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| - | + | '''Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau''' (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an [[United States|American]] jazz singer. He won seven [[Grammy Award]]s and was nominated for over a dozen more. He is perhaps best known for his 1981 album ''[[Breakin' Away (album)|Breakin' Away]]'', for having sung the [[Moonlighting (theme song)|theme song]] of the late-1980s television series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', and as a performer in the 1985 charity song "[[We Are the World]]". | |
| - | '''Alwin "Al" Lopez Jarreau''' (born March 12, 1940) is a seven-time [[Grammy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] jazz singer. | + | |
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| - | ==Discography== | + | |
| - | ===Albums=== | + | |
| - | *1975: ''We Got By'' ([[Reprise Records|Reprise]]) US# 209 | + | |
| - | *1976: ''Glow'' (Reprise) - US# 132, R&B No. 30, Jazz# 9 | + | |
| - | *1978: ''All Fly Home'' (Warner Bros.) - US# 78, R&B# 27, Jazz# 2 | + | |
| - | *1980: ''[[This Time (Al Jarreau album)|This Time]]'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 27, R&B# 6, Jazz# 1 | + | |
| - | *1981: ''[[Breakin' Away (album)|Breakin' Away]]'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 9, R&B# 1, Jazz# 1, [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]# 60 | + | |
| - | *1983: ''[[Jarreau (album)|Jarreau]]'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 13, R&B# 4, Jazz# 1, UK# 39 | + | |
| - | *1984: ''High Crime'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 49, R&B# 12, Jazz# 2, UK# 81 | + | |
| - | *1986: ''[[L is for Lover]]'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 81, R&B# 30, Jazz# 9, UK# 45 | + | |
| - | *1988: ''[[Heart's Horizon]]'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 75, R&B# 10, Jazz# 1 | + | |
| - | *1992: ''[[Heaven and Earth (Al Jarreau album)|Heaven and Earth]]'' (Warner Bros.) - US# 105, R&B# 30, Jazz# 2 | + | |
| - | *2000: ''Tomorrow Today'' ([[GRP Records|GRP]]) - US# 137, R&B# 43, Jazz# 1 | + | |
| - | *2002: ''All I Got'' (GRP) - US# 137, R&B# 43, Jazz# 3 | + | |
| - | *2004: ''[[Accentuate the Positive (album)|Accentuate the Positive]]'' ([[GRP Records]]) | + | |
| - | *2006: ''[[Givin' It Up]]'' (with [[George Benson]]) ([[Concord Records|Concord]]) - US# 58, R&B# 14, Jazz# 1 | + | |
| - | *2008: ''Christmas'' (Rhino) | + | |
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| - | ===Live albums=== | + | |
| - | *1977: ''Look to the Rainbow'' ([[Warner Bros. Records]]) - US# 49, R&B# 19, Jazz# 5 | + | |
| - | *1985: ''In London'' (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 125, R&B# 55, Jazz# 10. Sometimes titled "Live in London". | + | |
| - | *1994: ''Tenderness'' (Warner Bros. Records) US# 114, R&B# 25, Jazz# 2. Recorded live in a studio in front of an invited audience. | + | |
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| - | ===Compilations=== | + | |
| - | ====Recorded after 1975==== | + | |
| - | *1996: ''Best of Al Jarreau'' (Warner Bros. Records) - Jazz No. 8 | + | |
| - | *2008: ''Love Songs'' ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]) | + | |
| - | *2009: ''The Very Best Of Al Jarreau: An Excellent Adventure'' (Rhino) (This compilation holds one previously unreleased track: "Excellent Adventure") | + | |
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| - | ====Recorded before 1974==== | + | |
| - | After Jarreau's breakthrough in 1975 an almost unaccountable number of compilations of earlier recordings from 1965 to 1973 have emerged, including some or all of the following songs: | + | |
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| - | =====Songs by [[Bill Withers]]===== | + | |
| - | *"[[Ain't No Sunshine]]" (2:03) | + | |
