The First Time: The Best of Surface

~ Release by Surface (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

℗ «1986, 1988, 1990, 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.»

Countries where available (iTunes + Deezer + Spotify)

(As of 2020-08-31).

Northern America: 🇺🇸 United States (us)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Length
1	Happy producer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend background vocals: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend lead vocals: Bernard Jackson arranger: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1986) arranged for and produced for: Surface Productions recording of: Happy writer: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Below the Surface Music	3:57
2	The First Time	4:16
3	Gotta Make Love Tonight recording of: Gotta Make Love Tonight writer: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:12
4	Can We Spend Some Time recording of: Can We Spend Some Time lyricist and composer: Bernard Jackson publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:06
5	Hold On to Love drum machine programming: Pic and David Townsend assistant engineer: Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins engineer: David Conley producer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend assistant mixer: Frank Nogueras mixer: “Bassie” Bob Brockman bass synthesizer [synth bass] and flute: Pic guitar: David Townsend guitar [lead guitar]: Vassal Benford percussion: Everett Collins synthesizer: Vassal Benford and David Townsend background vocals and lead vocals: Bernard Jackson guest vocals: Regina Bell arranger: Surface phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (in 1988) additionally recorded at: House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States recorded at: The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States mixed at: Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States recording of: Hold On to Love writer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:11
6	Never Gonna Let You Down	3:46
7	Don’t Wanna Turn You Off	5:13
8	All I Want Is You	6:01
9	Closer Than Friends recording of: Closer Than Friends writer: Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:44
10	I Missed drum machine programming: Everett Collins and Pic assistant engineer: Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins engineer: David Conley producer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend assistant mixer: Frank Nogueras mixer: Carl Beatty bass synthesizer [synth bass]: Everett Collins guitar: David Townsend percussion [orchestral hits]: Pic synthesizer [horns and synthesizer]: Vassal Benford background vocals and lead vocals: Bernard Jackson drum machine arranger: Everett Collins arranger: Surface phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (in 1988) additionally recorded at: House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States recorded at: The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States mixed at: Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States recording of: I Missed writer: Everett Collins, David “Pic” Conley and Bernard Jackson publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Deep Faith Music, EMI April Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:56
11	Lately producer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend background vocals: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend lead vocals: Bernard Jackson arranger: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1986) arranged for and produced for: Surface Productions recording of: Lately writer: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:05
12	Let’s Try Again producer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend background vocals: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend lead vocals: Bernard Jackson arranger: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (in 1986) arranged for and produced for: Surface Productions recording of: Let’s Try Again writer: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	3:56
13	We’re All Searchin’ recording of: We’re All Searchin’ writer: David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:35
14	Shower Me With Your Love drum machine programming: Brian Simpson assistant engineer: Joe Intile and Master Paul Higgins engineer: David Conley and John Falzarano producer: David “Pic” Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend assistant mixer: Frank Nogueras mixer: “Bassie” Bob Brockman bass synthesizer [synth bass] and keyboard: Brian Simpson cymbal [cymbals]: Bob Brockman guitar: David Townsend saxophone [sax]: Pic synthesizer [string synthesizer]: Bobby Wooten background vocals and lead vocals: Bernard Jackson synthesizer [strings] arranger: Bobby Wooten arranger: Surface phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (in 1988) additionally recorded at: House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States recorded at: Skip’s Hit House Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Lab in West Orange, New Jersey, United States mixed at: Marathon Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States recording of: Shower Me With Your Love lyricist and composer: Bernard Jackson publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:54

Credits

Release

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/us/album/178656271 [info]
ASIN:	US: B0023QVEYU [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/7xc458qB6WtWcmZt0CqWXk [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/8285200 [info]
streaming page:	Amazon Music US [info] https://music.apple.com/us/album/178656271 [info] https://tidal.com/album/2915316 [info] https://us.napster.com/artist/surface/album/the-first-time-the-best-of-surface [info]