Urban Knights I

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Urban Knights I
Urban Knights I.jpg
Studio album by
Urban Knights
Released1995
RecordedMay 13–22, 1994
Studio
  • River North Studios
Genre Jazz
Length49:50
Label GRP Records
Producer Maurice White, Carl Griffin
Urban Knights chronology
Urban Knights I
(1995)		 Urban Knights II
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jazz Times (favourable) [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Vox (9/10) [4]
Charlotte Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (favourable) [6]

Urban Knights I is the debut album of the jazz group Urban Knights released in 1995 by GRP Records. [7] The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [8]

Contents

Overview

Urban Knights 1 was produced by Maurice White. Artists such as The Emotions, Freddie Hubbard, Grover Washington Jr. and Omar Hakim appeared on the album. Urban Knights I also features a cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's 1981 single "Wanna Be with You". [7] [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On the Radio" Maurice White, Bill Meyers4:40
2."Wanna Be With You"Wayne Vaughn, Maurice White 4:41
3."Chill"Maurice White, Bill Meyers6:08
4."Hearts of Longing" Omar Hakim 7:15
5."Friendship"Maurice White, Bill Meyers4:12
6."Miracle" Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Bobby Lewis, Omar Hakim5:09
7."The Rose"Maurice White, Robyn Smith6:34
8."Urban Samba"Ramsey Lewis4:42
9."Forever More"Mike Logan5:59
10."Senegal"Maurice White, Bill Meyers6:49

[7]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Urban Knights I
Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums [8] 3
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums [10] 5
US Billboard Heatseekers [11] 17
UK Top Jazz Albums [12] 5

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References

  1. ↑ Urban Knights. Vol. 25. Jazz Times Magazine. 1995. p. 79.
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Urban Knights: Urban Knights I". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. ↑ Stark, Karl (July 2, 1995). "Fugari, Billy Joe Shaver, Urban Knights". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 122.
  4. ↑ Carr, Roy (October 1995). "Jazz". Vox. No. 60. p. 95.
  5. ↑ Wertz Jr., Lawrence (June 30, 1995). "Urban Knights: Urban Knights (GRP)". newspapers.com. Charlotte Observer. p. 63.
  6. ↑ Kovach, Ronald (July 7, 1995). "Hakim, Bailey sweeten jazz-pop album". newsbank.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 15.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Urban Knights : Urban Knights I. GRP Records. 1995.
  8. 1 2 "Urban Knights 1 (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Polkow, Dennis (October 30, 1995). "Urban Knights Gallop Through A '70s Groove". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  10. ↑ "Urban Knights: Urban Knights 1 (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Urban Knights: Urban Knights I (Heatseekers)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts. Official Charts. June 17, 1995.
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