| Backbone | ||||
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| Studio album by Boney James | ||||
| Released | 1994 (1994) | |||
| Studio | Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA) | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 42:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Paul Brown; tracks 2 and 3 co-produced by Jeff Carruthers | |||
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Backbone is the second album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1994. Backbone the album is James's first release with Warner Bros. Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Backbone" | James Oppenheim, Paul Brown, L. Carl Burnett | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Bleecker Street" | Oppenheim, Brown, Jeff Carruthers, Sheppard Solomon | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Just Between Us" | Oppenheim, Brown, Carruthers, Vincent Berry | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Trinidad" | Oppenheim, Brown, Roberto Vally | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Blue" | Kiki Ebsen | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Love You All My Lifetime" | Klarmann/Weber | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Happy Home" | Valerie Davis, Steve Harvey, Karyn White | 5:58 |
| 8. | "One Autumn Night" | Oppenheim, Darrell Smith | 5:00 |
| 9. | "The Night I Fell in Love" | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 42:25 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Boney James – all other instruments except where noted, tenor saxophone (1–6, 8, 9), soprano saxophone (2, 3, 7), Yamaha WX7 (2, 9), keyboards (4, 7), clavinet (6)
- David Torkanowsky – acoustic piano (1, 3), keyboards (4, 7)
- Jeff Carruthers – keyboards (2, 6)
- Kiki Ebsen – keyboards (5)
- Darrell Smith – keyboards (8)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 3, 8)
- Allen Hinds – guitars (6)
- Doc Powell – guitars (7, 9)
- Peter White – acoustic guitar (8)
- Freddie Washington – bass (2, 8)
- Roberto Vally – bass (4)
- Dwayne "Smitty" Smith – bass (7)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1–4, 8, 9)
- Sam RIney – alto flute (4)
- Bridgette Bryant – vocals (7)
- Alex Brown – vocals (8)
- Gene Van Buren – vocals (8)
Arrangements
- Boney James (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
- Paul Brown (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
- Carl Burnett (1)
- Jeff Carruthers (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Darrell Smith (8)
Production
- Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing
- Jeff Carruthers – co-producer (2, 3)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Christine Caro – art direction, design
- Andrea Marouk – photography
- Tracy Lamonica – portrait artwork
- Howard Lowell – management
References
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| Singles | |
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