Prince – For You
Master of the “wah wah” pedal, Melvin Ragin aka guitarist Wah Wah Watson served in the Motown house band throughout the 70’s and has played on albums by Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Bobby Womack, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bohannon, Bobbi Humphrey and more. Elementary is Watson’s solo debut and includes, not surprisingly, some of the best session musicians in the game including Louis Johnson, Joe Sample, Ray Parker Jr., and others.
Recommended – A1 Goo Goo Wah Wah, B4 Bubbles, B2 Love Ain’t Somethin’ (That You Get For Free), B3 I’ll Get By Without You
Tags: Detroit / Jazz-funk / Samples
Tracklist:
A1 Goo Goo Wah Wah
A2 Love My Blues Away
A3 Cry Baby
A4 My Love For You Comes And Goes
A5 Together (Whatever)
B1 Sunset Boulevard
B2 Love Ain’t Somethin’ (That You Get For Free)
B3 I’ll Get By Without You
B4 Bubbles
B5 Good Friends
Credits:
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Dale Warren, Bob Manchurian*
Bass – Louis Johnson
Clavinet [Hohner D6] – John Barnes
Drums – Ollie Brown
Engineer – David Rubinson, Fred Catero
Engineer [Assistant] – Susie Foot, Tim Kramer
Guitar – Wah Wah Watson*, Ray Parker, Jr.*
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – George Horn, Phil Brown
Photography By – Herb Greene
Piano – Clarence McDonald, Joe Sample
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp 2600] – Sonny Burke (2)
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Wah Wah Watson*
Synthesizer [Maestro Universal Synthesizer System], Talkbox [Voice Bag], Electronics [Echoplex, Maestro Sample And Hold Unit], Effects [Boomerang Wah Wah] – Wah Wah Watson*
Vocals – Wah Wah Watson*, The Waters Family*
