Strawberry Moon (album)
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.
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 39:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Grover Washington Jr., Michael J. Powell, Marcus Miller | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
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
- "Strawberry Moon" (Washington) – 4:26
- "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
- "Shivaree Ride" (Washington) – 4:45
- "Caught a Touch of Your Love" (James Best, Craig Bickhardt, Jack Keller) – 5:11
- "Maddie's Blues" (Alf Clausen) – 2:47
- "I Will Be Here for You" (Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page) – 5:33
- "Monte Carlo Nights" (Todd Cochran, Stix Hooper) – 5:53
- "Keep in Touch" (Gary Taylor) – 4:27
- "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 |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 100 |
References
- Yanow, Scott. "Strawberry Moon – Grover Washington Jr. | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
Grover Washington Jr.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- "Grover Washington, Jr. – Strawberry Moon". Discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "Superstar of Sax". Jet. 23 November 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- 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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