''Jarreau'' is the sixth studio album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983. It was his third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Jazz charts, while also placing at #4 on the R&B album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200. In

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the album received four

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nominations, including for

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as Producer of the Year (Non-Classical). The album contained three hit singles: "

Mornin' "Mornin'" is a 1983 hit song by Al Jarreau, billed simply as 'Jarreau'. It was the first of three single releases from his sixth studio album, '' Jarreau''. The song's music video was mostly animated, with Jarreau himself starring in a live-act ...

" (U.S. Pop #21, AC #2 for three weeks), "Boogie Down" (U.S. Pop #77) and "Trouble in Paradise" (U.S. Pop #63, AC #10). The first charted during the spring and summer, the second in the summer and the latter charted in the fall. In 2001, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was remastered and re-released in 2009 by Friday Music. The song "Black and Blues" has been rearranged for moderat
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Track listing

Personnel

* Al Jarreau – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3-6), rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9) *

– guitars (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1, 3-7, 9), synthesizers (5, 6), guitar solo (6) *

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– rhythm arrangements (1, 4), Fender Rhodes (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4), acoustic piano (4) * Michael Omartian – rhythm arrangements (2), synthesizers (2), Fender Rhodes (5) * Steve George – synthesizers (3) * Robbie Buchanan – Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizers (5) * Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (4) * Theophilus T. Blood – additional synthesizers (4) * Tom Canning – synthesizers (5, 6, 9), rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9), acoustic piano (6), harmonica solo (6), Fender Rhodes (9) * Greg Mathieson – rhythm arrangements (7), acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes (7), synthesizers (7) *

– guitars (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1, 3-7, 9), synthesizers (5, 6), guitar solo (6) *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the f ...

– bass guitar (1, 3-7, 9) *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working o ...

– drums (1, 5, 6), percussion (6) *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the '' Modern ...

– drums (2, 3, 4, 9) * Grey Trevorson – drums (7) *

Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ...

– percussion (2, 3, 5) * Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (1, 4), Fender Rhodes (8) * Gerald Vinci – concertmaster (4) * Ian Eales – string contractor (4) * Lew McCreary – trombone (2, 4) *

Bill Reichenbach Jr. William Frank Reichenbach Jr. (born November 30, 1949) is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He is the son of Bill Reichenbach, who was the drummer for Charlie Byrd from 1962 to 1973. He is best known as a session musician for television, ...

– trombone (2, 4-7, 9) * Charlie Loper – trombone (5, 6, 7, 9) * Chuck Findley – trumpet (2, 4-7, 9), flugelhorn (3) * Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 4-7, 9), flugelhorn (3) *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'', '' Rock with You'' ...

– horn arrangements (2-7, 9), trumpet (2, 4-7, 9), flugelhorn (3) *

Bill Champlin William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, musician, arranger, producer, and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs today, and was a member of the band Chicago from 1981–2009. ...

– backing vocals (2) *

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– backing vocals (2) * Venetta Gloud – backing vocals (2)

Production

* Producer – Jay Graydon * Engineers – Jay Graydon and Ian Eales * Recorded and mixed at Garden Rake Studios (Studio City, CA). * Strings recorded by Eric Prestis at

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(Hollywood, CA). * Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA). * Album Coordination – Shirley Klein * Art Direction – Christine Sauers * Photography –

Norman Seeff Norman Seeff (born March 5, 1939, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a photographer and filmmaker. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative ...

Charts

References

{{Authority control Al Jarreau albums 1983 albums Warner Records albums