1994 Kevyn Lettau – Universal Language
Universal Language, released in 1994, is an album by pop/jazz/Brazilian singer Kevyn Lettau.
Tracks
1 Tribute To You (Michael Ruff) 03:51
2 Secretly Begin (Pat Metheny; Kevyn Lettau) 04:07
3 Universal Language (Djavan; Kevyn Lettau) 04:02
4 Underneath The Face Of The Moon (Kieber Jorge; Kevyn Lettau) 06:23
5 Seeing For The Very First Time (Michael Ruff) 03:27
6 Our Lasting Love (Yutaka Yokokura; Kevyn Lettau) 03:54
7 Beatriz (Edu Lobo; Chico Buarque) 05:18
8 Gentle Flower (Billy Childs; Kevyn Lettau) 04:25
9 Three Little Words (Billy Childs; Kevyn Lettau) 03:58
10 Love Is Unconditional (Scott Mayo; Kevyn Lettau) 03:59
11 Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz (Franz Lehár) 04:11
12 Only Trust Your Heart (Benny Carter; Sammy Cahn) 02:40
Biography
Musicians
1 Tribute To You
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Piano | Michael Ruff |
| Synthesizer | Russell Ferrante |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
2 Secretly Begin
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Keyboards | Gary Meek |
| Piano | Michael Ruff |
| Synthesizer | Russell Ferrante |
| Sax (Soprano) | Gary Meek |
| Percussion | Alex Acuña |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
3 Universal Language
| Bass (Moog) | Mitchel Forman |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Drums (programming) | Mike Shapiro |
| Drums (programming) | Mitchel Forman |
| Keyboards | Mitchel Forman |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Sax (Soprano) | Gary Meek |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Nadia Ruff |
| Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
4 Underneath The Face Of The Moon
| Fretless Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
| Midi Grand Piano | Mitchel Forman |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Nadia Ruff |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
5 Seeing For The Very First Time
| Fretless Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Synthesizer | Russell Ferrante |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
6 Our Lasting Love
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Fretless Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Keyboards | Mitchel Forman |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Synthesizer | Russell Ferrante |
| Percussion | Alex Acuña |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Nadia Ruff |
| Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
7 Beatriz
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Synthesizer | Russell Ferrante |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
8 Gentle Flower
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Trumpet | Tiger Okoshi |
| Percussion | Alex Acuña |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
9 Three Little Words
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Keyboards | Mitchel Forman |
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Nadia Ruff |
| Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
10 Love Is Unconditional
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Rhodes | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Flute | Gary Meek |
| Flute | Scott Mayo |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
11 Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz
| Bass (Moog) | Mitchel Forman |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Drums (programming) | Mike Shapiro |
| Piano | Mitchel Forman |
| Synthesizer | Mitchel Forman |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
12 Only Trust Your Heart
| Piano | Mitchel Forman |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mike Shapiro
Co-Producer – Mitch Forman (Tracks 8,9)
Arranged By – Michael Ruff, Kevyn Lettau (Track 1)
Arranged By – Gary Meek (Track 2, 3)
Arranged By – Mitchel Forman (Track 4)
Arranged By – Russell Ferrante (Track 5)
Arranged By – Yutaka Yokokura, Russell Ferrante, Mike Shapiro (Track 6)
Arranged By – Chiquinho de Moraes, Edu Lobo (Track 7)
Arranged By – Billy Childs, Kevyn Lettau (Track 8, 9)
Arranged By – Scott Mayo (Track 10)
Arranged By – Mitchel Forman, Mike Shapiro (Track 11)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – Mike Shapiro, Bill Cantos (Track 3)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – Bill Cantos (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Mike Shapiro (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Darren Mora, Robert Read, Larry Mah
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Bill Schnee
Mixed By (Assistant) – John Hendrickson, Koji Egawa
Recorded By – Geoff Gillette, John Hendrickson
Recorded By (Additional) – Darren Mora, Robert Reed, Mitch Forman, Yutaka Yokokura, Mike Shapiro
Artwork – Amy Dakos
Photography – Walter Mladina
Mastered At The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At Shower Head Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Double “Y” Studios, Alhambra, CA
Recorded At Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Phonographic Copyright JMI
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