As We Speak

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As We Speak
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Studio album by
Released1982
Recorded1982
Studio
Genre Smooth jazz
Length39:39
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Robert Margouleff
David Sanborn chronology
Voyeur
(1981)
As We Speak
(1982)
Backstreet
(1983)
Professional ratings
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As We Speak is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records. [3] [4]

Contents

The album reached No. 70 on the Billboard 200, number 32 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 1 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart. [5]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Port of Call" Michael Sembello, Dan Sembello 4:29
2."Better Believe It" Marcus Miller 3:31
3."Rush Hour"Miller4:43
4."Over and Over"Don Freeman, Miller4:12
5."Back Again"Belfield, Freeman3:52
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."As We Speak"Sanborn, Michael Sembello4:17
7."Straight to the Heart"Miller3:26
8."Rain on Christmas"Sanborn4:47
9."Love Will Come Someday"Michael Sembello, David Batteau 6:17

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production

Sources: [6]

Charts

YearChartPosition
1982Billboard 200 [7] 70
Billboard Top Black Albums [8] 32
Billboard Jazz Albums [5] 1

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