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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann, also You’re Makin Me High (Toni Braxton), Anytime (Brian McKnight) and Shower Me With Your Love
Recorded at House of Music, also Bat Out of Hell (Meat Loaf), I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us (Meat Loaf) and Shower Me With Your Love
Engineered by Paul Higgins, also Shower Me With Your Love, Crash Into Me (Dave Matthews Band) and Too Much (Dave Matthews Band)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
62 other songs on fono were recorded at House of Music, by Fugees and Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force and others
David Conley engineered 8 of Surface’s top 10 songs
Frank Nogueras mixed 8 of Surface’s top 10 songs
Bassy Bob Brockmann mixed 86 songs on fono
Credits
All 27 credits
- Written by
- Derrick Culler, Gene Lennon and Joshua Thompson
- Produced by
- Bernard Jackson, David Conley and David Townsend
- Performed by
- Bernard Jackson, Cheryl Maynard, David Conley, David Townsend, Derrick Culler, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson, Kathy Cat‐Nip Griffin, Larry Conley, Laurie Hawes, Lisa Stevens and Starleana Young
- Engineered by
- David Conley, Joe Intile and Paul Higgins
- Mixed by
- Bassy Bob Brockmann and Frank Nogueras
- Part of
- 2nd Wave
- Recorded at
- House of Music and The "Lab" Recording Studio
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Derrick Culler, Gene Lennon and Joshua Thompson
- Produced by
- Bernard Jackson, David Conley and David Townsend
- Performed by
- Bernard Jackson, Cheryl Maynard, David Conley, David Townsend, Derrick Culler, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson, Kathy Cat‐Nip Griffin, Larry Conley, Laurie Hawes, Lisa Stevens and Starleana Young
- Engineered by
- David Conley, Joe Intile and Paul Higgins
- Mixed by
- Bassy Bob Brockmann and Frank Nogueras
- Part of
- 2nd Wave
- Recorded at
- House of Music and The "Lab" Recording Studio
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Bassy Bob Brockmann
Same engineer: Paul Higgins
Same writer: Joshua Thompson
Same label: CBS
Same studio: House of Music
Same mixer: Bassy Bob Brockmann
Same engineer: Paul Higgins
Same producer: David Conley
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Bernard Jackson
Black Shades was performed by Bernard Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Cheryl Maynard
Black Shades was performed by Cheryl Maynard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by David Conley
Black Shades was performed by David Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by David Townsend
Black Shades was performed by David Townsend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Derrick Culler
Black Shades was performed by Derrick Culler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Gene Lennon
Black Shades was performed by Gene Lennon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Joshua Thompson
Black Shades was performed by Joshua Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Kathy Cat‐Nip Griffin
Black Shades was performed by Kathy Cat‐Nip Griffin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Larry Conley
Black Shades was performed by Larry Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Laurie Hawes
Black Shades was performed by Laurie Hawes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Lisa Stevens
Black Shades was performed by Lisa Stevens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Black Shades was performed by Starleana Young
Black Shades was performed by Starleana Young
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Black Shades was produced by Bernard Jackson
Black Shades was produced by Bernard Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Black Shades was produced by David Conley
Black Shades was produced by David Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Black Shades was produced by David Townsend
Black Shades was produced by David Townsend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Black Shades was written by Derrick Culler
Black Shades was written by Derrick Culler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Black Shades was written by Gene Lennon
18MusicBrainz Black Shades was written by Joshua Thompson
Black Shades was written by Joshua Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Black Shades is part of the release 2nd Wave
Black Shades is part of the release 2nd Wave
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Black Shades was recorded at House of Music
Black Shades was recorded at House of Music
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Black Shades was recorded at The "Lab" Recording Studio
Black Shades was recorded at The "Lab" Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song Black Shades
CBS is the label of the song Black Shades
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz Black Shades was engineered by David Conley
Black Shades was engineered by David Conley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
24MusicBrainz Black Shades was engineered by Joe Intile
Black Shades was engineered by Joe Intile
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
25MusicBrainz Black Shades was engineered by Paul Higgins
Black Shades was engineered by Paul Higgins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
26MusicBrainz Black Shades was mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
Black Shades was mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
27MusicBrainz Black Shades was mixed by Frank Nogueras
Black Shades was mixed by Frank Nogueras
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
28MusicBrainz Black Shades was released on 1988-10-11