Norma Jean (album)

Norma Jean
Studio album by Norma Jean Wright
Released	1978
Recorded	1978 at The Power Station, New York City, New York
Genre	Disco / Funk / R&B / Jazz / Samba
Length	34:38
Label	Bearsville Records Sequel
Producer	Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards
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Norma Jean is the debut solo studio album by American R&B singer Norma Jean Wright, released on Bearsville Records in 1978. The album was produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of the band Chic, and was the project directly following the band's successful selftitled debut album Chic, which featured Wright on vocals.
Norma Jean includes the singles "Saturday", a US R&B Top 20 hit (#15) in July 1978, "Having A Party" and "Sorcerer", and was followed by non-album single "High Society" (R&B #19, January 1980), also produced by the Chic team.
The album was reissued on CD with five bonus tracks by Sequel Records in 2000.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers unless otherwise noted.
Side A:

1. "Saturday" (Carter, Edwards, Rodgers) - 6:06  Listen (help·info)
2. "Having a Party" (Cooke) - 4:31
3. "I Believe in You" (Dawkins, Whiteside) - 5:13

Side B:

1. "Sorcerer" - 5:01
2. "So I Get Hurt" - 4:50
3. "This Is the Love" (Miller, Wright) - 3:09
4. "I Like Love" - 5:48

Bonus tracks 2000 CD reissue:

1. "Hold Me Lonely Boy" - 3:40
2. "High Society" (12" Mix) - 6:09
3. "Saturday Nite" (Single Mix) - 3:28
4. "Sorcerer" (12" Mix) - 7:15
5. "Having a Party" (12" Mix) (Cooke) - 5:45

Personnel

• Norma Jean Wright - lead vocals
• Luther Vandross - vocals
• David Lasley - vocals
• Alfa Anderson - vocals
• Robin Clark - vocals
• Diva Gray - vocals
• Bernard Edwards - bass guitar, vocals
• Nile Rodgers - guitars, vocals
• Kenny Lehman - woodwinds
• Tony Thompson - drums
• David Friedman - tubular bells, vibraphone
• Robert Sabino - keyboards
• Andy Schwartz - keyboards
• Tom Coppola - keyboards
• George Young - flute, tenor saxophone
• Vito Rendace - flute, tenor saxophone
• Jon Faddis - trumpet
• Barry Rodgers - trombone
• Sammy Figueroa - percussion
• Alfred Brown - strings contractor
• Gloria Augustini - harp

Production

• Bernard Edwards - record producer
• Nile Rodgers - producer