Front Seat (album)
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ReleasedJune 25, 1989
RecordedApril—May1989[1]
Studio
- Bill Schnee Studio (North Hollywood)
- Entourage Studios (North Hollywood)
- The Hop (Sherman Oaks)
- Le Gonks (West Hollywood)
- Westlake Studio (West Hollywood)
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| Released | June 25, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | April—May1989[1] | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:29 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Front Seat is a 1989 jazz album by the Japanese saxophonist Sadao Watanabe. The album features vocals by Patti Austin on two tracks, one of which, "Any Other Fool", reached number 6 during its 31 weeks on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Critical reception
Track listing
All songs written by Sadao Watanabe, except as noted.
- "Sailing" - 5:55
- "One More Time" - 4:59
- "Only in My Mind" (with Patti Austin) (Watanabe, Jeff Pescetto) - 4:44
- "Miles Apart" - 4:10
- "Any Other Fool" (with Patti Austin) (Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren) - 5:06
- "On the Way" - 5:18
- "Anga la Jua (Place in the Sun)" - 4:22
- "Wild Flowers" - 3:22
- "Front Seat" - 2:56
- "Takin' Time" - 4:37
Personnel
- Sadao Watanabe – alto saxophone (1, 2, 4–10), sopranino saxophone (3)
- George Duke – arranger (1, 2), Yamaha TX816 (1, 2), Roland D-550 (1, 2), Synclavier (1, 2)
- Robbie Buchanan – arranger (3, 4, 5, 6, 10), keyboards (3, 4, 5, 6, 10), synthesizers (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
- Russell Ferrante – arranger (7, 8, 9), keyboards (7, 8, 9)
- Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1–6, 10)
- Jimmy Haslip – bass (7)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 2, 6)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 4, 5, 10)
- Alex Acuña – drums (7, 9), percussion (3–7, 9, 10)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (3, 4, 5, 10)
- John Robinson – drums (6)
- Efrain Toro – percussion (7, 9)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2)
- Patti Austin – lead vocals (3, 5), backing vocals (3, 5)
- Alex Brown – backing vocals (1)
- Carl Carwell – backing vocals (1)
- Syreeta Wright – backing vocals (1)
Production
- Sadao Watanabe – executive producer
- Robbie Buchanan – producer (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
- George Duke – producer (1, 2)
- Russell Ferrante – producer (7, 8, 9)
- Erik Zobler – recording (1, 2), mixing (1, 2)
- Kevin Fisher – assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Debbie Johnson – assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Steve Holroyd – assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Dave Ridean – additional engineer (1, 2)
- Stephanie McCravey – production coordinator (1, 2)
- Jeff Balding – recording (3, 4, 5, 10), mixing (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
- Ken Allandyce – assistant engineer (3, 4, 5, 10)
- Derrick Marcel – assistant engineer (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
- Frank Wolf – recording (6)
- Wade Jaynce – assistant engineer (6)
- Bart Stevens – assistant engineer (6)
- David Hentschel – recording (7, 8, 9)
- Keith Blake – assistant engineer (7, 8, 9)
- Duane Seykora – assistant engineer (7, 8, 9)
- Marylata Elton – production coordinator (7, 8, 9)
- Miki Cannon – production coordinator
- Kyle Davis – production coordinator
- Hiroshi Makishima – production coordinator
- Riki Ninomiya – production coordinator
- Akihiko Sato – production coordinator
- Akio Ohno – photography
- Yoshihiko Matsubara – artwork design