Yesterday's Dreams (Alphonso Johnson album)
Yesterday's Dreams is an album by American jazz guitarist Alphonso Johnson released in 1976 on Epic Records.[1] The album reached No. 28 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, Jazz, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 35:21 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Producer | Jerry Schoenbaum (Exec.), Skip Drinkwater | |||
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Overview
Yesterday's Dreams was executively produced by Jerry Schoenbaum. Artists such as Grover Washington Jr., Sheila E., Philip Bailey, Flora Purim, Dianne Reeves, Lee Ritenour and Patrice Rushen also appeared upon the album.[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gave the album a three out of five stars rating.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love's the Way I Feel 'Bout Cha" | Alphonso Johnson, Pat Walker | 4:45 |
| 2. | "As Little as You" | Alphonso Johnson | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Scapegoat" | Alphonso Johnson | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Show Us the Way" | Alphonso Johnson | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Balls to the Wall" | Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Alphonso Johnson, Stefan Kaufmann | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Tales of Barcelona" | Alphonso Johnson | 2:17 |
| 7. | "Flight to Hampstead Heath" | Alphonso Johnson | 5:57 |
| 8. | "One to One" | Sheila Escovedo, Ray Gomez, McKinley Jackson, Alphonso Johnson, Patrice Rushen, C. Thompson | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Alphonso Johnson — bass (tracks 1-3, 5-8), vocals (1, 2), Chapman Stick (2), guitar (track 4)
- Sheila Escovedo — percussion (track 1-3, 5-8)
- Mike Clark — drums (track 1-3)
- Patrice Rushen — electric piano (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 8), Clavinet (2, 3, 5, 8), harpsichord (7)
- Lee Ritenour — guitar (tracks 1-4, 7)
- David Foster — organ (track 1)
- Ian Underwood — synthesizer (tracks 1-7)
- Grover Washington Jr. — tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3)
- Dianne Reeves — vocals (track 1)
- Philip Bailey — vocals (track 1)
- Ernie Fields — baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 8), flute (3)
- McKinley Jackson — horn arrangements, conductor (tracks 3, 8)
- Ernie Watts — tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 8)
- Garnett Brown — trombone (tracks 3, 8)
- George Bohanon — trombone (tracks 3, 8)
- Gary Grant — trumpet (tracks 3, 8), flugelhorn (tracks 3)
- Jon Lucian — vocals (track 4)
- Chester Thompson — drums (tracks 5-8)
- Ray Gomez — guitar (tracks 5-8)
- Mark Jordan — organ (track 6)
- Ruth Underwood — percussion (track 7)
- Chuck Findley — trumpet (track 8)
References
- Alphonso Johnson: Yesterday's Dreams. Epic Records. 1976.
- Billboard's Best Selling Jazz Albums. 88. Billboard. December 25, 1976. p. 45.
- "Alphonso Johnson: Yesterday's Dreams". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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