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Sweet Thing (album)

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Sweet Thing
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 1997 (May 27, 1997)
StudioAlpha Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, California); Funky Joint Studios (Sherman Oaks, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); Entourage Studios (North Hollywood, California).
GenreSmooth jazz
Length41:59
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBoney James, Paul Brown
Boney James chronology
Boney's Funky Christmas
(1996)
Sweet Thing
(1997)
Body Language
(1999)
Singles from Sweet Thing
  1. "I Still Dream"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Sweet Thing"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Innocence"
    Released: 1997
  4. "It's All Good"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Sweet Thing is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1997. "I Still Dream" features Al Jarreau.

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."East Bay"Paul Brown; James Oppenheim; Dan Shea5:19
2."Nothin' But Love"Brown; Oppenheim; Carl Burnett5:01
3."Words (Unspoken)"Alex Al; Oppenheim4:38
4."Sweet Thing"Chaka Khan; Tony Maiden3:56
5."It's All Good"Brown; Oppenheim; Darrell Smith5:14
6."After the Rain"Oppenheim4:40
7."Innocence"Brown; Oppenheim; Smith4:30
8."I Still Dream" (duet with Al Jarreau)Brown; Oppenheim; John Stoddart; Scott Cross4:14
9."Ivory Coast"Oppenheim; Roberto Vally4:27
Total length:41:59

Personnel

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  • Boney James – soprano saxophone (1, 4, 5, 9), alto saxophone (2, 8), keyboards (2, 6, 8, 9), Yamaha WX7 (2), tenor saxophone (3, 6, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (4, 5)
  • Dan Shea – keyboards (1)
  • David Torkanowsky – keyboards (2, 4), additional keyboards (5), vibraphone solo (5), strings (7), acoustic piano solo (9)
  • Alex Al – keyboards (3), Nord synth lead (3), bass (3, 4), drum programming (3)
  • Jeff Carruthers – keyboards (4), drum programming (4)
  • Darrell Smith – keyboards (5, 7), drum programming (5), electric piano (6)
  • John Stoddart – keyboards (8)
  • Daddy Shakespeare – Moog synthesizer (8)
  • Peter Whiteaccordion (9), guitars (9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 7, 8)
  • Tony Maiden – guitars (4, 5), vocals (4)
  • Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 6, 7, 9)
  • Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 6, 7)
  • Paul Brown – drum programming (2, 6–9), additional programming (5)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7, 9)
  • Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1)
  • Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (1)
  • Maxyan Lewis – vocals (4)
  • Dee Harvey – vocals (5)
  • Al Jarreau – vocals (8)
  • Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)

Arrangements

  • Paul Brown (1, 2, 4–9)
  • Carl Burnett (2)
  • Boney James (2, 4–9)
  • Alex Al (3)
  • Jeff Carruthers (4)
  • Tony Maiden (5)
  • Darrell Smith (5, 7)

Production

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  • Boney James – producer
  • Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing
  • Dave Rideau – additional engineer, co-mixing (4)
  • Dan Shea – additional engineer
  • Erik Zobler – additional engineer
  • Tony Alvarez Jr. – recording assistant
  • Cappy Japngie – recording assistant
  • Charles Nasser – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Matt Pakucko – mix assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Lexy Brewer – production coordinator
  • Larry Vigon – art direction, design
  • Brian Jackson – design
  • James Minchin III – photography
  • Howard Lowell – management

References

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