Glow (Al Jarreau album)
Glow | ||||
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Released | June 15, 1976 | |||
Recorded | February 1976 – May 1976 | |||
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Length | 36:15 | |||
Label | Reprise[1] | |||
Producer | Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt | |||
Al Jarreau chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Glow is the second solo album by Al Jarreau, released in 1976.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Al Jarreau except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rainbow in Your Eyes" | Leon Russell | 4:30 |
2. | "Your Song" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 5:38 |
3. | "Água de Beber" | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes | 3:57 |
4. | "Have You Seen The Child" | 3:48 | |
5. | "Hold on Me" | 1:47 | |
6. | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 4:49 |
7. | "Somebody's Watching You" | Sylvester Stewart | 3:48 |
8. | "Milwaukee" | 4:57 | |
9. | "Glow" | 5:07 |
Personnel
[edit]- Al Jarreau – vocals, effects (5)
- Tom Canning – electric piano (1–4, 6–9)
- Larry Nash – synthesizers (1, 7), ARP String Ensemble (1)
- Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 6), organ (4)
- Larry Carlton – guitars (1–4, 6–9)
- Wilton Felder – bass (1, 3, 4)
- Willie Weeks – bass (2, 6, 7, 9)
- Paul Stallworth – bass (8)
- Joe Correro – drums (1–4, 6–9)
- Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3), tambourine (4)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6–9)
- Nick DeCaro – vocal arrangements (1)
- Dale Oehler – string and synthesizer arrangements, conductor
Production
[edit]- Tommy LiPuma – producer
- Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
- Don Henderson – assistant engineer
- Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
- Noel Newbolt – production assistant
- Calbalka Studio – art direction, design
- Moshe Brahka – photography
- Susan Jarreau – photography
- Patrick Rains – management
Charts
[edit]Glow peaked at #132 and #30 on the Billboard 200 on the Soul LP charts respectively.[5]
The only single to be released and make the charts was "Rainbow in Your Eyes" reaching number 92 on the R&B charts.[6]
Album
[edit]Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 132 |
US R&B/Soul | 30 |
Charting singles
[edit]Year | Song | Peak chart positions[7] | |||||||||
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1976 | "Rainbow in Your Eyes" | 92 |
Production
[edit]- Producers – Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt
- Production Assistant – Noel Newbolt
- Engineer – Al Schmitt
- Assistant Engineers – Don Henderson and Linda Tyler
- Recorded at Capitol Studios and Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
- Mixed at Capitol Studios.
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Design – John Calbaka
- Photography – Moshe Brakha and Susan Jarreau
- Management – Patrick Rains
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 582.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 361–362.
- ^ All Music Guide
- ^ "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Al Jarreau – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard.