• Source: Pulse (Greg Phillinganes album)

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.




Track listing


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




Personnel


Greg Phillinganes – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, arranger
Brian Banks, Anthony Marinelli – Synclavier programming, "special effects"
Richard Perry – production
Michael Brooks – engineering




= Additional track-by-track personnel

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"Behind the Mask"

David Williams – guitars
Brian Banks, Anthony Marinelli – synthesizer programming
Michael Boddicker – vocoder
Howie Rice – clap effects
Richard Page – additional backing vocals
Michael Jackson – arranger, possible backing vocals
John Arrias and John Vigran – engineering



"Won't Be Long Now"

The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals
Robbie Nevil – guitars
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Brian Banks, Anthony Marinelli – synthesizer programming
Robbie Nevil – arranger



"Playin' With Fire"

James Ingram, Howard Hewett, Phillip Ingram – backing vocals
Carlos Rios – guitar
Carlos Vega – drums
Bo Tomlyn – synthesizer programming
Jerry Hey – horns
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Jackie Jackson, Jerry Hey – arranger
John Vigran, Gary Skardina, Roger Paglia, Alex Schmoll – engineering



"I Have Dreamed"

Brian Banks and Anthony Marinelli – synthesizer programming
John Robinson – percussion
John Vigran – engineer



"Come as You Are"

Robbie Nevil – guitar
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard, and Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
Brock Walsh, Robbie Nevil – associate producers
Robbie Nevil – arranger
Bert Battaglia – engineer



"Lazy Nina"

Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming
John Robinson – drums
Philip Perry, Maxi Anderson, Darryl Phinnessee, Gwen Matthews – backing vocals
Greg Phillinganes, Cherron Taylor-Phillinganes, Shyra Mason, and Howard Dresden – claps
Donald Fagen – arranger
Jeremy Smith and John Vigran – engineering



"Signals"

Bo Tomlyn – synthesizer programming
Nathan East – bass guitar
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Richard Page, Steve George – backing vocals



"Countdown to Love"

Howie Rice – synthesizer
Dennis Herring – guitar
Howie Rice – arranger
John Arrias, Roger Paglia – engineering



"Shake It"

Anthony Marinelli and Brian Banks – synthesizers, synthesizer programming, engineering, associate producers
Daryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Anthony Marinelli, Brian Banks




= Production credits

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Assistant engineers: Greg Holguin, Bob Loftus, and Alex Schmoll
Remix engineers: Bill Schnee, Michael Brooks, John Arrias, and Lew Hahn
Mastering engineer: Stephen Marcussen




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Pulse (Greg Phillinganes album)
• Greg Phillinganes
• Pulse (disambiguation)
• The Beepers
• August (album)
• Planet Records
• Behind the Mask (song)
• Sorrow (Pink Floyd song)
• Thriller (album)
• One of These Days (instrumental)