Is Love Enough?
| Is Love Enough? | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 1997 | |||
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| Genres | Jazz, R&B | |||
| Length | 1:11:41 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
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Is Love Enough? is a studio album by American jazz musician George Duke, released in 1997 on Warner Bros. Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[2]
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |    [3] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic declared, "Although George Duke planned to make this recording half R&B and half jazz, the former dominates. In fact, other than brief moments from the keyboardist/leader and short contributions by the likes of Dianne Reeves, Everette Harp, George Howard, Norman Brown and Jonathan Butler, this is essentially a highly produced R&B set".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by George Duke.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Into the Future" (Prelude) | 2:05 |
| 2. | "Is Love Enough?" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "It's Summertime" | 5:24 |
| 4. | "Love Songs" | 5:39 |
| 5. | "It's Our World" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Fill the Need" | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Kinda Low" | 6:16 |
| 8. | "Time and Space" (Interlude) | 1:27 |
| 9. | "Back in the Day" | 4:52 |
| 10. | "This Place I Call Home" | 4:20 |
| 11. | "How About You?" | 4:44 |
| 12. | "Laid Back Sunday" | 4:55 |
| 13. | "Thinkin' 'Bout You" | 5:02 |
| 14. | "I'm Falling" | 5:32 |
| 15. | "Whatever Happened To..." | 4:44 |
| 16. | "Back from the Future" | 1:25 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- George Duke – synthesizers (1, 8, 16), keyboards (2–7, 9–15), bass solo (5)
- Ray Fuller – guitars (3, 4, 7, 12, 14), rhythm guitar (11)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (5), acoustic guitar (13, 15), guitar solo (15)
- Doc Powell – guitars (6)
- Jonathan Butler – guitars (10), bass (10)
- Norman Brown – guitar solo (11)
- Dori Caymmi – acoustic guitar (15)
- Byron Miller – bass ad-libs (2), bass (6, 7)
- Larry Kimpel – bass (11–13)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (15)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (2, 6, 7, 15)
- Little John Roberts – drums (3, 10, 14)
- Michael White – drums (11, 12)
- Dennis Chambers – drums (13)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (3, 11, 12)
- Airto Moreira – percussion (9, 15)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (13–15)
- Everette Harp – alto saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (11)
- George Howard – soprano saxophone (4, 12)
- Gerald Albright – alto saxophone (5), tenor saxophone (5)
- Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone (9), bass clarinet (9)
- Bruce Fowler – trombone (9, 11)
- Ray Brown – trumpet (5)
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet (9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (11)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (11)
Vocalists
- George Duke – vocals (2, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15), lead vocals (4, 13), backing vocals (4, 10), rapnotics (7)
- Rachelle Ferrell – vocals (2, 6), backing vocals (4, 14)
- Jim Gilstrap – vocals (2, 3, 6, 11, 12), backing vocals (4, 13, 14)
- Lori Perry – vocals (2), lead vocals (5), backing vocals (5, 13)
- Phil Perry – vocals (3, 11, 12)
- Vesta Williams – lead vocals (5)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (5, 13)
- Josie James – backing vocals (5, 10, 13)
- Eddie Griffin – rapology (5)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner – rapology (5)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – rapnotics (7)
- Byron Miller – rapnotics (7)
- Jonathan Butler – vocals (10), backing vocals (10)
- Dianne Reeves – vocals (10), backing vocals (10)
- Dori Caymmi – vocals during vamp (15)
Production
[edit]- George Duke – producer
- Erik Zobler – recording, mixing
- Wayne Holmes – additional engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Corine Duke – production assistant
- Stine Schyberg – art direction, design
- Tom Tavee – photography
- Consolidated Management – management
References
[edit]- ↑ George Duke: Is Love Enough. Warner Bros. Records. 1997.
- ↑ "George Duke". Billboard.
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "George Duke: Is Love Enough". AllMusic.