Tender Togetherness

Tender Togetherness
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	April 1981
Recorded	February – April 1981
Studio	Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Elektra
Producer	Larry Dunn
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Use the Stairs (1980) Tender Togetherness (1981) Home Again (1983)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

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

Side two

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

Personnel

Musicians

• Philip Bailey – Percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Roland Bautista – Guitar, electric guitar
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
• Lynn Davis – Vocals
• Rahmlee Michael Davis – Trumpet, flugelhorn
• Eduardo del Barrio – Piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes
• David Duke – French horn
• Steven Dunn – Percussion, drums, Moog bass
• Nathan East – Bass guitar, electric guitar
• Mike Harris – Trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jerry Hey – Trumpet, flugelhorn
• Marlena Jeter – Vocals
• Jeff Johnson – Synthesizer
• Ralph Johnson – Percussion
• Gwen Matthews – Vocals
• Byron Miller – Bass guitar
• Denzil Miller – Piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes
• Sidney Muldrow – French horn
• Don Myrick – Alto saxophone
• Tom Pigott Smith – Synthesizer
• Dianne Reeves – Vocals
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Bass trombone
• Louis Satterfield – Trombone
• Stanley Turrentine – Tenor saxophone
• Fred White – Percussion, drums
• Andrew Woolfolk – Tenor saxophone

Production

• Philip Bailey – Arranger
• Roland Bautista – Arranger
• George del Barrio – Conductor, string arrangements
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Arranger, drums
• Lynn Davis – Vocal arrangement
• Rahmlee Michael Davis – Horn arrangements
• Eduardo del Barrio – Arranger
• Larry Dunn – Arranger, producer, vocal arrangement
• Steven Dunn – Arranger
• Mike Harris – Horn arrangements
• Denzil Miller – Arranger, vocal arrangement
• Don Myrick – Horn arrangements
• Louis Satterfield – Horn arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2]	13

References

1. Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness. Elektra Records. April 1981.
2. "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard. October 24, 1981. p. 39 – via World Radio History.
3. Leggett, Steve. "Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.