Giving Myself to You

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Giving Myself to You
Gerald Albright - Giving Myself to You.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995
Studio
  • Cherokee Studios
  • Blue Palm Studios
  • The Bakery Recording Studios
  • Power Station
Genre Jazz
Length1:03:23
Label Atlantic
Producer Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Smooth
(1994)
Giving Myself to You
(1995)
Live to Love
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Giving Myself to You is the fifth studio album by Gerald Albright, released in 1995 by Atlantic Records. [2] This album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [3]

Giving Myself to You was produced by Gerald Albright. Guest artists such as George Duke, Joe Sample, Bobby Lyle and Stanley Clarke appear on the album. [2]

Track listing

Track no.Song titleSongwriterLength
1Samba QueenGerald Albright08:20
2Chips N' SalsaGerald Albright05:16
3Oo Pah DooGerald Albright07:10
4Lucky 7Gerald Albright07:26
5Oo Pah Doo (Interlude)Gerald Albright00:43
6Made in ChicagoGerald Albright07:54
7Two Steppin'Gerald Albright06:27
8Mr. RightGerald Albright07:57
9Planet Earth Yusef Lateef 05:20
10Made in Chicago (Interlude)Gerald Albright01:05
11Giving Myself to YouGerald Albright05:45

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References

  1. "Gerald Albright – Giving Myself to You". AllMusic . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Gerald Albright – Giving Myself to You. Atlantic Records. 1995.
  3. "Gerald Albright Chart History (Jazz Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 15, 2023.