Romantic Journey is an album released in 1977 by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors. The album charted at number ten on the jazz albums chart.
| Romantic Journey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Labs and United-Western Recorders Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 43:15 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Producer | Skip Drinkwater | |||
| Norman Connors chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit- Side one
- "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 7:00
- Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
- Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills
- "Once I've Been There" (Phillip Mitchell) – 5:49
- Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
- Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell
- "Destination Moon" (Phillip Mitchell) – 4:38
- Arranged by Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, and Ian Underwood (synthesizer)
- Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell
- "Romantic Journey" (Norman Connors) 5:26
- Arranged by Hubert Eaves and Reggie Lucas
- Electric guitar – Ray Gomez
- Side two
- "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 6:43
- Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
- "For You Everything" (Jerry Peters) – 5:52
- Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
- Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills and Phillip Mitchell
- "Thembi" (Pharoah Sanders) – 8:04
- Arranged by Norman Connors
- Soprano saxophone – Pharoah Sanders
Charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[2] | 94 |
| US Top R&B Albums[2] | 24 |
| US Jazz Albums[2] | 10 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1977 | "Once I've Been There" | — | 16 | 30 |
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Norman Connors – main performer, timpani, drums, percussion
- Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster
- Myrna Mathews, and Julia, Maxine and Orrin Waters – backing vocals
- Lee Ritenour – acoustic and electric guitar
- Reggie Lucas – electric guitar
- Hubert Eaves and Jerry Peters – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet
- Ian Underwood – synthesizer
- Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
- Fred Jackson – bass and alto flute, alto saxophone, clarinet
- Ernie Watts – bass and alto flute, tenor saxophone
- Bill Green – Bass, alto and piccolo flute, tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Gene Goe, and Gary Grant – trumpet
- George Bohannon, Dick Hyde, and Charlie Loper – trombone
- Maurice Spears – bass trombone
- Sidney Muldrow and Marnie Robinson – French horn
- Jerry Peters – harpsichord
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Victor Feldman – percussion, bells, vibraphone
- Kenneth Nash – congas, percussion, Paiste cymbal, gong
- Bobbye Hall – congas and bongos
- Production
- Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer
- Skip Drinkwater – producer
- John Mills and Don Murray – audio engineers
- George Belle and Linda Tyler – engineers assistants
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Don Murray and Skip Drinkwater – mixing
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r33812/review
- ^ a b c "Norman Connors US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Norman Conners US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
External links
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