The Crusaders paint a groovy, urban rhapsody.
The jazz-funk pioneer fuses a mellow AOR sensibility into a mature, smooth sound.
Lyrical keyboards and guitars ride on a tight beat. A musical achievement that retains the soul of the blues while exuding classical elegance.
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Soul Shadows = ソウル・シャドウズ
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Honky Tonk Struttin' = ホンキー・トンク・ストラッティン
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3)
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Elegant Evening = エレガント・イヴニング
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B:
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Rhapsody And Blues = ラプソディー & ブルース
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Last Call = ラスト・コール
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Sweet Gentle Love = スイート・ジェントル・ラヴ
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Percussion - Paulinho da Costa (A1, B2)
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Vocals - Bill Withers (A1)
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Keyboards [Acoustic, Electric], Synthesizer, Arranged By [Synthesizer] - Joe Sample
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Producer - Joe Sample
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Bass - Wilton Felder (A2, B2)
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Producer - Wilton Felder
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Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Wilton Felder
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Drums, Percussion - Stix Hooper
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Producer - Stix Hooper
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Bass - Alphonso Johnson (B3)
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Guitar - Dean Parks
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Guitar - Philip Upchurch, Sr.
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Guitar - Roland Bautista
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Trumpet - Ralf Rickert (A1)
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Bass - Abraham Laboriel (A1)
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Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
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Engineer, Mixed By - Greg Venable
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Percussion - Sheila Escovedo (A1, A2, B1 to B3)
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Guitar - Bob Mann
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Programmed By [Synthesizer] - Rory Kaplan
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Illustration - Andy Engel
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Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] - Russell Bracher
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Illustration - Ron Larson
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Art Direction - George Osaki
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Coordinator [Equipment] - Michael Lovelady
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Coordinator [Production] - Pamela Hope Lobue
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Photography By - Richard Arrindell
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Liner Notes [Insert] - 青木 啓
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Executive-Producer [Assistant] - Tom Hooper (2)