Thunder (SMV album)

Thunder
Studio album by SMV
Released	August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
Studio	Hannibal Studio (Santa Monica, CA) Threshold Sound + Vision (Santa Monica, CA) House of Blues Studios (Encino, CA) Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA) VixMix (Nashville, TN) Topanga Studios (Topanga, CA) Le Gonks West (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Jazz-funk
Length	1:02:33
Label	Heads Up
Producer	Marcus Miller Stanley Clarke (co.) Victor Wooten (co.)
Stanley Clarke chronology
The Toys of Men (2007) Thunder (2008) The Stanley Clarke Band (2010)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas"	Stanley Clarke	2:52
2.	"Thunder"	Marcus Miller	6:37
3.	"Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon"	Victor Wooten Stanley Clarke	6:13
4.	"Mongoose Walk"	Victor Wooten Marcus Miller Stanley Clarke	5:59
5.	"Los Tres Hermanos"	Marcus Miller	5:25
6.	"Medley: Lopsy Lu/Silly Putty"	Stanley Clarke	6:14
7.	"Milano"	Marcus Miller	4:22
8.	"Classical Thump (Jam)"	Victor Wooten	4:50
9.	"Tutu"	Marcus Miller	5:05
10.	"Lil' Victa"	Stanley Clarke	4:13
11.	"Pendulum"	Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Antoinette Clinton	4:18
12.	"Lemme Try Your Bass" (Interlude)	Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller	0:59
13.	"Grits"	Marcus Miller	5:27
Total length:			1:02:33

Personnel

SMV

• William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. – bass guitar, fretless bass (track 7), bass clarinet (tracks: 1, 9), alto & tenor saxophone (track 1), synthesizers (tracks: 2–7, 9, 11, 13), minimoog (track 4), drum programming (tracks: 2, 6, 9), producer, recording
• Stanley Clarke – bass guitar (tracks: 1–6, 10–13), double bass (tracks: 7, 9), co-producer
• Victor Lemonte Wooten – bass guitar (tracks: 1–11, 13), co-producer, recording

Additional musicians

• Antoinette Clinton – vocals (tracks: 2, 9), beatboxing (tracks: 2, 11)
• George Duke – clavinet (track 3), minimoog (track 6)
• Ariel Mann – synthesizer (track 1)
• Ruslan Sirota – keyboards (track 1)
• Armando Anthony Corea – piano (track 4)
• Karlton Taylor – keyboards (track 9)
• Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums (tracks: 1, 10, 13)
• Charles Bell Jr. – drums (tracks: 5, 6)
• Derico Watson – drums (track 3)
• J. D. Blair – drums (track 9)
• Kevin Ricard – percussion (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
• Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (tracks: 1, 6)
• Steve Baxter – trombone (tracks: 1, 6)

Technical

• Gerry E. Brown – mixing & recording
• Dave Rideau – mixing
• David Isaac – mixing
• Goh Hotoda – mixing
• Peter A. Barker – additional recording
• Erik Zobler – additional recording
• Milton Gutiérrez Ruezga – assistant engineer
• Antonio Resendiz – assistant engineer
• Sharon Brencius – assistant engineer
• Ursula Arevalo – assistant engineer
• Scott Coslett – assistant engineer
• Todd Bergman – assistant engineer
• Doug Tyo – assistant engineer
• Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
• Steven Parke – art direction, design, photography
• Danette Albetta – management
• Bibi Green – management

Chart history

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4]	67
French Albums (SNEP) [5]	105
US Billboard 200 [6]	186
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7]	28
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8]	6
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [9]	3

References

1. Horowitz, Hal. "Thunder – S.M.V. / Stanley Clarke / Marcus Miller / Victor Wooten". AllMusic . Retrieved September 28, 2018.
2. Walters, John L. (August 8, 2008). "CD: Jazz review: SMV, Thunder | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian . London: GMG. ISSN   0261-3077. OCLC   60623878 . Retrieved September 28, 2018.
3. Wilkins, Woodrow (September 16, 2008). "S.M.V.: Thunder". All About Jazz . Retrieved September 28, 2018.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – S.M.V. – Thunder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
5. "Lescharts.com – S.M.V. – Thunder". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
6. "SMV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
7. "SMV Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
8. "SMV Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
9. "SMV Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

External links

S. M. V. – Thunder at Discogs (list of releases)