Up Here (album)

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Up Here
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2009
RecordedSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts
Genre Soul, funk, jazz
Length40:00
Label Royal Family Records
Producer Alan Evans
Soulive chronology
No Place Like Soul
(2007)
Up Here
(2009)
Live in San Francisco
(2009)

Up Here is the ninth studio album by Soulive. Produced by Alan Evans, Neal Evans, Eric Krasno, and Jeff Krasno, it was released on April 14, 2009 in both physical and download versions (which were made available as DRM-free digital downloads through the iTunes Store and Amazon.com).

Contents

Doug Collette from All About Jazz writes: "This is Soulive at its best: retaining the beat as it swings throughout". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Up Right" – 3:40
  2. "The Swamp" – 4:36
  3. "Too Much" – 4:16
  4. "Backwards Jack" – 5:03
  5. "PJ's" – 5:03
  6. "Tonight" – 3:26
  7. "Hat Trick" – 5:07
  8. "For Granted" - 4:04
  9. "Prototype" - 4:45

Personnel

The Shady Horns:

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References

  1. Soulive: Up Here All About Jazz. April 26, 2009