XAVIER (Point of Pleasure)

XAVIER

Point of Pleasure

1. WORK THAT SUCKER TO DEATH*

(J.Mitchell, R.Harris, Hunt Jr., T.Philips)

2. ROCK ME, SOCK ME

(M.Dunlap, R.Harris)

3. DIAL THE LOVE MAN

(E.Smith, R.Harris)

4. DO IT TO THE MAX

(A.Little, E.Smith, R.Harris, T.Philips)

5. WHAT GOES AROUND

(B.Wilson, R.Harris)

6. TRULY DEVOTED

(Rahni Harris)

7. LOVE IS ON THE ONE*

(A.Little, R.Harris, T.Philips)

XAVIER is:
Xavier [Ernest] Smith : Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass
Ayanna Little : Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
Rahni Harris : All Keyboards and Synthesizers, Background Vocals
Timothy Williams : Drums
Ralph Hunt Jr. : Bass
Jeffrey Mitchell : Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Lyburn “King” Donining : All Percussion and Background Vocals
Chuck “Buffalo Chuck” Hughes : Background Vocals
Emonie Branch : Background Vocals

Produced by Terry Philps for TPi
Associate Producer : Rahni Harris
All Arrangements by Rahni Harris
Executive Producer : Ted Currier
*Produced by Terry Philips, Rahni Harris & Ted Currier
All Tunes Mixed by Terry Philips, Rahni Harris & Ted Currier at Superdisc in Detroit Except “Rock Me, Sock Me” and “Truly Devoted”.
“Love Man””What Goes Around”[Right Track Studios]
All Tunes Engineered by Joshua Harris, Right Track
Recording Studio, New York.
Additional Recording “Work That Sucker to Death”.
Engineered by Gregg Reilly

Special Thanks to:
Anita Dennis, Linda Harris, Change Harris, Chaz Clifton,
Billy [Spaceman] Patterson & Dana Potts for Their Guitar Performances
Special Special Thanks to:
George Clinton for His Funktastic Performance
Bootsy Collins” for His Yabba Daiwa Devastating
Performance [Both Performed on “Work That Sucker” and “Do It to The Max”]
The Horn Section : Tyrone Cox on Trumpet, Larry Smith and Jeff Smith on Tender and Alto Sax.
Background Vocals : Tony Harrington, Tony Davis and Pat Thompson
Joe Ferry, Strings. Rich Sanders for All Synthesizer Programing and Friendship.

Form Xavier and TPi. Love and Appreciation to Don Grierson. Ted Currier, Bob Currie, Cherrie Shepherd, Barbara Cesiro, Clifford Brown, Bradley Philips [BPi], Evan Philips [EPi] and Thanks, Kid, for Always Being There. **Appears Courtesy of Warner Bros Records Inc.

Art Direction : WM.Burks
Group Photos : John Ford
Front & Back Cover Image Photos : Tom. Snoopy’ Gibson
Air Drop : Air Stream Larson Studio
Design : Roy R. Guzman

(C)(P)1981 Liberty Records,
Adivison of Capitol Records, Inc.
Marketed, Manufactured and Distributed by EMI.
Made in The EU
Catalog No : PTG34180 Digitally Remastered
Reissue CD Released in 2014 PTG Records