Backstreet | ||||
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Released | September 14, 1983 | |||
Recorded | February–May 1983 | |||
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Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 44:27 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer |
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David Sanborn chronology | ||||
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Backstreet is a 1983 album by David Sanborn. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Traditional Jazz albums chart on January 27, 1984. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Told U So" |
| 5:02 |
2. | "When You Smile at Me" | Sanborn | 5:46 |
3. | "Believer" | Marcus Miller | 6:34 |
4. | "Backstreet" | Sanborn | 5:27 |
5. | "A Tear for Crystal" |
| 7:02 |
6. | "Bum's Cathedral" |
| 4:40 |
7. | "Blue Beach" |
| 4:50 |
8. | "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" | Jim Weatherly | 5:06 |
Total length: | 44:27 |
Production
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 81 |
US Traditional Jazz (Billboard) [3] | 1 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] | 21 |