Back to Back (Brecker Brothers album)
Back to Back is the second album by American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1976.
| Back to Back | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz funk | |||
| Label | Arista, BMG | |||
| Producer | The Brecker Brothers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
AllMusic gave the album three stars.
Track listing
- "Keep it Steady (Brecker Bump)" (Randy Brecker, Steve Khan, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross) – 6:24
- "If You Wanna Boogie...Forget It" (Don Grolnick, Steve Khan, Will Lee) – 3:58
- "Lovely Lady" (Randy Brecker, Allee Willis, Charlotte Crossley) – 6:17
- "Night Flight" (Michael Brecker) – 6:17
- "Slick Stuff" (Randy Brecker) – 4:48
- "Dig a Little Deeper" (Don Grolnick, Will Lee, Allee Willis, David Lasley) – 4:00
- "Grease Piece" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Steve Khan, David Sanborn) – 5:47
- "What Can a Miracle Do" (Don Grolnick, Luther Vandross) – 4:16
- "I Love Wastin' Time With You" (Michael Brecker, Allee Willis, Charlotte Crossley) – 6:31
Personnel
The Brecker Brothers
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, flute
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, electric trumpet, flugelhorn
Other Musicians
- Don Grolnick – keyboards
- Dave Wittman – synthesizer programming
- Steve Khan – guitars
- Will Lee – electric bass, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Chris Parker – drums (1, 2, 3, 5-8)
- Steve Gadd – drums (4, 9)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5-9)
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion (4)
- Rafael Cruz – percussion (4)
- David Friedman – marimba (6)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone (2)
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Robin Clark – backing vocals
- Diane Sumler – backing vocals
- Patti Austin – backing vocals (9)
- Allee Willis – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Steve Backer – executive producer
- The Brecker Brothers – producers
- Jimmy Douglass – engineer
- Jerry Solomon – assistant engineer
- Nancy Greenberg – art direction, design
- Robert L. Heimall – art direction, design
- Benno Friedman – photography
- Anthony Barone – management
References
- "Back to Back – Brecker Brothers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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