Pushing the Envelope (album)

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Pushing the Envelope
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 2010
RecordedUnknown
Genre Jazz, R&B
Label Heads Up Records
Producer Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Sax for Stax
(2008)
Pushing the Envelope
(2010)
24/7
(2012)
Singles from Pushing the Envelope
  1. "I Found the Klugh"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Highway 70"
    Released: 2010

Pushing the Envelope is the twelfth studio album by saxophone player Gerald Albright. It was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011. [1]

Contents

Guests

Guests on the album include:

Track listing

All songs written by Gerald Albright, except where noted.

  1. "What Would James Do?" - 5:32 (featuring Fred Wesley)
  2. "Get on the Floor" (Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson) - 4:56
  3. "Bobo's Groove" - 5:02
  4. "Capetown Strut" - 4:52
  5. "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:57
  6. "I Found the Klugh" - 5:36 (featuring Earl Klugh)
  7. "Embrace the Spirit" - 6:01
  8. "The Road to Peace [A Prayer for Haiti]" - 5:10 (featuring George Duke)
  9. "Highway 70" - 4:53
  10. "From the Soul" - 5:40

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved 2024-02-10.