Breakwater Cat is the tenth album by American singer Thelma Houston, released in 1980 on RCA Records. The 12" single "Suspicious Minds" became a popular club hit. Breakwater Cat contains five songs written by Jimmy Webb, who was also the executive producer of the album.[1]

Breakwater Cat
Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenrePop rock, dance-pop
LabelRCA
ProducerJames Gadson, Michael Stewart

Track listing

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All songs were written by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated.

  1. "Breakwater Cat" – 3:55
  2. "Long and Lasting Love" – 5:30
  3. "Before There Could Be Me" – 3:12
  4. "Gone" – 3:43
  5. "What Was That Song" – 4:19
  6. "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 4:15
  7. "Down the Backstairs of My Life" (Eric Mercury, William Smith) – 3:00
  8. "Understand Your Man" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27
  9. "Lost and Found" (Daniel Moore) – 4:20
  10. "Something We May Never Know" (Shelby Flint) – 3:38[1]

Personnel

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Music
  • Thelma Houston – vocals
  • Sonny Burke – piano, arrangements
  • Matthew McCauley – string and horn arrangements
  • David T. Walker, Tim May, Steve Beckmeier, Carlos Rios, Steve Hunter, Fred Tackett, Greg Poree – guitar
  • David Shields, Eddie N. Watkins Jr., Keni Burke, Scott Edwards, Dennis Belfield, Reggie McBride – bass guitar
  • Gary Morse - steel guitar on "Something We May Never Know"
  • Jerry Peters - keyboards
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Jerry Hey - horn
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Clydie King – backing vocals
  • Greg Wright – backing vocals
  • Oren Waters – backing vocals
  • Tom Kelly – backing vocals
Production
  • James Gadson – producer
  • Michael Stewart – producer
  • Mike Vickers – assistant producer
  • Jimmy Webb – executive producer
  • Brian Christian – engineer
  • Frank "Cheech" D'Amici – engineer
  • Mark Linett – engineer
  • Rick Hart – engineer
  • Rick Ruggieri – engineer
  • Gribbitt! – art direction
  • Henry Vizcarra – art direction
  • Tim Bryant – art direction
  • Charles Veal, Jr. – contractor
  • Jerry Hoff – contractor
  • Sid Sharp – contractor
  • Lynne Morse – A&R coordinator
  • Linda Gerrity – production coordinator
  • Glenn Parsons - design
  • Gribbitt! - design
  • John Arrias – mixing
  • Ron Slenzak – photography[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Breakwater Cat". Discogs. Retrieved October 27, 2012.