"Heaven and Earth" is the 13th studio album release by Al Jarreau, it was produced by Narada Michael Walden and Louis Biancaniello. The song "Heaven and Earth" written by Louis and Linda Biancaniello won Al Jarreau the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It's essentially an R&B collection of songs produced with the artists Jazz and Pop sensibilities in mind. It contains two reworkings of the Miles Davis tune "Blue in Green" from Davis' Kind of Blue both showing Al Jarreau considerable prowess as a vocal interpreter and scat singer.
In yet another attempt to crack the R&B market in search of a hit, Jarreau turned to producer Narada Michael Walden, who, in tune with the times, tunes a few of the rhythm tracks to a truckin' hip-hop pace, mixes in some ballads, stirs, and hopes for the best. Little of this mixture catches fire...you guessed it, the material often lets the hardworking Al and his cast down. Parts of "Blue Angel" kick butt in an acid-jazzy way, and the lonely muted trumpet wafting through "Superfine Love" is very effective, but we can do without things like the bathetic title track and the streetcorner soap opera of "Whenever I Hear Your Name."
Two singles were released from the album: "Blue Angel" and "It's Not Hard To Love You".
Track listing
01. What You Do To Me (Batiste, Biancaniello, Richardson, N.M.Walden, Jarreau) - 4:35
02. It's Not Hard To Love You (Dakota, Jett, K.Walden, N.M.Walden, Jarreau) - 6:11
03. Blue Angel (Jett, Miro, N.M.Walden, Jarreau) - 5:08
04. Heaven and Earth (Linda Biancaniello, Louis Biancaniello, Al Jarreau) - 4:27
05. Superfine Love (Louis Biancaniello, Cohen, N.M.Walden, Jarreau) - 5:24
06. Whenever I Hear Your Name (Cohen, N.M.Walden, Jarreau) - 5:28
07. Love of My Life (Jarreau, Jett, Miro, N.M.Walden) - 4:01
08. If I Break (Jarreau, Mani, N.M.Walden) - 5:47
09. (Blue in Green) Tapestry; The Dedication (Miles Davis, Al Jarreau) - 2:53
10. (Blue in Green) Tapestry; The Dance - 3:27
Released: June 22, 1992
Label: Warner Bros.
Genre: Jazz
Duration: 46:59
Producer: Narada Michael Walden
Engineer, Mixed By: David Frazer
Personnel
Al Jarreau - Vocals
Narada Michael Walden - Drums & Rhythm Arrangement
Bass – Joel Smith - Bass
Myron Dove - Bass
Jeff Chambers - Bass [Acoustic]
Corrado Rustici - Guitar
Frank Martin - Keyboards
Louis Biancaniello - Keyboards
Mike Mani - Keyboards
Oboe – Paul McCandless
Marquinho Brazil
Dan Higgins - Saxophone
Trumpet – Jerry Hey - Trumpet
Robbie Kwock - Trumpet
Backing Vocals – Boni Boyer, Chris Hawkins, Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Nikita Germaine, Raz Kennedy, Rebecca West, Sandy Griffith, Skyler Jett, Tony Lindsay
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