Lauren Wood / Lauren Wood featuring Novi & Ernie

Lauren Wood started her professional musical career as Chunky, a member of the group Chunky, Novi & Ernie, who had released their self-titled first album produced by Ted Templeman under Warner Bros in 1973. In 1977, the group also released another self-titled second album "Chunky, Novi & Ernie", but not successful in terms of commercial sales. The next effort of the trio was released as Lauren Wood featuring Novi & Ernie, giving spotlights to Lauren Wood with the great guest musicians such as Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Lukather, Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon and many many more. The commercial result naturally followed, the album ranked number 24 on US album chart. In Japan, the album was released as Lauren Wood first solo album with different artworks deleting “featuring Chunky and Novi”.

Release: 1979
Label: Warner Bros. Records, USA (QBS 3278)

First Reissued CD Release: 25 April, 1992 (Warner Bros. Records, Japan WPCP-4806)

Tracks:
1. Please Don't Leave
2. Save The Man
3. Hollywood
4. Nothin' But A Heartache
5. Gotta Lotta
6. Where Did I Get These Tears
7. Dirty Work
8. Time Zone
9. Overload

Producer: Michael James Jackson, Ted Templeman

Lauren Wood: Vocals, Keyboards

- Musicians -
Drums: Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Alvin Taylor, Michael Baird, Rick Shiosser
Bass: Ernie, Abraham Laboriel, David Hungate
Keyboards: Jai Winding, Novi, Bill Payne, Duncan Mackay
Guitars: Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Ronnie Montrose, Summer Mering, Fred Tackett
Violin: Novi
Sax: John Klemmer, Andrew Love, Jerry Jumonville
Percussion: Paul Lani, Steve Foreman, Bobby Lakind, Michael Jackson, Sinclair Rogers Lott III, Rahn McDow, Isabel Tapanes, Debbie Beall
Background Vocals: Michael McDonald, Arno Lucas, Ricardo de Campos, Ki-Ki Koury, John Townsend, Bill Champlin, Rosemary Butlerm Pat Simmons, Bobby LaKind, Bobby Kimball, Adam Mitchell, Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman

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