In the Zone (Wayman Tisdale album)

In the Zone
Studio album by Wayman Tisdale
Released	1996
Genre	R&B, jazz
Length	1:02:23
Label	Motown
Producer	Wayman Tisdale (Exec.) Frankie Ross (Exec.) Bruce Walker (Exec.) Robert Brookins Art Dixie Jerry Harris J.R. Swinga David Cochrane Bobby Gonzales
Wayman Tisdale chronology
Power Forward (1995) In the Zone (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In the Zone is the second studio album by Wayman Tisdale released in 1996 on Motown Records. ^[2] The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 9 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. ^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Zone Interlude"	Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale	1:12
2.	"Watch Me Play"	Derek Allen, Robert Brookins, Wayman Tisdale	5:04
3.	"In the Zone"	Art Dixie, Wayman Tisdale	5:01
4.	"Summer Breeze"	Dash Crofts, Jim Seals	6:39
5.	"These Feelings"	Robert Brookins, J.R. Swinga, Wayman Tisdale	4:18
6.	"High School Interlude"	Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale	0:42
7.	"Day Road Trip"	Art Dixie, Wayman Tisdale	5:34
8.	"Don't Take Your Love Away"	Art Dixie, Wayman Tisdale	0:03
9.	"College Interlude"	Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale	0:51
10.	"Washington High"	Wayman Tisdale	4:20
11.	"Starship"	Michael Henderson	5:43
12.	"Early Morning Drive"	Derek Allen, Wayman Tisdale	5:38
13.	"Pro Interlude"	Derek Allen, George Duke, Wayman Tisdale	1:04
14.	"Thinking of You"	Mike Broening, Wayman Tisdale	6:35
15.	"No Me Without You"	Bobby Gonzales	5:09
16.	"Summer Breeze Remix"	Dash Crofts, Jim Seals	4:30
Total length:			1:02:23

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Personnel

• Wayman Tisdale – bass, vocals (3, 10, 14), arrangements (3, 7, 8, 10, 14), vocal arrangements (10, 14)
• Robert Brookins – keyboards (2, 12), drums (2), arrangements (2), lead vocals (11)
• Raymond McKinley – Rhodes electric piano (2)
• Jerry Harris Jr. – keyboards (3, 4, 7, 14), organ (3, 4, 14), drums (4), arrangements (4), additional keyboards (11)
• Art Dixie – arrangements (3, 8), keyboards (8, 10), organ (10)
• Alex Alessandroni – acoustic piano (4), strings (15)
• J.R. Swinga – keyboards (5), vocoder (5), sound programming (5), drum programming (5), vocals (5), arrangements (5)
• David Cochrane – instruments (11), vocals (11), arrangements (11)
• Bobby Gonzales – guitars (3, 7), instruments (15), arrangements (15)
• Thano Sahnas – acoustic guitar (8)
• Eric Brown – drums (3, 7, 14)
• Arthur Thompson – drums (8, 10), percussion (10)
• Joseph "Butch Whip" Jackson – drum programming (16)
• Eddie Mininfield – alto saxophone (3, 7, 14), tenor saxophone (3, 7), horn arrangements (3, 7)
• Brian King Nelson – saxophone (12)
• Derek "DOA" Allen – vocals (2, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), keyboards (12), drums (12), arrangements (12)
• Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (11)
• Lalah Hathaway – vocals (16)
• Big Bub – vocals (16)

Production

• Eric Talbert – A&R direction
• Frankie Ross – executive producer
• Bruce Walker – executive producer
• Wayman Tisdale – executive producer, producer (2-4, 7, 8, 10-12, 14, 16)
• Robert Brookins – producer (2), recording
• Art Dixie – producer (3, 8)
• Jerry Harris Jr. – additional producer (3, 7, 14), producer (4, 16)
• Derek "DOA" Allen – co-producer (4, 16), producer (12)
• J.R. Swinga – producer (5)
• David Cochrane – producer (11)
• Bobby Gonzales – producer (15)
• Otto D'Agnolo – recording, mixing
• Jean-Marie Horvat – recording, mixing
• Vernie Vern – recording
• Lee "Big Bub" Drakeford – remixing (16)
• Roger Seibel – mastering at SAE Mastering (Phoenix, Arizona)
• Crystal Chambers – production coordinator
• Carol Friedman – art direction, photography
• David Harley – design
• David Irvin – design

References

1. "Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone". AllMusic .
2. Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone. Motown Records. 1996.
3. "Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone Chart History – Top Jazz Albums". Billboard .
4. "Wayman Tisdale: In the Zone Chart History – Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard .