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VINCENT MONTANA JR. Discography
KEY: PL = Played on recording as Vibraharpist or Percussionist, Tympani,
Marimba, Orchestra Bells and Chimes
AC = Arranged musical composition and conducted recording session
P = Produced recording session and booked all musicians.
WC = As Writer and Publisher of the composition recorded.
PL Frankie Avalon Solid Gold Single "Venus" (Single) 1959
PL Soul Survivors "Expressway To Your Heart" (Single) 1967
PL Cliff Nobles hit Instrumental "The Horse" (Single) 1968
PL Eddie Holman "Hey There Lonely Girl" (Single) 1969
PL Delfonics (LP) I’m Sorry, "La La Means I Love You" (Single) 1969
PL The Intruders "Save The Children" including the hit song
"I’ll Always Love My Mama" "When We Get Married"(LP)
"Cowboys to Girls", their first album, "The Energy of Love"(LP)
"The Intruders Greatest Hits", including "Together and United" 1969-1972
PL Jerry Butler Five LP’s - "You and Me" "The Ice Man Cometh"
"Soul Goes On" "The Spice of Life" "Ice on Ice" 1969-1972
PL The O’Jays "The O’Jays in Philadelphia" (LP) including
"One Night Affair" "Backstabber"(LP)including: "Love Train",
"992 Arguments", and the title cut, "Backstabbers"
"Family Reunion"(LP) including "I Love Music" 1969-1975
PL Wilson Pickett "Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia"(LP) 1970
PL Dusty Springfield "A Brand New Me" (LP) 1970
PL The Assembled Multitude (LP) "Overture For Tommy" 1970
PL The Philly Ambassadors "The Ambassadors" (LP) 1970
PL/AC The Electric Indians "The Electric Indians" (LP) "Keem-o-Sabe"
WC was Vincent’s first gold single 1970
PL/AC Cissie Houston (Whitney Mother) Cissy Houston on Janice Records 1971
PL The Family "Family Affair" (LP)
PL The Stylistics (LP) "You are Everything", " Betcha By Golly Wow"
"Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart", "People Make The World Go
Round" 1971
PL The Stylistics "Round 2" (LP) "I’m Stone in Love With You"
"Break Up To Make Up" 1972
PL Joe Simon "Drowning in the Sea of Love: (LP) 1972
PL Ronny Dyson "One Man Band" (LP) 1972
PL Dick Jenson "Dick Jenson" (LP) 1973
PL/AC The True Reflections "Where I’m Coming From", "Helpless Man"
"Look at all the Lonely People" 1973
PL Johnny Mathis "I’m Coming Home" (LP) including such hits
as "Foolish" "Stone In Love With You" "Stop Look and Listen
to Your Heart" 1973
PL Billy Paul, "Ebony Woman" (LP) "Going East(LP) "The 360 Degrees
of Billy Paul" (LP) including the Gold single, "Me and Mrs. Jones"
"Feeling Good at the Cadillac Club"(LP) 1972-73
PL Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes "I Miss You" (LP) "If You Don’t 1972-81
Know Me By Now" and "I Miss You"
All Things Happen in Time (LP)
PL Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, "Black and Blue"
AC "Is There A Place For Me" "Caberet" "The Love I Lost" 1973
PL The Spinners, "The Spinners"(LP) including the One Million Sellers
"Could It Be I’m Falling in Love" and "I’ll Be Around" 1973
PL/AC The First Choice (LP) "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" and 1974
The Player LP) "Guilty", "Guilty Instrumental"(Single)
PL/AC The Whispers "Bingo" (LP) "The True Reflection"(LP) 1973/74
PL/AC The Ebonys "The Ebonys"(LP) 1973
PL/AC The Jacksons 5 Third Album (LP) 1973
PL/AC Brenda and The Tabulaions "Brenda and The Tabulations"(LP) 1973
PL Patty La Belle "La Belle"(LP) 1973
PL/AC The Tramps "Disco Inferno"(single) and (LP) 1973
PL Lou Rawls "Lou Rawls" (LP) 1973
PL/AC Eddie Kendricks "Eddie Kendricks"(LP) 1973
PL/AC Vic Damone "Vic Damone"(LP) 1973
PL/AC Jean Carne "Jean Carne"(LP) 1973
PL Barbara Mason "Give Me Your Love" (LP) including the hits
AC "Yes I’m Ready", "When I Fall In Love", "Everything I Own"
"Let Me in Your Life" and "Bed and Board" 1973
PL/AC First Choice (LP) "Armed and Extremely Dangerous"
"Running Out of Fools" "A Boy Named Junior"
"Smarty Pants" 1973
PL Laura Nyro and LaBelle "Gonna Take A Miracle" 1973
PL Billy Paul "War of The Gods" (LP) 1973
PL The O’Jays "Ship Ahoy"(LP) 1973
PL The Stylistics "Rock and Roll Baby" (LP) 1973
PL/AC Blue Magic "The Magic of The Blue" (LP)
"Let Me Be The One"(Single)"Looking For a Friend"(Single) 1974
PL/AC Blue Magic "Blue Magic (LP) "Look Me Up" "Side Show
"I Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely" "Answer To My Prayer"
"Tear It Down" 1974
PL/AC The Delfonics "Alive and Kicking" (LP) "Think It Over"
"I Don’t Want To Make You Wait", "I Told You So"
"Start All Over" 1974
PL Billy Paul "Live in Europe"(LP) 1974
PL William DeVaughn "Be Thankful For What You Got" (LP) 1974
PL Nancy Wilson "Now I’m a Woman" (LP) 1974
PL/AC Blue Magic, Major Harris, Margie Joseph, "Live"
"Musical Extravaganza Lights Up The Latin Casino
Arranged and Conducted Live on Stage Production 1975
PL The Three Degrees "International"(LP) 1975
PL Disco Pak "Get Down With The Philly Sound" (LP) 1975
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra "The Sal Soul Orchestra"(LP) 1975
WC/P "Sal Soul Hustle" "Chicago Bus Stop"(Ooh I Love It)
"You’re Just The Right Size, "Sal Soul Rainbow"
"Tangerine" "Love Letters"
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra "The Sal Soul Strings"(LP) 1975 -1978
WC/P "How Deep is Your Love" (LP)
PL/AC Sal Soul Orchestra, "Electric Lady"(LP) Featuring
WC/P Artist Carol Williams 1976
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra "Christmas Jollies"(LP) 1976
WC/P Sold over 6 Million 1976 to 1997
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra "Nice N’ Nasty"(LP) 1976
WC/P "It’s Good For the Soul" "NIce ‘N’ Nasty"
"Ritzy Mambo
PL/AC Fat Larry’s Band(LP) "Feel It" and "Center City" 1976
WC/P
PL/AC Astrud Gilberto (LP) "That Girl From Ipanema" 1976
PL/AC Grace Jones "Portfolio" "Tomorrow"
"Send in The Clowns" "What I Did For Love" 1977
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra "Magic Journey"(LP) 1977
WC including the Grammy nominated single "Getaway"
"Magic Bird of Fire" "Runaway"
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra (LP)
WC "Disco Boogie " Super Hits For Nonstop Dancing " 1977
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra’s Greatest Hits"(LP)
WC "Music For Nonstop Dancing" Rereleased 1975, 1976, & 1978.
PL/AC "Charo and The Sal Soul Orchestra" (LP) 1977
WC "Dance A Little Bit Closer"
PL/AC The Sal Soul Saturday Night Disco Party (LP) 1978
WC
PL Gordon Lowe "Follow The Sound"
PL Monk Montgomery: "Reality" (LP) 1974
PL/AC M.F.S.B. "M.F.S.B." "Poinciana" "My One And Only Love"
All M.F.S.B. (LP’s) = Freddies Dead" "Philadelphia Freedom"
"M.F.S.B. Summertime" "M.F.S.B. Universal Love"
"Love is The Message"
PL Dee Dee Sharp "Happy ‘bout The Whole Thing"
*N.B. All Sal Soul Orchestra Albums including any 1973 to Present compilations or variations.
PL/AC The Sal Soul Orchestra "Anthology" (LP) 1995
WC which including 15 original releases by Montana
PL Teddy Pendegrass "This One’s For You" (LP) 1980
PL/AC Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (LP) 1981
"All Things Happen in Time"
PRODUCED FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS: 3 (LP’s)
PL/AC Montana "I Love Music" 1978
WC/P "A Dance Fantasy Inspired By Close Encounters of The Third Kind" 1978
"Goody Goody" "#1 Dee Jay and It Looks Like Love(Singles) 1979 Featuring Denise Montana
PL/AC Tito Puente and India (LP) Count Basie Orchestra 1996
WC "To Be In Love" and "Love Me"
PL/AC Mondo Groso (LP) "Closer" (Single) 1997
PL/AC The Braxtons (LP) "The Boss" 1997
PL/AC Randy Crawford (LP) "Wishing On a Star" 1997
"Bye Bye" "Johnny" "Changes" "Almaz"
PL/AC Nuyorican Soul (LP) "Runaway", "Nautilus"
WC "Sweet Tears" "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun" 1997
"Its Allright" vocals by Jocelyn Brown
PL/AC Incognito (LP) Jocelyn Brown "Always There" 1997