One on One (Bob James and Earl Klugh album)

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One on One
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1979
Recorded1979
Studio Mediasound, New York City
Genre Smooth jazz
Length35:02
Label Tappan Zee
Producer Bob James & Earl Klugh
Bob James chronology
Lucky Seven
(1979)
One on One
(1979)
H
(1980)
Earl Klugh chronology
Heart String
(1979)
One on One
(1979)
Dream Come True
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kari"Klugh6:30
2."The Afterglow"James6:33
3."Love Lips"Klugh6:38
4."Mallorca"James4:48
5."I'll Never See You Smile Again"Klugh5:27
6."Winding River"James5:22

Overview

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.

Personnel

Orchestra

Production

Charts

Album – Billboard [7]
YearChartPosition
1979Jazz Albums1
1979 The Billboard 200 23
1980R&B Albums26

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