20/20 (Spyro Gyra album)

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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Recorded1997
Genre Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length50:25
Label GRP
Producer Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Heart of the Night
(1996)
20/20
(1997)
Road Scholars
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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20/20 is the twentieth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1997 by GRP Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Unwritten Letter" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:07
  2. "Ruled by Venus" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:49
  3. "20/20" (Beckenstein) – 5:56
  4. "Three Sisters" (Beckenstein) – 4:41
  5. "Sweet Baby James" (James Taylor) – 3:51
  6. "The Deep End" (Scott Ambush) – 6:35
  7. "Together" (Fernandez) – 4:31
  8. "Dark Eyed Lady" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:55
  9. "South American Sojourn" (Joel Rosenblatt) – 4:12
  10. "Rockaway to Sunset" (Tom Schuman) – 5:48

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

Additional personnel

Production

Studios

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. "20/20". Allmusic . Retrieved 2021-11-16.