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Wide Receiver is the fifth album by American bass guitarist Michael Henderson. It was released in 1980 by Buddah Records.

Wide Receiver
Studio album by Michael Henderson
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United Sound Studios & Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan Record Plant & Allan Zentz Recording, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Soul funk
Length	39:08
Label	Buddah
Producer	Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson chronology
Do It All (1979) Wide Receiver (1980) Slingshot (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Henderson; except where indicated

1. "You're My Choice" 3:03
2. "Make Me Feel Like" 4:27
3. "Reach Out For Me" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) 3:35
4. "Wide Receiver" (Michael Henderson, Randall Jacobs) 8:05
5. "I Don't Need Nobody Else" (Lou Courtney) 4:01
6. "What I'm Feeling (For You)" (Michael Henderson) 4:03
7. "Ask The Lonely" (George Hunter, William Stevenson) 3:10
8. "There's No One Like You" (Randall Jacobs) 4:19
9. "Prove It" 4:25

Personnel

• Michael Henderson - lead and backing vocals, bass, crowd voices
• Randall Jacobs - guitar, piano, handclaps, crowd voices
• Bobby Franklin, Cory Heath, Erik Wallace, Ollie E. Brown, Ron Pangborn - drums
• Ray Parker, Jr. - rhythm guitar
• Ernestro Wilson, Gary Nester, Manon "Zoo" Saulsby - keyboards
• Cory Heath, Lorenzo "Bag Of Tricks" Brown, Miguel Fuentes - percussion
• Michael Iacopelli - synthesizer
• Sylvester Rivers - acoustic piano
• Eli Fontaine - saxophone
• Evan Solot - trumpet
• Little Sonny - harmonica
• Cory Heath, Duane Harris, Gary Nester, Marvin White, Pamela Brown - crowd voices
• Carol Hall, Cheryl Norton, Jeanette McGruder, Kathy Kosins, Roz Ryan, Sheila Horne, Venna Keith - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs[2]	35
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[2]	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US R&B	US Dance
1980	"Wide Receiver"	4	42
	"Prove It"	27	—
1981	"Reach Out For Me"	78	—

References

External links

• Michael Henderson-Wide Receiver at Discogs

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