One on One | ||||
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Studio album by Bob James and Earl Klugh | ||||
Released | October 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Mediasound, New York City | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 35:02 | |||
Label | Tappan Zee | |||
Producer | Bob James & Earl Klugh | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Record Mirror | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
One on One is a 1979 collaboration album by jazz keyboardist Bob James and guitarist Earl Klugh that won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1981. [1] [4] In 1982 the album was certified gold in the United States. [5] [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kari" | Klugh | 6:30 |
2. | "The Afterglow" | James | 6:33 |
3. | "Love Lips" | Klugh | 6:38 |
4. | "Mallorca" | James | 4:48 |
5. | "I'll Never See You Smile Again" | Klugh | 5:27 |
6. | "Winding River" | James | 5:22 |
The album was recorded at Mediasound, Sound Palace, and SoundMixers Studios in New York City in 1979. Tape mastering took place at CBS Recording Studio in New York. The album was released in late 1979 by Tappan Zee, the label owned by Bob James, promoted and distributed by Columbia in the US and CBS in the UK.
"Jazz Jam" was a throwaway track assembled by James for the engineers to balance their recording levels. "Jazz Jam" remained unreleased until Bob James found it while re-releasing the album for the Japanese market. "Jazz Jam" was remastered for the 30th anniversary release of the album in 2009 in the US and Europe including the UK. The interview contained as a bonus track on the 30th anniversary edition of the album was recorded in 2009.
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | Jazz Albums | 1 |
1979 | The Billboard 200 | 23 |
1980 | R&B Albums | 26 |
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