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Laurie Maitland - We're Gonna Make Our Dreams Come True (Cyndi Grecco disco cover)

2016-02-10 3 Dailymotion

This song is originally titled, "Making Our Dreams Come True", taken from the sitcom, "Laverne & Shirley" <br /> <br />This was the theme, performed by pop singer Cyndi Grecco and her sound-alike Beach Boys sunshine-pop harmonious male backing vocal group, The Ron Hicklin Singers with group members Ron Hicklin himself, Tom Bahler and Jim Haas from the TV series Laverne & Shirley, starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams. <br /> <br />It was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox; they wrote a variety of songs together, including the themes from the TV shows Happy Days (Laverne & Shirley was a spin-off from this show) and Angie. <br /> <br />Brown-eyed soul/pop star and studio backing vocalist Laurie Maitland did a soulful disco remake of that catchy tune, re-titled, "We're Gonna Make Our Dreams Come True" from that family sitcom in a Donna Summer style, taken from her 1998 self-titled debut album, with the ballad intro that starts off with "Give us any chance, we'll take it" and picking up the speed to a fascinating '70s disco beat with added music and lyrics by herself and Lesley's Gore's songwriting friend, Ellen Weston, who wrote "Love Me By Name". <br /> <br />Personnel: <br /> <br />Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangements By] – John Luongo <br />Arranged By [String & Horn Arrangements By] – David Van DePitte <br />Backing Vocals – Laurie Maitland, Peter Bice, Timothy Foster <br />Bass – Dennis Belfield <br />Electric Piano – Joel Bryant, Robbie Buchanan <br />Glockenspiel – Vincent Montana, Jr. <br />Gutars – Paul Jackson Jr. <br />Handclaps – Cathi Leveille, Colleen Heather, Eric Lipman, Frank Simon (8), Jane Sofman, Janice Kahn, Laurie Maitland, Marina Ebbert, Pam Sindaco, Robert P. Brown*, Sonia Lonon, Wally Hayman <br />Lead Vocals – Laurie Maitland <br />Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa <br />Piano – Laurie Maitland <br />Written-By – Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel, Ellen Weston, Laurie Maitland

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