In the Heat of the Night (Jeff Lorber album)
Appearance
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Released | July 26, 1984 | |||
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Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Jeff Lorber, Maurice Starr | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
In the Heat of the Night is the second solo studio album by jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber.[3]
The album peaked at No. 7 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 44 on the Top Black Albums chart.
Its artwork consists of a still image from a 1982 commercial promoting the acquisition of American electronic brand Quasar from Motorola to Matsushita Electric Industrial, which is now Panasonic.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In the Heat of the Night" | Maurice Starr | 4:14 |
2. | "Really Scarey" | Jeff Lorber, Nathan East | 4:08 |
3. | "Don't Say Yes" | Jeff Lorber, Tony Haynes, Marlon McClain | 4:07 |
4. | "Tropical" | Jeff Lorber | 4:12 |
5. | "Sushi Monster" | Jeff Lorber, Nathan East, Marlon McClain | 3:14 |
6. | "Rock II" | Jeff Lorber | 4:26 |
7. | "Seventh Heaven" | Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain | 4:21 |
8. | "Double Bad" | Jeff Lorber, Joe Ericksen, Jack Robinson | 4:18 |
9. | "Blast Off" | Maurice Starr | 3:45 |
10. | "Water Fall" | Jeff Lorber | 4:07 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars (1, 6, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9), guitar solo (5), arrangements (8)
- Maurice Starr – keyboards (1, 9), guitars (1, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9)
- Marlon McClain – guitars (2-8, 10), guitar solo (5)
- Lee Ritenour – rhythm guitar (5)
- Nathan East – bass (2-8, 10), vocals (2)
- John Robinson – cymbals (1, 9), drums (2-8, 10)
- Jimmy Johnson – congas (1, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2-8, 10)
- Ronnie Laws – saxophone solo (3)
- Phillip Ingram – lead vocals (3)
- Steve George – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
- David Page – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
- Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals (8)
Production
[edit]- Robert Abel – executive producer
- Maurice Starr – producer (1, 9)
- Jeff Lorber – producer (2-8, 10)
- Phil Greene – recording (1, 9), mixing (1, 9)
- Chris Brunt – recording (2-8, 10), mixing (2-8, 10)
- Joe Moody – second engineer (1, 9)
- Ben Ing – second engineer (2-8, 10)
- Ria Lewerke – art direction
- Randy Roberts – creative director, design
- Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography
Studios
- Tracks 1 & 9 recorded at Syncro Sound (Boston, Massachusetts).
- Tracks 2-8 & 10 recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California).
- Mixed at Normandy Sound (Warren, Rhode Island).
Charts
[edit]Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Billboard 200[4] | 106 |
Billboard Top Black Albums[5] | 44 |
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[6] | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jeff Lorber: In the Heat of the Night". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Jeff Lorber". Blues & Soul (423–434). Napfield Limited. 1985. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "In the Heat of the Night (200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "In the Heat of the Night (R&B)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Lorber: In the Heat of the Night (Jazz)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.