Tokyo Blue
1990 studio album by Najee
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Tokyo Blue is Najee's third album, released by Capitol Records in 1990.
Critical reception
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic writes, "Immensely pleasurable, a fun listen from beginning to end."[1]
Smooth Jazz Therapy writes of Tokyo Blue, "The way it blended jazz with R & B, placed him right at the top of his urban jazz game and his judicious use of featured vocalists was starting a trend in smooth jazz which has endured to this day."[2]
Yumi L. Wilson of AP News reports that, "Najee won best jazz album for his Tokyo Blue at the 1991 Soul Train Music Awards.[3]
- See original reviews for full articles. Links can be found in the references section of this article.
Charts
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talkin'" | 5:52 | |
| 2. | "Stay" |
| 5:11 |
| 3. | "Cruise Control" |
| 5:53 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Good to You" |
| 4:31 |
| 5. | "Nation's Call" | Jerome Najee Rasheed | 1:04 |
| 6. | "Tokyo Blue" |
| 4:37 |
| 7. | "My Old Friend" |
| 4:55 |
| 8. | "Buenos Aires" |
| 5:51 |
| 9. | "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" | Stevie Wonder | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Only at Night" |
| 4:41 |
| Total length: | 47:39 | ||
All track information and credits taken from the CD liner notes.[6]