Love & Other Obsessions
| Love and Other Obsessions | ||||
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| Released | March 14, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 55:54 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein, Jeremy Wall | |||
| Spyro Gyra chronology | ||||
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Love and Other Obsessions is the eighteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1995 by GRP Records.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Lost and Found" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:09
- "Ariana" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:07
- "Serengeti" (Dave Samuels) – 4:54
- "Fine Time to Explain" (Scott Kreitzer) – 4:40
- "Third Street" (Beckenstein) – 4:48
- "Group Therapy" (Beckenstein, Scott Ambush, Julio Fernandez, Joel Rosenblatt, Samuels, Tom Schuman) – 5:45
- "Horizon's Edge" (Beckenstein) – 5:01
- "Let's Say Goodbye" (Kreitzer, Anthony Pompa) – 4:32
- "On Liberty Road (for South Africa)" (Ambush) – 5:52
- "Rockin' a Heart Place" (Beckenstein, Rosenblatt) – 5:23
- "Baby Dreams" (Schuman) – 4:43
Personnel
[edit]Spyro Gyra
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones, arrangements (1, 5, 6)
- Tom Schuman – keyboards, arrangements (6, 11)
- Julio Fernandez – guitars, arrangements (6, 10)
- Scott Ambush – bass guitar, arrangements (6, 9)
- Joel Rosenblatt – drums, arrangements (6)
- Dave Samuels – vibraphone, marimba, mallet synthesizer, marching drum, arrangements (6)
Additional Musicians, Arrangements and Vocals
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
- Steve Skinner – drum programming (2)
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming (5)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Chieli Minucci – arrangements (2)
- Alex Acuña – arrangements (3)
- Vaneese Thomas – vocals (2)
- Billy Cliff – lead vocals (3, 4), backing vocals (8)
- Keith Fluitt – backing vocals (4, 8)
- Jana Jillis – backing vocals (4, 8)
- Anthony Michael Pompa – backing vocals (4, 8), arrangements (8)
- Barrington "Bo" Henderson – lead vocals (8)
- Deniece Williams – lead vocals (8)
- Wondress Hutchinson – backing vocals (8)
No Sweat Horns
- Scott Kreitzer – saxophones, alto flute, flute, bass clarinet, horn arrangements, arrangements (4, 7, 8)
- Randy Andos – trombone, bass trombone
- Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn
Production
[edit]- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Jeremy Wall – associate producer
- Scott Kreitzer – co-producer (4, 8)
- Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing
- Larry Swist – additional recording
- Robert Sicilliano – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Cara Bridgins – production coordinator
- Hollis King – art direction
- Alba Acevedo – graphic design
- Laurie Goldman – graphic design
- Lois Greenfield – photography
- David A. Wagner – photography
Studios
- Recorded and Mixed at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
References
[edit]- ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Love & Other Obsessions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Love & Other Obsessions – Spyro Gyra". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
