Family Affair (Philip Bailey album)

Family Affair is an album by American musician Philip Bailey, released through Word Records in 1989.

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald noted that "most of the music here would not be out of place on the pop charts."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Philip Bailey – lead vocals, drum programming (7, 9)
• Oliver Wells – keyboards, synthesizer programming
• Morgan Winters – Synclavier programming, additional synthesizer programming (5)
• Monty Seward – keyboards (2), synthesizer programming (2), additional rhythm track arrangements (2)
• Billy Savage – synthesizer programming (4, 9)
• Bruce Allen – Hammond B3 organ (7)
• Richard Smallwood – acoustic piano (7, 10), additional rhythm track arrangements (7)
• Steve Deutsch – additional synthesizer programming (8)
• Ricky Keller – additional synthesizer programming (8)
• Pat Buchanan – guitars (1)
• Sheldon Reynolds – guitars (2, 7)
• A. Ray Fuller – guitars (3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
• Andrew Gouche – bass (7)
• Scott Meeder – drums (1), drum programming (1)
• David Huff – drum programming (3, 4, 6–9)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor sax solo (5), soprano sax solo (9)

Orchestra on "Lord You Reign

• Oliver Wells – orchestra arrangements and conductor
• Sandy Arenz – oboe
• Brice Andrus – French horn
• Thomas Witte – French horn
• Jere Flint – cello
• Nancy Maddox – cello
• Ruth Ann Little – violin
• Oscar Pereira – violin
• Willard Shull – violin
• Marie Yadzinski – violin
• Jack Bell – percussion, timpani

Background vocalists

• John Askew – backing vocals (1)
• Robin Brown – backing vocals (1)
• William Croom – backing vocals (1)
• Taj Harmon – backing vocals (1)
• Joseph N. Johnson – backing vocals (1)
• Carl Caldwell – backing vocals (2–4, 6, 8, 9)
• Renée Crutcher – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Jean Johnson – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Rick Nelson – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Philip Bailey – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
• The Williams Brothers – backing vocals (7)
• Melvin Williams – additional BGV arrangements (7)
• Daryl Coley – vocal conductor (8, 9), additional BGV arrangements (8), choir conductor (10), backing vocals (10)
• Lucretia Berkins – backing vocals (8–10)
• Robert Craig – backing vocals (8–10)
• Mittie Dawson-Allen – backing vocals (8–10)
• Gina Dowell – backing vocals (8–10)
• Andrea Hurst – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Ed Marshall – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Beverly Nelson-Brown – backing vocals (8–10)
• Shannon Sterling – backing vocals (8–10)
• Tina Sterling – backing vocals (8–10)
• Keila Stewart – backing vocals (8–10)
• Eddie Williams – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Leon Patillo – backing vocals (9)
• Oliver Wells – backing vocals (9)
• Gwendolyn Culp – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Dan Posthuma – executive producer
• Philip Bailey – producer, arrangements
• Oliver Wells – producer, arrangements
• Dan Garcia – mixing (1, 5, 7, 10)
• Dean Burt – mixing (2–4, 6, 8, 9), engineer
• Jeff Balding – engineer
• Ron Christopher – engineer
• Tony D'Amico – engineer
• Maureen Droney – engineer
• David Huff – engineer
• Ricky Keller – engineer
• Paul Klingberg – engineer
• Al Phillips – engineer
• Chris Rich – engineer
• Martin Schmelzle – engineer
• Josh Schneider – engineer
• Jim Zumpano – engineer
• David Bates – second engineer
• Scott Carter – second engineer
• Reid Hall – second engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Laurie Fink – art direction
• Nellie Prestwood – design
• Randee St. Nicholas – photography
• Louis Wells – stylist
• Terence Finnigan – make-up
• Cassandra Rachel – hair

Charts

References