The album was produced by Arif Mardin, and recorded and mixed by Gary Skardina at The Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, California), Chelsea Sound and Atlantic Studios (New York), Maison Rouge, and Oddysey Studios (London).
The repetition of Khan's name by Melle Mel at the beginning of the song was originally a mistake made by producer Arif Mardin (actually a sample of Melle Mel's song "Step Off"), who then decided to keep it.
The single's B-side, "When," is a 1980 recording of a song written by Branigan, arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin and produced by Mardin and Ahmet Ertegun.
He goes on to say, "We played it to Arif producer Arif Mardin, and he went 'Do you know what "Jive Talkin'" means?' And we said 'Well yeah, it's, ya know, you're dancing.' He says 'NO...it's a black expression for bullshitting.' And we went 'OH, REALLY?!? Jive talkin', you're telling me lies...' and changed it".
Producer Arif Mardin asked if one of the Bee Gees member could do some screaming during the main chorus to make the song more exciting.
It was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and is notable as being the only Queen song to have a horn section, which was arranged by Arif Mardin.
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story is a 2010 documentary about the Grammy winning music producer Arif Mardin.
Their early—and primary—output was all recorded on Atlantic Records and produced with Arif Mardin.
Arif Mardin who produced Manchester's recording described the track as "a real departure for Melissa because it has a new wave dance quality and she had been known for her ballads", Manchester having reached the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with the ballads "Midnight Blue" (#6) and "Don't Cry Out Loud" (#10) and the previous Manchester/Mardin collaboration "Theme from Ice Castles" also being a ballad.
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During his younger days, he was influenced by great producers such as Quincy Jones, Trevor Horn, Arif Mardin, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, Hugh Padgham, Peter Gabriel, Roland Orzabal, Roy Thomas Baker.
Working with Atlantic producer Arif Mardin, who had also produced their previous album, Mr. Natural, and engineer Karl Richardson at Criteria Studios in Miami, their music became much more influenced by dance music, primarily the Caribbean-styled disco being produced in Miami at the time.
His students include many notable jazz musicians, including Diana Krall, Makoto Ozone, Joe Zawinul, Keith Jarrett, Jane Ira Bloom, Jan Hammer, Allan Broadbent, Arif Mardin, Gary Burton, John Hicks, Danilo Perez and Hiromi .
The magazine has interviewed major figures including Süleyman Demirel, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kürşad Tüzmen, Güler Sabancı, Ferit Şahenk, Melih AbdulhayogluArif Mardin, Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener, Fahir Atakoğlu, and Demir Demirkan.
# "And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)" (Chaka Khan, Arif Mardin, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 5:04