Orange and Blue (album)

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Orange and Blue
Al di Meola Orange and blue.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
Studio The Hit Factory, Power Station and Manhattan Center Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Churchill Studios (New Jersey)
Genre Jazz fusion
Length58:54
Label Tomato
Producer Al Di Meola
  • Hernan Romero
Al Di Meola chronology
Heart of the Immigrants
(1993)
Orange and Blue
(1994)
Di Meola Plays Piazzolla
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Orange and Blue is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1994.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Paradisio" – 7:19
  2. "Chilean Pipe Song" – 4:52
  3. "Ta'alina Chant" (Di Meola, Noa) – 1:56
  4. "Orange and Blue" – 7:31
  5. "This Way Before" – 4:39
  6. "Summer Country Song" – 5:29
  7. "If We Meet Again, Part I" – 1:29
  8. "If We Meet Again, Part II" (Di Meola, Hernan Romero, Mario Parmisano) – 5:03
  9. "Cyprus" (Di Meola, George Dalaras, Polykarpos Kyriacou) – 3:51
  10. "Theme of the Mothership" (Chick Corea, Di Meola) – 5:25
  11. "Precious Little You" – 4:24
  12. "Casmir" – 4:07
  13. "On My Own" – 3:20

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1994Billboard Top Jazz Albums17 [2]

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References

  1. Taylor, Robert. "Orange and Blue". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. "Orange and Blue - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.