Havana Candy
Havana Candy | ||||
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Released | October 26, 1977 | |||
Recorded | August 1977 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 32:38 | |||
Label | CTI CTI 5006 | |||
Producer | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen | |||
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Havana Candy is the second album by American vocalist and songwriter Patti Austin recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception[edit]
The Allmusic review stated "Austin sang this undistinguished material with as much conviction as she could muster, but the general pallid air lingering over the production also affected her vocals".[2]
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing[edit]
- All compositions by Patti Austin except as indicated
- "That's Enough for Me" (Patti Austin, Dave Grusin) – 5:46
- "Little Baby" – 4:12
- "I Just Want to Know" – 4:54
- "Havana Candy" – 4:34
- "Golden Oldies" – 4:41
- "I Need Somebody" – 4:29
- "We're in Love" – 4:00
- "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 5:02
Personnel[edit]
- Patti Austin – vocals
- Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Wayne Andre – trombone
- Michael Brecker, Lou Marini – tenor saxophone
- Gerry Niewood – alto saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Dave Valentin – flute, timbales
- Dave Grusin – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, slide whistle, arranger, conductor
- Richard Tee – piano
- Eric Gale, Steve Khan, Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
- Frank Gravis, Will Lee – bass guitar
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Ullanda McCullough, Ken Williams – backing vocals
- Seymour Barab, Gene Bianco, David Davis, Peter Dimitriades, Regis Iandiorio, Theodore Israel, Jesse Levy, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Elliot Magaziner, Joe Malin, Richard Maximoff, Elliot Rosoff, Paul Winter – string section
- Technical
- Sib Chalawick – album design
- Alen MacWeeney – photography
References[edit]
- ^ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 29, 2012
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 29, 2012