Ransom

Tracklist

A1	Stay If You Wanna	6:17
A2	Turn To Me	5:03
A3	One Love	6:10
B1	Think Before You Do	4:09
B2	Take It To Heart	5:02
B3	And Now I See	4:38
B4	Cry For Joy	6:15

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Glen Burris* (tracks: A1)
• Arranged By – Jeanne Ricks (tracks: A2)
• Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Sequenced By [Yamaha Qx-1], Programmed By [Drum Machine] – Robert Irving III
• Backing Vocals – Joan Collaso, Laurence Dawson, Linda Moses Echols
• Backing Vocals [The A-team] – Christopher Murrell, Michael Irving , Stevie Robinson*
• Bass – Felton Crews (tracks: B4)
• Co-producer – Jeanne Ricks (tracks: A2)
• Coordinator [Administrative Consultant] – Morristine Tynes Irving*
• Coordinator [Creative Consultant] – Ron Harris III
• Coordinator [Legal Counsel & Consultant] – Linda Mensch
• Drums [Yamaha Acoustic], Electronic Drums [Simmons] – Vince Wilburn Jr.*
• Engineer [Rhythm Tracks, Assistant] – Jim Cogan (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Steve Frapperi (tracks: B1)
• Engineer [Rhythm Tracks] – Charles Franklin (tracks: A3), Gary Liozzo* (tracks: A1), Iian Burgess* (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Joe Daniels (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Joe Torici (tracks: B1)
• Engineer [Vocals, Assistant] – Bob Kearney (tracks: A2, B1), Jim Popko (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B4)
• Engineer [Vocals] – Gary Liozzo* (tracks: A2, B1), Marty Feldman (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B4)
• Executive Producer – Clarence Booth
• Guitar – Keith Henderson (tracks: A3)
• Guitar [Acoustic] – Jeanne Ricks (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
• Guitar [Electric], Coordinator [Technical Consultant] – Jeanne Ricks
• Guitar [Lead] – Stephen Harris (tracks: B1)
• Illustration – Bob Dixon , Mike Esey
• Keyboards – Laurence Dawson (tracks: A3, B3)
• Lead Vocals [Duet] – Joan Collaso (tracks: A2)
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Tony Ransom
• Management [Exclusive Artist Management] – Martino Colone
• Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
• Mixed By – Gary Liozzo* (tracks: A2, B1), Marty Feldman (tracks: A3, B2 to B4), Paul Klingberg (tracks: A1), Robert Irving III
• Percussion – Eddie Mason (tracks: B3, B4)
• Producer – Robert Irving III
• Producer [Associate] – Miles Davis (tracks: B1)
• Remix – Gary Liozzo* (tracks: A2, B1), Robert Irving III (tracks: A2, B1)
• Soloist, Trumpet – Johnny Britt (tracks: B1)

Notes

Produced for Vitasia 22 Productions

All rhythm tracks recorded at C.R.C., Except "Think Before You Do" rhythm tracks
recorded at Chicago Trax, "Stay If You Wanna" recorded at Pumpkin Studios

All vocals recorded at Paragorn Studios, Except "Turn To Me"
and "Think Before You Do" recorded at Pumpkin Studios

Mixed at Paragorn Studios (Except "Stay If You Wanna" mixed at Pierce Arrow Recorders,
"Turn To Me" and "Think Before You Do" mixed and remixed at Pumpkin Studios)

Mastered at Sterling Studios

Management : F.A.M. Productions (Future Artist Management), Chicago, IL

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ER-1290	Tony Ransom	Ransom ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Expansion Records Inc.	ER-1290	US	1985

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