1980 Grover Washington Jr – Winelight
Winelight is a 1980 studio album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The record received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1982. The album was released by Elektra Records. It includes the Grammy Award-winning hit “Just the Two of Us” sung by Bill Withers. The track “In the Name of Love” from the album was also released in rearranged form, without Washington’s saxophone track, under the name of Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers (on vocals).
Tracks
1 Winelight (William Eaton) 07:35
2 Let It Flow (For Dr. J) (Grover Washington Jr) 05:55
3 In The Name Of Love (William Salter; Ralph MacDonald) 05:30
4 Take Me There (Grover Washington Jr) 06:19
5 Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers; William Salter; Ralph MacDonald) 07:17
6 Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba) (Grover Washington Jr) 06:36
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Syndrums | Ralph MacDonald |
Guitar | Eric Gale |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
Congas | Ralph MacDonald |
Steel Drums | Robert Greenidge |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Background Vocals | Hilda Harris |
Background Vocals | Ullanda McCullough |
Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
Other Musicians
1 Winelight
Clavinet | Paul Griffin |
Clavinet | Ray Chew |
Fender Rhodes | Richard Tee |
2 Let It Flow (For Dr. J)
Fender Rhodes | Paul Griffin |
3 In The Name Of Love
Fender Rhodes | Richard Tee |
4 Take Me There
Fender Rhodes | Paul Griffin |
5 Just The Two Of Us
Fender Rhodes | Richard Tee |
Synthesizer | William Eaton |
Vocals | Bill Withers |
6 Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba)
Fender Rhodes | Richard Tee |
Liner Notes
Producer – Grover Washington Jr, Ralph MacDonald
Arranged By – William Eaton
Conductor – William Eaton
Engineer – Richard Alderson
Engineer (Assistant) – Ed Heath
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
Photography – Jim Shea, Don Hunstein
Mastered At CBS Studios, NY
Recorded At Rosebud Recording Studio
Phonographic Copyright Elektra Records
Copyright Elektra Records