Soda Fountain Shuffle

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Soda Fountain Shuffle
File:Soda Fountain Shuffle.jpg
Studio album by
Earl Klugh
Released1985 (1985)
Genre Crossover jazz, Jazz pop, Instrumental Pop
Length42:01
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh chronology
Nightsongs
(1984)		Soda Fountain Shuffle
(1985)		 Life Stories
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Soda Fountain Shuffle is the 12th studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1985. This is the first album which Klugh recorded for Warner Bros. Records. [2] [3] Unlike his other albums where Klugh is accompanied by full orchestras, in this release, Klugh is backed by a 6-man band. The album contains "10 original Klugh instrumentals balancing his subtle and soft playing against a full range of electronic accompaniment". [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Just Pretend" – 3:40
  2. "Baby Cakes" – 3:34
  3. "Soda Fountain Shuffle" – 3:18
  4. "Moonlight Dancing" – 4:41
  5. "Incognito" – 4:35
  6. "One Night (Alone With You)" – 4:34
  7. "Some Other Time" – 3:39
  8. "Rainbow Man" – 5:22
  9. "Close to Your Heart" – 5:04
  10. "April Love" – 3:34

Charts

Album – Billboard [6]
YearChartPosition
1985Top Jazz Albums3
1985R&B Albums23
1985 The Billboard 200 110

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References

  1. ↑ allmusic.com review
  2. ↑ "The Sambe, The Shuffle, The Perfect Relationship". Billboard Magazine . e5 Global Media. 13 April 1985. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Official Website – Albums". EarlKlugh.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Rudolph, Ray (28 June 1985). "Musical entertainment floods the bay area". The Evening Independent . St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. p. 3D. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Soda Fountain Shuffle – Review". The Blade . Toledo, Ohio, USA. 7 July 1985. p. 39. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Earl Klugh – Billboard Albums". allmusic . Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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