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Garden of Love Light

Garden of Love Light is the debut solo album from R&B-soul-dance-pop songwriter/producer Narada Michael Walden. It featured nine tracks, seven which Walden wrote alone. It was produced by Tom Dowd. The single "Delightful" rose to number 81 on the R&B charts.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.
  1. "White Night" (Walden, Raymond Gomez) - 4:57
  2. "Garden of Love Light" - 4:55
  3. "Delightful" - 4:51
  4. "First Love" - 5:52
  5. "Meditation" (lyrics from Sri Chinmoy) - 1:38
  6. "The Sun is Dancing" - 9:29 (dedicated to Mahavishnu John McLaughlin)
  7. "You Got the Soul" - 3:22
  8. "Saint and the Rascal" - 4:33
  9. "You Are Love" (Walden, Cynthia Anderson) - 3:12

Personnel

  • Narada Michael Walden - drums (1–4, 6–8), percussion, timpani (1), vocals (2, 3, 7, 9), acoustic piano (2–4, 7, 9), Fender Rhodes (7), Rhodes bass (7)
  • David Sancious – keyboards (1, 6, 8), electric sitar (1), Fender Rhodes (2, 3), Hammond organ (2), Yamaha organ (2), Minimoog (2), organ (3, 4), acoustic piano (7)
  • Don Muro – synthesizers (9)
  • Ray Gomez – guitars (1–3, 6)
  • Carlos Santana – guitars (4)
  • Icarus Johnson – guitars (7)
  • Jeff Beck – guitars (8)
  • Will Lee – bass (1–3, 6–9), vocals (3)
  • Sammy Figueroa – congas (2, 3)
  • Norma Jean Bell – horns (2), saxophone (3), vocals (3, 7)
  • Premik Russell Tubbs – horns (2)
  • Bob Knapp – horns (2)
  • Michael Gibbs – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 9)
  • Perfection Light Symphony – orchestra (1, 4, 5, 9)
  • Lois Colin – harp (4, 5, 9)
  • Cissy Houston – vocals (2)
  • The Victory Song Nightengales – vocals (2)
  • Patti Scialfa – vocals (3, 7)
  • Stacy Johns – vocals (5)
  • Carol Shue – vocals (5)
  • Tanima Cynthia Weiss – vocals (5)

Production

  • Tom Dowd – producer
  • Dennis Mackay – engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Douglass – assistant engineer
  • Randy Mason – tape operator
  • Stephen W. Tayler – tape operator
  • Trident Studios (London, UK) – mixing location
  • Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios
  • Lynn Breslin – art direction
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Steinbicker/Houghton – photography
  • Gerard Huerta – front cover lettering

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