Sportin' Life (Weather Report album)
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| Sportin' Life | ||||
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| Released | June 25, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | August – September 1984 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Sportin' Life is the thirteenth studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report which was released in June 1985 through Columbia Records. Although featuring many more vocal performances than any of their previous studio albums, words are rare and most vocals are chants from guest musicians such as Bobby McFerrin or Carl Anderson. The album is named after a character from Porgy and Bess. Sportin' Life was to be the last Weather Report studio album, but due to contractual obligations with Columbia the band had to release a follow-up, This Is This!, in 1986.
All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul, except where indicated.
Side one
- "Corner Pocket" – 5:46
- "Indiscretions" – 4:05
- "Hot Cargo" – 4:41
- "Confians" (Mino Cinélu) – 5:07
Side two
- "Pearl On the Half Shell" (Wayne Shorter) – 4:06
- "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 6:29
- "Face on the Barroom Floor" (Shorter) – 3:59
- "Ice-Pick Willy" – 5:00
