''Stay Awhile'' is a 1998 album by
jazz
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musician
Steve Cole
Steve Cole (born August 17, 1970) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist. He is also a professor/adviser of music business at the University of St. Thomas.
Early career and education
Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois and began to play musi ...
, which is his first studio album. It features two number one hits in ''When I Think of You'' and ''Say It Again'', and the number five hit ''Where The Night Begins''. Because of this album, Cole also won the Prism Award for Best New Artist at the 2000
Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards
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Top Contemporary Jazz Albums list.
Track listing
#"It's Gonna Be Alright" – 4:02
#"Say It Again" – 3:57
#"Stay Awhile" – 4:41
#"When I Think of You" – 4:08
#"Think About It" – 4:22
#"Interlude" – 1:46
#"Where the Night Begins" – 4:37
#"Intimacy" – 5:37
#"Intro - Our Love" – 0:31
#"Our Love" – 3:16
#"Devotion" - 7:30
Personnel
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Steve Cole
Steve Cole (born August 17, 1970) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist. He is also a professor/adviser of music business at the University of St. Thomas.
Early career and education
Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois and began to play musi ...
- soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones, background vocals.
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Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is an American smooth jazz/ R&B/funk musician and producer. His instruments include the synthesizer, piano and trombone.
Early life and career
Culbertson was born in Decatur, Illinois. As a child, he wa ...
- piano, keyboards, Hammond B3, synthesizer, drum programming, background vocals.
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Laura Finckle - alto flute.
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Paul Jackson Jr.
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In addition to being a recording artist in his own right, Jackson is also a session player, with a career ...
- guitar.
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Gerey Johnson - guitar.
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Tim Morey - guitar.
* Richard Patterson - bass.
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Oscar Seaton, Jr. - drums.
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Lenny Castro
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- percussion, background vocals.
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Todd Sucherman
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Early life
Sucherman grew up in a musical family and followed in his father's footsteps by playing the drums. His father, A ...
- hi-hat, cymbals.
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Josie Aiello
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- background vocals.
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Phillip Ingram
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Biography
Ingram was raised in Akron, Ohio. He came from a musica ...
- background vocals.
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Steve Grissette
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Notable people
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- background vocals.
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George Nauful
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* George (surname)
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* George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
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- background vocals.
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Nanette Frank Nanette is a feminine given name, a Dutch, English, and German hypocorism for Anne that is also used as an independent given name.
Notable people with the name include:
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- background vocals.
References
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1998 albums
Steve Cole albums
Atlantic Records albums