Love and Understanding (George Howard album)

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Love and Understanding
George Howard-LoveandUnderstanding.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1991 [1]
StudioBuxer Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length48:52
Label GRP Records
Producer
George Howard chronology
Personal
(1990)
Love and Understanding
(1991)
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?
(1992)

Love and Understanding is the eighth studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard, released in 1991 on GRP Records. [2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Personal was executively produced by Carl Griffin along with Dave Grusin. Artists such as Lenny Castro and George Duke appear on the album. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Johnathan Widran of AllMusic, in a 3 out of 5 star review, said "After eight albums, the late soprano saxophonist George Howard found a comfortable and solid if slightly predictable niche in the intensifying realm of instrumental R&B. On Love & Understanding, his first original GRP outing (after a re-release of 1985's Dancing in the Sun), he sticks to the basic funk and romance formulas which made him one of the most consistent suppliers of sweet and nasty improvisational soul over the previous half decade." [4]

Track listing

Track no.Song titleSongwriter(s)Length
1Hopscotch Victor Bailey, Charles Bell, George Howard 05:22
2Only Here for a MinuteDean Gant, George Howard05:21
3Baby, Come to Me Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen06:34
4InterludeGeorge Howard00:50
5Love and Understanding George Duke, George Howard05:20
6Everything I Miss at Home Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis 05:11
7LovestruckJimmy Grimsby, George Howard05:17
8Talk to the DrumGeorge Howard04:36
9Red, Black 'N' BlueVictor Bailey, George Howard05:11
10Broad StreetVictor Bailey, George Howard05:10

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References

  1. "Love & Understanding - George Howard: Release Dates". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 George Howard: Love and Understanding. GRP Records. 1991.
  3. "George Howard Chart History". Billboard .
  4. 1 2 Widran, Johnathan. "George Howard: Love and Understanding". AllMusic . Retrieved October 29, 2023.