Come Morning is a studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The album was released in 1981 via Elektra label.[1]
Reception
Michael Erlewine of AllMusic commented: "Background singers, synthesizers. This is more programmed mood music than jazz. Smooth and nice. Gold album".[2]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "East River Drive" | Grover Washington, Jr. | 4:44 |
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| 2. | "Come Morning" | Grover Washington, Jr. | 4:57 |
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| 3. | "Be Mine (Tonight)" (Lead Vocals – Grady Tate) | Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter | 6:38 |
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| 4. | "Reaching Out" | Grover Washington, Jr. | 4:08 |
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| 5. | "Jamming" | Bob Marley | 5:05 |
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| 6. | "Little Black Samba" (Lead Vocals – Grady Tate) | Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter | 5:42 |
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| 7. | "Making Love to You" | Grover Washington, Jr. | 4:43 |
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| 8. | "I'm All Yours" | Richard Tee, Stephen Gadd | 4:43 |
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| Total length: | 40:18 |
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Personnel
- Grover Washington, Jr. – saxophones
- Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes
- Paul Griffin – synthesizers
- Eric Gale – guitars
- Marcus Miller – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
- Grady Tate – lead vocals (3, 6)
- William Eaton – arrangements and conductor, backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
- Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
- Frank Floyd – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
- Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
- Zack Sanders – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
Production
- Grover Washington, Jr. – producer, mixing
- Ralph MacDonald – producer, mixing
- Richard Alderson – engineer, mixing
- Kendall Brown – assistant engineer
- Eddie Heath – assistant engineer
- Lamont Moreno – assistant engineer
- Anthony MacDonald – assistant engineer
- Paul Silverthorn – production coordinator
- Ron Coro – art direction
- Norm Ung – art direction
- Denise Minobe – design
- Jim Shea – photography
Charts
References
- ^ "Top Black Albums". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media. December 25, 1982. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Michael. "Grover Washington, Jr.: Come Morning". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
Grover Washington Jr.
- ^ "Come Morning". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
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