洗練されたポップ・グルーヴが描く成熟のポジティブ・ソウル。
ソウルとポップの要素を融合した洗練のAOR作品。豊かなシンセと軽やかなリズムが重なり、人生の再生と希望を穏やかに描き出す構成が印象的。
シンセとアコースティックの融合が美しく、Steve Winwoodの声が温かく響く。収録曲“Higher Love”が象徴するように、希望と再生のエネルギーに満ちた音楽。アレンジは緻密で、ポップとソウルの境界を自然に超えていく。プロデュースの完成度が高く、80年代AORの理想形を示した作品。
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8 TRACKS:
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1)
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Higher Love
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2)
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Take It As It Comes
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3)
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Freedom Overspill
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4)
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Back In The High Life Again
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5)
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The Finer Things
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6)
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Wake Me Up On Judgment Day
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7)
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Split Decision
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8)
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My Love's Leavin'
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Engineer [Additional] - Chris Lord Alge
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Engineer - Jason Corsaro
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Programmed By [Synthesizer And Sequencer] - Robby Kilgore
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Producer - Russ Titelman
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Engineer [Assistant] - Jeff Lord Alge
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Engineer [Additional] - Bruce Lampcov
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Producer - Steve Winwood
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Engineer [Additional] - Dave Greenberg
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Engineer - Tom Lord Alge
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Mixed By - Tom Lord Alge
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Engineer [Assistant] - Roy Hendrickson
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Engineer [Additional] - Jim Boyer
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Engineer [Assistant] - Rob Eaton
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Mastered By [Original Digital] - Ted Jensen
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Engineer [Assistant] - Sean Chenery
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Engineer [Assistant] - Steve Rinkoff
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Engineer [Additional] - Malcolm Pollack
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Engineer [Assistant] - Scott Mabuchi
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Engineer [Assistant] - John Goldberger
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Engineer [Assistant] - Claude Achille
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Coordinator [Production] - Laura Loncteaux
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Engineer [Additional] - Jon Wolfson
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Photography By - Arthur Elgort
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Coordinator [Additional Production] - Jill Dell'Abate
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Art Direction - Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
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Engineer [Additional] - Nobby Clark
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Engineer [Assistant] - Ed Bruder
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Engineer [Assistant] - Shikuro Orishige
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Management - Bennett Freed
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Art Direction - Jeri McManus
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Cover [Cover Design] - Jeri McManus
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Management - Ron Weisner