But it didn’t have a C section, and that’s what stopped me for George. Like, remember James Ingram’s “One Hundred Ways?” I had tried to record that with George Benson. ![]() Even if it’s not their song, they’ve got something to add to it. When you get your team all involved going in the same direction, that’s when you make great records.Īnd it takes total loyalty to the songs. One of the responsibilities of a producer is to know what’s best at everything. Jerry Hey, Rod Temperton, Bruce Swedien, Greg Phillinganes – that was way before Michael. I had a superstar team way before I even worked with Michael. And if it’s Number Two, you want to be Number One. You ever hear anybody say I got a Top Six record? A Top 11 record? Nuh-uh. ![]() ![]() But all the way back to when I did Lesley Gore in the Sixties, the least-favorite records of mine were ones at Numbers Two, Six and 11. The more you get involved in that team, the better the project’s going to be. People get into their own opinions about I, me, my, those perspectives on making records.
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