2017 Eric Valentine – Velvet Groove
Velvet Groove is an album by Eric Valentine, released in 2017.
Eric Valentine is a drummer who toured with Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather and Steve Vai on the G3 World Tour and later on several tours with Steve Lukather (solo).
Tracks
1 Back To The Groove (Keith McKelley; Eric Valentine) 04:09
2 E. Love (Everlasting Love) (Anthony Crawford; Eric Valentine) 04:24
3 Velvet Groove (Eric Valentine) 03:57
4 Back In The Day (Mark Cross; Baskerville Jones; Eric Valentine) 04:17
5 Mr. Z (Eric Valentine; Hans Zermuehlen) 03:22
6 That Guy (Kevin Burley; Benjamin Shepherd; Eric Valentine) 02:36
7 Velvet Groove (Reprise) (Eric Valentine) 00:58
8 Mi Sol (Kay Ta Matsuno; Eric Valentine) 02:37
9 Tis So Sweet (For Wayman Tisdale) (Anthony Crawford; Eric Valentine) 04:17
10 Joy Inside My Tears (Stevie Wonder) 04:48
11 Sixth Sense (Eric Valentine) 03:57
12 Joy Inside My Tears (Reprise) (Stevie Wonder) 00:50
13 Reflections (Back In The Day Reprise) (Mark Cross; Baskerville Jones; Eric Valentine) 02:39
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Andre Berry |
| Bass | Anthony Crawford |
| Bass | Nathaniel Kearney Jr |
| Bass | Nate Phillips |
| Bass | Ian Seck |
| Bass | Benjamin Shepherd |
| Bass | Dwayne Smith |
| Bass | Eric Valentine |
| Bass | Darryl Williams |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Eric Valentine |
| Vocals | Greg Manning |
| Guitar | Darrell Crooks |
| Guitar | Adam Hawley |
| Guitar | Alex Machacek |
| Guitar | Kay Ta Matsuno |
| Guitar | Michael Ripoll |
| Keyboards | Ron Reinhardt |
| Keyboards | Eric Valentine |
| Organ | Tim Carmon |
| Piano | Wayne Linsey |
| Piano | Brian Simpson |
| Piano | Hans Zermuehlen |
| Flute | Jamal Brown |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Sax | Richard Elliot |
| Sax | Keith McKelley |
| Sax | Pete Ortega |
| Sax | Elan Trotman |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Trumpet | Rick Braun |
| Trumpet | Chris Gray |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Percussion | Munyungo Jackson |
| Percussion | Gary Stanionis |
| Percussion | Ramon Yslas |
| Percussion | Eric Valentine |
| Background Vocals | Alicia Crawford |
| Background Vocals | Corey Shipp |
| Background Vocals | Antonio Sol |
| Background Vocals | Latisha B Valentine |
| Vocals | André DePriest |
| Vocals | Eric Valentine |
Liner Notes
Producer – Eric Valentine
Producer (Executive) – Latisha B Valentine, Eric Valentine
Arranged By – Eric Valentine
Arranged By (Vocals) – Antonio Sol
Engineer – Bob Abeyta, Allyn Johnson, Frank Josephs, Scott Nickoley, Eric Valentine
Mixed By – Scott Nickoley, Eric Valentine
Art (Cover) – Jean-Philippe Boucicaout
Artwork – Mosnesha Headen
Photography – Jean-Philippe Boucicaout, Alex Kluft