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High Crime

Al Jarreau

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Fueled by the hard-pushing hit from Jarreau's previous album "Boogie Down," aproducer Jay Graydon cranks up the energy level some more and comes up with a snazzy high-tech vehicle for his converted R&B singer. The sound is hotter, stoked by greater reliance upon synthesizers and electronically goosed rhythm tracks, and Jarreau's own vocals are more hectic, though again not much in the way of individuality is required of him. But the material this time isn't as strong -- though "Murphy's Law" is pretty catchy with its flugelhorn punctuations -- and so the reluctance to exploit the unique vocal talents of Jarreau is more glaring. The minor hit single of the album, oddly, is the mundane ballad "After All," an ominous harbinger of bathos to come from Jarreau down the road.

© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo

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1
Raging Waters
00:04:26

Robbie Buchanan, Arranger, Writer - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Buchanan, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

2
Imagination
00:04:41

Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - Clif Magness, Writer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - GLEN BALLARD, Writer - DAVID FOSTER, Arranger, Writer - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Magness, Writer - Ballard, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

3
Murphy's Law
00:04:09

Steve Kipner, Writer - Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - Clif Magness, Writer - Paul Bliss, Writer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - DAVID FOSTER, Arranger - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Bliss, Writer - Kipner, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

4
Tell Me
00:04:35

Greg Phillinganes, Writer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - PHILLINGANES, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

5
After All
00:04:17

Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - DAVID FOSTER, Arranger, Writer - Foster, Writer - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

6
High Crime
00:04:30

Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - GLEN BALLARD, Writer - DAVID FOSTER, Arranger, Writer - Bobby Lyle, Writer - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lyle, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

7
Let's Pretend
00:04:00

Steve George, Arranger, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Richard Page, Arranger, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist - John Lang, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

8
Sticky Wicket
00:04:19

Greg Phillinganes, Arranger, Writer - Jerry Hey, Horns Arranger - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - PHILLINGANES, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

9
Love Speaks Louder Than Words
00:03:56

Richard Feldman, Arranger, Writer - Feldman, Writer - BILL CHAMPLIN, Arranger, Writer - Champlin, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger - Friedman, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist - Glenn Friedman, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

10
Fallin'
00:04:54

Nathan East, Arranger, Writer - Graydon, Writer - JAY GRAYDON, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - MARCEL EAST, Arranger, Writer - East, Writer

© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Rainbow Bridge, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridge, Inc.

Album review

Fueled by the hard-pushing hit from Jarreau's previous album "Boogie Down," aproducer Jay Graydon cranks up the energy level some more and comes up with a snazzy high-tech vehicle for his converted R&B singer. The sound is hotter, stoked by greater reliance upon synthesizers and electronically goosed rhythm tracks, and Jarreau's own vocals are more hectic, though again not much in the way of individuality is required of him. But the material this time isn't as strong -- though "Murphy's Law" is pretty catchy with its flugelhorn punctuations -- and so the reluctance to exploit the unique vocal talents of Jarreau is more glaring. The minor hit single of the album, oddly, is the mundane ballad "After All," an ominous harbinger of bathos to come from Jarreau down the road.

© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo

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