1986 studio album by Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries
Private Passion |
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Studio album by Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries |
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Released | 1986 |
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Recorded | 1986 |
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Studio | - JHL Studios (Pacific Palisades, CA)
- Ground Control Studios (Burbank, CA)
- Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
- Encore Studios (Burbank, CA)
- Buckman Studio (Sherman Oaks, CA)
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Genre | - Smooth jazz[1]
- soul
- R&B
- jazz-funk
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Label | Warner Bros. Records |
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Producer | |
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Jeff Lorber chronology |
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Step by Step (1985) | Private Passion (1986) | Worth Waiting For (1993) | |
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Singles from Private Passion |
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- "True Confessions"
Released: 1986 - "Facts of Love"
Released: 1986 - "Back In Love"
Released: 1987 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Private Passion is the fourth album by Jeff Lorber, released in 1986 on Warner Bros. Records. It features Karyn White and Tower of Power member Michael Jeffries on vocals.[2][3][4]
The album peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200, becoming Lorber's most successful album. "Facts of Love" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's (and Lorber's) only Top 40 hit.[5]
Aftermath
Despite the success of Private Passion, Jeff Lorber was not satisfied with the output of his solo albums, stating that they have a more vocal and R&B approach with himself as a sideman. As a result, he took a hiatus in music before returning in 1993 with Worth Waiting For.[6] Meanwhile, the album launched Karyn White's solo career as she released her 1988 debut self-titled album, which contained 3 Top 10 singles.
Track listing
Side ANo. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Facts of Love" | Sturken, Rogers | White | 4:32 |
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2. | "True Confessions" | Sturken, Rogers | White | 4:16 |
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3. | "Jamaica" | Lorber | | 4:09 |
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4. | "Back In Love" | B. Hull, J. Hull | White, Jeffries | 4:10 |
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5. | "Kristen" | Lorber | | 5:18 |
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Side BNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Private Passion" | Sturken, Rogers | Jeffries | 4:18 |
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7. | "Sand Castles" | Lorber | | 5:34 |
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8. | "Keep On Loving Her" | Walsh, Lorber | Jeffries | 5:02 |
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9. | "Midnight Snack" | Lorber | | 5:21 |
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Personnel
- Jeff Lorber – synthesizers (1, 2, 9), programming (1, 2), synthesizer programming (3-9), guitars (3)
- Carl Sturken – synthesizers (1, 2), programming (1, 2), synthesizer programming (6), guitars (6)
- Robbie Buchanan – synthesizer programming (4)
- Larry Carlton – guitars (3)
- Dann Huff – guitars (4)
- Buzz Feiten – guitars (5, 7, 8, 9)
- Brock Walsh – drum programming (9)
- Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (5)
- George Howard – soprano saxophone (7)
- Karyn White – lead vocals (1, 2, 4), backing vocals (1, 2)
- Michael Jeffries – lead vocals (4, 6, 8), backing vocals (6)
- Evan Rogers – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Bunny Hull – backing vocals (4, 8)
Production
- Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-9), recording (1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
- Evan Rogers – producer (1, 2, 6)
- Carl Sturken – producer (1, 2, 6)
- Taavi Mote – associate producer (1, 2, 6), mixing (1, 2, 3, 5-9), producer (3, 5, 7), recording (3, 7, 8, 9)
- Robbie Buchanan – producer (4)
- Brock Walsh – producer (8)
- Paul Retaczak – overdub tracking (1, 2, 6), recording (8)
- Craig Burbage – guitar recording (3)
- Paul Ericksen – engineer (4)
- Frank Wolf – engineer (4)
- John "Tokes" Potoker – mixing (4)
- Sabrina Buchanek – assistant engineer (9)
- Darwin Foye – assistant engineer (9)
- John Hegedes – assistant engineer (9)
- Jimmy Hogson – assistant engineer (9)
- Glen Holguin – assistant engineer (9)
- Jeff Lorenzen – assistant engineer (9)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Nels Israelson – photography
- Steve Drimmer – manager
- Allen Kovac – manager
- Left Bank Management – management company
Studios
Charts
- Album
Year | Chart | Position |
1987 | Billboard 200[7] | 68 |
Billboard Top Black Albums[8] | 29 |
Billboard Jazz Albums[9] | 17 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
1986 | "Facts of Love" | Billboard Black Singles[10] | 17 |
Billboard Dance Club Songs[11] | 9 |
1987 | Billboard Hot 100[12] | 27 |
"True Confessions" | Billboard Black Singles[13] | 88 |
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 20, 2021). "The Number Ones: Karyn White's "Romantic"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Exciting Facts About". Billboard. 98 (49). Nielsen Business Media: 8. December 6, 1986. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Musician: Issues 111-116". Amordian Press. 1988. p. 19. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 98 (51). Nielsen Business Media: 64. December 20, 1986. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Blues & Soul: Issues 526-537". Napfield Limited. 1989. p. 11. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "For The Record, This Dropout Is Back". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1995-02-24. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Private Passion (200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Private Passion (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Private Passion (Jazz)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Facts of Love (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Facts of Love (Dance)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Facts of Love (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "True Confessions". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
External links
- Private Passion at Discogs
- Private Passion at AllMusic
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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