Groovology

Groovology
Studio album by Gerald Albright
Released	June 18, 2002
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:17
Label	GRP
Producer	Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Pleasures of the Night with Will Downing (1998) Groovology (2002) Kickin' It You (2004)

Groovology is the eighth studio album by Gerald Albright, released in 2002 on GRP Records. This album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Overview

Groovology was produced by Gerald Albright. Guest artists such as Sheila E., Chuckii Booker, Bobby Lyle and Ricky Lawson appeared on the album. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Atlanta Journal Constitution	(B) [5]

Sonia Murray of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, remarked "on Albright's "Groovology," he reworks the Babyface-Eric Clapton collaboration "Change the World"—particularly the bridge—into something reminiscent of Brothers Johnson funk." ^[5]

With a 4/5 star rating, Paula Edelstein of AllMusic remarked "Gerald Albright offers his listeners ten fresh musical concepts on his GRP label debut entitled Groovology, and they are musical concepts that have not been done to death." She added "Excellent solos, vocals, and supportive arrangements make this one a keeper for Gerald Albright fans." ^[4]

Peter Bacon of the Birmingham Post took Note of, "Radio-friendly jazz/R'n'B from California, courtesy of the saxophonist Gerald Albright. The sound and style of this kind of easy listening stuff hasn't really changed since the 1970s, and why should it?...Albright packs in all the right ingredients, funky synth bass, chunking guitars, tight blasts of horn backings, and highly vocalised alto saxophone snaking around in the spotlight." ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old School Jam"	Gerald Albright	04:25
2.	"Groovology"	Gerald Albright, Marvin McQuitty	04:47
3.	"Bring a Li'l Love"	Greg Curtis	03:42
4.	"Ain't No Stoppin'"	Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber	04:19
5.	"Change the World"	Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims	05:02
6.	"I Will Always Love You"	Gerald Albright, Fred Hammond, Luther "Mano" Hanes	05:09
7.	"The Next Level"	Gerald Albright	04:43
8.	"I Need You"	Terrell Carter, Chuck Cymone	03:59
9.	"Don't Hold Back"	Gerald Albright	04:22
10.	"We Fall Down"	Kyle Matthews	05:49

References

1. Gerald Albright (2002). Groovology (album). GRP Records.
2. "Gerald Albright - Top Jazz Albums". Billboard . Retrieved April 8, 2025.
3. "Gerald Albright - Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard . Retrieved April 8, 2025.
4. Edelstein, Paula. "Gerald Albright – Groovology: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
5. Murray, Sonia (July 21, 2002). "audiophile". Atlanta Journal Constitution – via newsbank.com.
6. Bacon, Peter (August 3, 2002). "The Birmingham Post: Culture: CD reviews: Jazz CDs". Birmingham Post . Retrieved April 8, 2025– via newsbank.com.