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1981 studio album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke
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The Clarke/Duke Project was the first collaborative album by American musicians
Stanley Clarke and
George Duke. It was released in 1981 through
Epic Records. The main recording sessions took place at Studio D of
Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley, California with additional recording at Le Gonks West,
Westlake Studios and
A&M Studios in Hollywood, California.
The album peaked at number 33 on the
Billboard 200 and at number 7 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its
lead single, "
Sweet Baby", made it to number 19 on the
Hot 100 singles chart. In 1982, the album was nominated for
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the
24th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Track listing
Title | Lyrics | Music |
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1. | "Wild Dog" | | | 3:29 |
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2. | "
Louie Louie" |
Richard Berry | Richard Berry | 5:05 |
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3. | "
Sweet Baby" | George Duke | George Duke | 3:45 |
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4. | "I Just Want to Love You" | Stanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | 3:50 |
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5. | "Never Judge a Cover By Its Book" | | Stanley Clarke | 1:42 |
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6. | "Let's Get Started" | | - George Duke
- Stanley Clarke
| 3:56 |
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7. | "Winners" | Stanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | 4:01 |
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8. | "Touch and Go" |
Allee Willis | - Stanley Clarke
- George Duke
| 4:36 |
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9. | "Finding My Way" | George Duke | George Duke | 5:36 |
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Total length: | 36:21 |
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Personnel
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George Duke – vocals, keyboards, percussion,
string arrangement (tracks: 3, 8),
bass synthesizer (track 7), producer
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Stanley Clarke – vocals,
bass, guitar,
sitar, cello, string arrangement (tracks: 4, 8), producer
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Michael Boddicker – bass synthesizer (track 7)
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John Frederick Robinson – drums
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Norman Gary Foster – saxophone (track 3)
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Jerry Hey –
piccolo trumpet C (track 8)
- Frederick Seykora – strings
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Israel Baker – strings
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Endre Granat – strings
- Paula Hochhalter – strings
- Barbara Thomason – strings
- Marcia Van Dyke – strings
- Bonnie Douglas – strings
- Selene Hurford – strings
- Denyse Buffum – strings
- Sheldon Sanov – strings
- Kenneth Yerke – strings
- Rollice Dale – strings
- Dorothy Wade – strings
- Nils Oliver – strings
- Assa Drori – strings
- Art Royval – strings
- Charles Veal Jr. –
concertmaster
- George Del Barrio – conducting
- Brent Averill – engineering
- Tommy Vicari – engineering
- Dave Concors – engineering
- Jim Cassell – engineering
- Erik Zobler – engineering
- Wally Buck – mixing assistant
- George Horn –
mastering
- Kathe Hoffman – album coordinator
Chart history
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