Am I Cool or What?

Am I Cool or What?
Television theme by various artists
Released	July 3, 1991
Genre	R&B, Jazz
Length	39:51
Label	GRP Records
Producer	Marcel East, Andre Fischer

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Am I Cool or What? is an album featuring songs inspired by the comic strip cat Garfield. It was released on July 3, 1991 by GRP Records in compact disc and cassette tape format. The genre is primarily R&B and contemporary jazz. The album features appearances by important genre luminaries, such as B. B. King. It peaked at #23 on the Billboard charts for Top Contemporary Jazz Albums.

Track listing

1. "Shake Your Paw" (The Temptations) – 3:41
2. "I Love it When I'm Naughty" (Patti LaBelle) – 4:29
3. "Fat is Where It's At" (Carl Anderson) – 3:38
4. "Long 'Bout Midnight" (Natalie Cole) – 4:19
5. "Nine Lives" (The Pointer Sisters) – 4:17
6. "Here Comes Garfield" (Lou Rawls) – 3:06
7. "Next to you I'm Even Better" (Diane Schuur) – 3:55
8. "Spare Time" (David Benoit) – 4:53
9. "Up on a Fence" (Desirée Goyette) – 3:16
10. "Monday Morning Blues (Blues for Mr.G)" (B.B. King) – 4:17

Credits

• Anas Allaf – Engineer, Assistant engineer
• Ken Allardyce – Engineer
• Carl Anderson – Vocals, Performer
• Andy Baltimore – Creative director
• David Benoit – Synthesizer, Bass, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Vocals, Clavier, Brass, Performer, String director
• Brad Cole – Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate producer, Keyboard arrangements
• Natalie Cole – Vocals
• Cal David – Guitar
• Jim Davis – Liner notes
• Denise DeCaro – Backing vocalist
• Frank DeCaro – Coordination, Management
• Digital Allstars – Keyboards, Programming
• Joseph Doughney – Digital editing, Post-production, Digital editing assistant
• Marcel East – Arranger, Drums, Bass, Producer, Engineer, Drum programming, Bass synthesizer, Percussion programming
• Nathan East – Bass guitar
• Andre Fischer – Arranger, Producer
• Carol Freeman – Photography
• David Gibb – Graphic design
• Khaliq Glover – Engineer
• Josiah Gluck – Engineer
• Desirée Goyette – Vocals
• Carl Griffin – Assistant Executive producer, Executive associate
• Dave Grusin – Executive producer
• Guido Harari – Photography
• Tshlene Henreid – Production assistant, Assistant producer
• Steve Holroyd – Engineer
• Jean Marie Horvath – Engineer, Assistant engineer
• Marc Hugenberger – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate producer, Keyboard Arrangements
• Jim Hughert – Electric upright bass
• Mike Humphrey – Photography
• Clydene Jackson – Backing vocalist
• Paul Jasmin – Photography
• Alison Jefferson – Assistant production coordination
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Scott Johnson – Graphic design
• B. B. King – Guitar, Vocals, Overdubs
• Patti LaBelle – Vocals
• Michael Landy – Digital editing, Post-production
• Michelle Lewis – Production coordination
• Randy Long – Programming, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Sal Marquez – Trumpet
• Richard McKernan – Engineer
• Sonny Mediana – Graphic design
• Lorenzo Music – Vocals
• N Sisters – Backing vocalist
• Valerie Pinkston – Vocals
• The Pointer Sisters – Vocals
• Lou Rawls – Vocals
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone
• Matthew Rolston – Photography
• Larry Rosen – Executive producer
• Andy Ruggirello – Graphic design
• Bonnie Schiffman – Photography
• Diane Schuur – Vocals
• Tom Scott – Saxophone
• Dan Serrano – Graphic Design
• Allen Sides – Engineer, Mixing
• Larry Steelman – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate producer, Keyboard arrangements
• The Temptations – Vocals
• Carmen Twillie – Backing vocalist
• Carlos Vega – Drums
• Larry Washington – Cymbals
• Carol Weinberg – Photography
• Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – Recorder, Engineer, Mixing