| Obsession | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bob James, Michael Colina, Ray Bardani | |||
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Obsession is an album by the American musician Bob James, released in 1986. [1] It was James's first solo album for Warner Bros. Records after around a decade with CBS. [2]
The Sun-Sentinel stated that "Bob James' effort to shed his image as the king of Muzak jazz partially succeeds on his latest offering." [3] The Washington Post deemed the album a "made-for-background batch of West Coast fake funk and fusion." [4]
On AllMusic, Jason Elias wrote: "Obsession displays the often chilly sounds of period synthesizers. The only vocal track, 'Gone Hollywood', co-written by Lenny White, has good keyboard textures and plaintive vocals from Lisa Fischer and blistering guitar solos from Steve Khan. [...] While many might be put off by the pure 1980s production values of '3AM' and 'Rousseau', luckily, they have compelling arrangements to ward off boredom. The album's best song, 'Rain', is a methodical and pretty track that is an essential for devotees of the often-maligned late-1980s jazz-pop era. Obsession certainly works better than 12 and is a suitable continuation of the style of early-'80s albums The Genie and Sign of the Times. [2]
Touchdown is the sixth album by Bob James, released in 1978 on his Tappan Zee label thru Columbia.
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Love Remembers is the 28th album by George Benson, released June 8, 1993. This album charted at No. 1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, as well as No. 7 on its Jazz Albums chart.
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