Strawberry Moon (album)

Strawberry Moon
Studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released	1987
Genre	Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length	39:41
Label	Columbia
Producer	Grover Washington Jr., Marcus Miller
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
House Full of Love (1986) Strawberry Moon (1987) Then and Now (1988)

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Strawberry Moon is a jazz album by Grover Washington Jr. It was released in 1987 through Columbia Records, catalog 40510. The album was self-produced by Grover Washington Jr, except for two tracks. The first of these, "Summer Nights," was produced by Marcus Miller and was released as a single, reaching #35 in the Billboard R&B Charts. The second, "I Will Be Here for You," was co-produced by Washington and Michael J. Powell.

Track listing

1. "Strawberry Moon" (Washington) – 4:26
2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
3. "Shivaree Ride" (Washington) – 4:45
4. "Caught a Touch of Your Love" (James Best, Craig Bickhardt, Jack Keller) – 5:11
5. "Maddie's Blues" (Alf Clausen) – 2:47
6. "I Will Be Here for You" (Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page) – 5:33
7. "Monte Carlo Nights" (Todd Cochran, Stix Hooper) – 5:53
8. "Keep in Touch" (Gary Taylor) – 4:27
9. "Summer Nights" (Marcus Miller) – 6:29

Personnel

• Grover Washington Jr.: saxophones, keyboards
• Tyrone Brown: bass
• Jean Carne: lead vocals
• Ellen Cohen: percussion
• Joey DeFrancesco: keyboards on "Keep in Touch"
• Leonard Gibbs: percussion
• Spencer Harrison: lead vocal on "Monte Carlo Nights", background vocals
• Elizabeth Hogue: background vocals
• B.B. King: lead vocal and guitar on "Caught a Touch of Your Love"
• James Lloyd: keyboards
• Marcus Miller: keyboards on "Summer Nights"
• Michael J. Powell: guitar on "I Will Be Here for You"
• Jim Salamone: drums and percussion
• James Simmons: keyboard on "Maddie's Blues"
• Richard Lee Steacker: guitar
• Gerald Veasley: bass
• Darryl Washington: drums and percussion

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