Dianne Reeves (album)

Dianne Reeves
Studio album by Dianne Reeves
Released	1987
Studio	Mama Jo's (North Hollywood, California) Le Gonks West (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Contemporary jazz
Length	43:33
Label	Blue Note
Producer	George Duke
Dianne Reeves chronology
For Every Heart (1984) Dianne Reeves (1987) The Nearness of You (1988)
Singles from Dianne Reeves
"Better Days" Released: 1988 "Never Said (Chan's Song)" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Musical Express	8/10 [1]

Dianne Reeves is a studio album by American jazz singer Dianne Reeves issued in 1987 on Blue Note Records. ^[2] The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart in early 1988.

The album was produced by George Duke and recorded at Mama Jo's and Le Gonks West in Hollywood, California. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sky Islands"	Dianne Reeves Larry Dunn	4:43
2.	"I'm O.K."	Eduardo Del Barrio	5:16
3.	"Better Days"	Dianne Reeves Tony Lorrich	5:31
4.	"Harvest Time"	Herbie Hancock Jean Hancock	5:38
5.	"Chan's Song (Never Said)"	Herbie Hancock Stevie Wonder	5:34
6.	"Yesterdays"	Jerome Kern Otto Harbach	5:02
7.	"I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"	Duke Ellington Paul Francis Webster	7:31
8.	"That's All"	Alan Brandt Bob Haymes	4:13
Total length:			43:33

Personnel

• Dianne Elizabeth Reeves – vocals
• George Duke – Synclavier synthesizer (tracks: 1-3), Yamaha TX816 (tracks: 1, 3), piano (track 7), producer
• William Edward Childs – piano (tracks: 2, 6, 8)
• Herbert Jeffrey Hancock – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5)
• Jorge Luis Gutierret Del Barrio – synthesizer (tracks: 4, 5)
• Paul Milton Jackson, Jr. – guitar (tracks: 1, 3-5)
• Fred Douglas Washington Jr. – bass (tracks: 1, 3-5)
• Tony Dumas – bass (tracks: 2, 8)
• Stanley Clarke – bass (tracks: 6, 7)
• Richard David Lawson – drums (tracks: 1, 3)
• Ralph Penland – drums (tracks: 2, 8)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (tracks: 4, 5)
• Anthony Tillmon Williams – drums (tracks: 6, 7)
• Paulo Roberto da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 3-5)
• Airto Moreira – percussion (track 6)
• Justo Almario – tenor saxophone (track 4)
• Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (tracks: 6, 7)
• Erik Zobler – engineering
• Alice Murrell – assistant producer
• Steven Bradley Ford – assistant engineering (tracks: 1-5, 8)
• Mitch Gibson – assistant engineering (tracks: 1, 3-7)
• Michael R. Morris – management

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	172
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4]	28
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [5]	1

References

1. Bradshaw, Paul (November 7, 1987). "Diane Reeves: Diane Reeves". New Musical Express . p. 34.
2. Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves. Blue Note Records. 1987.
3. "Dianne Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
4. "Dianne Reeves Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
5. "Dianne Reeves Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

External links

• Dianne Reeves at Discogs (list of releases)