| - | *"[[Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]" (4:18) | + | |
| - | *"[[Use Me (song)|Use Me]]" (3:31) | + | |
| - | *"Kissing My Love" (3:38) | + | |
| - | *"[[Grandma's Hands]]" (7:15) | + | |
| - | *"You" (3:31) | + | |
| - | *"Lonely Town, Lonely Street" (3:11) | + | |
| - | *"[[The Same Love That Made Me Laugh]]" (3:20) | + | |
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| - | =====Songs by [[Al Green]]===== | + | |
| - | *"Living for You" (2:43) | + | |
| - | *"Call Me" (2:32) | + | |
| - | *"Here I Am" (3:59 | + | |
| - | *"Let's Get Married" (3:30) | + | |
| - | *"[[Let's Stay Together (song)|Let's Stay Together]]" (3:22) | + | |
| - | *"[[You Ought to Be With Me]]" (3:12) | + | |
| - | *"Love and Happiness" (3:10) | + | |
| - | *"[[Tired of Being Alone]]" (2:36) | + | |
| - | *"Look What You've Done for Me" (2:51) | + | |
| - | *"[[I'm Still in Love with You (Al Green song)|I'm Still in Love With You]]" (2:51) | + | |
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| - | =====Songs by various composers===== | + | |
| - | *"[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]" (5:02, Hammerstein, Rodgers) | + | |
| - | *"Stockholm Sweetnin'" (5:50, Jones) | + | |
| - | *"[[A Sleepin' Bee]]" (5:52, Arlen, Capote) | + | |
| - | *"The Masquerade Is Over" (6:34, Magidson, Wrubel) | + | |
| - | *"[[Sophisticated Lady]]" (4:14, Ellington, Mills, Parish) | + | |
| - | *"Joey, Joey, Joey" (3:42, Loesser) | + | |
| - | *"[[Come Rain or Come Shine]]" (6:56, Arlen, Mercer) | + | |
| - | *"[[One Note Samba]]" (4:24, Hendricks, Jobim, Mendonca) | + | |
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| - | =====Compilations (recordings before 1974)===== | + | |
| - | Following list is a sampling of compilations, composed of the songs recorded before 1974. | + | |
| - | *1965 or 1981: ''1965'' (Bainbridge). It is unclear whether the album was released the same year it was recorded (1965) or in 1981. Allmusic.com dates it as 1965, but the reviewer on Allmusic says 1981. All available (and previously sold) vinyls from Bainbridge dates 1981, and some foreign releases on the labels Disc'Az and Ducale give the date 1983 (Discogs.com). | + | |
| - | *1983: ''The Masquerade Is Over'' (Magnum) | + | |
| - | *1984: ''Al Jarreau'' (Forever Gold) | + | |
| - | *1985: ''You'' (Lifetime) | + | |
| - | *1985: ''Ain't No Sunshine'' (Prestige) | + | |
| - | *1985: ''Sings Bill Withers'' (Blue Moon) | + | |
| - | *1995: ''Living for You'' (Synergie Omp); songs by Al Green. | + | |
| - | *1998: ''Tribute to Bill Withers'' (Culture Press) | + | |
| - | *1998: ''Improvisations'' (Blue Moon, 2 discs); also released the same year by Synergie on two separate discs named ''Improvisations Album One'' and ''Improvisations Album Two''. These albums contain all the songs recorded before 1974, as listed above. | + | |
| - | *2001: ''This One's for You'' (Hallmark) | + | |
| - | *2001: ''Ain't No Sunshine'' (SRI) | + | |
| - | *2002: ''One Note Samba'' (Traditional Line) | + | |
| - | *2003: ''Best of Al Jarreau'' (Tyrostar) | + | |
| - | *2005: ''My Favorite Things'' (Golden Stars, 3-discs) | + | |
| - | *2009: ''Tribute to Al Green'' (K-tel) | + | |
| - | *2010: ''Tribute to Al Green'' (Platinum Records) | + | |
| - | Several of the compilations listed above have different titles and/or year of release, even though they contain the same songs, e.g.: | + | |
| - | *''1965'' (1981, Bainbridge) = ''The Masquerade Is Over'' (1983, Magnum) = ''One Note Samba'' (2002, Traditional Line). | + | |
| - | *''You'' (1985, Lifetime) = ''Ain't No Sunshine'' (1985, Prestige) = ''Sings Bill Withers'' (1985, Blue Moon) = ''Tribute to Bill Withers'' (1998, Culture Press) = ''This One's for You'' (2001, Hallmark) = ''Ain't No Sunshine'' (2001, SRI). | + | |
| - | *''Living for You'' (1995, Synergie Omp) = ''Tribute to Al Green'' (2009 K-tel, 2010 Platinum Records). | + | |
