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In the Zone (Wayman Tisdale album)

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In the Zone
Studio album by
Released1996
GenreR&B, jazz
Length1:02:23
LabelMotown
ProducerWayman Tisdale (Exec.)
  • Frankie Ross (Exec.)
  • Bruce Walker (Exec.)
  • Robert Brookins
  • Art Dixie
  • Jerry Harris
  • J.R. Swinga
  • David Cochrane
  • Bobby Gonzales
Wayman Tisdale chronology
Power Forward
(1995)
In the Zone
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In the Zone is the second studio album by Wayman Tisdale released in 1996 on Motown Records.[2] The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 9 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[3][4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Zone Interlude"Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale01:12
2."Watch Me Play"Derek Allen, Robert Brookins, Wayman Tisdale05:04
3."In the Zone"Art Dixie, Wayman Tisdale05:01
4."Summer Breeze"Dash Crofts, Jim Seals06:39
5."These Feelings"Robert Brookins, J.R. Swinga, Wayman Tisdale04:18
6."High School Interlude"Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale00:42
7."Day Road Trip"Art Dixie, Wayman Tisdale05:34
8."Don't Take Your Love Away"Art Dixie, Wayman Tisdale00:03
9."College Interlude"Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale00:51
10."Washington High"Wayman Tisdale04:20
11."Starship"Michael Henderson05:43
12."Early Morning Drive"Derek Allen, Wayman Tisdale05:38
13."Pro Interlude"Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale01:04
14."Thinking of You"Mike Broening, Wayman Tisdale06:35
15."No Me Without You"Bobby Gonzales05:09
16."Summer Breeze Remix"Dash Crofts, Jim Seals04:30

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Personnel

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  • Wayman Tisdale – bass, vocals (3, 10, 14), arrangements (3, 7, 8, 10, 14), vocal arrangements (10, 14)
  • Robert Brookins – keyboards (2, 12), drums (2), arrangements (2), lead vocals (11)
  • Raymond McKinley – Rhodes electric piano (2)
  • Jerry Harris Jr. – keyboards (3, 4, 7, 14), organ (3, 4, 14), drums (4), arrangements (4), additional keyboards (11)
  • Art Dixie – arrangements (3, 8), keyboards (8, 10), organ (10)
  • Alex Alessandroni – acoustic piano (4), strings (15)
  • J.R. Swinga – keyboards (5), vocoder (5), sound programming (5), drum programming (5), vocals (5), arrangements (5)
  • David Cochrane – instruments (11), vocals (11), arrangements (11)
  • Bobby Gonzales – guitars (3, 7), instruments (15), arrangements (15)
  • Thano Sahnas – acoustic guitar (8)
  • Eric Brown – drums (3, 7, 14)
  • Arthur Thompson – drums (8, 10), percussion (10)
  • Joseph "Butch Whip" Jackson – drum programming (16)
  • Eddie Mininfield – alto saxophone (3, 7, 14), tenor saxophone (3, 7), horn arrangements (3, 7)
  • Brian King Nelson – saxophone (12)
  • Derek "DOA" Allen – vocals (2, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), keyboards (12), drums (12), arrangements (12)
  • Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (11)
  • Lalah Hathaway – vocals (16)
  • Big Bub – vocals (16)

Production

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  • Eric Talbert – A&R direction
  • Frankie Ross – executive producer
  • Bruce Walker – executive producer
  • Wayman Tisdale – executive producer, producer (2-4, 7, 8, 10-12, 14, 16)
  • Robert Brookins – producer (2), recording
  • Art Dixie – producer (3, 8)
  • Jerry Harris Jr. – additional producer (3, 7, 14), producer (4, 16)
  • Derek "DOA" Allen – co-producer (4, 16), producer (12)
  • J.R. Swinga – producer (5)
  • David Cochrane – producer (11)
  • Bobby Gonzales – producer (15)
  • Otto D'Agnolo – recording, mixing
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – recording, mixing
  • Vernie Vern – recording
  • Lee "Big Bub" Drakeford – remixing (16)
  • Roger Seibel – mastering at SAE Mastering (Phoenix, Arizona)
  • Crystal Chambers – production coordinator
  • Carol Friedman – art direction, photography
  • David Harley – design
  • David Irvin – design

References

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  1. ^ "Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone. Motown Records. 1996.
  3. ^ "Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone Chart History – Top Jazz Albums". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone Chart History – Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard.