2004 studio album by Boney James
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Pure is the ninth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James , released in 2004 .
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Pure" Boney James, Phil Davis 4:38 2. "Better With Time" (featuring Bilal ) James, Phillip Jackson, Rex Rideout 5:26 3. "2:01 A.M." James, Greg Smith 5:04 4. "Stone Groove" (featuring Joe Sample ) James, Darrell Smith 4:47 5. "Appreciate" (featuring Debi Nova ) James 3:34 6. "Here She Comes" James, Leon Bisquera 4:14 7. "Break of Dawn" (featuring Dwele ) James, Johnny Britt, Andwele Gardner 4:49 8. "It's On" James, Britt 3:29 9. "Thinkin' 'bout Me" (Lauren Evans ) James 4:02 10. "You Don't Have to Go Home" James, Paul Brown, Gerald McCauley 4:06
Personnel
Boney James – keyboards (1, 3–8), programming (1, 5), tenor saxophone (1, 3–6, 8, 9), string arrangements (1), soprano saxophone (2, 7), drum programming (2), horn arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), keyboard bass (5)
Phil Davis – keyboards (1)
Morris Pleasure – acoustic piano (1), keyboards (2), Fender Rhodes (9), clavinet (9)
Rex Rideout – keyboards (2)
Greg Smith – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
David Torkanowsky – Fender Rhodes (3, 4), acoustic piano (6), Wurlitzer organ (6)
Joe Sample – acoustic piano (4)
Darrell Smith – clavinet (4)
Johnny Britt – keyboards (8)
Tim Carmon – organ (9)
Kurt "KC" Clayton – Digital Rhodes piano (10)
Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (10)
Billy Preston – organ (10)
Matt Richardson – source sounds (10)
Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6), electric guitar (1, 6)
Rohn Lawrence – wah guitar (1), electric guitar (2), guitars (6, 9)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 7)
Tony Maiden – guitars (5)
Erick Walls – guitars (8)
Marlon McClain – guitars (10)
Pino Palladino – bass (1), fuzz bass (9)
Alex Al – bass (2, 4, 7, 8), "funk" bass (9)
Larry Kimpel – bass (6)
Ricardo Jordan – hi-hat overdubs (1), drums (6)
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson – drums (2, 4, 9)
Teddy Campbell – drums (8)
Ricky Lawson – drums (10)
Lenny Castro – percussion (1–4, 6, 9)
Luis Conte – percussion (5, 7, 8, 10)
Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Jerry Hey – string arrangements (1, 2), trumpet (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), horn arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Cecilia Tsan – cello (1, 2)
Roland Kato – viola (1, 2)
Ralph Morrison – violin (1, 2)
Sara Parkins – violin (1, 2)
Bilal – vocals (2)
Debi Nova – vocals (5)
Dwele – vocals (7)
Lauren Evans – vocals (9)
Production
Jeff Aldrich – A&R
Boney James – producer, recording
Greg Smith – additional producer (3)
Paul Brown – producer (10)
Gerald McCauley – producer (10)
Ray Bardani – recording
Russell Elevado – recording
Todd Fairall – recording
Dave Rideau – recording
Rex Rideout – recording
Bill Schnee – recording
Koji Egawa – Pro Tools consultant
Aaron Fessel – second engineer
Jesse Gorman – second engineer
Marc McLaughlin – second engineer
Michael Musmanno – second engineer
Ryan Petrie – second engineer, additional Pro Tools consultant
Greg Price – second engineer, additional Pro Tools consultant
Jason Rankins – second engineer
Steef Van De Gevel – second engineer, additional Pro Tools consultant
Antony Zeller – second engineer
Dragan "DC" Capor – additional Pro Tools consultant
John Hanes – additional Pro Tools consultant
Steve Mazur – additional Pro Tools consultant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Tim Roberts – mix assistant
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
Mick Haggerty – art direction
James Minchin III – photography
Direct Management Group, Inc. – management
Studios
Recorded at The Backyard and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California); Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California); KAR Studios (Sherman Oaks, California); Electric Lady Studios , The Hit Factory and Sear Sound (New York City, New York); Studio A Recording (Dearborn Heights, Michigan).
Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia).
Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
References
AllMusic review
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