Letter from Home (album)

Letter from Home
Letter from Home
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	June 29, 1989
Recorded	Spring 1989
Studios	Power Station, New York City
Genres	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	61:39
Label	Geffen
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Letter from Home is the sixth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1989 by Geffen Records. In 1990, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 23, 1998.^[2]

The album marked the return of Pedro Aznar, who first appeared on the album First Circle.

Awards

Year	Category
1990	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.

Side one:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Have You Heard"		6:25
2.	"Every Summer Night"		7:13
3.	"Better Days Ahead"		3:02
4.	"Spring Ain't Here"		6:55
5.	"45/8"	Metheny, Mays	0:56
6.	"5-5-7"	Metheny, Mays	7:54

Side two:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beat 70"	Metheny, Mays	4:53
2.	"Dream of the Return"	Spanish lyrics by Pedro Aznar	5:25
3.	"Are We There Yet"	Mays	7:55
4.	"Vidala"	Pedro Aznar	3:04
5.	"Slip Away"		5:24
6.	"Letter from Home"		2:33

Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, 12-string guitar, soprano guitar, tiple, Synclavier
Lyle Mays – piano, organ, accordion, trumpet, Synclavier
Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
Paul Wertico – drums, caja, percussion
Pedro Aznar – vocals, guitar, marimba, vibraphone, tenor saxophone, charango, melodica, pan pipe, percussion
Armando Marçal – percussion

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	81
US Billboard 200^[4]	66
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.