Strawberry Moon (album)

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Strawberry Moon
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Studio album by
Grover Washington Jr.
Released1987
GenreJazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length39:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerGrover Washington Jr., Michael J. Powell, Marcus Miller
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
A House Full of Love
(1986) 		Strawberry Moon
(1987) 		Then and Now
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide2/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2.5/4 stars[3]

Strawberry Moon is a jazz album by Grover Washington Jr. It was released in 1987 through Columbia Records, catalog 40510.[4] The album was self-produced by Grover Washington Jr, except for two tracks. The first of these, "Summer Nights," was co- produced with Marcus Miller and was released as a single, reaching #35 in the Billboard R&B Charts. The second, "I Will Be Here for You," was co-produced by Washington and Michael J. Powell.

Reception[]

A reviewer of Jet commented "The smash album featuring the new hit single "The Look Of Love," with vocals of Jean Carne".[5] Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote "Grover Washington, Jr.'s first album in three years (and debut for Columbia) did not yield any major hits but found him playing in prime form".[1]

Track listing[]

  1. "Strawberry Moon" (Washington) – 4:26
  2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
  3. "Shivaree Ride" (Washington) – 4:45
  4. "Caught a Touch of Your Love" (James Best, Craig Bickhardt, Jack Keller) – 5:11
  5. "Maddie's Blues" (Alf Clausen) – 2:47
  6. "I Will Be Here for You" (Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page ) – 5:33
  7. "Monte Carlo Nights" (Todd Cochran, Stix Hooper) – 5:53
  8. "Keep in Touch" (Gary Taylor) – 4:27
  9. "Summer Nights" (Marcus Miller) – 6:29

Personnel[]

  • Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes, Fairlight CMI
  • James K. Lloyd – grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha DX7, Fairlight CMI
  • James Simmons – Fairlight CMI (5)
  • Joey DeFrancesco – grand piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8)
  • Marcus Miller – multi instruments (9)
  • Richard Steacker – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • B.B. King – guitar (4), lead vocals (4)
  • Michael J. Powell – guitars (6)
  • Gerald Veasley – 5-string bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
  • Tyrone Brown – electric upright bass (2, 5)
  • Darryl Washington – drums (1-8), timbales (9)
  • Jim Salamone – LinnDrum (1, 3), percussion (1, 3)
  • Ellen Cohen – bell tree (1), wind chimes (1)
  • Leonard Gibbs – congas (1-8), percussion (2, 4-8)
  • Jean Carne – lead vocals (2, 8)
  • Spencer Harrison – lead vocals (7), backing vocals (7, 8)
  • Liz Hogue – backing vocals (7, 8)

Production[]

  • Grover Washington Jr. – producer, mixing
  • Michael J. Powell – co-producer (6)
  • Marcus Miller – co-producer (9), mixing (9)
  • George Butler – executive producer
  • Peter Humphreys – engineer (1-8), mixing (1-8)
  • Tim Kinsey – engineer (4)
  • Eric Calvi – engineer (9)
  • Michael O'Reilly – engineer (9)
  • Randy Abrams – assistant engineer (1-8)
  • Ronnie James – assistant engineer (1-8)
  • Scott MacMinn – assistant engineer (1-8)
  • Armand Pocoroba – assistant engineer (1-8)
  • Dave Saia – assistant engineer (1-8)
  • Adam Silverman – assistant engineer (1-8)
  • Nelson Ayers – assistant engineer (9)
  • Chaz Clifton – assistant engineer (9)
  • Dan Grigsby – assistant engineer (9)
  • Neil Nappe – assistant engineer (9)
  • Jim Regan – assistant engineer (9)
  • Nimitr Sarkananda – mastering
  • Christopher Austopchuk – art direction, design
  • Jennifer Baumann – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, PA); Counterpoint Studios (New York, NY); House of Music (West Orange, NJ); Dallas Sound Lab (Irving, TX).
  • Tracks 1-8 mixed at Sigma Sound Studios; Track 9 mixed at A & R Recording (New York, NY).
  • Mastered at Masterwork Recording (Philadelphia, PA).

Charts[]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 100

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. "Strawberry Moon – Grover Washington Jr. | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Grover Washington, Jr. – Strawberry Moon". Discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Superstar of Sax". Jet. 23 November 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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