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Alwin "Al" Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is a seven-time Grammy Award winning American jazz singer.

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Discography

Albums

  • 1975: We Got By (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 (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 27, R&B# 6, Jazz# 1
  • 1981: Breakin' Away (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 9, R&B# 1, Jazz# 1, UK# 60
  • 1983: 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 (Warner Bros.) - US# 105, R&B# 30, Jazz# 2
  • 2000: Tomorrow Today (GRP) - US# 137, R&B# 43, Jazz# 1
  • 2002: All I Got (GRP) - US# 137, R&B# 43, Jazz# 3
  • 2004: Accentuate the Positive (GRP Records)
  • 2006: Givin' It Up (with George Benson) (Concord) - US# 58, R&B# 14, Jazz# 1
  • 2008: Christmas (Rhino)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref>

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.

Compilations

Recorded after 1975

  • 1996: Best of Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. Records) - Jazz No. 8
  • 2008: Love Songs (Rhino)
  • 2009: The Very Best Of Al Jarreau: An Excellent Adventure (Rhino)<ref>{{
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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:

Songs by Bill Withers
Songs by Al Green
Songs by various composers
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).

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 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), duet with Melissa Manchester - AC No. 16
  • 1987: "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)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

Soundtrack inclusions

  • 1982: "Girls Know How", in American movie 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)

Guest appearances





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