Double Vision (Bob James and David Sanborn album)
1986 studio album by Bob James and David Sanborn
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Double Vision is a 1986 album by Bob James and David Sanborn. The album was a successful smooth jazz release receiving frequent airplay. The original album was released in the US on May 19, 1986, by Warner Bros Records. It was released a week later in the UK.
54:19 (2003 expanded and remastered edition)
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording Studios and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 43:30 (original album) 54:19 (2003 expanded and remastered edition) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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Critical reception
Charts and accolades
The album spent 63 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 16 on the R&B albums[2] chart and No. 50 on the Top Pop Albums chart.[3] In 1987, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental[4] and the song "Since I Fell for You" earned a nomination for Al Jarreau in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Maputo" | Marcus Miller | 6:50 |
| 2. | "More Than Friends" | Miller | 6:18 |
| 3. | "Moon Tune" | Bob James, David Sanborn | 7:06 |
| 4. | "Since I Fell for You" (Vocal by Al Jarreau) | Woodrow "Buddy" Johnson | 5:52 |
| 5. | "It's You" | Sanborn | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Never Enough" | James, Sanborn | 6:30 |
| 7. | "You Don't Know Me" | Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold | 5:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 8. | "Luthor" | 6:02 | |
| 9. | "Hey, Girl" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 4:46 |
Personnel
- Bob James – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Robbie Kilgore – synthesizer programming
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Marcus Miller – bass, rhythm arrangements (1–2)
- Eric Gale – guitars (4, 7)
- Al Jarreau – vocal (4)
- Bob Riley – drum programming (5)
Production
- Tommy LiPuma – producer
- Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing, additional recording
- Bob James – additional recording
- Andy Cardenas – second engineer
- Gene Curtis – second engineer
- Dan Garcia – second engineer
- Peter Robbins – second engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Larry Fishman – production coordinator
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Eric Blum – cover artwork
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]