| Tokyo Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 20, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:39 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Fareed Abdul Haqq | |||
| Najee chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Tokyo Blue is Najee's third album, released by Capitol Records in 1990.
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic writes, "Immensely pleasurable, a fun listen from beginning to end." [1]
Smooth Jazz Therapy writes of Tokyo Blue, "The way it blended jazz with R & B, placed him right at the top of his urban jazz game and his judicious use of featured vocalists was starting a trend in smooth jazz which has endured to this day." [2]
Yumi L. Wilson of AP News reports that, "Najee won best jazz album for his Tokyo Blue at the 1991 Soul Train Music Awards . [3]
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 1 [4]
Billboard 200 No. 63 [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talkin'" | 5:52 | |
| 2. | "Stay" |
| 5:11 |
| 3. | "Cruise Control" |
| 5:53 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Good to You" |
| 4:31 |
| 5. | "Nation's Call" | Jerome Najee Rasheed | 1:04 |
| 6. | "Tokyo Blue" |
| 4:37 |
| 7. | "My Old Friend" |
| 4:55 |
| 8. | "Buenos Aires" |
| 5:51 |
| 9. | "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" | Stevie Wonder | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Only at Night" |
| 4:41 |
| Total length: | 47:39 | ||
All track information and credits taken from the CD liner notes. [6]
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