1983 Stanley Clarke/George Duke – The Clarke/Duke Project II

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The Clarke/Duke Project II is the second collaborative album by American musicians Stanley Clarke and George Duke. It was released in 1983 through Epic Records. The album peaked at number 146 on the Billboard 200 and at number 44 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

Tracks

1 Put It On The Line (Stanley Clarke)
2 Heroes (George Duke)
3 Try Me Baby (George Duke)
4 Every Reason To Smile (Stanley Clarke, George Duke)
5 Great Danes (Stanley Clarke, George Duke)
6 The Good Times (George Duke, Stanley Clarke)
7 You’re Gonna Love It (George Duke, Stanley Clarke)
8 Trip You In Love (Timothy M. Kenelick, Kenneth Ann Parker)
9 Atlanta (Stanley Clarke)

Musicians

Bass Stanley Clarke
Drums JR Robinson
Keyboards George Duke 
Vocals  Stanley Clarke
Vocals  George Duke 

Other Musicians

3 Try Me Baby

Oboe William Criss


4 Every Reason To Smile

Vocals  Jeffrey Osborne 
Vocals  Howard Hewett 
Vocals  Lynn Davis


8 Trip You In Love

Drums Narada Michael Walden
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals Lynn Davis
Background Vocals Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals Deborah Thomas
Background Vocals Portia Griffin
Background Vocals Cruz Sembello
Background Vocals Clydene Jackson
Background Vocals Sylvia St James
Background Vocals Debra Starr


9 Atlanta

Drums Billy Cobham 

Strings – Paul Sure, Murray Adley, Brenton Banks, Dixie Blackstone, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie Douglas, Ron Folsom, Ed Green, Reg Hill, Pat Johnson, Nat Ross, Bob Sushel, Allan Harshman, Rollice Dale, Gary Nuttycombe, Dave Schwartz, Ray Kelley, Ron Cooper, Barbara Hunter, Jan Kelley, Katie Kirkpatrick

Liner Notes

Producer – Stanley Clarke, George Duke
Arranged By (Strings) – George Del Barrio (Tracks 3, 9)
Engineerd By (Second) – Nick Spigel, Mitch Gibson, Mike Herbick
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
Recorded By – Tommy Vicari
Recorded By (Additional) – Tom Perry

Photography – Norman Seef

Mastered At Allen Zentz Mastering
Mixed At Fantasy Studios “D”
Recorded At By Le Gonks West
Recorded At Sound Castle
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc