title: Breakwater Cat
text: # 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.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs were written by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated.
  
  * "Breakwater Cat" – 3:55
  * "Long and Lasting Love" – 5:30
  * "Before There Could Be Me" – 3:12
  * "Gone" – 3:43
  * "What Was That Song" – 4:19
  * "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 4:15
  * "Down the Backstairs of My Life" (Eric Mercury, William Smith) – 3:00
  * "Understand Your Man" (Alan Gordon) – 3:27
  * "Lost and Found" (Daniel Moore) – 4:20
  * "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
  