1984 George Duke – Rendezvous

Rendezvous is the eighteenth album by George Duke, released in 1984 (CBS).

 

Tracks

1  Got To Get Back To Love (George Duke) 05:29
2  Stay Awhile (George Duke) 02:58
3  Secret Rendezvous (Jerry Knight) 04:52
4  Thinking Of You (George Duke) 04:08
5  Take It On (George Duke; Adrienne Anderson) 03:53
6  She Can Wait Forever (Geoffrey Leib) 04:00
7  Better Ways (George Duke) 04:24
8  Your Life (George Duke) 02:55
9  Ipanema Lady (George Duke) 03:33

Musicians

1 Got To Get Back To Love

BassNathan East
DrumsSteve Ferrone
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
FlugelhornChuck Findley
FluteLarry Williams
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsGeorge Duke


2 Stay Awhile

BassByron Miller
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarMichael Sembello
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
FlugelhornGary Grant
FlugelhornJerry Hey
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsGeorge Duke


3 Secret Rendezvous

Drums (Linn)George Duke
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsLynn Davis
VocalsGeorge Duke


4 Thinking Of You

BassByron Miller
DrumsLeon Chancler
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


5 Take It On

Electronic DrumsGeorge Duke
Drums (Linn)George Duke
HiHAtSteve Ferrone
PianoGeorge Duke
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsGeorge Duke


6 She Can Wait Forever

BassByron Miller
DrumsLeon Chancler
GuitarMichael Sembello
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
PianoGeorge Duke
SaxGary Herbig
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetJerry Hey
VocalsGeorge Duke


7 Better Ways

BassStanley Clarke
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarCharles Fearing
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
VocalsGeorge Duke


8 Your Life

BassByron Miller
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarMichael Sembello
PianoGeorge Duke
VocalsGeorge Duke


9 Ipanema Lady

BassByron Miller
DrumsLeon Chancler
GuitarMichael Sembello
KeyboardsGeorge Duke
ChorusPaulinho Da Costa
ChorusMichael Sembello
ChorusBonnie Bowden
ChorusCarol Rogers
ChorusCruz Sembello
ChorusLucia Newell
ChorusOctavio Bailly Jr
ChorusOscar Castro Neves
ChorusRegina Werneck
ChorusGeorge Duke

Other Musicians

Cello – Dennis Karmazyn, Julie Buffum, Paula Hochhalter, Ray Kelley (Track 4)
Viola – Barbara Thomason, Denyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski (Track 4)
Violin – Bob Sanov, Bonnie Douglas, Carol Shive, Dorothy Wade, Frank Foster, Henry Ferber, Ken Yerke, Mari Botnick, Ronald Folsom (Track 4)

Liner Notes

Producer – George Duke
Producer (Assistant) – Constance Guzman
Concertmaster – Charles Veal (Track 4)
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Additional) – Norm Kenny (Tracks 1, 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – James Orlando, Erik Zobler, Jim Cassell, Mark Ettel, Mitch Gibson, Murray Dvorkin, Nick Spigel, Wally Buck
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Remix – Tommy Vicari
Technician (Assistant) – Brent Averill

Art Direction – Lane/Donald
Artwork – Mati Klarwein
Photography – Sam Emerson

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At Le Gonks West
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Complex
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc