Winelight
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| SputnikMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Winelight is a 1980 album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. It received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1982. The album was released by Elektra Records. It includes the Grammy Award-winning[3] hit "Just the Two of Us" sung by Bill Withers. The track "In the Name of Love" from the album was also released in rearranged form, without Washington's saxophone track, under the name of Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers (on vocals).
Track listing
- "Winelight" (William Eaton) – 7:32
- "Let It Flow (For "Dr. J")" (Grover Washington Jr.) – 5:52
- "In the Name of Love" (William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 5:26
- "Take Me There" (Washington) – 6:16
- "Just the Two of Us" (Bill Withers, William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 7:23
- "Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)" (Washington) – 6:32
Personnel
- Grover Washington Jr. – Alto, Soprano, Tenor, & Baritone Saxophones
- Ralph MacDonald – Congas, Percussion, Electronic Drums
- Marcus Miller – Bass
- Steve Gadd – Drums
- Eric Gale – Guitar
- Paul Griffin – Clavinet, Electric Piano
- Raymond Chew – Clavinet
- Richard Tee – Electric Piano
- Robert Greenidge – Steel Drums
- Ed Walsh, Bill Eaton – Synthesizer
- Bill Withers – vocals on "Just the Two of Us"
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Charts
| Chart (1980-81) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 5 |
| US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US R&B |
US AC | ||
| 1981 | "Just the Two of Us" | 2 | 3 | 2 |
External links
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Grover Washington Jr.: Winelight > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Elsworth, Catherine (10 August 2006). "Still a lovely day". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ "Grover Washington Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.