Curtis Stigers (album)
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| Released | September 24, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 45:37 | |||
| Label | Arista 261953 | |||
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Curtis Stigers is the debut album by American jazz musician Curtis Stigers, released on 24 September 1991 by Arista Records. It includes the hit singles "I Wonder Why", "You're All That Matters to Me", and "Never Saw a Miracle". The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart in 1992.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sleeping with the Lights On" |
| Danny Kortchmar | 4:03 |
| 2. | "I Wonder Why" |
| Glen Ballard | 4:28 |
| 3. | "You're All That Matters to Me" |
| Ballard | 4:40 |
| 4. | "The Man You're Gonna Fall in Love With" |
| Kortchmar | 4:26 |
| 5. | "People Like Us" |
| Ballard | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Never Saw a Miracle" |
| Ballard | 3:43 |
| 7. | "I Guess It Wasn't Mine" |
| Ballard | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Nobody Loves You Like I Do" |
| Ballard | 4:04 |
| 9. | "I Keep Telling Myself" |
| Kortchmar | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Count My Blessings" |
| Ballard | 4:22 |
| 11. | "The Last Time I Said Goodbye" |
| Kortchmar | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 45:37 | |||
Personnel
- Curtis Stigers – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), tenor saxophone (1, 7, 11), alto saxophone (2, 10)
- David Paich – keyboards (1, 4, 9, 11)
- Randy Kerber – keyboards (2, 3, 5–8), acoustic piano (2, 3, 5–8)
- Glen Ballard – additional keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
- Bill Payne – organ (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar (1, 4, 9)
- Michael Landau – guitar, guitar solo (5)
- Buzz Feiten – guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
- Basil Fung – guitar (2, 3, 5)
- Michael Thompson – guitar (2, 8)
- T. M. Stevens – bass (1, 4, 9, 11)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (5)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 4, 9, 11)
- John Robinson – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
- Mike Baird – drums (8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
- Brandon Fields – saxophone (3)
- Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (3)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
- Jerry Hey – string arrangements (2, 3, 9, 11), trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
- Richard Altenbach, Reg Hill, Paula Hochhalter, Lisa Johnson, Roland Kato, Carole Kleister-Castillo, Rene Mandel, Ralph Morrison, Helen Nightingale and Frederick Seykora – strings (2, 3)
- Christine Ermacoff, Ronald Folsom, Carrie Holzman-Little, Lisa Johnson, Karen Jones, Roland Kato, Michael Markman, Ralph Morrison, Sheldon Sanov, Frederick Seykora, Margaret Wooten and Kenneth Yerks – strings (9, 11)
- Doug Dana – music chart preparation (1, 4, 9, 11)
- Orion Crawford – music chart preparation (2, 3, 5–8, 10)
- Angel Rogers – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10)
- Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2, 6, 7)
- Tata Vega – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10),
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (3, 10)
- Alexandria Brown – backing vocals (4, 9)
- Pattie Brooks – backing vocals (4, 9)
- Sally Taylor – backing vocals (4, 9)
- Rose Banks – backing vocals (6)
- Andraé Crouch – backing vocals (6)
- Sandra Crouch – backing vocals (6)
- Geary Faggett – backing vocals (6)
- Jackie Gouche – backing vocals (6)
- Pattie Howard – backing vocals (6)
- Howard McCrary – backing vocals (6)
- Perry Morgan – backing vocals (6)
