Second Chances (album)

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Second Chances
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Studio album by
Released10 September 2013 (2013-09-10)
Studio JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California); Vella Recording Studios (West Hills, California); Cane River Studios (Sherman Oaks, California).
Genre Contemporary jazz
Label Heads Up
Producer Jessy J
Jessy J chronology
Hot Sauce
(2011)
Second Chances
(2013)
My One and Only One
(2015)

Second Chances is the fourth album released by smooth jazz artist Jessy J. Released on September 10, 2013, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. The album features guest writers, co-producers and performances by Norman Brown, Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, Johnny Britt, and Joe Sample. In addition to eight original songs, Second Chances includes Jessy J's reimaging of classics by Roberta Flack "Feel Like Making Love" and Sergio Mendes' samba "Magalenha".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Listen 2 The Groove" (Jessy J, Jeff Lorber) – 4:58; feat. Jeff Lorber
  2. "Second Chances" (Jessy J, Johnny Britt) – 3:43; feat. Norman Brown
  3. "Feel Like Makin' Love" (Eugene McDaniels) – 3:35
  4. "Magalenha" (Carlinhos Brown) – 4:26
  5. "'Tango For Two" (Jessy J, Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip) – 4:16
  6. "Dos" (Jessy J, Facundo Monty, Bryant Siono) – 4:14
  7. "La Luna Feliz" (Jessy J) – 3:25
  8. "Double Trouble" (Jessy J, Jeff Lorber) – 5:15; feat. Jeff Lorber & Jimmy Haslip
  9. "Mambo Gumbo" (Jessy J, Johnny Britt, Joe Sample) – 3:06; feat. Johnny Britt
  10. "Twice" (Jessy J, Johnny Britt) – 4:45

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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