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Winelight

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Released
  
1980

Winelight (1980)
  
Come Morning (1981)

Release date
  
June 1980

Genres
  
Jazz, Smooth jazz

Length
  
39:01

Artist
  
Grover Washington Jr.

Label
  
Elektra Records

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Recorded
  
June & July 1980 at Rosebud Recording Studio, New York City, New York

Producers
  
Grover Washington Jr., Ralph MacDonald

Similar
  
Mister Magic, Soul Box, Live at The Bijou, Feels So Good, Skylarkin'

Winelight is a 1980 album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. It received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1982. The album was released by Elektra Records. It includes the Grammy Award-winning hit "Just the Two of Us" sung by Bill Withers. The track "In the Name of Love" from the album was also released in rearranged form, without Washington's saxophone track, under the name of Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers (on vocals).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Winelight" (William Eaton) – 7:32
  2. "Let It Flow (For "Dr. J")" (Grover Washington Jr.) – 5:52
  3. "In the Name of Love" (William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 5:26
  4. "Take Me There" (Washington) – 6:16
  5. "Just the Two of Us" (Bill Withers, William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 7:23
  6. "Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)" (Washington) – 6:32

Personnel

  • Grover Washington Jr. – Alto, Soprano, Tenor, & Baritone Saxophones
  • Ralph MacDonald – Congas, Percussion, Electronic Drums
  • Marcus Miller – Bass
  • Steve Gadd – Drums
  • Eric Gale – Guitar
  • Paul Griffin – Clavinet, Electric Piano
  • Raymond Chew – Clavinet
  • Richard Tee – Electric Piano
  • Robert Greenidge – Steel Drums
  • Ed Walsh, Bill Eaton – Synthesizer
  • Bill Withers – vocals on "Just the Two of Us"
  • Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
  • Songs

    1Winelight7:34
    2Let It Flow ('For Dr J')5:54
    3In the Name of Love5:30

    References

    Winelight Wikipedia