SINGLE
Original Label: Full Moon / Epic Records, USA (JE-35367)
Original Release Year: 1978
Reissued CD Release: 1st Reissue: June 1, 1991 (Sony Music, Japan ESCA 5300), 2nd Reissue: September 19, 2002 (Sony Music, Japan EICP 7064)
Producer: David Foster

Musicians:
Background Vocal: Bobby Kimball, Michael McDonald, Daryl Hall
Drums: Jeff Porcaro, Larry Tolbot
Bass: David Hungate
Guitars: Ray Parker Jr., Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather
Keyboard: David Paich, Steve Porcaro, David Foster
Horns: Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Oscar Brashear, Larry Williams
Percussion: Paulinho da Costa

Tracks:
1. What Good Is Love
2. I Don't Want You Anymore
3. We Both Tried
4. Yo' Mama
5. Fly With Me
6. Love Is Forever
7. Careless
8. Elayne
9. Keys To The Kingdom

 


RUNAWAY
Label: Elektra
Release Date: 1980
Producer: David Foster & Kenny Loggins

Musicians:
Guitars: Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin
Bass: Jon Pierce, Abraham Laboriel, Lee Sklar
Keyboards, Synthesizers: David Foster
Piano: Bill Champlin
Drums: John Robinson, Ed Greene, Larry Tolbert, Jeff Porcaro
Percussion: Paul Lani, Humberto Gatica
Sax: Tom Scott
Horns: Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Chuck Findley, Kim Hutchcraft, Larry Williams
Background Vocals: Tom Kelly, David Foster, Richard Page, Venette Gloud, Kenny Loggins, Tamara Matoesian, Carmen Grillo

Tracks:
1. Runaway
2. One Way Ticket
3. Sara
4. Tonight Tonight
5. Runaway Reprise
6. Take It Uptown
7. Satisfaction
8. Stop Knockin' on My Door
9. Gotta Get Back to Love
10. Without You
11. Fool Is All Alone


NO WASTED MOMENTS
Label: Elektra (Warner-Pioneer WPCP-3645)
Release Date: 1990
Producers: Joey Carbone and Bill Champlin

Musicians:
Guitars: Kevin Dukes, John Goux
Drums: Carlos VegaBass: Dennis Belfield
Keyboard: Joey Carbone, Gordo Goodwin
Background Vocals: Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Jason Scheff, Bobby Caldwell
Trumpet: Rick Baptist, Bill Armstrong
Sax: Danny Pelfrey, Dan Higgins, Greg Smith
Flugelhorn: Lee Loughnane
Flute: Walt Parazaider

Tracks:
1. Lovers Tonight
2. No Wasted Moments
3. Sticky Situation
4. Before You Go
5. The City


BURN DOWN THE NIGHT
Label: Emotion (Bandai Visual Co. BCCA-22)

Release Date: May 21, 1992
Producers: Greg Mathieson and Bill Champlin

Musicians:
Guitars: Bruce Gaitsch, Steve Lukather, Terry Haggerty
Drums: Tris Imboden
Bass: George Hawkins, Abraham Laboriel
Keyboard: Greg Mathieson
Synth Programming: Casey Young, Dennis Matkosky
Percussion: Luis Conte
Sax: Danny Pelfrey, Tom Scott
Trumpet: Bill Churchville
Background Vocals: Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Mona Lisa Young, Joseph Williams

Tracks:
1. Highest Stakes
2. The Thunder
3. For Less Than A Song
4. Headed For The Top
5. When Loves Come Around
6. Still Worth Saving
7. Same Old Song
8. In Love Too Young
9. First And Last
10. Fly By The Light

Remarks: This album is also released by BEVERLY RECORDS in Germany and also available in U.S.A (TURNIP THE MUSIC GROUP 48330 7 2).


THROUGH IT ALL
Label : TURNIP THE MUSIC GROUP(Polystar. PSCW-5080)
Release Date: October 24, 1994
Producers: Greg Mathieson, Bruce Gaitsch, Dennis Matkosky and Bill Champlin

Musicians:
Guitars: Bruce Gaitsch
Bass: Abraham Laboriel
Keyboard: Gardner Cole, Greg Mathieson, Dennis Matkosky
Synth Programming: Casey Young, Mike Murphy, Kiki Ebsen
Percussion: Luis Conte
Sax: Tom Saviano
Horns: Dave Koz, Lee Thornberg, Rick Baptiste, Danny Pelfrey
Background Vocals: Tamara Champlin

Tracks:
1. I Must Have Been A Fool
2. Turn Your Love
3. Just To Be Loved
4. Proud Of Our Blindness
5. Come On In
6. Sound Of The Rain
7. Through It All
8. In The Heat Of The Night
9. Little Sister
10. Light Up The Candles

Remarks: This album is also released by BEVERLY RECORDS in Germany and also available in U.S.A (TURNIP THE MUSIC GROUP 48330 11 2).


