Confidence (Narada Michael Walden album)

Confidence
Studio album by Narada Michael Walden
Released	1982
Recorded	1981–1982
Studio	The Automatt (San Francisco, CA) George Massenburg Studios (West Los Angeles, CA) Eldorado Station Studios (Burbank, CA) The Power Station (New York, NY)
Genre	Soul, R&B, dance
Length	40:24
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden chronology
Victory (1980) Confidence (1982) Looking at You, Looking at Me (1983)

Confidence is the sixth full-length studio recording from singer/songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. It was his first album wherein he co-wrote every single song with other people.

Track listing

1. "You're #1" (Narada Michal Walden, Allee Willis, Bob Castell Blanch, Frank Martin) - 5:43
2. "Summer Lady" (N.M. Walden, Lisa Walden, Corrado Rustici) - 5:18
3. "I'm Ready" (N.M. Walden, Willis, Blanch) - 4:20
4. "Safe in My Arms" (N.M. Walden, Jeffrey E. Cohen) - 4:14
5. "Confidence" (N.M. Walden, Willis, Blanch) - 4:01
6. "Holiday" (N.M. Walden, Willis) - 4:27
7. "You Ought to Love Me" (N.M. Walden, Willis, Randy Jackson) - 5:10
8. "Blue Side of Midnight" (N.M. Walden, Willis) - 6:57 ^[1]

Personnel

• Narada Michael Walden – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion, ending chant (1), finger snaps (2), acoustic piano (4), BGV arrangements (4)
• Frank Martin – keyboards, synth solo (5, 7), synthesizer arrangements (6)
• Corrado Rustici – guitars, guitar solo (1, 5), "space" guitar (8)
• Joe-Bob Castelle Blanch – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, guitar solo (7)
• Randy Jackson – bass guitar, finger snaps (2)
• John Barnes – synth bass (1)
• Charles Chapman – finger snaps (2)
• Marc Russo – alto saxophone (1, 3), sax solo (3)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1, 3)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (2)
• Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone (2)
• Wayne Shorter – soprano sax solo (8)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (1, 3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 3), horn arrangements (1, 3)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (2), horn arrangements (2)
• Dwayne Simmons – ending chant (1), finger snaps (2)
• Felton Pilate – backing vocals (2)
• Martha Rubinson – French summer lady voice (2)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (4, 6)
• John Lehman – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Wanda Walden – backing vocals (4, 6)

Strings (Tracks 3, 4 & 8)

• Michael Gibbs – arrangements
• Nathan Rubin – concertmaster
• Terry Adams and David Kadarauch – cello
• Thomas Elliott and David George – viola
• Patrice Anderson, Walter Ayres India Cooke, Clifton Foster, Stephen Gehl, Roy Malan, Greg Mazmanian, Nathan Rubin and Emily Van Valkenburgh – violin

Production

• Narada Michael Walden – producer
• Bob Clearmountain – engineer
• Mick Guzauski – engineer
• Dave Jerden – engineer
• Leslie Ann Jones – engineer
• Ken Kessie – engineer
• Maureen Droney – second engineer
• Murray Dvorkin – second engineer
• Brian Malouf – second engineer
• Malcolm Pollack – second engineer
• Wayne Lewis – second engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Loren Hammer – photography
• Gregory Digiovine – management
• Adam's Dad Management Co. – management

External links

• Confidence at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. "Confidence". Worldcat. Retrieved March 3, 2024.