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Cara's legal battles with former record label Network were far from over when she released her first (and only) album for Elektra in 1987. This pressure evidently affected her output for the worse during this period, as the material here lacks the vocal and musical conviction of her first two albums. The pretentious, '60s-cloned "Girlfriends" is one of a handful of empty uptempo cuts. And the Michael Bolton/Doug James ballad, "Now That It's Over," never quite reaches its destination, with Cara struggling to hit the song's higher notes and only seeming to be halfway into the rest of the song. Likewise, "Be Your Number One" has a catchy refrain, but it feels like nothing's happening during the verses. With only halfway decent songs, limited production, and Cara vocally not up to par, this album will only be of interest to the true Cara conoisseur. ~ Justin M. Kantor
Personnel: Irene Cara (vocals, piano, keyboards, Synclavier, background vocals); John Farrar (guitar, horns, keyboards, vocoder, background vocals); George Johnson (guitar, keyboards, bass synthesizer, background vocals); Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); George Duke (strings, horns, piano, Synclavier, drums, percussion, programming); Randy Kerber, Frank Owens (piano); Steve Robbins (electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer); Patrice Rushen (keyboards, bass synthesizer); Marcus Ryle (string synthesizer); John "J.R." Robinson , Harvey Mason, Sr. , Jim Keltner (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Danny Sembello (programming); Sybil Thomas, Charlotte Crossley, Jo Ann Harris, David Lasley, Joel Osborne, Elesecia Wright, Jim Gilstrap, Joyce Kennedy, Luther Vandross, Lynn Davis , Rev. Patrick Henderson, Paulette McWilliams (background vocals).
Arrangers: George Johnson ; George Duke; William Seidman.
Carasmatic Music | List Price | $12.97 (You save $2.32) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Dance, R&B | | Label | Wounded Bird | | Orig Year | 1987 | | All Time Sales Rank |  156089  | | CD Universe Part number | 7928212 | | Catalog number | 724 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 09, 2009 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | George Johnson; George Duke; William Seidman; Irene Cara | | Personnel | Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
Jim Keltner - drums
George Duke - strings, horns, piano, Synclavier, drums, percussion, programming
Luther Vandross
Randy Kerber
Jim Gilstrap
David Lasley
Paulette Mcwilliams - background vocals
Patrice Rushen - keyboards, bass synthesizer
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Irene Cara Carasmatic Songs | 1. | Get a Grip |
| 2. | Give Me Love |
| 3. | We're Gonna Get Up |
| 4. | Now That It's Over |
| 5. | Say Goodnight Irene |
| 6. | Don't Wanna Let Go |
| 7. | Girlfriends - (featuring Charlotte Crossley/Joyce Kennedy/Syreeta Wright/Wanda Vaughn/Bonnie Raitt/Carole King) |
| 8. | Be Your Number One |
| 9. | Falling in Love |
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