Suddenly (Marcus Miller album)
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| Released | March 23, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | August–December 1982 | |||
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| Genres | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 43:23 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Suddenly is the debut studio album by American jazz bass-guitarist Marcus Miller, released in 1983.[2][3][4]
The album was re-released in 1999.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.
- "Lovin' You" - 5:19
- "Much Too Much" - 6:12
- "Suddenly" (Miller, Mainor Ramsay) - 5:25
- "Just For You" - 3:53
- "The Only Reason I Live" - 5:01
- "Just What I Needed" - 4:51
- "Let Me Show You (I Just Want To Make You Smile)" - 4:41
- "Be My Love" (Miller, Luther Vandross) - 4:25
- "Could It Be You" (instrumental) - 3:24
Personnel
Musicians
- Marcus Miller – lead vocals, backing vocals, all instruments
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2–4, 6, 9)
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (2, 4), additional backing vocals (3)
- Luther Vandross – additional backing vocals (1), backing vocals (4)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone (3–4)
- Buddy Williams – drums (4, 9)
- Mike Mainieri – vibraphone (2)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (4)
- Brenda White King – backing vocals (4)
- Yogi Horton – drums (5)
- Harvey Mason – drums (6)
- Nick Moroch – acoustic guitar (9)
Strings (tracks 4 & 9)
- Michael Colina – string arrangements
- Dean Crandall and Lewis Paer – 2-string bass
- Eric Bartlett – cello
- Maureen Gallagher and Valerie Haywood – viola
- Kineko Barbini, Martha Caplin-Silverman, Robert Chausow, Guillermo Figueroa, Joanna Jenner, Anca Nicolau, Carol Pool, Eriko Sato, Naoko Tanaka and Ruth Waterman – violin
Production
- Michael Colina – producer
- Marcus Miller – producer
- Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing
- Phil Burnett – assistant engineer
- Daniel Christopher – assistant engineer
- Michael Morongell – assistant engineer
- Eddie Osario – assistant engineer
- Steven Remote – assistant engineer
- Wayne Yurgelin – assistant engineer
- Bruce Robbins – technical maintenance
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Katherine Jewel – contractor
- Christine Sauers – art direction
- George Holz – photography
References
- ↑ Hogan, Ed. Suddenly at AllMusic
- ↑ "Top album picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 26, 1983. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Ratiner, Tracie (2008). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Gale Cengage Learning. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7876-9614-6. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Gregory, Hugh (1995). Soul Music A-z. Da Capo Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-306-80643-8. Retrieved August 3, 2020.