This Side Up (David Benoit album)

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This Side Up
This Side Up David Benoit 1986 album.png
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedMarch 11–12, 1985
Studio Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California).
Genre Jazz
Length34:17
Label Spindletop/En Pointe
Producer Jeffrey Weber
David Benoit chronology
Christmastime
(1983)
This Side Up
(1985)
Freedom at Midnight
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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This Side Up is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1985, recorded for the En Pointe label. [2] The album reached #4 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated

  1. "Beach Trails" - 4:06
  2. "Stingray" - 4:55
  3. "Land of the Loving" (David Benoit, Mark Winkler) - 4:38
  4. "Linus and Lucy" (Vince Guaraldi) - 3:31
  5. "Sunset Island" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 5:59
  6. "Hymm for Aquino" - 4:43
  7. "Santa Barbara" - 3:52
  8. "Waltz for Debby" - (Bill Evans) - 2:33
  9. "Landscapes" - 7:43 **CD release only

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [3] 4

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References

  1. Griggs, Tim. "Review: This side Up". Allmusic . Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. "This Side Up". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.