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1981 studio album by Bob James
Sign of the Times is the ninth album by jazz keyboardist
Bob James .
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The title track has been sampled by
De La Soul and
Warren G .
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Hypnotique"
Rod Temperton 5:52 2. "The Steamin' Feeling" Temperton 5:23 3. "Enchanted Forest"
Bob James 5:33 4. "Unicorn" James 9:03 5. "Sign of the Times" Temperton 5:41 6. "Love Power" James 5:31
Personnel
Bob James – acoustic piano,
Rhodes piano , all synthesizers, horn and string arrangements, rhythm track and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6),
calliope solo (5)
Steve Khan – guitar (1-5)
Bruce Dunlap – guitar (6)
Eric Gale – guitar (6)
Gary King – bass (1, 2, 5, 6)
Marcus Miller – bass (3, 4)
Major Holley – scat
contrabass solo (5)
John Robinson – drums (1, 2, 5)
Rick Marotta – drums (3, 4)
Buddy Williams – drums (6)
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion (1-5)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2)
Airto Moreira – percussion (6)
Tabby Andriello – special effects (5)
Rod Temperton – rhythm track and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5); horn, string and vocal arrangements
Brass and Woodwinds
Strings
Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Charles Libove, Jan Mullen, David Nadien, Joseph Rabushka, Richard Sortomme and Gerald Tarack – violin
Vocals
Production
Bob James – producer
Joe Jorgensen – associate producer, recording, mixing
Nancy Byers – assistant engineer
Marc Chusid – assistant engineer
Chaz Clifton – assistant engineer
Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer
Don Wershba – assistant engineer
Vlado Meller – mastering
Paula Scher – art direction, design
Bill King – photography
Studios
Recorded at
Mediasound ,
A&R Recording and CBS Recording Studios (New York City, NY); Minot Sound (White Plains, NY).
Mixed and Mastered at CBS Recording Studios.
References
Studio albums Collaboration albums