| Browne Sugar | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, Funk, soul, jazz | |||
| Length | 37:39 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen | |||
| Tom Browne chronology | ||||
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Browne Sugar is the debut album by Tom Browne. It was released in 1979 on the GRP Records and reached number six on the Jazz Album chart in 1979.
| Year | Album | Chart positions [2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | Jazz Albums | ||
| 1979 | Browne Sugar | 147 | 50 | 6 |
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