Two Eyes

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Two Eyes
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1983
RecordedJuly–December 1982
Studio
Genre
Length34:09
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Tommy LiPuma
Brenda Russell chronology
Love Life
(1981)
Two Eyes
(1983)
Get Here
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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New York Daily News (favourable) [2]

Two Eyes is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. The album got to No. 16 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

Artists such as Michael McDonald, Rita Coolidge, Stevie Wonder, Pattie Brooks, Randy Crawford, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Patrice Rushen and Al Jarreau appeared on the album. [3]

In 1990, singer Lalah Hathaway covered the song "It's Something" under the title "Somethin'" on her self-titled debut album. Later in 2013 Lalah Hathaway with Snarky Puppy did another rendition of the song for the album 'Family Dinner - Volume 1', which on January 26, 2014, won a Grammy Award in the "Best R&B Performance" category. [5]

Critical reception

Daryl T. Hazelwood of the New York Daily News declared, "the overall album is a winner." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want Love To Find Me" Brenda Russell, Bill LaBounty 3:02
2."It's Something"Brenda Russell, David Foster 3:31
3."Hello People"Brenda Russell, Michael McDonald 3:24
4."Two Eyes"Brenda Russell3:16
5."Stay Close"Brenda Russell, Don Grusin 4:25
6."Jarreau"Brenda Russell3:13
7."New York Bars"Brenda Russell4:04
8."I'll See You Again"Brenda Russell4:20
9."Look Down, Young Soldier"Brenda Russell4:40

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Personnel

Production

Charts

YearChartPeak
position
1983UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums [4] 16

References

  1. "Brenda Russell: Two Eyes". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 T. Hazlewood, Darrel (June 5, 1983). "Brenda Russell: Two Eyes". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 348.
  3. 1 2 3 Brenda Russell (May 1983). Two Eyes (album). Warner Bros. Records.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. 1 2 "Top British Soul Albums". Blues & Soul . No. 384. June 28, 1983.
  5. "Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.