Al Jarreau – Breakin’ Away
(Warner Bros Records 1981 K56917)
Matrix No’s: A2/B6
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some tiny sticker marks on the front and tiny tear at opening edge
Inner Sleeve has some foxing spots but no splits
Alwin Lopez “Al” Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin’ Away. He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting, and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song “We Are the World.”
Breakin’ Away is an album by Al Jarreau, released on June 30, 1981, through the Warner Bros. Records label. To quote AllMusic, “Breakin’ Away became the standard bearer of the L.A. pop and R&B sound.”
Track listing
All tracks written by Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Al Jarreau, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Closer to Your Love” | 3:54 | |
| 2. | “My Old Friend” | Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page | 4:26 |
| 3. | “We’re in This Love Together” | Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall | 3:44 |
| 4. | “Easy” | 5:23 | |
| 5. | “Our Love” | 3:53 | |
| 6. | “Breakin’ Away” | 4:12 | |
| 7. | “Roof Garden” | 6:19 | |
| 8. | “(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk” | Dave Brubeck | 4:44 |
| 9. | “Teach Me Tonight” | Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul | 4:13 |
Personnel
- Al Jarreau – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3-7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1-7, 9), vocal arrangements (8)
- Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1, 2), electric guitar (1-7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1-7, 9), vocal arrangements (8)
- Tom Canning – acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 9), synthesizers (1-4, 8), rhythm arrangements (1-7, 9), vocal arrangements (8)
- David Foster – acoustic piano (2, 5, 6), Fender Rhodes (2, 5, 6), synthesizers (2, 5, 6), string arrangements (5)
- Michael Omartian – synthesizers (3), Fender Rhodes (3)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (2, 8), synthesizers (3-6, 8)
- J. Peter Robinson – synthesizers (4)
- Larry Williams – synthesizer solo (4)
- George Duke – Fender Rhodes (7)
- Milcho Leviev – acoustic piano (8), rhythm arrangements (8)
- Steve Lukather – electric guitar (2, 3)
- Dean Parks – electric guitar (9)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1-5, 7-9)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (6)
- Steve Gadd – drums (1-5, 7-9)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (6)
- Bob Zimmitti – percussion (4)
- Billy Byers – string arrangements (9)
- Frank DeCaro – album music contractor and string contractor (5, 9)
- Tom Scott – horns (1)
- Lon Price – alto saxophone (3, 9)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (6, 7)
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (2), trumpet (6, 7), horn arrangements (6, 7)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (6, 7)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
- Steve George – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals (7)
Production
- Producer, Mixing – Jay Graydon
- Associate Producer – Tom Canning
- Engineer – Joe Bogan
- Second Engineer – Debbie Thompson
- Basic tracks recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, CA).
- Basic track recording for “Breakin’ Away” by Larry Brown at Pasha Music (Hollywood, CA); Second Engineers – Mikey Davis and Csaba Petocz.
- Strings recorded by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA).
- Overdubs and mixing at Garden Rake Studios (Studio City, CA).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction and Design – Christine Sauers
- Photography – Susan Jarreau
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