At Last (Lou Rawls album)
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| At Last | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna, Billy Vera | |||
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At Last is an album by the American musician Lou Rawls, released in 1989.[1][2] Promoted as a jazz album, it was timed to the 50th anniversary celebration of Blue Note Records.[3] The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[4] At Last was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male".[5] Rawls supported the album by playing several European jazz festivals.[6]
The album was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Billy Vera.[7] Rawls recorded his vocals live in the studio with his rhythm section.[8] Lyle Lovett and Vera were among the album's songwriters.[9] "That's Where It's At" is a duet with Ray Charles; Rawls sang on the original version by Sam Cooke.[8] "Fine Brown Frame", a duet with Dianne Reeves, is a cover of the Nellie Lutcher song.[10] "Two Years of Torture" was written by Percy Mayfield.[11] "You Can't Go Home" is about how neighborhoods change over the years.[12]
