2005 Eric Benét – Hurricane
Hurricane is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Eric Benét. It was released on June 21, 2005, on Friday Records, with distributing by Reprise Records. It is the follow-up to his second album A Day in the Life (1999) and follows the shelving of his Better and Better project for Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at various recording studios, the album was written and produced by Benét with several other producers, including Walter Afanasieff, Michael Carney, Hod David, David Foster, George Nash, Jr., and Demonté Posey.
Tracks
1 Be Myself Again (Eric Benét; Hod David; Andrew Wyatt) 03:20
2 Pretty Baby (Eric Benét; Demonte Posey; George Nash Jr) 04:54
3 Hurricane (Eric Benét; David Foster) 04:39
4 Where Does The Love Go (Eric Benét; Hod David; Andrew Wyatt) 04:12
5 My Prayer (Walter Afanasieff; Eric Benét; John Lang) 05:08
6 Man Enough To Cry (Eric Benét; Dean Parks) 04:12
7 I Know (Eric Benét; Andrew Ramsey; Shannon Sanders) 03:43
8 India (Eric Benét; Dean Parks; Danny Peck) 04:08
9 The Last Time (Eric Benét; David Foster; Amy Foster Gillies) 03:41
10 In The End (Eric Benét; Neal Larson; Linda Thompson) 03:43
11 Making Love (Eric Benét; Andy Duncan; Michael Carney) 04:22
12 Cracks Of My Broken Heart (Jonathan Clark; Eric Benét; Tim Blixseth; Walter Afanasieff) 04:35
13 I Wanna Be Loved (Eric Benét; Demonte Posey) 04:37
14 Still With You (Tim Blixseth; Eric Benét; Walter Afanasieff) 04:40
Musicians
1 Be Myself Again
| Guitar | Hod David |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
2 Pretty Baby
| Bass | Pino Palladino |
| Drums | Brian Frasier-Moore |
| Guitar (Solo) | Spanky Alford |
| Guitar | Randall Bowland |
| Guitar | Jeff Lee Johnson |
| Keyboards | James Poyser |
| Keyboards | Demonté Posey |
| Organ | Demonté Posey |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
3 Hurricane
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Jochem van der Saag |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
4 Where Does The Love Go
| Bass | Hod David |
| Drums | Hod David |
| Drums | Anthony Johnson |
| Guitar | Hod David |
| Percussion | Juan Patino |
| Sax | Norbert Stachel |
| Trumpet | Steve Jankowski |
| Percussion | Juan Patino |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
5 My Prayer
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboard | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Emanuel Kiriakou |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
6 Man Enough To Cry
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
7 I Know
| Bass | Viktor Krauss |
| Drums | Dan Needham |
| Guitar | Drew Ramsey |
| Organ | Shannon Sanders |
| Piano | Shannon Sanders |
| Synthesizer | Shannon Sanders |
| Programming | Drew Ramsey |
| Programming | Shannon Sanders |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
8 India
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
9 The Last Time
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
10 In The End
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
11 Making Love
| Guitar | Andy Duncan |
| Cello | Larry Corbett |
| Percussion | Eric Benét |
| Vocal Bass | Eric Benét |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
12 Cracks Of My Broken Heart
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboard | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Emanuel Kiriakou |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
13 I Wanna Be Loved
| Bass | Pino Palladino |
| Drums | Brian Frasier-Moore |
| Keyboards | Demonté Posey |
| Organ | Demonté Posey |
| Horns | Roy Hargrove |
| Horns | Frank Lacy |
| Horns | Jacques Szwarcbart |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
14 Still With You
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboard | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Emanuel Kiriakou |
| Violin | Lucia Micarelli |
| Vocals | Eric Benét |
Liner Notes
Producer – Hod David (Tracks 1, 4)
Producer – Demonte Posey (Tracks 2, 13)
Producer – George Nash Jr (Track 2)
Producer – David Foster, Humberto Gatica (Track 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Walter Afanasieff (Track 5, 12, 14)
Producer – Drew Ramsey, Shannon Saunders (Track 7)
Producer – Andy Duncan, Michael Carney (Track 11)
Co-Produced By – Eric Benét (Tracks 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – David Foster (Tracks 3
Arranged By – Walter Afanasieff (Tracks 5, 12, 14)
Arranged By (Strings) – Larry Gold (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Chris Boardman, David Foster (Track 3, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – William Ross (Track 12, 14)
Engineer- Andrew Wyatt, Pat Woodward, John Sneltz, Steve B, Humberto Gatica, Neil Devor, Emanuel Kiriakou, Drew Ramsey, Danny Duncan, Mike O’connor, Andy Duncan, Csaba Petocz
Engineer (Assistant) – Kaori Kinoshita, Mike Schroffel,
Engineer (Additional) – Alejandro Rodriguez, Jorge Vivo, Joe Wohlmuth
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Andy Duncan, Hod David, Pat Woodward, Juan Patiño, Humberto Gatica, F. Reid Shippen
Mixed By (Assistant) – Alejandro Rodriguez
Art Direction – Stephen Walker
Design – Kathleen Philpott, Stephen Walker
Photography – Frank W. Ockenfells
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Jade Studios / Hit Factory, NY
Mixed At Larrabee North
Mixed At Chartmaker Studios
Mixed At 52nd Street Digital
Mixed At Westlake Audio
Mixed At Soundstage Studios, Nashville
Mixed At Panic Room
Mixed At Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Recorded At Bowery Digital
Recorded At Chalice Recording Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Studio
Recorded At Warner Bros. Sound Stage, Burbank
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At Drew’s Groove, Nashville
Recorded At The Panic Room
Recorded At Sound Stage Studios
Recorded At Jade Studios
Recorded At Jupiter Studios
Recorded At The Eastwood Scoring Stage
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