Going on Record

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Going on Record
Studio album by
Released1983
GenreSoul
LabelRolling Snowball Productions
ProducerCurtis Pickering
Oleta Adams chronology
Untitled
(1982)
Going on Record
(1983)
Circle of One
(1990)

Going on Record is the second album by American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams released in 1983. It is her second self-released album following the 1982 Untitled album.

The album was recorded live, from a performance at the Kansas City Music Hall on July 30, 1983. Adams would re-record 3 of her original songs on the album, "Don't Look Too Closely", "I've Gotta Sing My Song" and "You Won't Get Away", on later albums when she signed to major label Fontana Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."From Now On"Oleta Adams4:00
2."Don't Look Too Closely"Adams4:04
3."If I Had a Hammer"Lee Hays, Pete Seeger3:38
4."Goodbye to a Friend"Adams3:28
5."I've Gotta Sing My Song"Adams3:56
6."You Won't Get Away"Adams4:25
7."I Made My Bed"Adams3:18
8."Handle Me with Care"Adams5:34
9."You Make Me Feel So Good"Adams3:02
10."The Greatest Love of All"Linda Creed, Michael Masser4:47

Personnel

  • Oleta Adams - lead vocals, piano
  • Walter Bryant - piano, synthesizer
  • Gordon Twist - piano, backing vocals
  • Carolyn Nelson, Eugene Williams - backing vocals
  • Lee Jones - bass guitar
  • John Cushon - drums

Production

  • Curtis Pickering : Producer
  • Chris Bauer: Engineer