HE STARTED TO SING
Label : TURNIP THE MUSIC GROUP(Polystar. PSCW5341)
Release Date: November 25, 1995
Producer: Bill Champlin

Musicians:
Guitars: Bruce Gaitsch, Jerry Lopez
Drums: Billy Ward
Bass: Abraham Laboriel, George Hawkins
Keyboard: Greg Mathieson
Keyboard and Background Vocals: Janey Clewer
Trumpets: Gary Grant, Steve Madaio
Sax: Tom Saviano (Alto), Dave Boruff (Tenor), Brandon Fields (Baritone)
Background Vocals: Tamara Champlin, Tracy Gable, Jason Scheff

Tracks :
1. He Started To Sing
2. Love Is Gonna Find You
3. It's About Time
4. Party Time In D.C.
5. Love Comes And Go
6. Sex Thang
7. Southern Serenade
8. One Love at A Time
9. God Sent Angels
10. Someone Else

Remarks: This album is also released by BEVERLY RECORDS in Germany. Furthermore, Borderline Records also releases this CD.


MAYDAY
Label : Champlin Records (CR001)
Release Date: December 27, 1996
Producer: Bill Champlin

Musicians:
Guitars and Vocals: Jerry Lopez
Drums: Eddie Garcia
Bass and Vocals: Rochon Westmoreland
Keyboard: Greg Mathieson
Sax: Tom Saviano
Background Vocals: Tamara Champlin

Tracks:
1. Party Time In D.C.
2. Lovers Tonight
3. Take It Uptown
4. Southern Serenade
5. Backstreets Of Paradise (lead vocal: Tamara Champlin)
6. Organ Solo / In The Heat Of The Night
7. Headed For The Top
8. Another Day / Song For My Grandfather
9. After The Love Is Gone
10. First And Last
11. Bass Solo
12. Gold Mine
13. Drum Solo
14. Satisfaction

Remarks: This album is the live album recorded May 1st & 2nd, 1996 at Leeds Rehearsal Facility in North Hollywood, California.


VIDEOGRAPHY

BILL CHAMPLIN: IN CONCERT (DVD)
Label: Music Video Dist.
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Producer: Michael Au

Tracks:
1. Papa Can Fly
2. Still Worth Savin'
3. When Love Comes Around
4. First and Last
5. In the Heat of the Night
6. Lookin' for You
7. Thunder
8. Turn Your Love Around
9. Beggin' You Baby
10. Headed for the Top
11. Everywhere

**Plus DVD Bonus footage


SINGLES

THE CITY (c/w its instrumental version)
CD Single: Warner Pioneer WPDP-6219
Release Date: April 10, 1990
Remarks : This song was used in the commercial film of Tokyo Gas. This song is included in his solo album titled "NO WASTED MOMENTS".

MEMORIES OF HER c/w ELLIE MY LOVE
CD Single:Sony SRDL3344
Release Date: August 1, 1991

Remarks : First single CD From the compilation album titled "Mid-Summer Blossoms"(Sony SRCL-1958) which is cover version compilation album of hit songs originally performed by one of the most popular Japanese Rock Group "Southern All Stars".

SOUTHERN SERENADE c/w LOVE IS GONNA FIND YOU, LOVERS TONIGHT and TAKE IT UPTOWN
CD Single: Borderline Records (Sweden) (BLCDS10)
Release Date: April, 1996
Remarks : 2 tracks from the album "He Started To Sing" with the rare live tracks "Lovers Tonight" (from the album "No Wasted Moments") and "Take It Uptown" (from the album "Runaway"). This Live tracks are recorded at Restaurang Opalen, Jonkoping, Sweden on December 15,1994.


