Tender Togetherness

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Tender Togetherness
Stanley Turrentine - Tender Togetherness.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1981
RecordedFebruary – April 1981
StudioIndigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Genre Jazz
Label Elektra
Producer Larry Dunn
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Use the Stairs
(1980)
Tender Togetherness
(1981)
Home Again
(1983)

Tender Togetherness is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, released in April 1981 on Elektra Records. [1] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Steve Leggett of Allmusic claimed "Tender Togetherness featured an electric jazz-funk hybrid sound that packed a good deal more punch and brightness than its predecessor, 1979's Betcha. Produced by Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn (EW&F's "After the Love Has Gone" is given a treatment here), and featuring a subtle, almost Latin feel, the album bounces and bubbles along on an almost continuous joyful light R&B groove." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hermanos" Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn 5:37
2."I'll Give You My Love" Roland Bautista, Cavanaugh, Larry Dunn, Stanley Turrentine 4:02
3."Tamarac" Larry Dunn, Steven Dunn3:56
4."After The Love Has Gone (featuring Lynn Davis)" Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon 5:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Cherubim" Larry Dunn 5:39
6."Only You and Me (featuring Dianne Reeves)" Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Roxanne Seeman 4:45
7."World Chimes" Larry Dunn 4:25
8."Pure Love (Interlude)" Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr. Stanley Turrentine0:43
9."Havin' Fun with Mr. T."Chandler, Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr., Byron Miller3:44

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2] 13

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References

  1. Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness. Elektra Records. April 1981.
  2. 1 2 "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard. October 24, 1981. p. 39 via World Radio History.
  3. 1 2 Leggett, Steve. "Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.