Thelma & Jerry
Thelma & Jerry is an album by the American musicians Thelma Houston and Jerry Butler, released in 1977 on Motown Records. It is the first of two vocal duet albums Houston did with Butler. It includes the R&B chart hit, "It's a Lifetime Thing".
Track listing
- "Only the Beginning"
- "And You've Got Me"
- "It's a Lifetime Thing"
- "Medley:"If You Leave Me Now"/"Love So Right"
- "I Love You Through Windows"
- "Joy Inside My Tears"
- "Sweet Love I've Found"
- " Let's Pretend"
- "Let's Get Together"
Personnel
- Thelma Houston, Jerry Butler - lead vocals
- Byron Gregory, Danny Leek, David T. Walker - guitar
- David Shields, Henry Davis, Ron Harris - bass guitar
- Clarence McDonald, John Barnes, Lawrence Hanks, Michael B. Sutton, Terry Friar - keyboards
- Brian Grice, Ed Greene, James Gadson, Steve Cobb - drums
- Melvin Sparks - percussion
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown - congas
- Brenda Sutton, Jesse Richardson, Judy Cheeks, Keithen Carter, Mattie Butler, Patricia Henley, Sue Conway - backing vocals
- Annette Butler, Brenda M. Boyce, Georgia Ward, Homer Talbert, Naomi Henyard, Rhonda Jenkins, Steven Milburn, Tom Depierro - additional backing vocals and handclaps on "Only the Beginning"
- Arthur G. Wright, David Blumberg, Paul David Wilson - arrangements