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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Common Ground - Paul Winter

Stock Number

D32Y 3182

Label

A&M Records

Country

Japan

Format

CD album.

Released: 1987-9 -21

Credit Sort descending	Role
Bill Cahn	steel drums
Chris Brown	assistant engineer
Chuck Beeson	design
Cruz Baca	lead vocal
David Darling	cello
David Greene	engineer
David Greene	producer
David Greene	remix
Dixon Van Winkle	engineer
Dixon Van Winkle	remix
Edward Kasper	illustration
Gary King	bass
Geoff Daking	assistant engineer
Janet Johnson	background vocal
Janet Johnson	lead vocal
Jay Borden	assistant engineer
Jesse Henderson	assistant engineer
Jim Scott	arranger
Jim Scott	guitar
Jim Scott	lead vocal
John Guth	12 string guitar
John Guth	lead vocal
Kwaku Dadey	percussion
Laudir de Oliveira	percussion
Matt Murray	assistant engineer
Michael Blair	percussion
Michael Holmes	lead vocal
Mike Frondelli	assistant engineer
Mike Mills	assistant engineer
Neal Ceppos	assistant engineer
Oscar Castro-Neves	arranger
Oscar Castro-Neves	classical guitar
Oscar Castro-Neves	organ
Oscar Castro-Neves	producer
Paul Berliner	arranger
Paul Berliner	percussion
Paul McCandless	arranger
Paul McCandless	english horn
Paul McCandless	flute
Paul McCandless	lead vocal
Paul McCandless	oboe
Paul Winter	alto sax
Paul Winter	arranger
Paul Winter	lead vocal
Paul Winter	producer
Paul Winter	soprano sax
Perry Cheatham	assistant engineer
Ralph Towner	arranger
Ray Brown	bass
Regina Werneck	lead vocal
Robert Chappell	percussion
Robert Ludwig	mastering
Roger Chappell	organ
Roger Chappell	synthesizer
Roland Young	art direction
Steve Gadd	percussion
Steve Horelick	percussion
Susan Osborn	background vocal
Susan Osborn	lead vocal
Tigger Benford	percussion
Tim Bomba	assistant engineer
Tom Arrison	assistant engineer
Tom Huffman	photography
Vern Carlson	assistant engineer
Zed McLarnon	assistant engineer

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