Upside Downside

Upside Downside is the second studio album by guitarist Mike Stern, released in 1986 through Atlantic Records and reissued on August 21, 2007 through Wounded Bird Records.[3]

Upside Downside
Studio album by Mike Stern
Released	1986[1]
Recorded	March–April 1986
Studio	RPM Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	35:34
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Hiram Bullock, John Snyder
Mike Stern chronology
Neesh (1983) Upside Downside (1986) Time in Place (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	(favorable)[2]
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Mike Stern.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Upside Downside"	5:43
2.	"Little Shoes"	5:33
3.	"Goodbye Again"	6:35
4.	"Mood Swings"	6:05
5.	"After You"	5:28
6.	"Scuffle"	6:10
Total length:		35:34

Personnel

Musicians

• Mike Stern – guitar, arrangement
• Mitchel Forman – piano, synthesizer
• Dave Weckl – drums (except track 4)
• Dr. Gibbs – percussion
• Mark Egan – bass (except tracks 2, 4)
• Jeff Andrews – bass (track 2), co-arrangement (track 6)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (track 3)
• Bob Berg – tenor saxophone (except track 3)
• Jaco Pastorius – bass (track 4)
• Steve Jordan – drums (track 4)

Production

• Hiram Bullock – producer
• John Snyder – executive producer
• Doug Epstein – engineer
• Mike Krowiak – engineer (assisted)
• Greg Calbi – mastering engineer

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Upside Downside - Mike Stern". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
2. "Mike Stern: Upside Down (Atlantic, 1986)" About.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
3. "Mike Stern - Upside Downside CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

External links

• In Review: Mike Stern "Upside Downside" at Guitar Nine Records