Persona is the 13th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 11, 1996. Produced by Hamada and Steve Tyrell, it was Hamada’s final release by MCA Victor. The album was reissued alongside Hamada’s past releases on January 15, 2014. Persona peaked at No. 2 on Oricon’s albums chart. It was also her […]
Amparo is a classical album by jazz musicians and composers Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin. Musical guests include Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Renée Fleming, and James Taylor. This is Ritenour and Grusin’s second classical album together, their first one being Two Worlds, which was released in 2000. Both were Grammy nominated, Two Worlds for Best […]
The Best Of Fourplay is a compilation album by American smooth jazz quartet Fourplay, released in 1997. It contains 3 new releases and a remix of the song ‘Why Can’t It Wait Till Morning’ sung by Phil Collins. Note: only the unreleased songs are discussed here. Tracks 1 Max-O-Man (Harvey Mason Sr; Mike Lang) 05:33 […]
For Art’s Sake is a posthumously released in Art Porter‘s honor. It is a compilation album composed of songs from Porter’s previous albums, as well as two previously unreleased songs. It also features one song by Jeff Lorber dedicated to Porter. Tracks 1 Lake Shore Drive (Live) (Art Porter) 06:03 2 Flight Time (Live) (Art […]
Champagne Breakfast is the first album by project Bel-Air fronted by singers Pier Anthony and Ravven. It was released for the Japanese market in 1990. Tracks 1 Traces Of Snow (なごり雪) (Shozo Ise; Mike Himelstein) 04:53 2 Without You (Pete Ham; Tom Evans) 04:15 3 I Can’t Stop The Loneliness (悲しみがとまらない) (Tetsuji Hayashi; Chinfa Kang; […]
Sandra Mandella (1992, AEM Record Group) is the debut album from singer Sandra Mandella. Tracks 1 If You Wanna Be A Star (Be Yourself) (Sylvia Moy, D Johnson) 04:17 2 Tried My Love (J Jones) 03:58 3 Tell Me Why (Sylvia Moy, D Johnson) 04:36 4 Candy Suite (Sylvia Moy, D Johnson) 05:41 5 Music […]
Ruby Ruby (A&M, 1977) is the eighteenth album from Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri and produced by Herb Alpert. Tracks 1 Ruby (Heinz Eric Roemheld; Mitchell Parish) 06:28 2 Nostalgia (Gato Barbieri) 05:25 3 Latin Reaction (Marvin Gaye) 04:59 4 Ngiculela-Es Una Historia-I Am Singing (Stevie Wonder) 05:45 5 Sunride (Gato Barbieri) 05:49 6 […]
Right On Time is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo The Brothers Johnson. Released in 1977, the album peaked at number two on the R&B albums chart and number thirteen on the pop albums chart in the U.S. It includes the number-one R&B song “Strawberry Letter 23”, and winner of a Grammy […]
“Strawberry Letter 23” is a song written and composed by Shuggie Otis from his 1971 album Freedom Flight. It is also widely known by the 1977 cover version recorded by The Brothers Johnson and produced by Quincy Jones. Muscians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Harvey Mason Sr Guitar (solo) Lee Ritenour Guitar George Johnson Keyboards Dave […]
A Twist Of Motown is a tribute to Motown produced by Lee Ritenour and released in 2003. Tracks 1 Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx) 2 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) 3 Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) 4 Just My Imagination (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) 5 I Heard […]