Family Affair
Studio album by Philip Bailey
Released	1989
Genre	Gospel
Length	39:29
Label	Word
Producer	Philip Bailey, Dan Posthuma, Rev. Oliver W. Wells
Philip Bailey chronology
Inside Out (1986) Family Affair (1989) The Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel Collection (1991)

Family Affair is an album by the American musician Philip Bailey, released through Word Records in 1989.^[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Calgary Herald	B[4]

The Calgary Herald noted that "most of the music here would not be out of place on the pop charts."^[4]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10), drum programming (7, 9)
• Oliver Wells – keyboards, synthesizer programming, backing vocals (9), orchestra arrangements and conductor (10)
• Morgan Winters – Synclavier programming, additional synthesizer programming (5)
• Monty Seward – keyboards (2), synthesizer programming (2), additional rhythm track arrangements (2)
• Billy Savage – synthesizer programming (4, 9)
• Bruce Allen – Hammond B3 organ (7)
• Richard Smallwood – acoustic piano (7, 10), additional rhythm track arrangements (7)
• Steve Deutsch – additional synthesizer programming (8)
• Ricky Keller – additional synthesizer programming (8)
• Pat Buchanan – guitars (1)
• Sheldon Reynolds – guitars (2, 7)
• A. Ray Fuller – guitars (3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
• Andrew Gouche – bass (7)
• Scott Meeder – drums (1), drum programming (1)
• David Huff – drum programming (3, 4, 6-9)
• Jack Bell – percussion (10), timpani (10)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor sax solo (5), soprano sax solo (9)
• Sandy Arenz – oboe (10)
• Brice Andrus – French horn (10)
• Thomas Witte – French horn (10)
• Jere Flint – cello (10)
• Nancy Maddox – cello (10)
• Ruth Ann Little – violin (10)
• Oscar Pereira – violin (10)
• Willard Shull – violin (10)
• Marie Yadzinski – violin (10)
• John Askew – backing vocals (1)
• Robin Brown – backing vocals (1)
• William Croom – backing vocals (1)
• Taj Harmon – backing vocals (1)
• Joseph N. Johnson – backing vocals (1)
• Carl Caldwell – backing vocals (2–4, 6, 8, 9)
• Renée Crutcher – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Jean Johnson – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Rick Nelson – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
• The Williams Brothers – backing vocals (7)
• Melvin Williams – additional BGV arrangements (7)
• Daryl Coley – vocal conductor (8, 9), additional BGV arrangements (8), choir conductor (10), backing vocals (10)
• Lucretia Berkins – backing vocals (8–10)
• Robert Craig – backing vocals (8–10)
• Mittie Dawson-Allen – backing vocals (8–10)
• Gina Dowell – backing vocals (8–10)
• Andrea Hurst – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Ed Marshall – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Beverly Nelson-Brown – backing vocals (8–10)
• Shannon Sterling – backing vocals (8–10)
• Tina Sterling – backing vocals (8–10)
• Keila Stewart – backing vocals (8–10)
• Eddie Williams – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Leon Patillo – backing vocals (9)
• Gwendolyn Culp – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Producers and Arrangements – Philip Bailey and Oliver Wells
• Executive Producer – Dan Posthuma
• Engineers – Jeff Balding, Dean Burt, Ron Christopher, Tony D'Amico, Maureen Droney, David Huff, Ricky Keller, Paul Klingberg, Al Phillips, Chris Rich, Martin Schmelzle, Josh Schneider and Jim Zumpano.
• Second Engineers – David Bates, Scott Carter and Reid Hall.
• Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Ignited Studio, (Hollywood, CA); Le Gonks West (West Hollywood, CA); Wildcat Studios, Studio 55 and Valley Center Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Mastersound Studios, Soundscape Studios and Southern Living Studios (Atlanta, GA); Huff Recording Studios (Forrest, MS).
• Mixing – Dan Garcia (Tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10); Dean Burt (Tracks 2–4, 6, 8 & 9).
• Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders.
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Laurie Fink
• Design – Nellie Prestwood
• Photography – Randee St. Nicholas

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