3 is the third and final collaborative album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke, released in 1990 on Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
| 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 12, 1990 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 46:20 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Stanley Clarke & George Duke chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Stanley Clarke chronology | ||||
| ||||
| George Duke chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Select |   [2] |
Overview
editArtists such as Gerald Alston, Rahsaan Patterson, West Coast hip hop group Above The Law and Philip Bailey, Phil Perry, Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Osborne appear on the album. Other artists like Jerry Hey, Michael Landau, George Bohanon, Brandon Fields, Wayne Shorter, Robert Brookins, Joe Henderson, Kirk Whalum, and drummer Dennis Chambers are also featured.[3]
Singles
editThe cover of Parliament-Funkadelic's "Mothership Connection" was released as a 12" single. George Clinton appeared in the music video.[4]
"Lady" was released as a promotional and 7" single along with "Find Out Who You Are".
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pit Bulls (An Endangered Species)" | 4:15 | ||
| 2. | "Oh Oh" | 4:58 | ||
| 3. | "No Place to Hide" (featuring Rahsaan Patterson & Above The Law) | Stanley Clarke | 5:02 | |
| 4. | "Somebody Else" | George Duke | 5:27 | |
| 5. | "Mothership Connection" | 5:10 | ||
| 6. | "Right by My Side" (featuring Gerald Alston) |
| Stanley Clarke | 5:11 |
| 7. | "From the Deepest Corner of My Heart" | Stanley Clarke | 1:17 | |
| 8. | "Lady" | George Duke | 4:21 | |
| 9. | "Find Out Who You Are" | Stanley Clarke | 4:38 | |
| 10. | "Quiet Time" | George Duke | 1:03 | |
| 11. | "Finger Prints" | 3:48 | ||
| 12. | "Atlanta" | George Duke | 1:09 | |
| Total length: | 46:20 | |||
Personnel
editPrimary artists
- George Duke – keyboards (tracks: 1–6, 8–9, 11), synthesizer (tracks: 7, 10, 12), vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9), lyrics (track 2), lead vocals (tracks: 4, 8), producer
- Stanley Clarke – bass (tracks: 1–9, 11–12), keyboards (track 3), vocals (track 5), lyrics (track 6), lead vocals (track 9), producer
Vocalists
- Rahsaan Patterson – lead vocals (track 3)
- Gerald Alston – lead vocals (track 6)
- Gregory Fernan Hutchison – lyrics & rap vocals (track 3)
- Philip Eugene Perry – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9), backing vocals (track 3)
- Carl Carwell – vocals (tracks: 4, 5, 9), backing vocals (track 3)
- Howard Hewett, Jr. – vocals (track 2)
- Jeffrey Linton Osborne – vocals (track 2)
- Roy Galloway – vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 3)
- James Earl Gilstrap – vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 3)
- Darrell Cox – vocals (track 5)
- Philip Irvin Bailey – vocals (track 5)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – vocals (track 5)
- Larry Goodman – rap lyrics (track 3)
- Dennis Matkosky – lyrics (track 6)
Instrumentalists
- Dennis Milton Chambers – drums (tracks: 1–3, 5–6, 8–9, 11), hi-hats (track 4)
- Robert Brookins – keyboards (track 2)
- Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (track 5)
- Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (track 5)
- George Roland Bohanon, Jr. – trombone (track 5)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (track 5)
- Michael Landau – guitar (track 6)
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (track 9)
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (track 9)
- Rayford Griffin – drums (track 11)
- Buell Neidlinger – double bass
- Dorothy Remsen – harp
- Earl Madison – cello
- Steve Erdody – cello
- Ronald Cooper – cello
- Douglas L. Davis – cello
- Dan Neufeld – viola
- Miriam Meyer – viola
- Marilyn Baker – viola
- Carole Mukogawa – viola
- Mihail Zinovyev – viola
- Samuel Boghossian – viola
- Bill Hybel – violin
- Neal Laite – violin
- Murray Adler – violin
- Israel Baker – violin
- Endre Granat – violin
- Brenton Banks – violin
- Reginald Hill – violin
- Michael Ferril – violin
- Mitchell Newman – violin
- Armen Garabedian – violin
- Claudia Parducci – violin
- Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
- Alexander Horvath – violin
- Franklyn D'Antonio – violin
- George Del Barrio – conducting
|
Technicals
|
Additional
|
Chart history
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[6] | 52 |
References
edit- ^ S. Ginell, Richard. "Stanley Clarke and George Duke: 3". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ Cook, Richard (September 1990). "Stanley Clarke/George Duke: 3". Select. No. 3. p. 78.
- ^ a b c Stanley Clarke and George Duke: 3. Epic Records. 1990.
- ^ ClarkeDukeVEVO (2018-03-15), Stanley Clarke, George Duke – Mothership Connection, retrieved 2018-08-27
- ^ "George Duke and Stanley Clarke: 3 (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Duke and Stanley Clarke: 3 (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.