Composer, Producer & Arranger
Sylvester Rivers Selected Discography
Year Album Title Artist Credit
2019 Wonderful Christmas Time Diana Ross Arranger
2018 The Devil In Me/ Ready Thelma Houston Keyboards
to Roll
2016 Black Butterfly/ The Deniece Williams Arranger
Essential Niecy
2015 The Soul Sessions Marc Bolan Piano
2014 Take Me I'm Yours/ The Michael Henderson Composer
Essential Collection Arranger & Piano
2013 Music Speaks Louder Than Candi Staton Arranger
Words/ House of Love & Conductor
2011 First Class Love: Rare Tee Teena Marie Arranger
2011 The Solo Albums, Vol. 4: Smokey Robinson Keyboards
Love Breeze / Where There's Smoke...
2011 All In Love Is Fair/
Come Get To This Nancy Wilson Arranger
2010 Raydio/ Rock On Raydio Piano
& Arranger
2008 Loving Power/ It's About Time The Impressions Keyboards
2008 Motown: The Complete Various Artists Arranger
No. 1's
2007 Victim Candi Staton Arranger
2006 Calling All Destroyers Mark Bolan & T. Rex Keyboards
2006 In The Night/ Instant Love Cheryl Lynn Piano,
Synthesizer
2006 I'm Free! Ray Parker, Jr. Organ
2005 Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton Arranger
& Conductor
2003 The Best of Michael Michael Henderson Composer
2002 Young Hearts Run Free/
House of Love Candi Staton Arranger
& Conductor
2001 20th Century Masters –
The Millennium Collection: Motown Various Artists Arranger
& Conductor
2000 Love Songs Deniece Williams Arranger
2000 Best of Alain Chamfort:
Ce N'Est Que Moi Alain Chamfort Arranger
& Conductor
1998 A Very Special Season Diana Ross Arranger
1996 Gonna Take A Miracle:
The Best of Deniece Williams Deniece Williams Arranger
1996 Love Songs Earl Klugh Piano
(Electric)
1996 Best of Paul Kelly:
Stealin' In The Name of The Lord Paul Kelly Keyboards
1996 Vixen/Windstorm Gloria Jones String Arrangements,
Rhythm Arrangements,
& Conductor
1995 Motown Year By Year:
The Sound of Young America, 1982 Various Artists Arranger
& Conductor
1995 In the House The 5th Dimension Arranger
1995 Best of Candi Staton Candi Staton Arranger,
& Conductor
1995 Songs From The Key of Life Najee Keyboards,
Fender Rhodes
1993 Hitsville USA, Vol. 2:
The Motown Singles Collection Various Artists Arranger
& Conductor
1993 Greatest Hits [1993] Ray Parker, Jr. Piano
1992 Queen of Soul:
The Atlantic Recordings Aretha Franklin Keyboards
1991 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 New Edition Piano
(Electric)
1990 A New Decade: Live from Soul II Soul Conductor
Brixton Academy & Keyboards
1986 Teena Marie - Greatest Hits Teena Marie Arranger
and More
1986 Bedtime Stories Michael Henderson Arranger
& Conductor
1985 Believe In the Beat (12") Carol Lynn Townes Arranger
1984 Mr. Telephone Man New Edition Piano
(Electric)
1984 Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo
[Original Soundtrack] Various Artists Arranger
1984 New Edition New Edition Piano
(Electric)
1984 Hello, Detroit (single) Sammy Davis, Jr. Keyboards
1983 Back To Basics The Temptations Synthesizer
1983 The Look Shalamar Keyboards
1983 Fickle Michael Henderson Arranger
& Keyboards
1982 Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor Arranger
1982 So Right High Inergy Arranger
& Conductor
1982 Stone Mason Harvey Mason Keyboards
1981 Renaissance Village People Keyboards
1981 Endless Love
[Original Soundtrack] Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie Synthesizer
1981 A Woman Needs Love Ray Parker, Jr. &
Raydio Piano,
Synthesizer
1981 Share Your Love Kenny Rogers Keyboards
