1982 studio album by Jeff Lorber
It's a Fact |
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Studio album by Jeff Lorber |
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Released | May 21, 1982 |
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Recorded | September 27, 1981, - January 10, 1982 |
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Studio | Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California |
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Genre | Smooth Jazz, jazz fusion |
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Length | 37:40 |
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Label | Arista |
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Producer | Jeff Lorber |
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Jeff Lorber chronology |
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Galaxian (1981) | It's a Fact (1982) | In the Heat of the Night (1984) | |
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Singles from It's a Fact |
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- "Full Moon"
Released: 1982 |
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It's a Fact is the first solo album by jazz musician Jeff Lorber.[1]
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocalist | Length |
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1. | "Tierra Verde" | Lorber, Gorelick | | 4:35 |
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2. | "Full Moon" | Lorber, McClain, Browne | Arnold McCuller, Greg Walker | 4:54 |
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3. | "Warm Springs" | Lorber | | 4:28 |
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4. | "It's a Fact" | Lorber, Ericksen | Greg Walker | 4:12 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocalist | Length |
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5. | "The Magician" | Lorber, Gorelick | | 3:59 |
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6. | "Your Love Has Got Me" | Lorber, Ericksen | Arnold McCuller, Sylvia St. James | 4:00 |
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7. | "Delevans" | Lorber | | 4:04 |
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8. | "Always There" | Laws, Jeffrey | | 4:30 |
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9. | "Above the Clouds" | Lorber | | 2:57 |
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Personnel
- Jeff Lorber – keyboards, Steinway grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Rhodes EK-10, clavinet, Oberheim OB-X, Prophet-10, Minimoog, Moog Modular System, Moog Liberation, Linn LM-1, string arrangements (1)
- Marlon McClain – guitar solo (5, 8)
- Pat Kelly – guitar solo (7)
- Nathan East – electric bass
- John Robinson – drums (1)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Kenny Gorelick – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, sax solos
- Tom Browne – trumpet (2, 5), flugelhorn (2, 5)
- George Del Barrio – horn and string arrangements (4, 6)
- Pete Christlieb – horn conductor (4, 6)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals
- Sylvia St. James – backing vocals, lead vocals (6)
- Arnold McCuller – lead vocals (2, 6)
- Greg Walker – lead vocals (2)
Production
- Jeff Lorber – producer
- Chris Brunt – associate producer, recording, mixing
- Dennis Hansen – assistant engineer
- Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).
- Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction
- Sue Reilly – design
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
- Jeffrey Ross Music – management
Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 73 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[5] | 44 |
Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 4 |
References
- ^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media. March 27, 1982. p. 98. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Music, All. Jeff Lorber: It's a Fact > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "It's a Fact (200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "It's a Fact (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
External links
- Jeff Lorber-It's A Fact at Discogs
Studio albums | | with The Fusion | - The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977)
- Soft Space (1978)
- Water Sign (1979)
- Wizard Island (1980)
- Galaxian (1981)
- Now Is the Time (2010)
- Galaxy (2011)
- Hacienda (2013)
- Step It Up (2015)
- Prototype (2017)
- Impact (2018)
- Eleven (2019)
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Compilations | - Lift Off (1985, Jeff Lorber Fusion compilation)
- The Definitive Collection (2000)
- The Very Best of Jeff Lorber (2002)
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