In This Life (Kirk Whalum album)

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In This Life
Kirk Whalum - In This Life.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995
Studio
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Record One (Los Angeles, California)
  • Peace In The Valley Recording (Arleta, California)
  • The Site (San Rafael, California)
  • Nightingale Studio and The Doghouse (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Soul, Jazz
Length59:24
Label Columbia
Producer
Kirk Whalum chronology
Caché
(1993)
In This Life
(1995)
Joined at the Hip
(1996)

In This Life is the fourth album by jazz musician Kirk Whalum, released in 1995 on Columbia Records. The album was produced by Steve Buckingham. It reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars. [3]

Track listing

1"In This Life" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin)3:36
2"'Til I Get It Right'" (Larry Henley, Red Lane)4:58
3"Drowning in the Sea of Love" (Gamble and Huff)7:02
4"Peaceful Hideaway" (Anthony Smith, Kirk Whalum)4:33
5"I Wouldn't Be a Man" (Rory Michael Bourke, Mike Reid)5:05
6"Living for the City" (Stevie Wonder)4:33
7"My Father's Hope" (Richard Jackson)4:27
8"When The Night Rolls In" (Sally Dworsky, Brenda Russell, Rick Wayland4:35
9"I Turn To You" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin)5:26
10"Reck'n So" (Kirk Whalum)3:58
11"The Way I Need You" Now (Barry Alfonso, Mike Reid)4:56
12"Dan Cette Vie (In This Life)" (Barry Alfonso, Mike Reid)6:15

Personnel

Production

References

  1. "Kirk Whalum Chart History". Billboard.
  2. Kirk Whalum - In This Life. Columbia Records. 1995.
  3. 1 2 Widran, Johnathan. "Kirk Whalum – In This Life: Review". AllMusic.