1981 I Don't Need You (single) Kenny Rogers Keyboards
1981 Billy Preston & Syreeta Billy Preston & Syreeta Arranger
1981 Set My Love In Motion Syreeta Arranger
& Keyboards
1981 Crazy For You Earl Klugh Piano
1981 Concept The Sylvers Keyboards
1980 LaToya Jackson La Toya Jackson Arrangements
& Keyboards
1980 Two Places At The Same Time Ray Parker, Jr. &
Raydio Piano,
String Synthesizer
1980 Wide Receiver Michael Henderson Piano
1979 Ride To The Rainbow Thelma Houston Keyboards
1979 When Love Comes Calling Deniece Williams Arranger
1979 Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale Keyboards
1979 Rock On Raydio Piano
1979 All the Way...Love Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs Keyboards
1979 Windstorm Gloria Jones Arranger
& Conductor
1978 Love Lines Maxine Nightingale Piano
(Electric)
1978 Bareback The Temptations Piano
1978 That's What Friends Are For Johnny Mathis &
Deniece Williams Keyboards
1978 In The Night-Time Michael Henderson Arranger,
Keyboards
1978 Raydio Raydio Piano
1978 Love Breeze Smokey Robinson Keyboards
1978 House of Love Candi Staton Arranger
& Conductor
1978 High On Sunshine The 5th Dimension Keyboards
1978 We Meet Again Martha Reeves Keyboards
1978 I Had To Fall In Love Jean Terrell Keyboards
1978 Close Encounters Gene Page Keyboards
1978 Let’s Do It Minako Yoshida Keyboards
1978 Prime Time Prime Time Keyboards
1978 Steppin’ Out High Inergy Arranger
& Conductor
1977 You Can’t Turn Me Off
(In the Middle of Turning Me On) (single) High Inergy Arranger
& Conductor
1977 Turnin’ On High Inergy Arranger
& Conductor
1977 Sweet Passion Aretha Franklin Keyboards
1977 Break It To Me Gently (single) Aretha Franklin Keyboards
1977 Rock'N Rose Alain Chamfort Arranger & Conductor
1977 Stand On The Positive Side Paul Kelly Keyboards
1977 Heart & Soul Orchestra Frankie Crocker Piano
1976 Peabo Peabo Bryson Keyboards
1976 Hotline (single) The Sylvers Piano
1976 Something Special The Sylvers Piano
1976 Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton Arranger
& Conductor
1976 Black Bach Lamont Dozier Piano
1976 Right There Lamont Dozier Piano
1976 I've Got A Feeling Al Wilson Arranger
1976 Hear the Words, Feel the Feeling Margie Joseph Piano
1976 It's About Time The Impressions Keyboards
1976 Bristol's Creme Johnny Bristol Keyboards
1976 You Don't Know What You're In For Harriet Schock Synthesizer
1976 Oops! Here I Go Again Edna Wright Keyboards
1976 Rollin' Dice Jimmy Jackson Keyboards
1975 You Aretha Franklin Keyboards
1975 In The Pocket Stanley Turrentine Keyboards
1974 All In Love Is Fair Nancy Wilson Arranger
1973 Just Being Myself Dionne Warwick Piano
1973 Finders Keepers (single) Chairmen of the Board Piano
1972 Why Can’t We Be Lovers (single) Lamont Dozier Piano
1972 Everything Good Is Bad (single) 100 Proof Aged In Soul Piano
1972 Rip Off (single) Laura Lee Piano
1971 Stick-Up (single) The Honey Cone Piano
1971 Want Ads (single) The Honey Cone Piano
1971 Bring The Boys Home (single) Freda Payne Piano
1971 Cherish What Is Dear To You (single) Freda Payne Piano
1971 The Road We Didn't Take (single) Freda Payne Piano
1971 The Best of Freda Payne Freda Payne Piano
1971 Contact Freda Payne Piano
1971 One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
(single) The Honey Cone Piano
1971 Women's Love Rights (single) Laura Lee Piano
1970 Everything's Tuesday (single) The Chairmen of the Board Piano
1970 In Session The Chairman of the Board Piano
