| Tender Togetherness | ||||
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| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | February - April 1981 | |||
| Studio | Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Larry Dunn | |||
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Tender Togetherness is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, released in April 1981 on Elektra Records. [1] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Steve Leggett of Allmusic claimed "Tender Togetherness featured an electric jazz-funk hybrid sound that packed a good deal more punch and brightness than its predecessor, 1979's Betcha. Produced by Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn (EW&F's "After the Love Has Gone" is given a treatment here), and featuring a subtle, almost Latin feel, the album bounces and bubbles along on an almost continuous joyful light R&B groove." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hermanos" | Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn | 5:37 |
| 2. | "I'll Give You My Love" | Roland Bautista, Cavanaugh, Larry Dunn, Stanley Turrentine | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Tamarac" | Larry Dunn, Steven Dunn | 3:56 |
| 4. | "After The Love Has Gone (featuring Lynn Davis)" | Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon | 5:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Cherubim" | Larry Dunn | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Only You and Me (featuring Dianne Reeves)" | Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Roxanne Seeman | 4:45 |
| 7. | "World Chimes" | Larry Dunn | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Pure Love (Interlude)" | Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr. Stanley Turrentine | 0:43 |
| 9. | "Havin' Fun with Mr. T." | Chandler, Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr., Byron Miller | 3:44 |
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 13 |
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