1981 studio album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke
1981 studio album by Stanley Clarke & George Duke
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The Clarke/Duke Project is the first collaborative album by American musicians Stanley Clarke and George Duke . It was released in 1981 through Epic Records . The main recording sessions took place at Studio D of Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California with additional recording at Le Gonks West, Westlake Studios and A&M Studios in Hollywood, California.
The album peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 and at number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its lead single , "Sweet Baby ", made it to number 19 on the Hot 100 singles chart. In 1982, the album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at 24th Annual Grammy Awards .[2]
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Personnel [ ]
George Duke – vocals, keyboards, percussion, string arrangement (tracks: 3, 8) , bass synthesizer (track 7) , producer
Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass , guitar, sitar , cello, string arrangement (tracks: 4, 8) , producer
Michael Boddicker – bass synthesizer (track 7)
John Frederick Robinson – drums
Norman Gary Foster – saxophone (track 3)
Jerry Hey – piccolo trumpet C (track 8)
Frederick Seykora – strings
Israel Baker – strings
Endre Granat – strings
Paula Hochhalter – strings
Barbara Thomason – strings
Marcia Van Dyke – strings
Bonnie Douglas – strings
Selene Hurford – strings
Denyse Buffum – strings
Sheldon Sanov – strings
Kenneth Yerke – strings
Rollice Dale – strings
Dorothy Wade – strings
Nils Oliver – strings
Assa Drori – strings
Art Royval – strings
Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster
George Del Barrio – conducting
Brent Averill – engineering
Tommy Vicari – engineering
Dave Concors – engineering
Jim Cassell – engineering
Erik Zobler – engineering
Wally Buck – mixing assistant
George Horn – mastering
Kathe Hoffman – album coordinator
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