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Double Vision (Bob James and David Sanborn album)

Double Vision is a 1986 album by Bob James and David Sanborn. The album was a successful smooth jazz release receiving frequent airplay. The original album was released in the US on May 19, 1986, by Warner Bros Records. It was released a week later in the UK.

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic says, "One of the best recordings ever released under James' name (Sanborn gets co-billing)".

Charts and accolades

The album spent 63 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 16 on the R&B albums chart and No. 50 on the Top Pop Albums chart. In 1987, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental and the song "Since I Fell for You" earned a nomination for Al Jarreau in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Bob James – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
  • Robbie Kilgore – synthesizer programming
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Marcus Miller – bass, rhythm arrangements (1–2)
  • Eric Gale – guitars (4, 7)
  • Al Jarreau – vocal (4)
  • Bob Riley – drum programming (5)

Production

  • Tommy LiPuma – producer
  • Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing, additional recording
  • Bob James – additional recording
  • Andy Cardenas – second engineer
  • Gene Curtis – second engineer
  • Dan Garcia – second engineer
  • Peter Robbins – second engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Larry Fishman – production coordinator
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Eric Blum – cover artwork

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

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