Unconditional (Kirk Whalum album)

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Unconditional
Kirk Whalum - Unconditional.jpg
Studio album by
Kirk Whalum
ReleasedOctober 17, 2000
Studio
  • Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Funky Joint Studios (Sherman Oaks, California)
  • Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Nightowl Studios (Thousand Oaks, California)
  • The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
Genre Jazz
Length47:17
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Paul Brown
Kirk Whalum chronology
For You
(1998)		Unconditional
(2000)		Hymns in the Garden
(2001)

Unconditional is a studio album by jazz musician Kirk Whalum, released in 2000 by Warner Bros. Records and produced by Paul Brown. [1] The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Unconditional received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Johnathan Widran of AllMusic opined "No doubt the title of Unconditional applies to the love of God that pervades his music and life, but like most of Whalum's efforts, this collection can be enjoyed by a wide audience." [4]

Track listing

Track no.Song titleSongwriter(s)Length
1"Now 'Til Forever" Kirk Whalum 04:36
2"Groverworked & Underpaid"Kirk Whalum07:14
3"God Must Have Spent A Little More Time on You" Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers 04:45
4"Unconditional"Kirk Whalum04:41
5"Can't Stop the Rain"Kirk Whalum featuring Shai04:50
6"Song for Evan"Kirk Whalum04:00
7"I Try" Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna, David Wilder03:54
8"Playing with Fire"Roberto Vally, Kirk Whalum04:06
9"Real Love" Sue Ann Carwell, Kirk Whalum04:25
10"Waltz for David"Kirk Whalum04:46

Personnel


Production

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References

  1. ↑ Kirk Whalum – Unconditional. Warner Bros. Records. 2000.
  2. ↑ "Kirk Whalum Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ↑ "Kirk Whalum". Grammy. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Widran, Johnathan. Kirk Whalum – Unconditional: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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