Come Morning (album)

Come Morning
Come Morning
Studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released	1981
Recorded	June–September 1981
Studio	Rosebud Recording Inc. (New York, NY).
Genre	Jazz, R&B
Length	40:18
Label	Elektra K 52337
Producer	Grover Washington, Jr., Ralph MacDonald
Grover Washington Jr. chronology

Come Morning is a studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The album was released in 1981 via Elektra label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	^[3]

Michael Erlewine of AllMusic commented: "Background singers, synthesizers. This is more programmed mood music than jazz. Smooth and nice. Gold album".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"East River Drive"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:44
2.	"Come Morning"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:57
3.	"Be Mine (Tonight)" (Lead Vocals – Grady Tate)	Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter	6:38
4.	"Reaching Out"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:08
5.	"Jamming"	Bob Marley	5:05
6.	"Little Black Samba" (Lead Vocals – Grady Tate)	Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter	5:42
7.	"Making Love to You"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:43
8.	"I'm All Yours"	Richard Tee, Stephen Gadd	4:43
Total length:			40:18

Personnel

Grover Washington, Jr. – saxophones
Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes
Paul Griffin – synthesizers
Eric Gale – guitars
Marcus Miller – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
Grady Tate – lead vocals (3, 6)
William Eaton – arrangements and conductor, backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
Frank Floyd – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
Zack Sanders – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)

Production

Grover Washington, Jr. – producer, mixing
Ralph MacDonald – producer, mixing
Richard Alderson – engineer, mixing
Kendall Brown – assistant engineer
Eddie Heath – assistant engineer
Lamont Moreno – assistant engineer
Anthony MacDonald – assistant engineer
Paul Silverthorn – production coordinator
Ron Coro – art direction
Norm Ung – art direction
Denise Minobe – design
Jim Shea – photography

Charts

Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
US Billboard Pop Albums^[4]	28

References

^ "Top Black Albums". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media. 25 December 1982. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Michael. "Grover Washington, Jr.: Come Morning". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
^ "Come Morning". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[1] "Top Black Albums". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media. 25 December 1982. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[AM-2] Erlewine, Michael. "Grover Washington, Jr.: Come Morning". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[3] Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.

[4] "Come Morning". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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v t e Grover Washington Jr.
Studio albums	Inner City Blues (1972) All the King's Horses (1972) Soul Box (1973) Mister Magic (1975) Feels So Good (1975) A Secret Place (1976) Reed Seed (1978) Paradise (1979) Skylarkin' (1980) Winelight (1980) Come Morning (1981) The Best Is Yet to Come (1982) Inside Moves (1984) A House Full of Love: Music from The Cosby Show (1986) Strawberry Moon (1987) Then and Now (1988) Time Out of Mind (1989) Next Exit (1992) All My Tomorrows (1994) Soulful Strut (1996) Aria (2000)
Live albums	Live at The Bijou (1977)
Compilations	Baddest (1981) Anthology (1981) Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection (1997)
Singles	"Just the Two of Us" (1981) "The Best Is Yet to Come" (1983)