Gettin' Away with Murder

Original Release Date:  October 1985

Track Listing

• 1. Talkin' 'Bout My Baby
• 2. Big Bad World
• 3. The Heat of Heat
• 4. If I Believed
• 5. Honey for the Bees
• 6. Gettin' Away With Murder
• 7. Anything Can Happen Here
• 8. Only a Breath Away
• 9. Summer Is the Coldest Time of Year

Credits

• Patti Austin: Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
• Dan Hartman: Vocals (Background)
• Billy Joel: Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Luther Vandross: Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
• Michael Brecker: Saxophone
• Bob James: String Arrangements
• Jeff Lorber: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Soloist
• Herb Pilhofer: Synclavier
• Ralph MacDonald: Tambourine
• Jocelyn Brown: Vocals (Background)
• David Nadien: Contractor
• Gordon Grody: Vocals (Background)
• Josh Abbey: Engineer
• Bruce Allard: Violin
• Julie Ayer: Violin
• Jim Boyer: Engineer, Mixing
• Randy Brecker: Trumpet
• Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Chaka Khan: Vocals (Background)
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Carolyn Daws: Violin
• Hanley Daws: Violin
• Steve Ferrone: Drums
• Dan Garcia: Engineer
• Humberto Gatica: Engineer
• Randy Goodrum: Keyboards
• Lani Groves: Vocals (Background)
• Rev. Patrick Henderson: Piano
• Andy Hoffman: Engineer
• Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
• Jimmy Jam: Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Rhythm Arrangements
• Ted Jensen: Mastering
• Robbie Kilgore: Synthesizer, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass, Synthesizer Arrangements
• Gordon Knudtson: Drums
• Joshua Koestenbaum: Cello
• Abraham Laboriel, Sr.: Bass
• Michael Landau: Guitar
• Terry Lewis: Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements
• Tommy LiPuma: Producer
• Steve MacMillan: Engineer
• John Mahoney: Synclavier
• Tony Maiden: Guitar
• Alan Meyerson: Engineer
• Monte Moir: Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Rhythm Arrangements
• Dan Nash: Assistant Engineer
• Lucia Newell: Vocals (Background)
• Michael Ostin: Executive Producer
• Malcolm Pollack: Mixing
• Jack Joseph Puig: Engineer
• Bob Riley: Drum Programming, Simmons Drums
• Garry Rindfuss: Engineer
• Mike Ross: Engineer
• Richard Scher: Arranger, Drum Programming, Sequencing Programmer, Synthesizer Programming
• Bill Schnee: Engineer
• Ira Siegel: Guitar
• Russ Titelman: Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Executive Producer
• Bobby Warner: Assistant Engineer
• Todd Yvega: Synclavier
• Erik Zobler: Engineer
• Hyacinthe Tlucek: Violin
• Laura LiPuma: Art Direction, Design
• Stuart Watson: Photography, Cover Photo
• Kyle Davis: Production Coordination
• Bradshaw Leigh: Engineer
• Jamie Chaleff: Assistant Engineer
• Brenda Mickens: Strings
• Frank Lee: Strings
• Neil Steubenhaus: Bass
• Abe Laboriel, Jr.: Bass
• Lee Blasky: Programming, Emulator, String Arrangements
• Ralph Matson: Strings, Violin
• Carl Nashan: Strings, Violin
• Sachina Isomura: Strings
• Bob Jamieson: Cello
• Ian Siegal: Guitar
• Randy Goodman: Keyboards
• Bob James & Creations: String Arrangements
• Bruce Smith: Assistant Engineer
• Edouard Blitz: Cello
• Marsha Peck: Strings, Cello
• Lee Basky: Emulator