''After the Storm'' is the second album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown, released in 1994 on

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. The album peaked at No. 2 on the ''

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chart and No. 21 on the ''

'' Top Soul Albums chart. ''After the Storm'' was also certified

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in the US by the

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Overview

The

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section of saxophonist

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, trumpeter

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and trombonist Reggie Young played on the album.

Covers

Brown covered

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, Any Love by

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and

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's That's The Way Love Goes upon the album.

Critical reception

After the Storm won a

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in the category of Best Jazz Album.

Track listing

Credits

Musicians * Norman Brown – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), guitar synth piano (1), backing vocals (1), arrangements (1-9, 11, 12), lead guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements (6, 8), wah-wah guitar (7), horn arrangements (7, 11), lead vocals (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9), acoustic guitar (10) *

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– keyboards (1, 7, 11), horn idea (7, 11) * Herman Jackson – keyboards (2, 4-6, 8, 12), acoustic piano (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9) * Crayge Lindesay – vocal arrangements (1), keyboards (3), wah-wah guitar (3), bass (3), drum programming (3), arrangements (3) * Gail Johnson – keyboards (4, 6) * Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 7) * Freddie Washington – bass (2, 4, 6, 8, 12) * Tony Dumas –

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(5) * James Manning – bass (9) * George Lopez – bass (11) *

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– drums (1, 7) * Land Richards – drums (2, 4-6, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (4-6, 8) * Alonzo "Scotter" Powell – drums (9) * Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1, 4-6, 10, 11) *

– alto saxophone (7, 11), tenor saxophone (7, 11) *

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– trombone (7, 11) * Ray Brown –

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(5, 12), trumpet (7, 11) * Steve McKeever – vocal arrangements (1) * Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (4, 6, 8) * Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (4, 6) * Baby Lee – backing vocals (4, 6) *

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– backing vocals (4, 6) * DeNetria Champ – backing vocals (8), vocal arrangements (8) Production * Steve McKeever – executive producer * Norman Brown – producer * Ralph Sutton – recording, mixing (4, 6-9) *

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– mixing (1) * Richard Huredia – assistant engineer * Nazeeh Islam – assistant engineer * Brant Biles – additional recording (1-3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12) *

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– additional recording (1-3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12) *

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– mastering at

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(Hollywood, California) * Bruce Walker – A&R * Guy Abraham – A&R representative * Lisa Smith-Craig – A&R production coordinator * Jonathan Clark – art direction * Shauna Woods – graphic design * James Minchin III – photography * Charles McCoy – hair stylist * Lalette Littlejohn – make-up * Barron Dohan – fashion consultant * It Takes II – wardrobe

Overview

Covers

Critical reception

Track listing

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References