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Glow
Studio album by
Al Jarreau
ReleasedJune 15, 1976
RecordedFebruary 1976 – May 1976
Studio
  • Sound Labs (Hollywood)
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length36:15
Label Reprise [1]
Producer Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt
Al Jarreau chronology
We Got By
(1975) 		Glow
(1976) 		Look to the Rainbow
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideC+ [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [3]

Glow is the second solo album by Al Jarreau, released in 1976. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Al Jarreau except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rainbow in Your Eyes" Leon Russell4:30
2." Your Song" Elton John, Bernie Taupin5:38
3." Água de Beber" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes3:57
4."Have You Seen The Child" 3:48
5."Hold on Me" 1:47
6." Fire and Rain" James Taylor4:49
7." Somebody's Watching You" Sylvester Stewart3:48
8."Milwaukee" 4:57
9."Glow" 5:07

Personnel

  • Al Jarreau – vocals, effects (5)
  • Tom Canning – electric piano (1-4, 6-9)
  • Larry Nash – synthesizers (1, 7), ARP String Ensemble (1)
  • Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 6), organ (4)
  • Larry Carlton – guitars (1-4, 6-9)
  • Wilton Felder – bass (1, 3, 4)
  • Willie Weeks – bass (2, 6, 7, 9)
  • Paul Stallworth – bass (8)
  • Joe Correro – drums (1-4, 6-9)
  • Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3), tambourine (4)
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6-9)
  • Nick DeCaro – vocal arrangements (1)
  • Dale Oehler – string and synthesizer arrangements, conductor

Production

  • Tommy LiPuma – producer
  • Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Don Henderson – assistant engineer
  • Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Noel Newbolt – production assistant
  • Calbalka Studio – art direction, design
  • Moshe Brahka – photography
  • Susan Jarreau – photography
  • Patrick Rains – management

Charts

Glow peaked at #132 and #30 on the Billboard 200 on the Soul LP charts respectively. [5]

The only single to be released and make the charts was "Rainbow in Your Eyes" reaching number 92 on the R&B charts. [6]

Album

Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 132
US R&B/Soul 30

Charting singles

Year Song Peak chart positions [7]
US R&B
1976 "Rainbow in Your Eyes" 92

Production

  • Producers – Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt
  • Production Assistant – Noel Newbolt
  • Engineer – Al Schmitt
  • Assistant Engineers – Don Henderson and Linda Tyler
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios and Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at Capitol Studios.
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
  • Design – John Calbaka
  • Photography – Moshe Brakha and Susan Jarreau
  • Management – Patrick Rains

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 582.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN  089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 361–362.
  4. ^ All Music Guide
  5. ^ "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Al Jarreau – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard.
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