In the Heat of the Night (Jeff Lorber album)

In the Heat of the Night
Studio album by Jeff Lorber
Released	July 26, 1984
Genre	Smooth Jazz jazz fusion
Length	40:24
Label	Arista
Producer	Jeff Lorber Maurice Starr
Jeff Lorber chronology
It's a Fact (1982) In the Heat of the Night (1984) Step by Step (1985)
Singles from In the Heat of the Night
"In the Heat of the Night" Released: 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

In the Heat of the Night is the second solo studio album by jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber. ^[3]

The album peaked at No. 7 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 44 on the Top Black Albums chart.

Its artwork consists of a still image from a 1982 commercial promoting the acquisition of American electronic brand Quasar from Motorola to Matsushita Electric Industrial, which is now Panasonic.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Heat of the Night"	Maurice Starr	4:14
2.	"Really Scarey"	Jeff Lorber, Nathan East	4:08
3.	"Don't Say Yes"	Lorber, Tony Haynes, Marlon McClain	4:07
4.	"Tropical"	Lorber	4:12
5.	"Sushi Monster"	Lorber, Nathan East, McClain	3:14
6.	"Rock II"	Lorber	4:26
7.	"Seventh Heaven"	Lorber, McClain	4:21
8.	"Double Bad"	Lorber, Joe Ericksen, Jack Robinson	4:18
9.	"Blast Off"	Starr	3:45
10.	"Water Fall"	Lorber	4:07

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars (1, 6, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9), guitar solo (5), arrangements (8)
• Maurice Starr – keyboards (1, 9), guitars (1, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9)
• Marlon McClain – guitars (2-8, 10), guitar solo (5)
• Lee Ritenour – rhythm guitar (5)
• Nathan East – bass (2-8, 10), vocals (2)
• John Robinson – cymbals (1, 9), drums (2-8, 10)
• Jimmy Johnson – congas (1, 9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2-8, 10)
• Ronnie Laws – saxophone solo (3)
• Phillip Ingram – lead vocals (3)
• Steve George – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
• David Page – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
• Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals (8)

Production

• Robert Abel – executive producer
• Maurice Starr – producer (1, 9)
• Jeff Lorber – producer (2-8, 10)
• Phil Greene – recording (1, 9), mixing (1, 9)
• Chris Brunt – recording (2-8, 10), mixing (2-8, 10)
• Joe Moody – second engineer (1, 9)
• Ben Ing – second engineer (2-8, 10)
• Ria Lewerke – art direction
• Randy Roberts – creative director, design
• Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography

Studios

• Tracks 1 & 9 recorded at Syncro Sound (Boston, Massachusetts).
• Tracks 2-8 & 10 recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California).
• Mixed at Normandy Sound (Warren, Rhode Island).

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Billboard 200 [4]	106
Billboard Top Black Albums [5]	44
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [6]	7

References

1. "Jeff Lorber: In the Heat of the Night". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. "Jeff Lorber". Blues & Soul (423–434). Napfield Limited. 1985. Retrieved June 11, 2020– via Google Books.
4. "In the Heat of the Night (200)". Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2020.
5. "In the Heat of the Night (R&B)". Billboard . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2020.
6. "Jeff Lorber: In the Heat of the Night (Jazz)". Billboard . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2020.

External links

• In the Heat of the Night at discogs: link
• In the Heat of the Night at Lorber's website: link