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A1	It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It) Written-By – Richard Randolph, William Shelby	6:27
A2	Lovin' Is On My Mind Backing Vocals – Tiemeyer McCainCo-producer – Otis StokesProducer, Written-By – Kossi Gardner	4:07
A3	Career Girl	6:43
A4	Use It Or Lose It Co-producer – Otis StokesProducer – Kossi GardnerWritten-By – C. Lucas*, J. Gallo*, N. Beard*	4:43
B1	Fashion Written-By – C. Lucas*, C. Lucas*, K. Gardner*, N. Beard*, S. Shockley*, W. Shelby*	6:43
B2	Just A Memory Producer – Dick GriffeyProducer, Featuring, Backing Vocals – The WhispersWritten-By – C. Lucas*, G. Wilkins*	5:56
B3	Keep Smilin' Arranged By – Jerry PetersBacking Vocals – Carrie Lucas, The WhispersWritten-By – M. Anthony*	7:47

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Records
• Copyright (c) – RCA Records
• Manufactured By – RVC Corporation
• Distributed By – RVC Corporation

Credits

• Arranged By – Gene Dozier (tracks: A2, A4, B2), John Roberts (tracks: A1, A3, B1)
• Art Direction – Gribbitt!, Michael Kevin Lee, Tim Bryant
• Backing Vocals – Filpart & Woods, Otis Stokes & Meyers
• Bass – Ernest Biles, Leon Sylvers III*, Melvin Coleman
• Contractor [Horns] – John Stevens
• Contractor [Strings] – Janice Gower
• Coordinator [A & R Coordination] – Dina Andrews
• Design – Michael Kevin Lee
• Drums – Ahaguna Sun, Freeman Brown (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B3), Kirk Perkins (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B3), Wardell Potts (tracks: A1, A3, B1)
• Engineer – Bob Brown
• Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Hodge
• Executive-Producer – Dick Griffey
• Guitar – Earnest 'Pepper' Reed*, Fred Rheimert, Larry White, Richard Randolph, Stephen Shockley, Werner Schuchner
• Illustration – Jeff Wack
• Keyboards – Grady Wilkins (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B3), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B3), Joey Gallo (tracks: A1, A3, B1), Kevin Spencer (tracks: A1, A3, B1), Kossi Gardner (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B3), Ricky Smith* (tracks: A1, A3, B1), William Shelby (tracks: A1, A3, B1)
• Mastered By – Wally Traugott
• Percussion – Fred 'Timbales' Lewis*, Kenny Hudson
• Producer – Dick Griffey (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B3), Leon Sylvers III* (tracks: A1, A3, B1)

Notes

Recorded at
Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA and
Jack Clements Studio, Nashville, Tenn.
Mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered at Capitol Records, Los Angeles, CA.
℗ © 1980 RCA Records and Dick Griffey Productions
With obi & one insert
© ℗ 1981 Manufactured and distributed by RVC Corporation. Tokyo Japan
Printed in Japan

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BXL1 3579	Carrie Lucas	Portrait Of Carrie ‎(LP, Album)	Solar	BXL1 3579	US	1980
UBK-4081	Carrie Lucas	Portrait Of Carrie Lucas ‎(CD, Album)	Unidisc	UBK-4081	Canada	Unknown
BXK1 3579	Carrie Lucas	Portrait Of Carrie ‎(Cass, Album)	Solar	BXK1 3579	US	1980
CLPOCL2011	Carrie Lucas	Portrait Of Carrie Lucas ‎(LP, Album)	Solar	CLPOCL2011	1980
BXL1 3579	Carrie Lucas	Portrait Of Carrie ‎(LP, Album)	RCA Records	BXL1 3579	Canada	1980

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