Sweet Thing (album)

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Sweet Thing
Boney James - Sweet Thing.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 1997 (May 27, 1997)
StudioAlpha Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, California); Funky Joint Studios (Sherman Oaks, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); Entourage Studios (North Hollywood, California).
Genre Smooth jazz
Length41:59
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Boney James, Paul Brown
Boney James chronology
Boney's Funky Christmas
(1996)
Sweet Thing
(1997)
Body Language
(1999)
Singles from Sweet Thing
  1. "I Still Dream"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Sweet Thing"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Innocence"
    Released: 1997
  4. "It's All Good"
    Released: 1997
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Sweet Thing is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1997. "I Still Dream" features Al Jarreau.

Contents

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."East Bay"Paul Brown; James Oppenheim; Dan Shea 5:19
2."Nothin' But Love"Brown; Oppenheim; Carl Burnett5:01
3."Words (Unspoken)"Alex Al; Oppenheim4:38
4."Sweet Thing" Chaka Khan; Tony Maiden3:56
5."It's All Good"Brown; Oppenheim; Darrell Smith5:14
6."After the Rain"Oppenheim4:40
7."Innocence"Brown; Oppenheim; Smith4:30
8."I Still Dream" (duet with Al Jarreau)Brown; Oppenheim; John Stoddart; Scott Cross4:14
9."Ivory Coast"Oppenheim; Roberto Vally4:27
Total length:41:59

Personnel

Arrangements

Production

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