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. The album peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Traditional Jazz albums chart on January 27, 1984.

Track listing

Personnel

* David Sanborn – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto sax solos * Marcus Miller – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano,

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, Yamaha GS2,

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, guitars (rhythm, lead and acoustic), Fender bass,

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, percussion,

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, backing vocals (1, 3), BGV arrangements (1) *

Michael Colina Michael Dalmau Colina (born November 16, 1948) is a GRAMMY-winning American musician, composer, producer and engineer. He has written music for television, film, theatre, dance and live performances on concert stages throughout the United States, ...

– acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6), Oberheim OB-Xa (1, 2, 4, 6), Roland Jupiter-8 (1, 2, 4, 6), vocoder (1, 2, 4, 6) *

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– Fender Rhodes (1), Yamaha GS2 (1), Moog bass (1), rhythm and lead guitars (1) *

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– drums (1, 4) *

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– congas (2, 8), percussion (2, 8) * Barry Johnson – backing vocals (3) *

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– backing vocals (8) * Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (8) * Luther Vandross – backing vocals (8)

Production

* Marcus Miller – producer * Michael Colina – producer * Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing * Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer, technical maintenance * Wayne Warnecke – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York). * Katherine Jewel – music contractor * Shirley Klein – album coordinator * Marc Silag – assistant production manager * Simon Levy – art direction * Laura LiPuma – design * Lou Beach – front cover college * Desiree Rohr – back cover illustration * Patrick Raines & Associates – management

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1982 albums Warner Records albums David Sanborn albums Albums produced by Michael Colina Albums produced by Marcus Miller