Anyone Can See is Irene Cara's debut album, released in 1982. This album followed up her successful hit singles "Out Here on My Own" and "Fame". The album is solid R&B featuring such standout songs as "Reach Out I'll Be There", "Slow Down" and the power ballad title track among others. Includes the hit, "Anyone Can See" which peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was produced by The Archies' Ron Dante.

Track listing

"Reach Out I'll Be There" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 4:27

"My Baby (He's Something Else)" (Cara, Gordon Grody, Carlotta McKee) – 3:33

"Anyone Can See" (Cara, Bruce Roberts) – 3:42

"Don't Throw Your Love Away" (Cara, Gail Boggs, Josh Shneider) – 3:58

"Slow Down" (Cara) – 3:53

"Whad'ya Want" (Cara, Grody, McKee) – 3:35

"You Hurt Me Once" (Alan Roy Scott, Ed Fox) – 3:39

"Thunder in My Heart" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) – 3:39

"Why" (Andy Goldmark, Jim Ryan) – 4:49

"True Love" (Bill Seidman) – 3:46

Personnel

Irene Cara – Vocals, Piano, Arrangements

John Tropea – Guitar

Luther Vandross – Background vocals

Hiram Bullock – Guitar, Keyboards, Clavinet

Don Grolnick – Keyboards

Ron Dante – Background vocals

Jimmy Maelen – Percussion, Conga

Bruce Roberts – Background vocals

Robin Clark – Background vocals

Paul Shaffer – Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes

Gordon Grody – Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Background vocals

Leo Adamian – Drums

Tawatha Agee – Background vocals

Phillip Ballou – Background vocals

Gail Boggs – Background vocals

Michael Carabello – Percussion, Conga

Joe Caro – Guitar

Francisco Centeno – Bass

Christine Faith – Background vocals

Babi Floyd – Background vocals

Yogi Horton – Drums

Bill Lee – Bass

Hugh McCracken – Guitar, Arranger

Jeff Mironov – Guitar

Andy Newmark – Drums

Chris Parker – Drums

Leon Pendarvis – Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Arranger

Jimmy Ripp – Guitar

Steve Robbins – Piano

Josh Schneider – Vocals

Bill Seidman – Guitar, Arranger

John Seigler – Bass

Annie Sutton – Background vocals

Ed Walsh – Synthesizer

Harold Wheeler – Guitar, Piano, Arranger

Ronnie Zito – Drums

Frank Floyd – Background vocals

Charts

References

1982 debut albums

Irene Cara albums

Albums produced by Ron Dante

Anyone Can See