Glow (Al Jarreau album)

Glow
Studio album by Al Jarreau
Released	June 15, 1976
Recorded	February 1976 – May 1976
Studio	Sound Labs and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B jazz soft rock
Length	36:15
Label	Reprise [1]
Producer	Tommy LiPuma Al Schmitt
Al Jarreau chronology
We Got By (1975) Glow (1976) Look to the Rainbow (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+ [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Glow is the second solo album by Al Jarreau, released in 1976. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Al Jarreau except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rainbow in Your Eyes"	Leon Russell	4:30
2.	"Your Song"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	5:38
3.	"Água de Beber"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes	3:57
4.	"Have You Seen The Child"		3:48
5.	"Hold on Me"		1:47
6.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	4:49
7.	"Somebody's Watching You"	Sylvester Stewart	3:48
8.	"Milwaukee"		4:57
9.	"Glow"		5:07

Personnel

• Al Jarreau – vocals, effects (5)
• Tom Canning – electric piano (1-4, 6-9)
• Larry Nash – synthesizers (1, 7), ARP String Ensemble (1)
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 6), organ (4)
• Larry Carlton – guitars (1-4, 6-9)
• Wilton Felder – bass (1-4)
• Willie Weeks – bass (2, 6, 7, 9)
• Paul Stallworth – bass (8)
• Joe Correro – drums (1-4, 6-9)
• Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3), tambourine (4)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6-9)
• Nick DeCaro – vocal arrangements (1)
• Dale Oehler – string and synthesizer arrangements, conductor

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
• Don Henderson – assistant engineer
• Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Noel Newbolt – production assistant
• Calbalka Studio – art direction, design
• Moshe Brahka – photography
• Susan Jarreau – photography
• Patrick Rains – management

Charts

Glow peaked at #132 and #30 on the Billboard 200 on the Soul LP charts respectively. ^[5]

The only single to be released and make the charts was "Rainbow in Your Eyes" reaching number 92 on the R&B charts. ^[6]

Album

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	132
US R&B/Soul	30

Charting singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions [7]
		US R&B
1976	"Rainbow in Your Eyes"	92

Production

• Producers – Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt
• Production Assistant – Noel Newbolt
• Engineer – Al Schmitt
• Assistant Engineers – Don Henderson and Linda Tyler
• Recorded at Capitol Studios and Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Capitol Studios.
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Design – John Calbaka
• Photography – Moshe Brakha and Susan Jarreau
• Management – Patrick Rains

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 582.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 27, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 361–362.
4. All Music Guide
5. "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
6. "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
7. "Al Jarreau – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard .