Come Morning (album)

Come Morning
Studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released	1981
Recorded	June–September 1981
Studio	Rosebud Recording Inc. (New York, NY).
Genre	Jazz, R&B
Length	40:18
Label	Elektra K 52337
Producer	Grover Washington, Jr., Ralph MacDonald
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Winelight (1980) Come Morning (1981) Baddest (1981)

Come Morning is a studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The album was released in 1981 via Elektra label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[3]

Michael Erlewine of AllMusic commented: "Background singers, synthesizers. This is more programmed mood music than jazz. Smooth and nice. Gold album". ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"East River Drive"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:44
2.	"Come Morning"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:57
3.	"Be Mine (Tonight)" (Lead Vocals – Grady Tate)	Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter	6:38
4.	"Reaching Out"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:08
5.	"Jamming"	Bob Marley	5:05
6.	"Little Black Samba" (Lead Vocals – Grady Tate)	Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter	5:42
7.	"Making Love to You"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:43
8.	"I'm All Yours"	Richard Tee, Stephen Gadd	4:43
Total length:			40:18

Personnel

• Grover Washington, Jr. – saxophones
• Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes
• Paul Griffin – synthesizers
• Eric Gale – guitars
• Marcus Miller – bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
• Grady Tate – lead vocals (3, 6)
• William Eaton – arrangements and conductor, backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
• Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
• Frank Floyd – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
• Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
• Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
• Zack Sanders – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)

Production

• Grover Washington, Jr. – producer, mixing
• Ralph MacDonald – producer, mixing
• Richard Alderson – engineer, mixing
• Kendall Brown – assistant engineer
• Eddie Heath – assistant engineer
• Lamont Moreno – assistant engineer
• Anthony MacDonald – assistant engineer
• Paul Silverthorn – production coordinator
• Ron Coro – art direction
• Norm Ung – art direction
• Denise Minobe – design
• Jim Shea – photography

Charts

Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
US Billboard Pop Albums [4]	28

References

1. "Top Black Albums". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media. December 25, 1982. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved December 14, 2018.
2. Erlewine, Michael. "Grover Washington, Jr.: Come Morning". AllMusic . Retrieved December 14, 2018.
3. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. Retrieved September 23, 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
4. "Come Morning". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.