Bish (album)

"Looking for the Right One" was the second single from Bish. It was released in both Canada and the UK but it did not chart. Three years earlier, Art Garfunkel had recorded the song. His original rendition [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVDv7RwmZic] of Bishop's composition was included as the B-side of his 1975 cover hit, "I Only Have Eyes For You" (U.S. #18, #1 AC). Bishop contributed backing vocals on Garfunkel's version, who returned the favor on Bishop's rendition.

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| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 135. Virgin Books, London. {{ISBN|1-85227-832-3}}

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Rolling Stone's Ken Tucker wrote, "Stephen Bishop's second album is so ambitious and self-assured that it's easy to overlook the chances it takes." Adding that its "mixture of sentiment and aggressiveness... makes it so intriguing a pop disc." Concluding that "Stephen Bishop is well on his way, and he possesses something all his exemplars lack: a serenely nutty sense of humor."Tucker, Ken. "Bish", Rolling Stone, November 2, 1978, p. 62.

All songs written by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.

{{Track listing

| title1 = If I Only Had a Brain

| writer1 = Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg

| length1 = 1:40

| title2 = Losing Myself in You

| length2 = 3:58

| title3 = Looking for the Right One

| length3 = 3:50

| title4 = Everybody Needs Love

| length4 = 3:42

| title5 = Guitar Interlude

| length5 = 0:27

| title6 = A Fool at Heart

| length6 = 5:34

| title7 = What Love Can Do

| length7 = 2:53

| title8 = Vagabond from Heaven

| length8 = 4:24

| title9 = Bish's Hideaway

| length9 = 3:57

| title10 = Only the Heart Within You

| length10 = 4:11

| title11 = Recognized

| length11 = 0:53

| title12 = I've Never Known a Nite Like This

| length12 = 4:24

| title13 = When I Was in Love

| length13 = 4:32

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Musicians

• Stephen Bishop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1–5, 9–13), trombone (1)
• Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer (1, 4, 8), electric piano (4)
• David Foster – electric piano (2), acoustic piano (3)
• John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano (3), acoustic piano (4, 6)
• Bill Payne – electric piano (6, 8)
• Bobby Chadwick – piano
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer (7, 10, 12)
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (4)
• Michael Sembello – guitar (4)
• Steve Cropper – guitar (6)
• Jeffrey Staton – guitar (8–11), electric guitar solo (8, 12)
• Michael Staton – guitar (8–11)
• Ray Brown – bass guitar (1)
• David Hungate – bass guitar (2, 3, 6, 8)
• Nathan Watts – bass guitar (4)
• David Shields – bass guitar (8)
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar (10)
• Keith Hollar – bass guitar (12)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (13)
• Ed Shaughnessy – drums (1)
• Rick Shlosser – drums (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
• Raymond Pounds – drums (4)
• Hal Atkinson – drums (8, 12)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4)
• Tommy Vig – percussion (9)
• Tom Scott – saxophones (12), horn arrangements (12)
• Artie Butler – string arrangements and conductor (1, 7, 11)
• Marty Paich – string arrangements and conductor (3, 13)
• Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (4), string arrangements and conductor (8)

Backing vocals

• Stephen Bishop
• Michael McDonald (2, 8)
• Leah Kunkel (4)
• Jeffrey Staton (4, 8, 9)
• Michael Staton (4, 8)
• Natalie Cole (6)
• Chaka Khan (6)
• The James Lee Hoosett Choir (7)
• Art Garfunkel (10)

"The Whistling Bishettes" on "Vagabond from Heaven"

• Nancy Ames, Philip Ames, Michael Barackman, Dennis Bishop, Kathy Carey, Cameron Crowe, Kenny Farrell, Carrie Fisher, Mary Frampton, Richard Green, Trudy Green, John Landis, Mark Meyerson, Spencer Proffer, Michael J. Sheehy, James Lee Stanley, Jeffrey Staton, Michael Staton and Michael Whitney

• Produced by Stephen Bishop
• Co-produced by Dee Robb
• Engineered by Joe Robb and Dee Robb
• Assistant Engineers – Joe Chiccarelli, Anthony D'Amico, Steve Gursky, Steve Katz, Richard Leech, Kevin Ryan and George Tutko.
• Mixed by Jerry Masters
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Production Coordination - Michelle Horie
• Art Direction and Design – John Kosh
• Photography – David Alexander

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Category:1978 albums

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