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Merciless (album)

Merciless is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills. It was released in 1983 and Stephanie's second release on Casablanca Records.[2] The album features two Billboard R&B hits in "Pilot Error", a cover version of Prince's "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" as well as "My Body" written by singer Luther Vandross. Merciless received a nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 26th Grammy Awards in 1984.

This article is about the Stephanie Mills album. For other albums with the same name, see Merciless (disambiguation) § Music.

Merciless

August 20, 1983

1982–1983

The Hit Factory
Automated Sound Studios
(New York)
Cherokee Recording Studios
The Record Plant
Bossa Nova Hotel
(Los Angeles)

track source

[3]

Stephanie Mills – lead and backing vocals

– keyboards, acoustic piano

Greg Phillinganes

– keyboards, acoustic piano

Richard Tee

– synthesizers, arrangements (7)

Johnny Mandel

– synthesizers

Danny Sembello

Nyle Steiner – synthesizers

– synthesizers

Ian Underwood

Ed Walsh – synthesizers

– guitars

Buzz Feiten

Carlos Rios – guitars

Thom Rotella - guitars

– guitars, backing vocals

Michael Sembello

David Wolfert – guitars, arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), BGV arrangements

– bass

Nathan East

– bass

Neil Stubenhaus

– drums

Ed Greene

- drums

John Robinson

– drums

Carlos Vega

– percussion

Lenny Castro

– percussion

Victor Feldman

Eddie Karam – arrangements (7)

– rhythm arrangements (9)

Ralph Schuckett

Frank Floyd – BGV arrangements

– backing vocals

Peggi Blu

Lani Groves – backing vocals

Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals

Cruz Sembello – backing vocals

Myrna Smith – backing vocals

Technical


Production