Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

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A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Keepin' Love New - Howard Johnson

Stock Number

SP 17211

Matrix

SP 017212-X/Y

Label

A&M Records

Country

United States

Format

12-inch.

Released: 1982

Recording Notes

Promotional only

Track Sort descending	Track Title	Track Time
1	Keepin' Love New (Edited Version)	00:03:47
2	Keepin' Love New (Album Version)	00:04:05

Credit Sort descending	Role
Andy Hoffman	assistant engineer
B. J. Nelson	background vocal
Bashiri Johnson	percussion
Bobby Gordon	assistant engineer
Chuck Beeson	art direction
David Vance	photography
Fonzi Thornton	background vocal
Freddie Jackson	background vocal
Greg Mann	assistant engineer
Harry	hand claps
Harry Spridakis	assistant engineer
Herb Powers, Jr.	mastering
Howard Johnson	background vocal
Howard Johnson	vocal
Howard Smiley	executive producer
Ira Siegal	guitar
Jeff Sigman	guitar
Kashif	background vocal
Kashif	hand claps
Kashif	piano
Kashif	producer
Kashif	rhythm arrangement
Kashif	synthesizer
Kevin Jenkins	bass
Kwaku	hand claps
Kwaku	vocal
Leslie Ming	drums
Marvin Flemming	hand claps
Marvin Flemming	vocal
Melanie Nissen	design
Michael Barbiero	engineer
Michael Barbiero	mix
Michael Christopher	assistant engineer
Michelle Cobbs	background vocal
Morrie Brown	bells
Morrie Brown	guitar
Morrie Brown	hand claps
Morrie Brown	producer
Morrie Brown	rhythm arrangement
Paul Jones	producer
Paul Lawrence	producer
Paul Lawrence Jones	background vocal
Paul Lawrence Jones	celesta
Paul Lawrence Jones	hand claps
Paul Lawrence Jones	piano
Paul Lawrence Jones	producer
Paul Lawrence Jones	rhythm arrangement
Paul Lawrence Jones	synthesizer
Philip Ballou	background vocal
Ralph Schuckett	piano
Ralph Schuckett	string and horn arrangement
Regi King	background vocal
Russell Robertson	percussion
Steve Goldman	engineer
Steve Goldman	mix
Ted Perlman	guitar
Thom Rotella	guitar
Tinker Barfield	bass
Trevor Gale	drums
Wayne Brathwaite	bass

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