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| - | ===Singles=== | + | |
| - | *1976: "Rainbow In Your Eyes" - R&B No. 92 | + | |
| - | *1977: "Take Five" - R&B No. 91 | + | |
| - | *1978: "Thinkin' About It Too" - R&B No. 55 | + | |
| - | *1980: "Distracted" - R&B No. 61 | + | |
| - | *1980: "Gimme What You Got" - R&B No. 63 | + | |
| - | *1980: "Never Givin' Up" - R&B No. 26 | + | |
| - | *1981: "We're In This Love Together" - US No. 15, R&B No. 6 [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 55 | + | |
| - | *1982: "Breakin' Away" - US No. 43, R&B No. 25 | + | |
| - | *1982: "[[Teach Me Tonight]]" - US No. 70, R&B No. 51 | + | |
| - | *1982: "[[Your Precious Love]]", duet with [[Randy Crawford]] - R&B No. 16 | + | |
| - | *1982: "Roof Garden" | + | |
| - | *1983: "Boogie Down" - US No. 77, R&B No. 9 UK No. 63 | + | |
| - | *1983: "Mornin'" - US No. 21, R&B No. 6 UK No. 28 | + | |
| - | *1983: "Trouble In Paradise" - US No. 63, R&B No. 66 UK No. 36 | + | |
| - | *1984: "After All" - US No. 69, R&B No. 26 | + | |
| - | *1985: "Raging Waters" - R&B No. 42 | + | |
| - | *1986: "L Is For Lover" - R&B No. 42 | + | |
| - | *1986: "Tell Me What I Gotta Do" - R&B No. 37 | + | |
| - | *1986: "The Music Of Goodbye" (from ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out Of Africa]]''), duet with [[Melissa Manchester]] - AC No. 16 | + | |
| - | *1987: "[[Moonlighting (theme song)|Moonlighting]]" (from ''Moonlighting'') - US No. 23, R&B No. 32 UK No. 8 (#1 Adult Contemporary) | + | |
| - | *1988: "So Good" R&B No. 2 | + | |
| - | *1989: "All of My Love" - R&B No. 69 | + | |
| - | *1989: "[[All or Nothing at All]]" - R&B No. 59 | + | |
| - | *1992: "Blue Angel" - R&B No. 74 | + | |
| - | *1992: "It's Not Hard to Love You" - R&B No. 36 | + | |
| - | *2001: "In My Music" (with [[Phife Dawg]]) | + | |
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| - | === Soundtrack inclusions === | + | |
| - | *1982: "Girls Know How", in American movie ''[[Night Shift (film)|Night Shift]]'' (Warner Bros) | + | |
| - | *1984: "Moonlighting" and "Since I Fell For You", in American television show ''Moonlighting'' (Universal) | + | |
| - | *1984: "Boogie Down", in American movie ''[[Breakin']]'' (Warner Bros) | + | |
| - | *1986: "The Music Of Goodbye", duet with Melissa Manchester, in American movie ''Out of Africa'' (MCA Records) | + | |
| - | *1989: "Never Explain Love", in American movie ''[[Do The Right Thing]]'' (Motown) | + | |
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| - | ===Guest appearances=== | + | |
| - | *1978: "Hot News Blues" from ''Secret Agent''/[[Chick Corea]] — (Polydor) | + | |
| - | *1979: "Little Sunflower" from ''[[The Love Connection]]''/[[Freddie Hubbard]] (Columbia) | + | |
| - | *1983: "Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls" from ''Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls''/[[Sister Sledge]] — (Cotillion) | + | |
| - | *1985: "[[We Are the World]]" / [[USA for Africa]] (Columbia) | + | |
| - | *1986: "[[Since I Fell For You]]" from ''Double Vision''/[[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]] & [[David Sanborn]] — (Warner Bros.) | + | |
| - | *1987: "Day By Day" from ''City Rhythms''/[[Shakatak]] | + | |
| - | *1997: "[[Girl from Ipanema]]" and "[[Waters of March]]" from ''A Twist of Jobim''/[[Lee Ritenour]] — (GRP) | + | |
| - | *2010: "[[Whisper Not]]" from ''[[New Time, New Tet]]''/[[Benny Golson]] (Concord Jazz) | + | |
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Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz singer. He won seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. He is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away, for having sung the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting, and as a performer in the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".
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