Morris Day / Color Of Success
Artist Morris Day
Album Title: Color Of Success
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Primary Genre R&B: Funk
Format Vinyl
Released 00/00/1985
Label Warner Bros. Records
Catalog No 9 25320-1
Bar Code No 0 7599-25320-1
Packaging LP Sleeve
Tracks
A1. (Intro: Somewhere Over The Rainbow) (0:11)
A2. Color Of Success (5:10)
A3. The Character (4:07)
A4. The Oak Tree (7:22)
B1. Love Sign (6:22)
B2. Don't Wait For Me (7:12)
B3. Love / Addiction (5:10)
Date Acquired 03/27/2018
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Acquired from vinylJunkiesTV (Discogs)
Purchase Price 27.00

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Notes

Art Direction – Jeri McManus
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Augie Johnson, Bunny Hull, Clydene Jackson, Kit Hain, Mary Bridges, Maxayne Lewis*, Mimi Brodsky, Sharon Robinson
Coordinator [Photography Coordination] – Sharon Rosenbush
Engineer – Richard Kaplan
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Chuck Johnson, Jeff Poe
Mixed By – Michael Brauer, Morris Day
Mixed By [Assistant Engineer] – Alex Haas
Musician, Guitar – Horace Bokie Coleman, Jr., Roland Bautista, Tony Berg
Musician, Guitar, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Howie Rice
Musician, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Drums [Simmons Drums], Percussion – Morris Day
Musician, Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Musician, Synthesizer – Larry Dunn
Musician, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Rickey "Freeze" Smith
Musician, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Drum Programming [Drum Machine Programming], Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Steve Mitchell
Photography By – Peter B. Kaplan
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Morris Day
Voice [Voice Overs And Party Guests] – Barry "Timber" Josephson (tracks: A3), Candy Clark (tracks: A3), Carolyn Perry* (tracks: B1), Raechel Donahue (tracks: A1.2), Rama V, The Construction Kids (tracks: A3)
Published By – Ya D Sir Music
Published By – CBS Feist Catalog Inc.
Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Recorded At – Indigo Ranch Studios
Mixed At – Mediasound
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu
Mixed for MHB Productions Inc.
Mixed at Mediasound Inc., New York City
Barcode: 0 7599-25320-1
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 1-25320-A-Sr-2 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 1-25320-B-Sr-I [SRC logo]

Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Rob Theakston
After the temporary collapse of the Time, Morris Day went into the recording studio for his first solo excursion. While the trademarked Minneapolis pop-funk sound still remains at the forefront of each composition, the absence of the magic is extremely noticeable in the production booth. That aside, The Color of Success offers to fans what Day does best, funky but accessible dance-pop music in the vein of many of his Minneapolis contemporaries. While the album runs a little bit on the short side, there is no filler and it is surprisingly consistent from start to finish. Fans of Day's work with the Time will enjoy this record, but first-time listeners would be better-served checking out his earlier work first.
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