Tomorrow Today

For the 2023 Tony Stevens song, see Tony Stevens (Canadian singer).

Tomorrow Today
Studio album by Al Jarreau
Released	March 7, 2000
Studio	Funky Joint Studios, Bill Champlin Studio and Heintz 57 Varieties Studio (Sherman Oaks, California) Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) Alpha Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, California) WallyWorld Studios (Marin County, California) Sound On Sound and Chung King Studios (New York City, New York) East Bay Recording (Tarrytown, New York)
Genre	Vocal jazz R&B
Length	49:28
Label	GRP
Producer	Paul Brown Barry J. Eastmond
Al Jarreau chronology
Tenderness (1994) Tomorrow Today (2000) All I Got (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Tomorrow Today is a studio album by Al Jarreau issued in 2000 by GRP Records. ^[2] The album rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. ^[3]

Overview

Artists such as Boney James and Vanessa Williams are featured.

Jarreau covered The Crusaders Puddit (Put It Where You Want It) upon the album. ^[4]

Singles

"It's How You Say It" rose to No. 14 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. ^[5]

Track listing

All songs produced by Paul Brown, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Just to Be Loved"	Bill Champlin Greg Mathieson		4:18
2.	"Let Me Love You"	John Stoddart Paul Brown		4:41
3.	"In My Music"	David "Kahlid" Woods Paul Brown	Paul Brown David "Kahlid" Woods (co.)	4:05
4.	"Through It All"	Steve Harvey Gary Brown		4:30
5.	"Tomorrow Today"	Freddie Ravel Al Jarreau	Paul Brown Freddie Ravel (co.) Al Jarreau (co.)	4:41
6.	"Flame"	Al Jarreau Larry Williams Andrew Ford		5:31
7.	"Something That You Said"	Josef Zawinul Al Jarreau		5:57
8.	"Last Night"	Andrea Martin Steve Dubin	Paul Brown Steven Dubin (co.)	3:48
9.	"God's Gift to the World" (Duet With Vanessa Williams)	Mike Himelstein Terry Sampson		4:28
10.	"It's How You Say It"	Barry J. Eastmond Al Jarreau	Barry J. Eastmond	4:45
11.	"Puddit (Put It Where You Want)"	Joe Sample Al Jarreau		2:44

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Personnel

Musicians and Vocalists

• Al Jarreau – vocals, backing vocals (10)
• Greg Mathieson – keyboards (1)
• Phil Davis – keyboards (1, 2, 8), drum programming (2, 8)
• Larry Williams – keyboards (1, 6, 7, 9), additional keyboards (4), additional strings (4), saxophones (5, 6), programming (7)
• Jerry Hey – Moog synthesizer (1), strings (1), additional keyboards (4), additional strings (4), trumpet (5, 6)
• John Stoddart – keyboards (2), backing vocals (2)
• David "Kahlid" Woods – keyboards (3), drum programming (3), backing vocals (3)
• Dan Shea – keyboards (4), drum programming (4)
• Tim Heintz – additional keyboards (4), additional strings (4), keyboards (8, 9)
• Freddie Ravel – keyboards (5)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards (9)
• Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (10), drum programming (10)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 6)
• Tony Maiden – guitars (3)
• Ross Bolton – guitars (4)
• Michael Landau – guitars (9)
• Phil Hamilton – guitars (10)
• Alex Al – bass (3)
• Chris Walker – bass (5, 6)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (7)
• Paul Brown – drum programming (1, 9)
• Steve Gadd – drums (5–7)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4)
• Luis Conte – percussion (5, 6)
• Tollak Ollestad – harmonica (1)
• Boney James – saxophone (2), EWI (6)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (5, 6)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (5, 6)
• Rick Braun – trumpet (7)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1)
• Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (4)
• Josie James – backing vocals (4)
• Donna Taylor – backing vocals (4)
• Phyllis Yvonne Williams – backing vocals (4)
• Andrea Martin – backing vocals (8)
• Vanessa Williams – vocals (9)

Choir on "God's Gift to the World"

• Bubba Atkins
• Sarah Brown
• Reggie Burrell
• Paizley Carwell
• Andrew Hey
• Ryan Jarreau
• Susan Jarreau
• Kevyn Lettau
• Angela Muñoz
• Mathew Nevarez
• Monea Spencer
• Mindy Stein
• Karina Vela
• Alexis Weatherspoon
• Ericka Weatherspoon
• Lauren Weatherspoon

Music arrangements

• Paul Brown – arrangements (1, 2)
• Bill Champlin – BGV arrangements (1)
• Phil Davis – arrangements (1, 2, 8)
• Al Jarreau – arrangements (2, 4, 5, 10, 11)
• David "Kahlid" Woods – arrangements (3)
• Dan Shea – arrangements (4)
• Freddie Ravel – arrangements (5)
• Eric Jorgensen – additional orchestration (5)
• Jerry Hey – arrangements (6, 7, 9)
• Sue Ann Carwell – vocal arrangements (9)
• Barry J. Eastmond – arrangements (10)

Production

• Bill Darlington – executive producer
• Paul Brown – producer (1–9, 11)
• David "Kahlid" Woods – co-producer (3)
• Al Jarreau – co-producer (5)
• Freddie Ravel – co-producer (5)
• Steve Dubin – co-producer (8)
• Barry J. Eastmond – producer (10)
• Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator (1–9, 11)
• Maria Eastmond – production coordination (10)
• Camille Tominaro – production coordination for GRP
• Hollis King – art direction
• Albert Sanchez – photography

Technical credits

• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Andrew Garver – digital editing
• Martin Christenson – Pro Tools
• Tim Heintz – Pro Tools
• Bill Schnee – recording (1–9, 11), mixing (3, 4, 6, 9)
• Ray Bardani – mixing (1, 11)
• Dave Rideau – recording (2)
• Paul Brown – mixing (2, 5, 8)
• Al Schmitt – mixing (7)
• Barry J. Eastmond – recording (10)
• "Bassy" Bob Brockmann – mixing (10)
• Koji Egawa – assistant engineer (1–9, 11)
• John O'Mahony – assistant engineer (10)

References

1. "Al Jarreau: Tomorrow Today". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Al Jarreau: Tomorrow Today. GRP Records. 2000.
3. "Al Jarreau: Tomorrow Today (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard .
4. "Puddit (Put It Where You Want It) by Al Jarreau". secondhandsongs.com.
5. "Al Jarreau: It's How You Say It (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.