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1983 studio album by Brenda Russell
Two Eyes is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter
Brenda Russell , released in 1983 on
Warner Bros. Records .
[3] The album got to No. 16 on the
Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.
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Overview
Artists such as
Michael McDonald ,
Rita Coolidge ,
Stevie Wonder ,
Pattie Brooks ,
Randy Crawford ,
Christopher Cross ,
James Ingram ,
Patrice Rushen and
Al Jarreau appeared on the album.
[3]
In 1990, singer
Lalah Hathaway covered the song "It's Something" under the title "Somethin'" on her
self-titled debut album . Later in 2013 Lalah Hathaway with
Snarky Puppy did another rendition of the song for the album 'Family Dinner - Volume 1', which on January 26, 2014, won a Grammy Award in the "Best R&B Performance" category.
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Track listing
"I Want Love To Find Me" (Brenda Russell,
Bill LaBounty ) – 3:02
"It's Something" (Brenda Russell,
David Foster ) – 3:31
"Hello People" (Brenda Russell,
Michael McDonald ) – 3:24
"Two Eyes" (Brenda Russell) – 3:16
"Stay Close" (Brenda Russell,
Don Grusin ) – 4:25
"Jarreau" (Brenda Russell) – 3:13
"New York Bars" (Brenda Russell) – 4:04
"I'll See You Again" (Brenda Russell) – 4:20
"Look Down, Young Soldier" (Brenda Russell) – 4:40
Personnel
Brenda Russell – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6-9), vocal arrangements, rhythm arrangements (2, 3, 4, 6-9), acoustic piano (6, 8, 9)
Bill LaBounty – acoustic piano (1)
Leon Pendarvis –
Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 6-9), rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 6-9)
James Newton Howard – synthesizers (1, 3-8), synthesizer arrangements (1, 4-8),
LinnDrum (3), rhythm arrangements (3)
Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizers (1, 6, 7)
David Foster – acoustic piano (2), synthesizers (2), rhythm arrangements (2), synthesizer arrangements (2)
Michael McDonald – Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizers (3), LinnDrum (3), rhythm arrangements (3)
Don Grusin – Fender Rhodes (5), additional synthesizers (5), rhythm arrangements (5)
David Williams – electric guitar (3, 4-7, 9)
Dean Parks – electric guitar (6)
Caleb Quaye – electric guitar (8)
Nathan East – bass
John Robinson – drums
Jeff Porcaro – tambourine (3)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 7, 8, 9)
Kim Hutchcroft – alto saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (6, 7),
flute (9),
piccolo flute (9)
Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 7), horn arrangements (1, 6, 7, 9), flute (9), piccolo flute (9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6, 7),
bass trombone (9),
baritone (9),
tuba (9)
Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 7)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 6, 7)
Stevie Wonder –
harmonica (8)
Pattie Brooks ,
Rita Coolidge ,
Randy Crawford ,
Christopher Cross ,
Joe Esposito ,
Donny Gerrard ,
James Ingram ,
Al Jarreau , Bill LaBounty,
David Lasley , Michael McDonald, Caleb Quayle,
Patrice Rushen , Cinnamon Sharpe and
Leon Ware – backing vocals on "Look Down, Young Soldier"
Production
Producer – Tommy LiPuma
Executive Producers – David Nathan and Paul Tarnopol
Recorded and Mixed by
Al Schmitt
Assistant Engineers – Bob Bullock, Terry Christian, Don Koldon, Peggy McCreary and Steve Schmitt.
Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Creative Director – Rich Kamerman
Art Direction – Simon Levy
Cover Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography – Paddy Reynolds
Charts
Year
Chart
Peak position
1983
UK
Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums
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16
References
Studio albums Singles Related topics