Pulse (Greg Phillinganes album) explained

Pulse
Type:Album
Artist:Greg Phillinganes
Cover:Pulse_by_greg_phillinganes.jpg
Released:July 17, 1984
Recorded:Studio 55, The Room, Bodifications, The Music Grinder (Los Angeles)[1]
Genre:Dance-pop, soul, R&B, electronic
Length:43:05
Label:Planet Records
Producer:Richard Perry
Prev Title:Significant Gains
Prev Year:1981

Pulse is the second solo album by American session keyboardist Greg Phillinganes. Released on July 17, 1984, the album includes Phillinganes' best-known solo song, a cover of "Behind the Mask" by Yellow Magic Orchestra arranged by Michael Jackson.

The track "Countdown to Love" was also featured in the 1984 film Streets of Fire, while both "Playin' with Fire" and "Signals" would later appear in the 1986 film Touch and Go.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Behind the Mask" (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chris Mosdell; arr. Michael Jackson) (4:48)
  2. "Won't Be Long Now" (Robbie Nevil, Mark Mueller) (5:05)
  3. "Playin' With Fire" (Jackie Jackson, Pamela Phillips-Oland, Jack Wargo) (4:46)
  4. "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) (4:39)
  5. "Come As You Are" (Brock Walsh, Nevil) (4:18)
  6. "Lazy Nina" (Donald Fagen) (5:25)
  7. "Signals" (Richard Page, John Lang, Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East) (5:00)
  8. "Countdown To Love" (Kenny Vance, Marty Kupersmith) (2:56)
  9. "Shake It" (Anthony Marinelli, Share Stallings, Brian Banks) (6:08)[1]

Personnel

Additional track-by-track personnel

"Behind the Mask"

"Won't Be Long Now"

"Playin' With Fire"

"I Have Dreamed"

"Come as You Are"

"Lazy Nina"

"Signals"

"Countdown to Love"

"Shake It"

Production credits

Notes and References

  1. Pulse. Greg Phillinganes. 1984. March 19, 2010-->.
  2. Web site: Touch and Go soundtrack details. IMDb.com. January 21, 2012.
  3. Web site: 1985 . Greg Phillinganes – Pulse . December 31, 2014 . Discogs.com.