Heart String

For other uses, see Heart Strings.

Heart String
Studio album by Earl Klugh
Released	1979 (1979)
Recorded	October–November 1978
Studio	Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York)
Genres	Crossover jazz, jazz pop, instrumental pop
Length	40:21
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh chronology
Magic in Your Eyes (1978) Heart String (1979) One on One with Bob James (1979)

Professional ratings

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Heart String is the fifth studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1979.

Track listing

All tracks written by Earl Klugh except where noted.

1. "Heart String" – 6:23
2. "I'll See You Again" – 5:52
3. "Acoustic Lady, Part 1 & 2" – 7:43
4. "Spanish Night" – 3:18
5. "Pretty World" (Antonio Adolfo, Alan Bergman, Tiberio Gaspar)– 4:47
6. "Waiting for Cathy" – 2:50
7. "Rayna" – 5:15
8. "Heart String (Reprise)" – 4:03

Personnel

Musicians

• Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 8), steel string guitar (1, 4, 6), electric guitar (2), the "guitar choir" (4), acoustic nylon guitar (6), high-string nylon guitar (6)
• Greg Phillinganes – electric piano (1, 2, 7), clavinet (1), acoustic piano (4)
• Mickie Roquemore – clavinet (2, 3, 5), acoustic piano (3, 5)
• Darryl Dybka – electric piano (3, 5)
• Phil Upchurch – electric guitar (1–3)
• Charles Meeks – electric bass (1, 2, 4), bass (7)
• Hubie Crawford – bass (3), electric bass (3, 5)
• Roland Wilson – electric bass (5)
• Victor Lewis – drums (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Gene Dunlap – drums (3, 5)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
• David Nadien – concertmaster (8)

Music arrangements

• Greg Phillinganes – rhythm arrangements (2, 4)
• David Matthews – string arrangements (2, 3, 7, 8), string conductor (8), orchestral arrangements and conductor
• Earl Klugh – rhythm arrangements (3–5, 7)
• Mickie Roquemore – rhythm arrangements (3)
• Darryl Dybka – rhythm arrangements (5)
• Gene Dunlap – rhythm arrangements (5)

Production

• Earl Klugh – producer
• Dave Palmer – recording, mixing
• Joel Cohn – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Bill Burks – art direction, design
• Bob Cass – photography
• Block-Kewley Management – management

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Jazz Albums	2
1978	R&B Albums	32
1978	The Billboard 200	49