After Hours (George Duke album)

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After Hours
George Duke-After Hours.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1998
StudioGonks West, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length58:12
Label Warner Bros.
Producer George Duke
George Duke chronology
Is Love Enough?
(1997)
After Hours
(1998)
Cool
(2000)

After Hours is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1998 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [1] [2]

Contents

Overview

After Hours was produced by George Duke. Artists such as Christian McBride, Paul Jackson Jr., and Lenny Castro appear on the album. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Johnathan Widran of AllMusic wrote, "After years of producing albums which were more pop/funk than jazz oriented, George Duke simmers down, leaves off the R&B vocals, and takes a little creative license on the self-proclaimed 'mood record' After Hours." [3]

After Hours was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Duke, except where indicated.

After Hours track listing [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rush Hour/Road Rage" 6:50
2."After Dinner Drink" 6:18
3."Anticipation" 4:38
4."The Touch" 5:30
5."It's On" 6:11
6."Together as One" 5:45
7."From Dusk to Dawn" 7:12
8."Peace" 2:10
9."Sweet Dreams" 5:33
10."Wake Me Gently" 6:49
11."My Bells"Bill Evans1:16

References

  1. 1 2 George Duke (1998). After Hours (album). Warner Bros. Records.
  2. "George Duke Chart History". Billboard .
  3. 1 2 3 Widran, Johnathan. "George Duke – After Hours: Review". AllMusic .
  4. "George Duke". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.