''Tender Togetherness'' is a studio album by

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, released in April 1981 on

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. The album reached No. 13 on the ''

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chart.

Critical reception

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Steve Leggett of

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claimed "Tender Togetherness featured an electric jazz-funk hybrid sound that packed a good deal more punch and brightness than its predecessor, 1979's Betcha. Produced by Earth, Wind & Fire's

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(EW&F's "After the Love Has Gone" is given a treatment here), and featuring a subtle, almost Latin feel, the album bounces and bubbles along on an almost continuous joyful light R&B groove."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

Philip Bailey Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wi ...

– Percussion, vocals, background vocals *

Roland Bautista Roland Bautista (May 30, 1951 – February 29, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Bautista was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire. He also worked with such artists as Ronnie Laws, The Crusaders, George Duke and ...

- Guitar, electric guitar *

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ( ; July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American pop, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor. Biography Early life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 1, 1952, Leon C ...

- Drums * Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion *Lynn Davis - Vocals *Rahmlee Michael Davis – Trumpet, flugelhorn *

Eduardo del Barrio Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio, known professionally as Eddie del Barrio, is an Argentinian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pianist. He is a founding member of the jazz fusion band Caldera. He has collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire, Stan Ge ...

- Piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes *David Duke – French horn *Steven Dunn – Percussion, drums, Moog bass *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts deg ...

- Bass guitar, electric guitar *Mike Harris - Trumpet, flugelhorn *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'', ''Rock with You'', ...

– Trumpet, flugelhorn *Marlena Jeter - Vocals *Jeff Johnson – Synthesizer *Ralph Johnson - Percussion *Gwen Matthews - Vocals *Byron Miller - Bass guitar *Denzil Miller - Piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes *Sidney Muldrow – French horn *

Don Myrick Donald Myrick (April 6, 1940 – July 30, 1993) was an American saxophonist. A member of The Phenix Horns, he is best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins. He played alto, tenor, and soprano sax as a member of Earth, Wind ...

- Alto saxophone *Tom Pigott Smith - Synthesizer *

Dianne Reeves Dianne Elizabeth Reeves (born October 23, 1956) is an American jazz singer. Biography Dianne Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a musical family. Her father sang, her mother played trumpet, her uncle is bassist Charles Burrell, and he ...

- Vocals * Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Bass trombone *

Louis Satterfield Louis Edward Satterfield (April 3, 1937 – September 27, 2004) was an American bassist and trombonist. Satterfield was a member of both The Pharaohs and the Phenix Horns. He also collaborated with prominent artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, ...

- Trombone *

- Tenor saxophone * Fred White - Percussion, drums *

Andrew Woolfolk Andrew Paul Woolfolk II (October 11, 1950 – April 24, 2022) was an American saxophonist. Woolfolk was a longtime member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire from 1973 to 1985, and from 1987 to 1993. He also collaborated with artists such as Deniece ...

- Tenor saxophone

Production

– Arranger *

- Arranger *George del Barrio – Conductor, string arrangements *Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Arranger, drums *Lynn Davis - Vocal arrangement *Rahmlee Michael Davis – Horn arrangements *

- Arranger *

- Arranger, producer, vocal arrangement *Steven Dunn – Arranger *Mike Harris - Horn arrangements *Denzil Miller - Arranger, vocal arrangement *

- Horn arrangements *Louis Satterfield - Horn arrangements

Charts

References

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