Dianne Reeves (album)

Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
Studio album by Dianne Reeves
Released	1987
Studio	Mama Jo's (North Hollywood, California); Le Gonks West (Hollywood, California);
Genre	Contemporary jazz
Length	43:33
Label	Blue Note
Producer	George Duke
Dianne Reeves chronology
Singles from Dianne Reeves
	"Better Days"; Released: 1988; "Never Said (Chan's Song)"; Released: 1988;

Dianne Reeves is the eponymous studio album by American jazz singer Dianne Reeves issued in 1987 on Blue Note Records.^[1] The album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and at number 28 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2]^[3]

Overview[]

The album was produced by George Duke and recorded at Mama Jo's and Le Gonks West in Hollywood, California.^[1] Dianne Reeves also spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sky Islands"	Dianne Reeves Larry Dunn	4:43
2.	"I'm O.K."	Eduardo Del Barrio	5:16
3.	"Better Days"	Dianne Reeves Tony Lorrich	5:31
4.	"Harvest Time"	Herbie Hancock Jean Hancock	5:38
5.	"Chan's Song (Never Said)"	Herbie Hancock Stevie Wonder	5:34
6.	"Yesterdays"	Jerome Kern Otto Harbach	5:02
7.	"I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"	Duke Ellington Paul Francis Webster	7:31
8.	"That's All"	Alan Brandt Bob Haymes	4:13
Total length:			43:33

Personnel[]

Dianne Elizabeth Reeves – vocals
George Duke – Synclavier synthesizer (tracks: 1-3), Yamaha TX816 (tracks: 1, 3), piano (track 7), producer
William Edward Childs – piano (tracks: 2, 6, 8)
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5)
Jorge Luis Gutierret Del Barrio – synthesizer (tracks: 4, 5)
Paul Milton Jackson, Jr. – guitar (tracks: 1, 3-5)
Fred Douglas Washington Jr. – bass (tracks: 1, 3-5)
Tony Dumas – bass (tracks: 2, 8)
Stanley Clarke – bass (tracks: 6, 7)
Richard David Lawson – drums (tracks: 1, 3)
Ralph Penland – drums (tracks: 2, 8)
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (tracks: 4, 5)
Anthony Tillmon Williams – drums (tracks: 6, 7)
Paulo Roberto da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 3-5)
Airto Moreira – percussion (track 6)
Justo Almario – tenor saxophone (track 4)
Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (tracks: 6, 7)
Erik Zobler – engineering
Alice Murrell – assistant producer
Steven Bradley Ford – assistant engineering (tracks: 1-5, 8)
Mitch Gibson – assistant engineering (tracks: 1, 3-7)
Michael R. Morris – management

Chart history[]

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	172
Billboard Top Soul Albums	28^[3]
Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums	1^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves. Blue Note Records. 1987.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
^ "Dianne Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

External links[]

Dianne Reeves at Discogs (list of releases)

[Album-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves. Blue Note Records. 1987.

[BR-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[BR2-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Dianne_Reeves-4] "Dianne Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

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