Illusions (George Duke album)

Illusions is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1995 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 33 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 3 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and Top Contemporary Jazz Albums charts.

Overview

Illusions was produced by George Duke. Artists such as the Emotions, Dianne Reeves, Marvin Winans, and James Ingram appear on the album.

Critical reception

AllMusic's Craig Lytle commented:

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• George Duke – keyboards (1–12), acoustic piano (13)
• Ray Fuller – guitars (2–4, 6–12), rhythm guitar (5)
• Michael Landau – lead guitar (5)
• Michael Sembello – guitars (9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (11), acoustic guitar (12)
• Larry Kimpel – bass (5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Stanley Clarke – piccolo bass (5)
• Byron Miller – bass (6, 8)
• Ray Brown – bass (13)
• Dennis Chambers – drums (5, 12)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (6, 8)
• Herman Matthews – drums (11)
• Terri Lyne Carrington – drums (13)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (6)
• Everette Harp – alto saxophone (7), soprano sax solo (9), soprano saxophone (10)
• Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (9, 10)
• Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (11)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (13)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (9)
• Lew McCreary – trombone (11)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (9, 11), flugelhorn (9, 11)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (9, 11), flugelhorn (9, 11)

Vocalists

• George Duke – lead vocal (3–5, 9), backing vocals (3, 9), vocals (6), vocal (7, 11), "ee-yo-ah" backing vocals (9), narration (10)
• Alex Brown – vocals (3, 11)
• Lynn Davis – vocals (3, 11)
• Josie James – vocals (3, 11)
• Lori Perry – vocals (3, 6), vocal fills (4), backing vocals (7)
• Phil Perry – vocals (3)
• Rachelle Ferrell – backing vocals (3, 4, 9), vocal (7)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (3, 4, 9), vocals (6)
• Chante Moore – backing vocals (5)
• Jeanette Hawes – vocal (7)
• Sheila Hutchinson – vocal (7)
• Joyce Kennedy – vocal (7)
• James Ingram – vocal (7)
• Wanda Vaughan – vocal (7)
• Mervyn Warren – vocal (7)
• Marvin Winans – vocal (7)
• Carolyn Perry – backing vocals (7)
• Darlene Perry – backing vocals (7)
• Sharon Perry – backing vocals (7)
• Carl Carwell – "ee-yo-ah" backing vocals (9), vocals (11)
• Michael Sembello – "ee-yo-ah" backing vocals (9)
• Steve Ford – "money zombie" (11)
• Erik Zobler – "money zombie" (11)
• Dianne Reeves – vocal (13)

Production

• George Duke – producer
• Erik Zobler – recording, mixing
• Wayne Holmes – additional engineer
• Jerry Finn – assistant engineer
• Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
• Brett Swain – assistant engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Corine Duke – production assistant
• Robert Reed – cover artwork
• Caroline Balog – art direction, design
• Arnold Turner – photography
• Herb Cohen – management

References