Love Approach

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Love Approach
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Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz, jazz funk
Length36:32
Label GRP
Producer Dave Grusin
Larry Rosen
Tom Browne chronology
Browne Sugar
(1979)
Love Approach
(1980)
Magic
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Love Approach is an album by American trumpeter Tom Browne that was released by GRP Records in 1980. The song "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" topped the U.S. R&B chart for three weeks in October 1980.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated

  1. "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" (Browne, Toni Smith) – 4:43
  2. "Her Silent Smile" – 5:12
  3. "Forever More" (Don Blackman) – 3:22
  4. "Dreams of Lovin' You" (Omar Hakim) – 4:20
  5. "Nocturne" – 5:08
  6. "Martha" (Browne, Smith) – 3:41
  7. "Moon Rise" (Lesette Wilson) – 5:15
  8. "Weak in the Knees" (featuring Viki Sylva) (Sylva) – 4:41

Personnel

Charts

YearAlbumChart positions [2]
US US
R&B
US
Jazz
1980Love Approach1811

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US
R&B
US
Dance
1980"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)"19

Culture

"Forever More" from Tom Browne's 1980 album, Love Approach, was heard as part of the beginning and end of the broadcast day on the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, WCMH-TV in the mid 1980s. [4]

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References

  1. Lytle, Craig. "Love Approach". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "Tom Browne US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  3. "Tom Browne US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  4. WCMH-TV 4 broadcast day sign-off - mid-1980s , retrieved 2024-03-18