The Heart of the Man

The Heart of the Man is the debut studio album by singer Phil Perry issued in 1991 on Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians and Vocalists

• Phil Perry – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–9, 11)
• Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1), drum programming (1)
• Eric Rehl – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (1)
• Dave Shapiro – keyboards (2), drum programming (2)
• Lee Curreri – acoustic piano (3), keyboards (3, 6, 11), synthesizer programming (3, 6, 11), drum programming (3, 6)
• Jeff Rona – synthesizer programming (3)
• John Philip Shenale – synthesizer programming (3, 6, 11)
• Brian Mead – Fairlight CMI (3)
• Larry Williams – MIDI controller (3)
• Don Grusin – acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4)
• Paul Chiten – keyboards (5), synthesizer programming (5)
• Roman Johnson – keyboards (5), additional programming (5)
• George Duke – Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (7), Synclavier brass (7), Roland D550 bells (7), strings (7), fretless bass (7), percussion (7)
• David Garfield – keyboards (8)
• Jeremy Lubbock – synthesizers (9)
• Randy Waldman – synthesizer programming (9)
• Donald Robinson – keyboards (10)
• Carlos Rios – guitars (2)
• Donald Griffin – electric guitar (3, 6, 11), guitars (5)
• Lee Ritenour – guitars (4)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (7)
• Michael Landau – guitars (8)
• Randy Bowland – guitars (10)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 6, 11)
• Gerald Albright – bass (4), soprano saxophone (4)
• Freddie Washington – bass (7)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (8)
• Gerald Veasley – bass (10)
• Harvey Mason – drums (4)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (7)
• Carlos Vega – drums (8)
• Chris Alberts – drum programming (10)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (11)
• Brian Kilgore – percussion (2)
• Angel Luis Figueroa – percussion (3)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (6, 8, 11), Akai marimba (8)
• Daryl Burgee – percussion (10)
• Brandon Fields – saxophone (2), alto saxophone (11)
• Dave Koz – saxophone (5)
• Andy Najera – alto saxophone (6, 11)
• David Woodford – baritone saxophone (6, 11)
• Everette Harp – alto saxophone (7)
• Steve Tavaglione – flute (8)
• Ernie Watts – alto saxophone (9)
• Garrett Adkins – trombone (6, 11)
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet (6, 11)
• Kathleen Thomas – strings (10)
• Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (2)
• Lilian Tynes-Perry – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Brenda Russell – backing vocals (3)
• Alfie Silas – backing vocals (5)
• Fred White – backing vocals (5)
• Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (7)
• Roy Galloway – backing vocals (7)
• Josie James – backing vocals (7)
• Paulette Brown – backing vocals (8)
• CeCe Winans – lead vocals (10)
• Gabriel Hardeman – additional vocals (10)
• Spencer Harrison – additional vocals (10)
• Charlene Holloway – additional vocals (10)
• The Hall Family Singers – additional vocals (10)
• The Johnson Family Singers – additional vocals (10)
• The Robertson Family – additional vocals (10)
• The Sadler Family – additional vocals (10)

Music arrangements

• Barry J. Eastmond – arrangements (1)
• Lee Curreri – arrangements (3, 6, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11)
• Brenda Russell – arrangements (3)
• Don Grusin – arrangements (4)
• Paul Chiten – arrangements (5)
• André Fischer – arrangements (5)
• David Garfield – arrangements (8)
• David Foster – arrangements (9)
• Donald Robinson – arrangements (10)

Production

• Bruce Lundvall – executive producer
• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Johnny Lee – design
• Jeff Katz – photography
• Dan Cleary Management Associates – management

Technical credits

• Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Earl Cohen – recording (1), mixing (1)
• Howard Lee Wolen – recording (2)
• Brian Malouf – mixing (2)
• John Carter – recording (3, 6, 11)
• John Beverly Jones – recording (3, 6, 11)
• Tommy Vicari – mixing (3, 6, 11)
• Don Murray – recording (4), mixing (4)
• Richard McKernan – recording (5)
• Steve Sykes – recording (5), mixing (5)
• Dave Rideau – recording (7)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (7)
• Alan Hirshberg – recording (8), mixing (8)
• John Arrias – recording (9)
• Randy Waldman – recording (9)
• Humberto Gatica – mixing (9)
• Al Alberts Jr. – recording (10)
• Michael Tarsia – mixing (10)
• Mike Harlow – assistant engineer (1)
• Chris Trevett – assistant engineer (1)
• Paula "Max" Garcia – assistant engineer (2)
• Greg Loskorn – assistant engineer (2)
• Patrick MacDougall – mix assistant (2)
• Chris Fuhrman – assistant engineer (3, 6, 11)
• Alejandro Rodriguez – assistant engineer (3, 6, 11)
• Mike Kloster – assistant engineer (4)
• Kevin Fisher – recording assistant (7)
• Craig Porteils – mix assistant (7)
• Robert Read – assistant engineer (8)
• Guy DeFazio – recording assistant (9)
• Carl Angstadt – assistant engineer (10)
• John Kraus – assistant engineer (10)
• Sal Viarellie – assistant engineer (10)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References