''A Change of Heart'' is a

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by David Sanborn, released in 1987 through the record label Warner Bros. The album reached number 74 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 43 on ''

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s R&B Albums chart and number 3 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* David Sanborn – alto saxophone *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

– keyboards (1, 2), rhythm guitar (1), bass (1-3, 5, 6), synthesizer arrangements (2) * Jason Miles – synthesizer programming (1, 2) * Bernard Wright – additional synthesizers (1) * Don Grolnick – electric piano (2) *

Rob Mounsey Rob Mounsey (born December 2, 1952) is an American musician, composer, and arranger. Music career Mounsey was born in Berea, Ohio, and grew up in Seattle, Washington, spending a few years each in Findlay and Granville, Ohio. At the age of 17, ...

– additional synthesizers (2), synthesizer arrangements (2) * Michael Colina – synthesizers (3, 5, 6), programming (3, 5, 6), arrangements (3, 5, 6) * John Mahoney –

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(3, 5, 6) * Mac Rebennack – acoustic piano (3) *

Philippe Saisse Philippe Saisse is a French jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and arranger. Career He was born in Marseille and raised in Paris. After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris he won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Mus ...

– keyboards (4), synthesizers (4), programming (4), synth guitar lead (4), arrangements (4) * Ronnie Foster – synthesizers (7), programming (7), arrangements (7) * Michael Sembello – synthesizers (8), programming (8), arrangements (8), backing vocals (8) *

Randy Waldman Randy Waldman (born September 8, 1955, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor. In 2019, Waldman's arrangement of the " Spider-Man Theme" on his ''Superheroes'' album garnered the Grammy Award f ...

– additional keyboards (8) * Casey Young – Synclavier programming (8) *

Hiram Bullock Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American guitarist known mainly for playing in jazz funk and jazz fusion, but he also worked as a session musician in a variety of genres. Biography Bullock was born in Osaka, Jap ...

– lead guitar (1, 7), rhythm guitar (5), electric guitar solo (5) * Hugh McCracken – rhythm guitar (3), slide guitar solo (3) * Nick Moroch – electric guitar (4, 6), guitar solo (4) * Carlos Rios – electric guitar (7), acoustic guitar (7) * Anthony Jackson –

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(4) *

Steve Ferrone Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950) is an English drummer. He is known as a member of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from 1994 to 2017, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch, and as part of the "classic lineup" of the Average Whi ...

– drums (1) * Steve Gadd – drums (2) *

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– electronic drum fills (3, 5), percussion (3, 5, 6) *

Mickey Curry Michael Timothy Curry (born June 10, 1956) is an American musician. He has collaborated with singer-songwriter Bryan Adams since the early 1980s, but has also worked with Hall & Oates, Cher, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, ...

– drums (4) *

John Robinson John Robinson may refer to: Academics *John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist * John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of ''Born in Blood'' *John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist *John ...

– drums (7) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7) * Michael Brecker – EWI controller (6) * Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1)

Production

* Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2), engineer (2) * Michael Colina – producer (3, 5, 6, 8), executive producer * Philippe Saisse – producer (4) * Ronnie Foster – producer (7) * Michael Hutchinson – engineer (1) * Marti Robertson – engineer (1, 2) * Eric Calvi – engineer (3-7) * Billy C. Haarbauer – MIDI engineer (4) * Keith Seppanen – engineer (7) * Hilary Bercovici – engineer (8) * Paul Hamingson – assistant engineer * Acar Key – assistant engineer * Mike Krowiak – assistant engineer * Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer * Moira Marquis – assistant engineer * Gary Rindfuss – assistant engineer * Bud Rizzo – assistant engineer * Mario Rodriguez – assistant engineer * Dary Sulich – assistant engineer * Josh Abbey – mixing (1-3, 5, 7, 8) * The French Acrobats – mixing (4) * Larry Alexander – mixing (6) *

George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, New York). * Bibi Green – production coordinator * Shirley Klein – album coordinator * Michael Hodgson – art direction, design * Ann Field – illustration * Guido Harari – photography * Patrick Rains & Associates – management

References

1987 albums David Sanborn albums Albums produced by Michael Colina Albums produced by Marcus Miller Warner Records albums {{1980s-jazz-album-stub