Grover Washington, Jr. – Winelight
Tracklist
| A1 | Winelight | 7:32 | |
| A2 | Let It Flow ("For Dr. J") | 5:52 | |
| A3 | In The Name Of Love | 5:26 | |
| B1 | Take Me There | 6:16 | |
| B2 | Just The Two Of Us | 7:23 | |
| B3 | Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba) | 6:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Recorded At – Rosebud Recording Studio
- Mastered At – CBS Studios, New York
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Published By – Antisia Music, Inc.
- Published By – Grover Washington, Jr. Music, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor – Bill Eaton*
- Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
- Backing Vocals – Yvonne Lewis
- Bass – Marcus Miller
- Congas, Percussion, Electronic Drums [Syndrums] – Ralph MacDonald
- Drums – Steve Gadd
- Engineer – Richard Alderson
- Engineer [Assistant] – Ed Heath
- Guitar – Eric Gale
- Mastered By – Vladimir Meller*
- Photography By [Cover] – Jim Shea
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Don Hunstein
- Producer – Ralph MacDonald
- Production Manager [Coordinator] – Paul Silverthorn
- Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.
- Steel Drums – Robert Greenidge
- Synthesizer [Oberheim 8-voice] – Ed Walsh
Notes
"SP" in label matrix, SRC stamp in runouts, E A S T deboss on Side B label all denote a Specialty Records Corporation pressing. Red Elektra label with a small, white stylized "E."
Runout etching note:
All etchings are "upside down" (etched with center label BELOW when read) except "1-1SM1-4" on side B. Also, "1-1" is marked out on side B.
EAST is in the side B center label, raised relief, in the between the innermost lathe ring and spindle hole.
Originally issued with full color printed inner sleeve with credits.
"The Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the mixing of this album"
Runout etching note:
All etchings are "upside down" (etched with center label BELOW when read) except "1-1SM1-4" on side B. Also, "1-1" is marked out on side B.
EAST is in the side B center label, raised relief, in the between the innermost lathe ring and spindle hole.
Originally issued with full color printed inner sleeve with credits.
"The Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the mixing of this album"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 6E-305-A SP
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 6E-305-B SP
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID (Labels): SP
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): [SRC logo]
- Other (Side B label debossed): E A S T
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 6E 305 A2-SP-1C SP 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 6E 305-B3-SP-1D SRC 1-1SM1-4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 6E 305-A3-SP-1D SRC 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 6E 305-B3-SP-1D SRC 1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 6E 305 A2-SP-1C SP 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 6E 305-B5-SP-1A SP 1-4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 6E 305 A2-SP-1C 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 6E 305-B3-SP-1D SRC 1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): 6E 305-A3-SP-1D [SRC logo] 1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): 6E 305-B3-SP-1D [SRC logo] 1-3
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Winelight (LP, Album) | Elektra | K 52 262 | UK | 1980 | ||
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Winelight (Cassette, Album) | Elektra | M5E 6E 305 | Australia | 1980 | ||
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Winelight (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby System) | Elektra | K 452 262 | 1980 | |||
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Winelight (LP, Album, Stereo) | Elektra | X6E-305 | Canada | 1980 | ||
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Winelight (LP, Album, Reissue, Half-Speed Mastered) | Nautilus Recordings | NR-39 | US | 1980 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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The smooth jazz world was so well defined in this album that it almost got its equivalent of a Marvelverse: very clear mixing, loads of dynamics, synth pads, bassline, and a sax that even when it gets wild it never sounds too loud. And that _elegant_ cover with the lense flare. The smooth jazz scene was aiming at sophistication, at dinner with friends with bottles of red wine in the candle lights, or to the previous flirting with alcohol before having sex - Grover Washington Jr and the rest of the musicians did not appear in the cover, leaving the music and the cover to let the listener to run wild with their imagination.
This awareness of the branding is what fascinates me the most about Winelight, but apart from that is a hell of a masterpiece of the genre. The jams sound so well, everyone is fine tuned, the sax solos are incredible, and the hits, title song and "Just the two of us", are defining moments (even when the steel drum solo is something everyone could live without). Not really breaking grounds from what was established in the funk-jazz world in the 70s, but just, "just" a very inspired work. -
While the blueprints came even earlier, for me, this album was the beginning of the "Smooth Jazz" genre as we know it.
Of course, it has one of my favorite songs ever, "Just the two of Us", but the rest of the album is fantastic as well.
(I never skip a track, and have never grown tired of this LP) -
being an original, it sounds great of course, especially since i somehow found a vg+ copy in the wild. grover washington jr is so underappreciated man -
I judged this album by its cover two years ago. I was right about it. My favorite Smooth Jazz album ever. -
Very smooth jazz, I think this is a great start to begin someone's jazz adventure. Especially "Just the two of us" on side B. It is one of my favorite song. Highly recommend! The quality of the vinyl on this version is fair for the price.
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