COMPILATIONS
*This is a partial list

YOU ARE THE REASON

SAY WHAT YOU MEAN
From the Japanese movie original soundtrack album "Akireta-DEKA"(Warner-Pioneer 32XD-901)
Release Date: 1987

YESTERDAY
From the album "All We Need Is Love" (Toshiba EMI, Japan TOCT-5657)
Release Date: April 24, 1991
Remarks : Bill covers evergreen Beatles masterpiece "Yesterday" with Japanese musicians as the special unit called "Akihabara Electric Circus featuring Bill Champlin.

SHA LA LA

MEMORIES OF HER

ELLIE MY LOVE
From the album:"Mid-Summer Blossoms"(Sony SRCL-1958)
Release Date: June 21, 1991
Remarks : Duet with Katrina Perkins, This song is originally performed by one of the most popular Japanese Rock Group "Southern All Stars".

WELCOME TO THE EDGE
From the album: "Love Stories" (Virgin Japan VJCA-00014)
Release Date: March 4, 1992
Remarks : This song is originally performed by Billy Hughes.

BEGINNING IS ALWAYS RAINING
From the album:"Goody's" (BMG Victor BVCR-107)
Release Date: December 2, 1992
Remarks : This song is performed with Jason Scheff, which is originally performed by one of the most popular Japanese Pop Duo "Chage and Aska".

I KNOW LOVE
From the album:"The Return of West Coast Pop Sampler Vol.1" (BEVERLY RECORDS BEV 871 005 which is released in Germany)
Release Date: September, 1994
Remarks : This song is only available on this sampler CD as Bonus track.

FOR LOVE'S SAKE

I'M NOT PERFECT
From the German movie original soundtrack album "Irren Ist Mannlich"(Buena Vista International, BMG Germany 74321 423386 2 ). "FOR LOVE'S SALE" is performed with Michelle Wolf.
Release Date: October, 1996

SARAH (Acoustic Version with Bruce Gaitsch)

LEAP OF FAITH
From the compilation album "Thoughtscape Sounds '97 CD Sampler" (Toughtscape Sounds, U.S.A TSS0004)
Release Date: July 8, 1997
Remarks: "Sarah" original version can be listened on Bill's album "Runaway" and "Leap Of Faith" is previously unreleased.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS

SHINE ON ME

WE'RE ALL ALONE
From the album: "West Coast All Stars - California Dreamin'" (Music Garden/Seanson XYCF-50004)
Release Date: July 18, 1997
Remarks : "West Coast All Stars - California Dreamin'" is a special project CD for the summer of 1997 produced by Joey Carbone featuring four incredible vocalists, that is Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff of CHICAGO, Bobby Kimball and Joseph Williams of ex TOTO. This album is basically A Capella vocal album of cover versions of American pops classics such as "California Dreamin'" originally performed by Mamas & Papas.

BAD NEWS
From the compilation album "Thoughtscape Sounds '97 CD Sampler 2" (Toughtscape Sounds, U.S.A TSS0013)
Release Date: December 16, 1997
Remarks: previously unreleased.

MY HOME TOWN

LOVE THROUGH TIME
From the album "Love Story; Kazumasa Oda Songbooks" (Victor Entertainment, Japan <VICL61090>)
Release Date: Feburary 21, 2003
Remarks: This song is originally performed by Japanese male pop singer named Kazumasa Oda

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VOCAL CREDITS
list compiled by Jeremy Holiday
 

Lee Ritenour
Isn't She Lovely
Captain Fingers
1977

Lee Ritenour
Morning Glory
The Captain’s Journey
1978

Jay Graydon
What Good Is Love (demo version)
It’s Right To Be In Love
Past To Present The 70s
1978

Harvey Mason
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Groovin’ You
1979

Paulinho DaCosta
Seeing Is Believing
Take It On Up
Happy People
1979

Herbie Hancock
It All Comes Round
Monster
1980

Airplay
After The Love Is Gone
Airplay
1980

Tim Weisberg
I’m The Lucky One
Don’t Keep Me Waiting, Girl
What’s Going On
Party of One
1980

Kazu Featuring Carlos Rios
At The End of The Alley (England, 1840∑)
Then I Heard The Sound of Rain
The Direction-West
1982

Bill Champlin
Daddy’s Favorite Fool
Chicago 16 (Rhino reissue)

Michel Berger
Walking Through The Big Apple (w/ Lynn Carey)
Dreams In Stone
1983

Hiromi Iwasaki
Both of Us
I Won't Break Your Heart
1984

Bill Champlin
Liberty Light
They Come To America
1986

Bill Champlin
Alone in the Night
Apology soundtrack
1986

Patti LaBelle & Bill Champlin
The Last Unbroken Heart
Miami Vice II soundtrack
1986

