The Heart of the Man is the debut studio album by singer Phil Perry issued in 1991 on Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists Phil Perry – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–9, 11) Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1), drum programming (1) Eric Rehl – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (1) Dave Shapiro – keyboards (2), drum programming (2) Lee Curreri – acoustic piano (3), keyboards (3, 6, 11), synthesizer programming (3, 6, 11), drum programming (3, 6) Jeff Rona – synthesizer programming (3) John Philip Shenale – synthesizer programming (3, 6, 11) Brian Mead – Fairlight CMI (3) Larry Williams – MIDI controller (3) Don Grusin – acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4) Paul Chiten – keyboards (5), synthesizer programming (5) Roman Johnson – keyboards (5), additional programming (5) George Duke – Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (7), Synclavier brass (7), Roland D550 bells (7), strings (7), fretless bass (7), percussion (7) David Garfield – keyboards (8) Jeremy Lubbock – synthesizers (9) Randy Waldman – synthesizer programming (9) Donald Robinson – keyboards (10) Carlos Rios – guitars (2) Donald Griffin – electric guitar (3, 6, 11), guitars (5) Lee Ritenour – guitars (4) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (7) Michael Landau – guitars (8) Randy Bowland – guitars (10) Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 6, 11) Gerald Albright – bass (4), soprano saxophone (4) Freddie Washington – bass (7) Jimmy Johnson – bass (8) Gerald Veasley – bass (10) Harvey Mason – drums (4) Ricky Lawson – drums (7) Carlos Vega – drums (8) Chris Alberts – drum programming (10) Jeff Porcaro – drums (11) Brian Kilgore – percussion (2) Angel Luis Figueroa – percussion (3) Lenny Castro – percussion (6, 8, 11), Akai marimba (8) Daryl Burgee – percussion (10) Brandon Fields – saxophone (2), alto saxophone (11) Dave Koz – saxophone (5) Andy Najera – alto saxophone (6, 11) David Woodford – baritone saxophone (6, 11) Everette Harp – alto saxophone (7) Steve Tavaglione – flute (8) Ernie Watts – alto saxophone (9) Garrett Adkins – trombone (6, 11) Lee Thornburg – trumpet (6, 11) Kathleen Thomas – strings (10) Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1) Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (2) Lilian Tynes-Perry – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7, 8) Brenda Russell – backing vocals (3) Alfie Silas – backing vocals (5) Fred White – backing vocals (5) Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (7) Roy Galloway – backing vocals (7) Josie James – backing vocals (7) Paulette Brown – backing vocals (8) CeCe Winans – lead vocals (10) Gabriel Hardeman – additional vocals (10) Spencer Harrison – additional vocals (10) Charlene Holloway – additional vocals (10) The Hall Family Singers – additional vocals (10) The Johnson Family Singers – additional vocals (10) The Robertson Family – additional vocals (10) The Sadler Family – additional vocals (10)
Music arrangements Barry J. Eastmond – arrangements (1) Lee Curreri – arrangements (3, 6, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11) Brenda Russell – arrangements (3) Don Grusin – arrangements (4) Paul Chiten – arrangements (5) André Fischer – arrangements (5) David Garfield – arrangements (8) David Foster – arrangements (9) Donald Robinson – arrangements (10)
Production Bruce Lundvall – executive producer Tommy Steele – art direction Johnny Lee – design Jeff Katz – photography Dan Cleary Management Associates – management
Technical credits Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California) Earl Cohen – recording (1), mixing (1) Howard Lee Wolen – recording (2) Brian Malouf – mixing (2) John Carter – recording (3, 6, 11) John Beverly Jones – recording (3, 6, 11) Tommy Vicari – mixing (3, 6, 11) Don Murray – recording (4), mixing (4) Richard McKernan – recording (5) Steve Sykes – recording (5), mixing (5) Dave Rideau – recording (7) Mick Guzauski – mixing (7) Alan Hirshberg – recording (8), mixing (8) John Arrias – recording (9) Randy Waldman – recording (9) Humberto Gatica – mixing (9) Al Alberts Jr. – recording (10) Michael Tarsia – mixing (10) Mike Harlow – assistant engineer (1) Chris Trevett – assistant engineer (1) Paula "Max" Garcia – assistant engineer (2) Greg Loskorn – assistant engineer (2) Patrick MacDougall – mix assistant (2) Chris Fuhrman – assistant engineer (3, 6, 11) Alejandro Rodriguez – assistant engineer (3, 6, 11) Mike Kloster – assistant engineer (4) Kevin Fisher – recording assistant (7) Craig Porteils – mix assistant (7) Robert Read – assistant engineer (8) Guy DeFazio – recording assistant (9) Carl Angstadt – assistant engineer (10) John Kraus – assistant engineer (10) Sal Viarellie – assistant engineer (10)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peakposition US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 17
Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 54
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