From Me to You (George Duke album)

From Me to You
Studio album by George Duke
Released	1977
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion jazz-funk
Label	Epic
Producer	George Duke
George Duke chronology
The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album (1978) From Me to You (1977) Reach for It (1977)
Singles from From Me to You
"'Scuse Me Miss" Released: 1977

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From Me to You is the tenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1977 through Epic Records, making it his debut release for the label. Recording sessions for the album took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. The album features contributions from several musicians, including vocalist Dianne Reeves, guitarist Michael Sembello, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, percussionist Emil Richards, saxophonist Ernie Watts, trombonist Glenn Ferris, trumpeter Bobby Bryant, cellist Ray Kelley and others.

Reaching a peak position of number 192 on the US Billboard 200, the album remained on the chart for a total of three weeks. The album spawned one single, "'Scuse Me Miss".

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Duke, except for track 9 written with Leon Chancler, Michael Sembello and Stanley Clarke

No.	Title	Length
1.	"From Me to You"	1:44
2.	"Carry On"	4:35
3.	"What Do They Really Fear?"	4:27
4.	"'Scuse Me Miss"	3:34
5.	"You and Me"	3:39
6.	"Broken Dreams"	2:47
7.	"Up On It"	9:02
8.	"Seasons"	5:45
9.	"Down In It"	1:21
10.	"Sing It"	4:07

Personnel

• George Duke – main artist, vocals, keyboards, percussion (track 5), producer
• Dianne Elizabeth Reeves – vocals (tracks: 5, 6)
• Julia A. Tillman Waters – backing vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
• Jessica Smith – backing vocals
• Michael Andrew Sembello – acoustic & electric guitars
• Byron Lee Miller – electric bass (tracks: 2-6, 10)
• Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass (tracks: 1, 8), electric bass (tracks: 7, 9)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
• Emilio Joseph Radocchia – percussion (tracks: 1, 6, 8)
• William Earnest "Bill" Green – flute & saxophone (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• Ernest James Watts – flute & saxophone (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• Lewis Melvin McCreary – trombone (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• Glenn Ferris – trombone (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• Robert Bryant Sr. – trumpet (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• Walter Ernest Fowler – trumpet (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• Allan Harshman – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Jacqueline Lustgarten – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Raymond J. Kelley – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Pamela Goldsmith – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• William Kurasch – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Polly Sweeney – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Murray Adler – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Jay Rosen – strings (tracks: 1, 5-7)
• Lawrence Pecot Robinson – handclaps
• Debbie Robinson – handclaps
• Leslie Kearney – handclaps
• Dennis Moody – handclaps
• Darrell Cox – handclaps
• Bruce W. Talamon – handclaps, photography
• Kerry McNabb – engineering
• John Golden – mastering
• Nancy Donald – design
• Cynthia Marsh – artwork

Chart history

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	192

External links

• George Duke – From Me To You at Discogs (list of releases)
• George Duke's 1970s discography on his website
• From Me to You by George Duke on iTunes