Come On Up

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Come On Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 13, 2003 (2003-06-13)
Genre Jazz
Length44:48
Label Warner
Brian Culbertson chronology
Nice & Slow
(2001)
Come On Up
(2003)
It's On Tonight
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jazz Times (favourable) [2]

Come On Up is the seventh studio album by American keyboardist Brian Culbertson. It was released by June 13, 2003 on Warner Records. Artists such as Rick Braun, Rashaan Patterson, Marcus Miller and Norman Brown appeared on the album. Come On Up reached number three on both the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:47
2."Say What"4:55
3."Midnight" (featuring Marcus Miller and Steve Cole)
  • B. Culbertson
  • Miller
4:16
4."Playin'"
3:48
5."Days Gone By"
  • B. Culbertson
  • Glenn McKinney
  • Lu
5:26
6."What Up B?"B. Culbertson1:50
7."Serpentine Fire"
4:11
8."Fly High" (featuring Rashaan Patterson)
4:01
9."Last Night" (featuring Rick Braun)
  • B. Culbertson
  • Michelle Culbertson
5:20
10."Come On Up" (featuring Norman Brown)B. Culbertson4:07
11."Our Love"B. Culbertson4:49
12."Funky B"B. Culbertson1:46

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 197
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [4] 3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [5] 3

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