Tenderness (Al Jarreau album)

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Tenderness
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Live album by
Released1994
RecordedMay–December 1993
StudioSir Film Stage in Los Angeles, The Hit Factory in New York
Genre
Length1 hr 12 min
Label Reprise Records
Producer Marcus Miller
Al Jarreau chronology
Heaven and Earth
(1992)
Tenderness
(1994)
Tomorrow Today
(2000)

Tenderness is a live album by Al Jarreau, released in 1994 by Reprise Records. [1] [2] Although officially a live album, it was recorded in studio in front of an invited audience. [3] The album is a compilation of some of Jarreau's older recordings like "We Got By" and "You Don't See Me", covers of artists such as Elton John and Carole King and the Beatles, and more recent pieces from Jarreau's catalogue. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic wrote that Jarreau "turned himself loose on the songs with a freedom that hasn't been heard extensively on his records since the '70s." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mas Que Nada" Jorge Ben Jor 5:14
2."Try A Little Tenderness" Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods 7:36
3."Your Song" Elton John, Bernie Taupin 6:05
4."My Favorite Things" Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers 5:21
5."She's Leaving Home" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 7:39
6."Summertime" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward 6:17
7."We Got By" Al Jarreau 6:04
8."Save Your Love For Me" Buddy Johnson 5:55
9."You Don't See Me"Jarreau5:27
10."Wait For The Magic"Todd Urbanos5:52
11."Dinosaur"Jarreau, Marcus Miller, Robby Scharf5:24
12."Go Away Little Girl" Gerry Goffin, Carole King 5:43

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. "Al Jarreau obituary". the Guardian. February 14, 2017.
  3. "JARREAU'S CONTROL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1958-12-15. p.  73 . Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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