Nice & Slow (album)

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Nice & Slow
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Studio album by
Released2001
Genre Jazz
Label Atlantic
Brian Culbertson chronology
Somethin' Bout Love
(1999)
Nice & Slow
(2001)
Come on Up
(2003)
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Nice & Slow is the fourth studio album of keyboardist Brian Culbertson released in 2001 on Atlantic Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

Artists such as Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Whalum, Kenny Lattimore and Herb Alpert appear on the album. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Just Another Day"5:03
2."Get It On"4:06
3."Nice & Slow"4:44
4."I Could Get Used to This"4:22
5."Without Your Love"4:51
6."Someone"3:47
7."Prelude to Together Tonight"0:36
8."Together Tonight"5:40
9."All About You"3:58
10."I Wanna Know"6:42
11."Someone" (bonus mix)4:15

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References

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