:25

Personnel[]

  • Michael Henderson - Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass, Voice Crowd
  • Randall Jacobs - Guitar, Piano, Handclaps, Voice Crowd
  • Bobby Franklin, Cory Heath, Erik Wallace, Ollie E. Brown, Ron Pangborn - Drums
  • Ray Parker, Jr. - Rhythm Guitar
  • Ernestro Wilson, Gary Nester, Manon "Zoo" Saulsby - Keyboards
  • Cory Heath, Lorenzo "Bag Of Tricks" Brown, Miguel Fuentes - Percussion
  • Michael Iacopelli - Synthesizer
  • Sylvester Rivers - Acoustic Piano
  • Eli Fontaine - Saxophone
  • Evan Solot - Trumpet
  • Little Sonny - Harmonica
  • Cory Heath, Duane Harris, Gary Nester, Marvin White, Pamela Brown - Voice Crowd
  • Carol Hall, Cheryl Norton, Jeanette McGruder, Kathy Kosins, Roz Ryan, Sheila Horne, Venna Keith - Backing Vocals

Charts[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 35
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 6

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B 		US
Dance
1980 "Wide Receiver" 4 42
"Prove It" 27 —
1981 "Reach Out For Me" 78 —

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Michael Henderson: Wide Receiver > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Michael Henderson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  3. ^ "Michael Henderson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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