It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

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This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Outrageous Temptations - Tim Weisberg

Stock Number

YL 0123

Matrix

YL 0123-A, B

Label

Cypress Records

Country

United States

Format

vinyl album.

Released: 1989

Track	Track Title	Track Time
1	Outrageous Temptations	00:04:34
2	Promise Me	00:04:31
3	Never Give Up	00:03:50
4	Windseason	00:04:59
5	Margarita	00:03:45
6	Castaways	00:04:20
7	Guitar Etude No. 2	00:03:40
8	Aruba	00:04:37
9	Grandview	00:03:28
10	Duet For Dorothy	00:05:12

Credit	Role Sort ascending
Amy Holland	vocal
Jeffrey Weber	producer
Tim Weisberg	producer
David Benoit	producer
David Benoit	piano
Mark Hanauer	photography
Luis Conte	percussion
Ben Rodgers	mix
David Benoit	keyboards
Steve Lukather	guitar
Russ Freeman	guitar
Mike Landau	guitar
Tim Weisberg	flute
Derek Marcil	engineer
Ben Rodgers	engineer
Tony Morales	drums
Vinnie Colaiuta	drums
Jeff Porcaro	drums
Kelley Smith	design
Leland Sklar	bass
Neil Stubenhaus	bass
Bill Lanphier	bass
Michael McDonald	background vocal
Jeff Day	background vocal
David Pack	background vocal
Amy Holland	background vocal
Kelley Smith	art direction
Russ Freeman	arranger
David Benoit	arranger
Tim Weisberg	arranger
Todd Robinson	arranger

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