Backstreet (album)

Backstreet is a 1983 album by David Sanborn. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Traditional Jazz albums chart on January 27, 1984.

Track listing

Personnel

• David Sanborn – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto sax solos
• Marcus Miller – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Roland Jupiter-8, Yamaha GS2, Oberheim OB-Xa, Prophet-5, vocoder, Moog bass, acoustic rhythm and solo guitars, electric rhythm and solo guitars, Fender bass, fretless bass, percussion, steel drums, timpani, backing vocals (1, 3), BGV arrangements (1)
• Michael Colina – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6), Oberheim OB-Xa (1, 2, 4, 6), Roland Jupiter-8 (1, 2, 4, 6), vocoder (1, 2, 4, 6)
• Hiram Bullock – Fender Rhodes (1), Yamaha GS2 (1), Moog bass (1), electric rhythm and solo guitars (1)
• Steve Gadd – drums (1, 4)
• Ralph MacDonald – congas (2, 8), percussion (2, 8)
• Barry Johnson – backing vocals (3)
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (8)
• Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (8)
• Luther Vandross – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Marcus Miller – producer
• Michael Colina – producer
• Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing
• Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer, technical maintenance
• Wayne Warnecke – assistant engineer
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Katherine Jewel – music contractor
• Shirley Klein – album coordinator
• Marc Silag – assistant production manager
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Laura LiPuma – design
• Lou Beach – front cover college
• Desiree Rohr – back cover illustration

Charts

References