Strawberry Moon (album)

Strawberry Moon is a jazz album by Grover Washington Jr. It was released in 1987 through Columbia Records, catalog 40510.[3] The album was self-produced by Grover Washington Jr, except for two tracks. The first of these, "Summer Nights," was produced by Marcus Miller and was released as a single, reaching #35 in the Billboard R&B Charts. The second, "I Will Be Here for You," was co-produced by Washington and Michael J. Powell.

Strawberry Moon
Studio album by
Grover Washington Jr.
Released1987
GenreJazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length39:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerGrover Washington Jr., Marcus Miller
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
A House Full of Love
(1986)		 Strawberry Moon
(1987)		 Then and Now
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[2]

Reception

A reviewer of Jet commented "The smash album featuring the new hit single "The Look Of Love," with vocals of Jean Carne".[4] Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote "Grover Washington, Jr.'s first album in three years (and debut for Columbia) did not yield any major hits but found him playing in prime form".[1]

Track listing
  1. "Strawberry Moon" (Washington) – 4:26
  2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
  3. "Shivaree Ride" (Washington) – 4:45
  4. "Caught a Touch of Your Love" (James Best, Craig Bickhardt, Jack Keller) – 5:11
  5. "Maddie's Blues" (Alf Clausen) – 2:47
  6. "I Will Be Here for You" (Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page) – 5:33
  7. "Monte Carlo Nights" (Todd Cochran, Stix Hooper) – 5:53
  8. "Keep in Touch" (Gary Taylor) – 4:27
  9. "Summer Nights" (Marcus Miller) – 6:29

Personnel
  • Grover Washington Jr.: saxophones, keyboards
  • Tyrone Brown: bass
  • Jean Carne: lead vocals
  • Ellen Cohen: percussion
  • Joey DeFrancesco: keyboards on "Keep in Touch"
  • Leonard Gibbs: percussion
  • Spencer Harrison: lead vocal on "Monte Carlo Nights", background vocals
  • Elizabeth Hogue: background vocals
  • B.B. King: lead vocal and guitar on "Caught a Touch of Your Love"
  • James Lloyd: keyboards
  • Marcus Miller: keyboards on "Summer Nights"
  • Michael J. Powell: guitar on "I Will Be Here for You"
  • Jim Salamone: drums and percussion
  • James Simmons: keyboard on "Maddie's Blues"
  • Richard Lee Steacker: guitar
  • Gerald Veasley: bass
  • Darryl Washington: drums and percussion

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 100

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. "Strawberry Moon – Grover Washington Jr. | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
  3. "Grover Washington, Jr. – Strawberry Moon". Discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Superstar of Sax". Jet. 23 November 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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