Backbone (Boney James album)

Backbone is the second album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1994.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Backbone"James Oppenheim, Paul Brown, L. Carl Burnett4:25
2."Bleecker Street"Oppenheim, Brown, Jeff Carruthers, Sheppard Solomon4:21
3."Just Between Us"Oppenheim, Brown, Carruthers, Vincent Berry4:47
4."Trinidad"Oppenheim, Brown, Roberto Vally4:43
5."Blue"Kiki Ebsen2:39
6."Love You All My Lifetime"Klarmann/Weber5:00
7."Happy Home"Valerie Davis, Steve Harvey, Karyn White5:58
8."One Autumn Night"Oppenheim, Darrell Smith5:00
9."The Night I Fell in Love"Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller5:32
Total length:42:25
Backbone
Studio album by
Released1994 (1994)
StudioAlpha Studios (Burbank, CA)
GenreSmooth jazz
Length42:25
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPaul Brown; tracks 2 and 3 co-produced by Jeff Carruthers
Boney James chronology
Trust
(1992)
Backbone
(1994)
Seduction
(1995)
Singles from Backbone
  1. "Happy Home"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Boney James – all other instruments except where noted, tenor saxophone (1-6, 8, 9), soprano saxophone (2, 3, 7), Yamaha WX7 (2, 9), keyboards (4, 7), clavinet (6)
  • David Torkanowsky – acoustic piano (1, 3), keyboards (4, 7)
  • Jeff Carruthers – keyboards (2, 6)
  • Kiki Ebsen – keyboards (5)
  • Darrell Smith – keyboards (8)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 3, 8)
  • Allen Hinds – guitars (6)
  • Doc Powell – guitars (7, 9)
  • Peter White – acoustic guitar (8)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (2, 8)
  • Roberto Vally – bass (4)
  • Dwayne "Smitty" Smith – bass (7)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (1-4, 8, 9)
  • Sam RIney – alto flute (4)
  • Bridgette Bryant – vocals (7)
  • Alex Brown – vocals (8)
  • Gene Van Buren – vocals (8)

Arrangements

  • Boney James (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Paul Brown (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Carl Burnett (1)
  • Jeff Carruthers (2, 3, 6, 9)
  • Darrell Smith (8)

Production

  • Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing
  • Jeff Carruthers – co-producer (2, 3)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Christine Caro – art direction, design
  • Andrea Marouk – photography
  • Tracy Lamonica – portrait artwork
  • Howard Lowell – management

References



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