# Family Affair (Philip Bailey album)

Family Affair is an album by American musician Philip Bailey, released through Word Records in 1989.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Calgary Herald | B |
The Calgary Herald noted that "most of the music here would not be out of place on the pop charts."

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10), drum programming (7, 9)
* Oliver Wells – keyboards, synthesizer programming, backing vocals (9), orchestra arrangements and conductor (10)
* Morgan Winters – Synclavier programming, additional synthesizer programming (5)
* Monty Seward – keyboards (2), synthesizer programming (2), additional rhythm track arrangements (2)
* Billy Savage – synthesizer programming (4, 9)
* Bruce Allen – Hammond B3 organ (7)
* Richard Smallwood – acoustic piano (7, 10), additional rhythm track arrangements (7)
* Steve Deutsch – additional synthesizer programming (8)
* Ricky Keller – additional synthesizer programming (8)
* Pat Buchanan – guitars (1)
* Sheldon Reynolds – guitars (2, 7)
* A. Ray Fuller – guitars (3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
* Andrew Gouche – bass (7)
* Scott Meeder – drums (1), drum programming (1)
* David Huff – drum programming (3, 4, 6-9)
* Jack Bell – percussion (10), timpani (10)
* Kirk Whalum – tenor sax solo (5), soprano sax solo (9)
* Sandy Arenz – oboe (10)
* Brice Andrus – French horn (10)
* Thomas Witte – French horn (10)
* Jere Flint – cello (10)
* Nancy Maddox – cello (10)
* Ruth Ann Little – violin (10)
* Oscar Pereira – violin (10)
* Willard Shull – violin (10)
* Marie Yadzinski – violin (10)
* John Askew – backing vocals (1)
* Robin Brown – backing vocals (1)
* William Croom – backing vocals (1)
* Taj Harmon – backing vocals (1)
* Joseph N. Johnson – backing vocals (1)
* Carl Caldwell – backing vocals (2–4, 6, 8, 9)
* Renée Crutcher – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
* Jean Johnson – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
* Rick Nelson – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
* Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2–4, 6)
* The Williams Brothers – backing vocals (7)
* Melvin Williams – additional BGV arrangements (7)
* Daryl Coley – vocal conductor (8, 9), additional BGV arrangements (8), choir conductor (10), backing vocals (10)
* Lucretia Berkins – backing vocals (8–10)
* Robert Craig – backing vocals (8–10)
* Mittie Dawson-Allen – backing vocals (8–10)
* Gina Dowell – backing vocals (8–10)
* Andrea Hurst – backing vocals (8, 9)
* Ed Marshall – backing vocals (8, 9)
* Beverly Nelson-Brown – backing vocals (8–10)
* Shannon Sterling – backing vocals (8–10)
* Tina Sterling – backing vocals (8–10)
* Keila Stewart – backing vocals (8–10)
* Eddie Williams – backing vocals (8, 9)
* Leon Patillo – backing vocals (9)
* Gwendolyn Culp – backing vocals (10)

### Production

* Executive Producer – Dan Posthuma
* Producers and Arrangements – Philip Bailey and Oliver Wells
* Engineers – Jeff Balding, Dean Burt, Ron Christopher, Tony D'Amico, Maureen Droney, David Huff, Ricky Keller, Paul Klingberg, Al Phillips, Chris Rich, Martin Schmelzle, Josh Schneider and Jim Zumpano.
* Second Engineers – David Bates, Scott Carter and Reid Hall.
* Mixing – Dan Garcia (Tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10); Dean Burt (Tracks 2–4, 6, 8 & 9).
* Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
* Art Direction – Laurie Fink
* Design – Nellie Prestwood
* Photography – Randee St. Nicholas

## Charts

| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) | 37 |