As We Speak
1982 studio album by David Sanborn
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Studio album by David Sanborn | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
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Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 39:39 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Robert Margouleff | |||
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As We Speak is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records.[3][4]
The album reached No. 70 on the Billboard 200, number 32 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 1 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Port of Call" | Michael Sembello, Dan Sembello | 4:29 |
2. | "Better Believe It" | Marcus Miller | 3:31 |
3. | "Rush Hour" | Miller | 4:43 |
4. | "Over and Over" | Don Freeman, Miller | 4:12 |
5. | "Back Again" | Belfield, Freeman | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "As We Speak" | Sanborn, Michael Sembello | 4:17 |
7. | "Straight to the Heart" | Miller | 3:26 |
8. | "Rain on Christmas" | Sanborn | 4:47 |
9. | "Love Will Come Someday" | Michael Sembello, David Batteau | 6:17 |
Personnel
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), saxophone section (1, 4), soprano saxophone (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Don Freeman – keyboards, synthesizers (2, 7, 8)
- Michael Sembello – guitars, lead vocals (5, 9), backing vocals (5)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar, synthesizers (4)
- Omar Hakim – drums, tambourine (4)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Additional musicians
- George Duke – clavinet (1)
- Lance Ong – synthesizers (2, 8)
- James Skelton – Hammond B3 organ (4)
- Spike – synthesizer and IRT strings (5, 6, 8, 9)
- Buzz Feiten – rhythm guitar (1)
- Malando Gassama – percussion (5)
- Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet (1)
- Bill Evans – saxophone (4), saxophone section (4)
- Robert A. Martin – French horn (9)
- Cruz Baca Sembello – backing vocals (5, 9)
Production
- Robert Margouleff – producer
- Howard Siegel – engineer, mixing
- Karat Faye – second engineer
- Rudy Hill – assistant engineer
- Gregg Mann – assistant engineer
- Mike Morongell – assistant engineer
- Wayne Yurglin – assistant engineer
- Barbara Rooney – assistant engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, CA).
- Ilyce Weiner – production coordinator
- Christine Sauers – art direction, design
- Richard Seireeni – art direction
- Kohei Onashi – illustration
- Michael Halsband – photography
- Patrick Raines & Associates – management
Sources:[6]
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1982 | Billboard 200[7] | 70 |
Billboard Top Black Albums[8] | 32 | |
Billboard Jazz Albums[5] | 1 |
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "As We Speak – David Sanborn | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 175. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Studio Track". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media. March 27, 1982. p. 86. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "David Sanborn". Down Beat. 49. Maher Publications: 86. 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Green, Paul (October 9, 1982). "WB Bags 5 out of 10". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media. p. 6. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ In Concert (CD media notes). David Sanborn. Warner Bros. 1982. Booklet. 7599-23650-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "As We Speak (200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "As We Speak (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
- As We Speak at Discogs
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- Here and Gone
- Straight to the Heart
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