1980 Seals & Crofts The Longest Road

1980 The Longest Road

Seals & Crofts

Louie Shelton - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Producer, Soloist

Several unreleased songs were recorded during the sessions for THE LONGEST ROAD: "Another Night In the City," "Girls On the Beach," "Baby It's You," "Never Live Without Your Love" and "Can't Say No." "Never Live Without Your Love" was played in concert, however.
Recording Engineer - Jospeh Bogan; Mixed By - Louie Shelton; Assistant Engineers - Deborah Thompson, Brian Behrns, Bob Bullock, Michael Bell; Production Assistant - Johnnie Holmes; Technical Assistant - Bob Moore; Recorded at Dawnbreaker Studio; Mixed at Dawnbreaker Studio and Rhumbo; Mastered at A&M Records By Bernie Grundman; Dear Brian, thank you for your contributions, friendship and your spirit; Special thanks to Robin Rothman, Lenny Waronker, Ed Rosenblatt amd Mo Ostin for their continuing faith and support; Management - Marcia Day, Day 5 Productions; Photography - Luis Lizarraga; Art Direction - Peter Whorf; Design - Eddie Herch. Produced by Louie Shelton

1976 Seals & Crofts Get Closer

1976 Get Closer

Seals & Crofts

Louie Shelton - Guitar, Vocals

Produced by Louie Shelton; Recorded at Dawnbreaker Studio; Engineering By Joseph Bogan; Sound Consultant – Michael Fraser; Cover Photography – Norman Seeff; Photography of Musicians on Sleeve – Louie Lizarraga; Art Direction & Design – Lockart; Guitar – James Seals, Larry Carlton, Louie Shelton, Ray Parker and Lee Ritenour; Mandolin – Dash Crofts; Keyboards – David Paich; Bass – David Hungate and Wilton Felder; Drums – Jeff Porcaro and Ed Greene; Tablas – Milt Holland; Electric Piano – Jope Sample; Alto Sax – Jim Horn; Background Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Merna Matthews, Shirley Matthews, Carl Carmichel and Donnie Shelton; Arrangement of “Get Closer” by Gene Page; Strings Arrangements on “Red Long Ago” and “Don’t Fail” by David Paich.

1975 Seals & Crofts I'll Play for You

1975 I'll Play for You
Seals & Crofts
Louie Shelton - Guitar, Vocals, Producer

Produced by Louie Shelton; Horn and String Arrangements – David Paich; Vocals – Jim Seals and Dash Crofts; Guitars and Banjos – Jim Seals and Louie Shelton; Keyboards – David Paich and Jack Lenz; Drums – Ed Green, Jeff Porcaro on “Golden Rainbow,” Jim Varley on “I’ll Play For You”; Percussion – Antoine Dearborn; Trumpet – Larry Ford, Ron King, Paul Hubinon and Bobby Shew; Reeds – Bob Crosby, Jim Horn, Steve Leeds, Gebe Cipriano and Henry Sigismondi; Trombone – Dick “Slyde” Hyde, John Leys, Lew McCreary; Bass – Wilton Felder, Mike Porcaro on “I’ll Play For You” and “Castles In the Sand”; Slide Guitar – Ovid Stevens; Flute – Jack Lenz on “I’ll Play For You”; Arp Synthesizer – Jack Lenz on “Fire and Vengeance”; Engineers – Tom Knox and Joe Bogan; Second Engineer – Marcus Joseph; Studio – Dawnbreaker Studios, California; Special thanks to Jerry Spry; Art Direction and Design – Robert Lockart; Photography – Ivan Nagy.