Shades (Yellowjackets album)

Released1986

StudioBill Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, CA)
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA)

GenreJazz

Length55:16 (CD)

Shades
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released	1986
Studio	Bill Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, CA) Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:16 (CD)
Label	GRP
Producer	Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Samurai Samba (1985) Shades (1986) Four Corners (1987)

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Shades (1986) is the fourth studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets. The album's first track, "And You Know That", won the "Best R&B Instrumental" Grammy Award.^[2] The album debuted on the Billboard Top Jazz Album chart on 5 July 1986 and would spend 32 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #4. It was the last to feature drummer Ricky Lawson.

The album features the original recording of the Yellowjackets' live staple "Revelation" (featuring vocal group Perri) as well as the Donald Fagen-penned title track. "Revelation" is one of the group's most popular tunes, often covered by other artists, including Robben Ford on his Talk to Your Daughter (1988).