''Marcus Miller'' is a
Marcus Miller
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sa ...
album released in the summer of 1984.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Ed Hogan states: "Marcus Miller followed his debut LP, Suddenly, with this self-titled PRA/Warner Bros. album released during summer 1984. His fusion of funk/R&B/jazz is well-balanced on this effort and better represents his formidable talents as a bassist/songwriter/producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist."
[Hogan, E. Allmusic Review: ''Marcus Miller''accessed 31 March 2013]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Marcus Miller
#"Unforgettable" - 5:45
#"Is There Anything I Can Do" - 5:24
#"Superspy" - 5:59
#"Juice" - 6:40
#"I Could Give You More" - 6:00
#"Perfect Guy" - 5:52
#"My Best Friend's Girlfriend" - 7:27
#"Nadine" - 4:31
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Personnel
* Marcus Miller – lead vocals, backing vocals, all instruments
* Errol "Crusher" Bennett – additional percussion
* Anthony MacDonald – additional percussion
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David Sanborn
David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age o ...
– alto saxophone (4, 6)
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Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
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Robin Clark
Robin Clark is an American vocalist known for her work as a vocalist on David Bowie's 1975 album ''Young Americans'' and Simple Minds' 1985 album ''Once Upon a Time''.
Clark was born in New York. In 1967, when Clark was 17, she and future s ...
– backing vocals
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Renee Diggs – backing vocals
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Diva Gray – backing vocals
* Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
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Fonzi Thornton
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– backing vocals
Production
* Marcus Miller – producer
* Ray Bardani – producer, engineer, mixing
* Paul Brown – assistant engineer
* Rudy Hill – assistant engineer
* Steve Rinkoff – assistant engineer
* Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer, technical maintenance
* Wayne Warnecke – assistant engineer
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George Marino
George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended ...
– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
* Kate Jansen – production administrator
* Dana Lester – production administrator
* Shirley Klein – album coordinator
* Simon Levy – art direction, design
* Brian Hagiwara – photography
* Patrick Rains – management
References
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Marcus Miller albums
1984 albums
Albums produced by Marcus Miller
Warner Records albums