Bill Champlin
You Are The Reason
Say What You Mean
Akireta-DEKA
1987

Tim Cain
Come Back Baby
Crocodile
1988

Gary Herbig
America
Another Day
Gary Herbig

Bill Champlin
In The Heat Of The Night
Television’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 7
1988

Bill Champlin
Somethin’ To Believe In
Sing soundtrack
1989

Bruce Gaitsch featuring Bill Champlin
Falling In Love
Cool Treasures: The Unreleased Tracks
1989-90

Kevin Cronin & Friends
Hard To Believe
Hard To Believe CD promo single
1991

Akihabara Electric Circus featuring Bill Champlin
Yesterday
All We Need Is Love
April 24, 1991

Tom Scott
If You’re Not The One For Me
Reason For The Rain
Keep This Love Alive
June 11, 1991

Bill Champlin
Sha La La (w/ Katrina Perkins)
Memories Of Her
Ellie My Love
Mid-Summer Blossoms
June 21, 1991

Bill Champlin
Welcome To The Edge
Love Stories
March 4, 1992

Bill Champlin
Born Under a Bad Sign
Nightmare Café soundtrack
March 31, 1992

Bill Champlin
Time Will Bring You Love
Good Friends
The Usual Suspects
May 22, 1992

Bill Champlin
Deep Water
Night And The City soundtrack
November 3, 1992

Jay Graydon
After The Love Is Gone
She Just Can’t Make Up Her Mind
Airplay For The Planet
September 29, 1993

Bill Champlin
I Know Love
The Return Of The West Coast Pop Sampler Vol. 1
September 1994

Bruce Gaitsch
Everyday Thing
A Lyre In A Windstorm
November 22, 1995

Minako Obata
Can I Help It
True Piece of Mind
February 21, 1996

Bill Champlin
For Love’s Sake (w/ Michelle Wolf)
I’m Not Perfect
Irren Ist Mannlich
October 1996

Mark Portmann
Come As You Are
No Truer Words
January 28, 1997

Mark's Brothers
They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To
Something With a Pulse
March 1997

Bruce Gaitsch
Aphasia
Aphasia
July 8, 1997

Bill Champlin
Sarah (acoustic version)
Leap of Faith
Thoughtscape Sounds ‚97 CD Sampler
July 8, 1997

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
River of Dreams
Heavenly
September 16, 1997

Janey Clewer
Forever Valentines
When Stars Collide (also on Kiss By Kiss compilation)
October 22, 1997

Bill Champlin
Bad News
Thoughtscape Sounds ‚97 CD Sampler 2
December 16, 1997

Denander-Gaitsch
Crawfish Blues
Counterparts
November, 1998

Billy Ward
Sound of the Rain
Danger Zone
High Heel Sneakers
Two Hands Clapping
December 1, 1998

Francis Rocco Prestia
Everybody On The Bus
Don’t Play Around
Everybody On the Bus
January 19, 1999

Visionary
Anything For You (Bill Champlin & Warren Wiebe)
Highest Calling
May, 1999

Dakota
Brother to Brother
Little Victories
February 15, 2000

Tom Saviano
One More Dance
Crossings
February 22, 2000

Strokeland Superband
Color Me Gone
Kick It Up A Step!
December 5, 2000

Marino
Who Said
The Unexpected Alliance
February, 2001

Nicky Trebek featuring Bill Champlin
Every Beat Of Your Heart
Nicky Trebek
2001?

Brian Bromberg
Come On, Come Over
Jaco
August 27, 2002

Bill Champlin
My Home Town
Love Through Time
Love Story; Kazumasa Oda Songbook
February 21, 2003

AOR
Lost In Your Eyes
Teach Me How To Love You Again
Dreaming Of L.A.
August 10, 2003

Peter Friestedt
Livin’ In Your Eyes
Time To Play
Take A Little Chance
The L.A. Project
December 2, 2003

Grady Nichols
Heaven Help Us All
Amazing Grace
In The Fullness Of Time
September 21, 2004

Greg Mathieson
Foreign Fire
Love Will Take You
West Coast Groove
Mic Gillette
How Was I To Know
I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get)
Ear Candy
November 8, 2005

Bill Champlin
North Wind
Noriyuki Makihara Songs From L.A.
February 21, 2007