Breakwater Cat

Breakwater Cat is the tenth album by American singer Thelma Houston, released in 1980 on RCA Records. The 12" single "Suspicious Minds" became a popular club hit. Breakwater Cat contains five songs written by Jimmy Webb, who was also the executive producer of the album.

Breakwater Cat
Studio album by Thelma Houston
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Pop rock, dance-pop
Label	RCA
Producer	James Gadson, Michael Stewart

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated.

1. "Breakwater Cat" – 3:55
2. "Long and Lasting Love" – 5:30
3. "Before There Could Be Me" – 3:12
4. "Gone" – 3:43
5. "What Was That Song" – 4:19
6. "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 4:15
7. "Down the Backstairs of My Life" (Eric Mercury, William Smith) – 3:00
8. "Understand Your Man" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27
9. "Lost and Found" (Daniel Moore) – 4:20
10. "Something We May Never Know" (Shelby Flint) – 3:38

Personnel

Music

• Thelma Houston – vocals
• Sonny Burke – piano, arrangements
• Matthew McCauley – string and horn arrangements
• David T. Walker, Tim May, Steve Beckmeier, Carlos Rios, Steve Hunter, Fred Tackett, Greg Poree – guitar
• David Shields, Eddie N. Watkins Jr., Keni Burke, Scott Edwards, Dennis Belfield, Reggie McBride – bass guitar
• Gary Morse - steel guitar on "Something We May Never Know"
• Jerry Peters - keyboards
• James Gadson – drums
• Jerry Hey - horn
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Clydie King – backing vocals
• Greg Wright – backing vocals
• Oren Waters – backing vocals
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals

Production

• James Gadson – producer
• Michael Stewart – producer
• Mike Vickers – assistant producer
• Jimmy Webb – executive producer
• Brian Christian – engineer
• Frank "Cheech" D'Amici – engineer
• Mark Linett – engineer
• Rick Hart – engineer
• Rick Ruggieri – engineer
• Gribbitt! – art direction
• Henry Vizcarra – art direction
• Tim Bryant – art direction
• Charles Veal, Jr. – contractor
• Jerry Hoff – contractor
• Sid Sharp – contractor
• Lynne Morse – A&R coordinator
• Linda Gerrity – production coordinator
• Glenn Parsons - design
• Gribbitt! - design
• John Arrias – mixing
• Ron Slenzak – photography