Don’t Cry Out Loud

Album by Melissa Manchester

Released October 1978

Art Rodriguez
drums (drum set) [8], electronic drum set [8]
Barry Fasman
arranger [3]
Bill Payne
piano [3]
Chuck Findley
trumpet [5]
Chuck Rainey
bass guitar [1-2, 4-5, 7-10]
Claudia Cagan
background vocals [5]
Dave Blumberg
arranger [9], strings [2, 6, 9], woodwind [2, 9]
David Hungate
bass guitar [3]
David Lewel
baritone saxophone [5], tenor saxophone [5]
David T. Walker
electric guitar [1-2, 4-5, 7, 9-10]
Dennis Budimir
guitar [3]
Dick Hyde
trombone [5]
Ed Greene
drums (drum set) [10]
Gene Page
strings [1, 4, 7, 10]
Greg Phillinganes
electric piano [1-2, 4-5, 7-10]
Harry Bluestone
solo [2], violin [2]
Harry Maslin
mix [3], producer [3]
James Gadson
background vocals [9], drums (drum set) [1-2, 4, 7, 9], electronic drum set [1-2]
Jay Graydon
guitar [10]
Jim Keltner
drums (drum set) [3]
Lee Ritenour
guitar [2-5, 8-9]
Lenny Castro
percussion [1-2, 4-5, 7-10]
Leon Ware
arranger [7, 9], background vocals [1-2, 4-5, 9], producer [1-2, 4-11]
Lew McCreary
trombone [5]
Melissa Manchester
background vocals [1-2, 4-5, 9-10], lead vocals [1-10], piano [2, 6, 10], vocal [11]
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer [5, 8]
Mike Carnahan
tenor saxophone [5]
Milt Calise
engineer [1-9, 11]
Phil Schier
mix [1-2, 4-11]
Reginald “Sonny” Burke
synthesizer [5]
Richard Tee
piano [1, 4-5, 7, 9-10]
Steve Madaio
trumpet [5]
Tom Saviano
alto saxophone [5], arranger [1-2, 4, 7-8, 10], brass [1, 4-5], tenor saxophone [5]
Tommy Morgan
harmonica [7]