1992 Al Jarreau – Heaven And Earth
Heaven And Earth is a studio album by Al Jarreau. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden and Louis Biancaniello. The album won Jarreau the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, in 1993. Essentially a collection of R&B songs produced with the artist’s jazz and pop sensibilities in mind, Heaven and Earth contains a two-part cover of the Miles Davis tune “Blue in Green”, from Davis’s Kind of Blue, that demonstrates Jarreau’s considerable prowess as a vocal interpreter and scat singer.
Tracks
1 What You Do To Me (Claytoven Richardson; Larry Batiste; Louis Biancaniello; Narada Michael Walden) 04:35
2 It’s Not Hard To Love You (Kevin Walden; Narada Michael Walden; Sally Jo Dakota; Skyler Jett) 06:12
3 Blue Angel (Jennifer Miro; Narada Michael Walden; Skyler Jett) 05:08
4 Heaven And Earth (Louis Biancaniello; Linda Biancaniello) 04:27
5 Superfine Love (Jeffrey Cohen; Louis Biancaniello; Narada Michael Walden) 05:24
6 Whenever I Hear Your Name (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden) 05:28
7 Love Of My Life (Al Jarreau; Jarvis LaRue; Jennifer Miro; Narada Michael Walden; Skyler Jett) 04:01
8 If I Break (Al Jarreau; Mike Mani; Narada Michael Walden) 05:49
9 Blue In Green (Tapestry) Part I-“The Dedication” (Al Jarreau; Frank Martin; Miles Davis) 02:53
10 Blue in Green (Tapestry) Part II-“The Dance” (Al Jarreau; Frank Martin; Miles Davis) 03:27
Biography
Musicians
1 What You Do To Me
| Bass | Myron Dove |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Vernon Black |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
| Background Vocals | Skyler Jett |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
2 It’s Not Hard To Love You
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Synthesizer | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Chris Hawkins |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
| Background Vocals | Skyler Jett |
| Voice | Sandy Griffith |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
3 Blue Angel
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Synthesizer | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Raz Kennedy |
| Background Vocals | Skyler Jett |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
4 Heaven And Earth
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Synthesizer | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Background Vocals | Rebecca West |
| Background Vocals | Tony Lindsay |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
5 Superfine Love
| Bass (synthesizer) | Louis Biancaniello |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Piano | Frank Martin |
| Synthesizer | Narada Michael Walden |
| Trumpet | Robbie Kwock |
| Percussion | Marquinho Brazil |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
6 Whenever I Hear Your Name
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Frank Martin |
| Synthesizer | Frank Martin |
| Flute | Frank Martin |
| Background Vocals | Tony Lindsay |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
7 Love Of My Life
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Synthesizer | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Boni Boyer |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Nikita Germaine |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
| Background Vocals | Skyler Jett |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
8 If I Break
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Mike Mani |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Mike Mani |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Oboe | Paul McCandless |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Skyler Jett |
| Background Vocals | Tony Lindsay |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
9 Blue In Green (Tapestry) Part I-“The Dedication”
| Bass | Jeff Chambers |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Piano | Frank Martin |
10 Blue in Green (Tapestry) Part II-“The Dance”
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
Liner Notes
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Producer (Associate) – Louis Biancaniello (Tracks 1, 4)
Producer (Associate) – Frank Martin (Track 6, 9, 20)
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Arranged By (Horns) – Louis Biancaniello (Track 1)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Frank Martin (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Frank Martin (Tracks 6, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Louis Biancaniello (Track 3)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Frank Martin (Track 5)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Mike Mani (Track 8)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Al Jarreau, Claytoven Richardson (Track 1)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 3, 6)
Conductor – Frank Martin (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Coordinator – Cynthia Shiloh, Janice Lee, Kelly McRae, Kevin Walden, Robby Scharf
Engineer (Additional) – Marc Reyburn
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Gray
Mixed By – David Frazer
Recorded By – David Frazer
Art Direction – Deborah Norcross
Design – Hard Werken
Photography – Merlyn Rosenberg
Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
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