Love Approach

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Released 1980 Love Approach(1980) Magic(1981) Release date 1980 Genres Funk, Jazz, Soul music		Length 36:32 Artist Tom Browne Label GRP Producers Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen

Recorded 1979-1980 at A&R Studios, New York City, New York Similar Tom Browne albums, Funk albums

Tom browne funkin for jamaica n y 1980 lp love approach

Love Approach is a 1980 album by Tom Browne and was released on the GRP Records. The song, "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)", topped the U.S. R&B chart for three weeks in October 1980.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated

"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" (Browne, Toni Smith) – 4:43
"Her Silent Smile" – 5:12
"Forever More" (Don Blackman) – 3:22
"Dream of Lovin' You" (Omar Hakim) – 4:20
"Nocturne" – 5:08
"Martha" (Browne, Smith) – 3:41
"Moon Rise" (Lesette Wilson) – 5:15
"Weak in the Knees" (featuring Viki Sylvia) (Sylvia) – 4:41

Personnel

Tom Browne - Trumpet, Handclaps, Synthesizer, Flugelhorn

Dave Grusin - Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano

Bernard Wright - Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano

Omar Hakim - Handclaps, Drums

Lesette Wilson - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer

Francisco Centeño, Marcus Miller, Sekou Bunch - Bass

Bob Franceshini - Handclaps, Tenor Saxophone

Bobby Broom, Mike Vinas - Guitar

Buddy Williams - Drums

Barbara Bellins - Flute

Crusher Bennett, Carol Steele - Percussion

Martha Rojas - Handclaps

Jorge Dalto - Acoustic Piano

Alvin Flythe, Kevin Osborne, Mike Flythe - Rap, Handclaps

Victoria Sylva, Tonni Smith - Vocals, Handclaps

Culture

"Forever More" from Tom Browne's 1980 album, Love Approach, was heard as part of the beginning and end of the broadcast day on the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, WCMH-TV in the mid 1980s.

Songs

1Funkin' for Jamaica (NY)4:40
2Her Silent Smile5:10
3Forever More3:20

References

Love Approach Wikipedia

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