1982 studio album by David Sanborn
As We Speak Released 1982 Recorded 1982 Studio
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA)
George Massenberg Studio (Santa Monica, CA)
Mediasound and Soundworks (New York City, NY)
Genre Smooth Jazz Length 39 :26 Label Warner Bros. Records Producer Robert Margouleff
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [2]
As We Speak is a studio album by David Sanborn , released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records .[3] [4]
The album reached No. 70 on the Billboard 200 , number 32 on Billboard 's R&B Albums chart and number 1 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[5]
Track listing [ ]
6. "As We Speak" Sanborn, Michael Sembello 4:17 7. "Straight to the Heart" Miller 3:26 8. "Rain on Christmas" Sanborn 4:46 9. "Love Will Come Someday" Michael Sembello, David Batteau 6:20
Personnel [ ]
David Sanborn – alto saxophone (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), saxophone section (1, 4), soprano saxophone (2, 3, 6, 9)
Don Freeman – keyboards (1-9), synthesizers (2, 7, 8)
Michael Sembello – guitar (1-9), lead vocals (5, 9), backing vocals (5)
Marcus Miller – bass guitar (1-9), synthesizers (4)
Omar Hakim – drums (1-9), tambourine (4)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-9)
Additional musicians
Production [ ]
Robert Margouleff – producer
Howard Siegel – engineer, mixing
Karat Faye – second engineer
Rudy Hill – assistant engineer
Gregg Mann – assistant engineer
Mike Morongell – assistant engineer
Wayne Yurglin – assistant engineer
Barbara Rooney – assistant engineer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, CA).
Ilyce Weiner – production coordinator
Christine Sauers – art direction, design
Richard Seireeni – art direction
Kohei Onashi – illustration
Michael Halsband – photography
Patrick Raines & Associates – management
Sources:[6]
Charts [ ]
Year
Chart
Position
1982
Billboard 200[7]
70
Billboard Top Black Albums[8]
32
Billboard Jazz Albums[5]
1
References [ ]
^ Yanow, Scott. "As We Speak – David Sanborn | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic" . allmusic.com . Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 175. ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
^ "Studio Track" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media . 94 (12): 86. March 27, 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "David Sanborn" . Down Beat . Maher Publications. 49 : 86. 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: a b Green, Paul (October 9, 1982). "WB Bags 5 out of 10" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media . 94 (40): 6. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ In Concert (CD media notes). David Sanborn . Warner Bros. 1982. Booklet. 7599-23650-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ "As We Speak (200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
^ "As We Speak (R&B)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
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