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Having broken through into the pop Top Ten albums with producer Jay Graydon and Breakin' Away, Jarreau had found his commercial groove, and it was potent enough to sustain him at least through the eponymously titled follow-up album. Again, strong, often self-co-composed material, and catchy, radio-friendly arrangements with lots of synthesizers would be the strong suit of this album, front-loaded by two large-scale R&B hits, the cheery "Mornin'" and the footstomping "Boogie Down," that would be part of his concert repertoire forever more ("Save Me" is also in their league). The backing comes from a coterie of L.A. pros who kick in more energy than what one would normally expect; it must be the material that fired 'em up. In other words, this is a really good R&B album, almost a great one, with the one caveat being that Jarreau's unique vocal abilities aren't remotely challenged; this could conceivably have been cut by almost any skilled R&B singer.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger - DAVID FOSTER, Composer, Arranger, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Composer, Arranger, Writer - Al Jarreau, Composer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Michael Omartian, Composer, Arranger, Writer - Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - DAVID FOSTER, Arranger - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Omartian, Writer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge
Steve George, Writer - Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Richard Page, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist - John Lang, Writer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger - Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - DAVID FOSTER, Arranger, Writer - Foster, Writer - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Canning, Writer - TOM CANNING, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Canning, Writer - TOM CANNING, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Trevor Veitch, Writer - Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Mathieson, Writer - VEITCH, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Mathieson, Arranger, Writer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger, Writer - Michael Omartian, Arranger - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Michael Omartian, Arranger - Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Canning, Writer - TOM CANNING, Arranger, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Graydon, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Canning, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
Album review
Having broken through into the pop Top Ten albums with producer Jay Graydon and Breakin' Away, Jarreau had found his commercial groove, and it was potent enough to sustain him at least through the eponymously titled follow-up album. Again, strong, often self-co-composed material, and catchy, radio-friendly arrangements with lots of synthesizers would be the strong suit of this album, front-loaded by two large-scale R&B hits, the cheery "Mornin'" and the footstomping "Boogie Down," that would be part of his concert repertoire forever more ("Save Me" is also in their league). The backing comes from a coterie of L.A. pros who kick in more energy than what one would normally expect; it must be the material that fired 'em up. In other words, this is a really good R&B album, almost a great one, with the one caveat being that Jarreau's unique vocal abilities aren't remotely challenged; this could conceivably have been cut by almost any skilled R&B singer.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:49
- Main artists: Al Jarreau
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Jazz
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.
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