Love Approach
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated- "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)"Funkin' for Jamaica " is a 1980 single by jazz trumpeter, Tom Browne. The single -- a memoir of the neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised -- is from his second solo album, Love Approach. The vocals for the single were provided by Tonni Smith, who also...
" 4:43 (Browne, Smith) - "Her Silent Smile" 5:12
- "Forever More" 3:22 (Donald Blackman)
- "Dream of Lovin' You" 4:20 (Omar HakimOmar HakimOmar Hakim is an American jazz, jazz fusion and pop music drummer.Hakim credits jazz vibraphonist Mike Mainieri with giving him his first break in 1980; Hakim appeared in a video with Mainieri called The Jazz Life and began working with singer Carly Simon through Mainieri...
) - "Nocturne" 5:08
- "Martha" 3:41 (Browne, Smith)
- "Moon Rise" 5:15 (Lesette Wilson)
- "Weak in the Knees (feat. Viki Sylvia)" 4:41 (Sylvia)
Personnel
- Tom Browne - Trumpet, Handclaps, Synthesizer, Flugelhorn
- Dave GrusinDave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy award and 12 Grammys...
- Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano - Bernard WrightBernard WrightBernard Wright is an American funk and jazz keyboardist who began his career as a session musician and later released several solo albums in the 1980s....
- Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano - Omar HakimOmar HakimOmar Hakim is an American jazz, jazz fusion and pop music drummer.Hakim credits jazz vibraphonist Mike Mainieri with giving him his first break in 1980; Hakim appeared in a video with Mainieri called The Jazz Life and began working with singer Carly Simon through Mainieri...
- Handclaps, Drums - Lesette Wilson - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer
- Francisco Centeño, Marcus MillerMarcus MillerMarcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Miller is best known as a bassist, working with trumpeter Miles Davis, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, as well as maintaining a prolific solo career...
, Sekou Bunch - Bass - Bob Franceshini - Handclaps, Tenor Saxophone
- Bobby Broom, Mike Vinas - Guitar
- Buddy Williams - Drums
- Barbara Bellins - Flute
- Crusher Bennett, Carol Steele - Percussion
- Martha Rojas - Handclaps
- Jorge Dalto - Acoustic Piano
- Alvin Flythe, Kevin Osborne, Mike Flythe - Rap, Handclaps
- Victoria Sylva, Toni Smith - Vocals, Handclaps
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
Jazz Albums | ||
| 1980 | Love Approach Love Approach -Track listing:All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated# "Funkin' for Jamaica " 4:43 # "Her Silent Smile" 5:12# "Forever More" 3:22 # "Dream of Lovin' You" 4:20 # "Nocturne" 5:08... |
18 | 1 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1980 | "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" | — | 1 | 9 |