Suddenly (Marcus Miller album)

Suddenly is the debut studio album by American jazz bass-guitarist Marcus Miller, released in 1983.[2][3][4]

Suddenly
Studio album by Marcus Miller
Released	March 23, 1983
Recorded	August–December 1982
Studio	Minot Sound, White Plains, New York; Celebration Recording Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length	43:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller chronology
Suddenly (1983) Marcus Miller (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album was re-released in 1999.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.

1. "Lovin' You"
2. "Much Too Much"
3. "Suddenly" (Miller, Mainor Ramsay)
4. "Just For You"
5. "The Only Reason I Live"
6. "Just What I Needed"
7. "Let Me Show You"
8. "Be My Love" (Miller, Luther Vandross)
9. "Could It Be You"

Personnel

• Marcus Miller – Lead and background vocals, bass guitars, keyboards, guitars, clarinet, drum programming
• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Vibes – Mike Mainieri
• Background Vocals – Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White
• Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
• Drums – Buddy Williams, Yogi Horton, Harvey Mason
• Acoustic Guitar – Nicky Moroch
• 2-String Bass – Dean Crandall, Lewis Paer
• Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Daniel, Eddie Osorio, Michael Morongell, Phil Burnett, Steve Remote, Wayne Yurgelun
• Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Ray Bardani[5]

References

1. Hogan, Ed. Suddenly at AllMusic
2. "Top album picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 March 1983. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. Ratiner, Tracie (2008). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Gale Cengage Learning. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7876-9614-6. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. Gregory, Hugh (1995). Soul Music A-z. Da Capo Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-306-80643-8. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. http://www.discogs.com/Marcus-Miller-Suddenly/release/1415471