Romantic Journey

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Romantic Journey
Romantic Journey.jpg
Studio album by
Norman Connors
Released1977
Recorded1977
StudioThe Sound Labs and United-Western Recorders Hollywood, California
GenreSoul, jazz, jazz fusion
Length43:15
LabelBuddah
ProducerSkip Drinkwater
Norman Connors chronology
You Are My Starship
(1976) 		Romantic Journey
(1977) 		This Is Your Life
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars [1]

Romantic Journey is an album released in 1977 by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors. The album charted at number ten on the jazz albums chart.

Track listing[]

Side one
  1. "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 7:00
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
    Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills
  2. "Once I've Been There" (Phillip Mitchell) – 5:49
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
    Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell
  3. "Destination Moon" (Phillip Mitchell) – 4:38
    Arranged by Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, and Ian Underwood (synthesizer)
    Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell
  4. "Romantic Journey" (Norman Connors) 5:26
    Arranged by Hubert Eaves and Reggie Lucas
    Electric guitar – Ray Gomez
Side two
  1. "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 6:43
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
  2. "For You Everything" (Jerry Peters) – 5:52
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
    Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills and Phillip Mitchell
  3. "Thembi" (Pharoah Sanders) – 8:04
    Arranged by Norman Connors
    Soprano saxophone – Pharoah Sanders

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 94
US Top R&B Albums[2] 24
US Jazz Albums[2] 10

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1977 "Once I've Been There" — 16 30

Personnel[]

Musicians
  • Norman Connors – main performer, timpani, drums, percussion
  • Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster
  • Myrna Mathews, and Julia, Maxine and Orrin Waters – backing vocals
  • Lee Ritenour – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Reggie Lucas – electric guitar
  • Hubert Eaves and Jerry Peters – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet
  • Ian Underwood – synthesizer
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
  • Fred Jackson – bass and alto flute, alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Ernie Watts – bass and alto flute, tenor saxophone
  • Bill Green – Bass, alto and piccolo flute, tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Gene Goe, and Gary Grant – trumpet
  • George Bohannon, Dick Hyde, and Charlie Loper – trombone
  • Maurice Spears – bass trombone
  • Sidney Muldrow and Marnie Robinson – French horn
  • Jerry Peters – harpsichord
  • Willie Weeks – bass
  • Victor Feldman – percussion, bells, vibraphone
  • Kenneth Nash – congas, percussion, Paiste cymbal, gong
  • Bobbye Hall – congas and bongos
Production
  • Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer
  • Skip Drinkwater – producer
  • John Mills and Don Murray – audio engineers
  • George Belle and Linda Tyler – engineers assistants
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Don Murray and Skip Drinkwater – mixing

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r33812/review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Norman Connors US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  3. ^ "Norman Conners US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

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