Earl Klugh's appealing guitar sound is well showcased on the album’s eight tracks. He contributes seven originals in addition to the Burt Bacharach, Hal David tune "Message to Michael", In today’s world most of these tunes could be considered high-quality background music, but going deeper the album is still an opportunity for Klugh to showcase his expertise. He is joined by a bunch of excellent rotating musicians including of merit; keyboardists Daryl Dybka and Greg Phillinganes and electric bassist Marcus Miller also makes an appearance. Overall, the album isn’t ground-breaking but a unique example of Jazz-Pop from the late seventies through to the early eighties.
United Artists Records,
LT-1026, 1980
EMI-Manhattan Records, CDP 7 48388 2, 1987
Recorded between September,
1979 - January, 1980 at:
CBS Studios, New York, NY
Electric Lady Studios, New
York, NY
Young 'Un Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Musicians:
Earl Klugh - Guitar
Mickie Roquemore - Clavinet
(#1), Piano (#2), Electric Piano (#6,8), Keyboards (#3,5)
Daryl Dybka - Electric Piano
(#1-4)
David Briggs - Keyboards
(#4,8), Piano (#6)
Greg Phillinganes - Guitar
(#3), Electric Piano (#7)
Perry Hughes - Guitar (#1-3)
Reggie Young - Guitar
(#4,6,8)
Lloyd Green - Pedal Steel
Guitar (#4,6,8)
Hubie Crawford - Bass (#1,2)
Marcus Miller - Bass (#3)
Mike Leech - Bass (#4,6,8)
David Saltman - Bass (#7)
Gene Dunlap - Drums
(#1-4,6,8)
James Bradley Jr. - Drums
(#5,7)
Dr. Gibbs - Percussion
(#1-4,6,7)
Frank Floyd, Krystal Davis,
Yvonne Lewis - Vocals (#4)
Tracks:
1. If It's In Your Heart
[It's In Your Smile] {Earl Klugh} (4:12)
2. Doc {Earl Klugh} (4:49)
3. Amazon {Earl Klugh} (4:03)
4. I Don't Want To Leave You
Alone Anymore {Earl Klugh, Bill Allen, George P. Martin} (4:49)
5. Spellbound {Earl Klugh}
(6:14)
6. Sweet Rum And Starlight
{Earl Klugh} (4:02)
7. Dream Come True {Earl
Klugh} (3:35)
8. Message To Michael {Burt
Bacharach, Hal David} (5:54)
Total Time: 37:42
Credits:
Producer - Earl Klugh
Engineer - Don Puluse
Production Consultant -
Roland Wilson
Recording [Electric Lady
Studios] - Joel Cohen, Tom Bush
Recording [Young 'un Sound] -
Chip Young, Glen Rieuf, Stan Dacus
Mixing - Tom Bush
Orchestra Arranger &
Conductor - Dave Matthews
Photography - Bob Cass
Synthesizer Arranger - Greg
Phillinganes
Art Direction, Design - Bill
Burks
Artwork [Drawing] - Carol
Wanagat
Design - Jeff
Lancaster
