Garden of Love Light
Garden of Love Light is the debut solo album from R&B-soul-dance-pop songwriter/producer Narada Michael Walden. It featured nine tracks, seven which Walden wrote alone. It was produced by Tom Dowd. The single "Delightful" rose to number 81 on the R&B charts.
Track listing
- All songs written by Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.
- "White Night" - 4:57
- "Garden of Love Light" - 4:55
- "Delightful" - 4:51
- "First Love" - 5:52
- "Meditation" - 1:38
- "The Sun is Dancing" - 9:29
- "You Got the Soul" - 3:22
- "Saint and the Rascal" - 4:33
- "You Are Love" - 3:12
Personnel
- Narada Michael Walden - drums, percussion, timpani, vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Rhodes bass
- David Sancious – keyboards, electric sitar, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, Yamaha organ, Minimoog, organ, acoustic piano
- Don Muro – synthesizers
- Ray Gomez – guitars
- Carlos Santana – guitars
- Icarus Johnson – guitars
- Jeff Beck – guitars
- Will Lee – bass, vocals
- Sammy Figueroa – congas
- Norma Jean Bell – horns, saxophone, vocals
- Premik Russell Tubbs – horns
- Bob Knapp – horns
- Michael Gibbs – orchestra arrangements and conductor
- Perfection Light Symphony – orchestra
- Lois Colin – harp
- Cissy Houston – vocals
- The Victory Song Nightengales – vocals
- Patti Scialfa – vocals
- Stacy Johns – vocals
- Carol Shue – vocals
- Tanima Cynthia Weiss – vocals
Production
- Tom Dowd – producer
- Dennis Mackay – engineer, mixing
- Jimmy Douglass – assistant engineer
- Randy Mason – tape operator
- Stephen W. Tayler – tape operator
- Trident Studios – mixing location
- Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios
- Lynn Breslin – art direction
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Steinbicker/Houghton – photography
- Gerard Huerta – front cover lettering