Be Yourself

Original Release Date:  1989

Track Listing

• 1. If You Asked Me To
• 2. I Can't Complain
• 3. Be Yourself
• 4. Yo Mister
• 5. I Got It Like That
• 6. Love 89
• 7. Still in Love
• 8. I'm Scared of You
• 9. Can't Bring Me Down
• 10. Need a Little Faith
• 11. I Can Fly

Credits

• Thelma Houston: Vocals (Background)
• Patti LaBelle: Vocals, Vocals (Background), Executive Producer
• Lisa Lisa: Vocals (Background)
• Michael McDonald: Engineer
• Prince: Multi Instruments, Producer
• Kenny G: Saxophone
• Gerald Albright: Saxophone
• George Duke: Piano
• David Sancious: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Desiree Coleman: Vocals (Background)
• Full Force: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Phil Perry: Vocals (Background)
• Cheryl Pepsii Riley: Vocals (Background)
• Burt Bacharach: Arranger, Producer
• Carole Bayer Sager: Producer
• Gabriel Hardeman: Vocals (Background)
• Kitty Beethoven: Vocals (Background)
• Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer
• Paulette Brown: Vocals (Background)
• Lenny Castro: Percussion
• Dana Jon Chappelle: Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Chestek: Assistant Engineer
• Brad Cole: Keyboards
• Larry DeCarmine: Engineer
• Frank DeCaro: ?, Session Coordinator
• Cheryl Dickerson: ?
• David Michael Dill: Assistant Engineer
• James R. Budd Ellison: Percussion, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Producer
• Jack Faith: Strings, Horn
• Larry Ferguson: Engineer
• Dominic Genova: Bass
• Clark Germain: Engineer
• Jim Gilstrap: Vocals (Background)
• Mick Guzauski: Engineer, Mixing
• Steve Hall: Mastering
• Charlene Holloway: Vocals (Background)
• Annette Hardeman: Vocals (Background)
• Jerry Hey: String Arrangements
• Paula Holloway: Vocals (Background)
• Dann Huff: Guitar
• Melisa Kary: Vocals (Background)
• Randy Kerber: Piano, ?, DX-7
• Darren Kline: Engineer, Mixing
• Ren Klyce: Fairlight
• Michael Landau: Guitar
• Mark Leggett: Guitar
• Gene Leone: Engineer
• Stewart Levine: Producer
• Brian Malouf: Remixing
• Ronee Martin: Vocals (Background)
• Tony Maserati: Engineer, Mixing
• Fred McFarlane: Programming
• Narada Michael Walden: Drums, Programming
• Jeff Porcaro: Drums
• Michael Patterson: Sax (Soprano)
• Valerie Pinkston-Mayo: Vocals (Background)
• Joe Pizzulo: Vocals (Background)
• Timmy Regisford: Remixing
• Claytoven Richardson: Vocals (Background)
• John "J.R." Robinson: Drums
• Larry Robinson: Drum Programming
• Susan Rogers: Engineer
• Corrado Rustici: Guitar (Rhythm), MIDI Guitar
• Jim Salamone: Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Drum Overdubs
• Louis Silas, Jr.: Remixing
• James Herb Smith: Guitar
• Stephanie Spruill: Vocals (Background)
• Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
• Arthur Stoppe: Engineer, Mixing
• Joe Tarsia: Engineer, Mixing
• Tom Walsh: Drums
• Maxine Willard Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Oren Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Lyndie White: Vocals (Background)
• Nathanial Wilkie: Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Bass, Synthesizer Arrangements
• Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff: Engineer
• Aaron Zigman: Synthesizer, Arranger, Synthesizer Bass
• Erik Zobler: Remixing
• Allan Rich: Producer
• Alan Scott: Producer
• Mike Tarsia: Engineer, Mixing
• Julia Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Eric Wood: Percussion
• David Frazer: Engineer, Mixing
• Paul Anthony: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing
• B-Fine: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing
• Coke Johnson: Assistant Engineer
• Walter Afanasieff: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• John Sullivan: Assistant Engineer
• Amy Dakos: Art Direction, Design
• Kosh: Art Direction, Design
• Carol Friedman: Photography
• Curt TT: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing
• Randy Jackson: Moog Synthesizer
• Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington: Vocals (Background)
• Eddie Miller: Engineer
• Sal Viarelli: Assistant Engineer
• Alphonse Faggiolo: Assistant Engineer
• Bob Fintz: Mixing
• Scott Gootman: Assistant Engineer
• Christopher Lofaro: Production Coordination
• Bow Legged: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing
• Alison Jefferson: Production Coordination
• Shy-Shy: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing
• Raymond Jones: Keyboards, Producer
• Lou: Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing
• Deborah Dukes: Vocals (Background)