Caché is an album by saxophonist Kirk Whalum issued in 1993 on Columbia Records.[2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3][4]
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Genre | jazz | |||
| Length | 54:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Preston Glass, Robbie Buchanan, André Fischer, Ricky Lawson, Jerry Peters, Hal Sacks, Philippe Saisse, Kevin Whalum | |||
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Overview
editArtists such as Gerald Albright, Brenda Russell, Angela Bofill, Jevetta Steele and Nile Rodgers guest on the album.[2]
Covers
editWhalum covered "Fragile" by Sting, Karyn White's "Love Saw It", "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland and Everything but the Girl's "The Language of Life".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "X-Factor" | Philippe Saisse | 6:58 |
| 2. | "Love is a Losing Game" | Kirk Whalum | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Livin' in the Streets" | Kirk Whalum | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Fragile" | Sting | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Love Saw It" | Babyface, LA Reid, D. Simmons | 5:44 |
| 6. | "Always a Part of Me" | Steven Birch, Preston Glass, D. Smith | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Caché" | Phillipe Saisse | 5:12 |
| 8. | "The Language of Life" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | 6:09 |
| 9. | "Fall in Love Again" | Kirk Whalum | 5:47 |
| 10. | "Over The Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | 3:59 |
Personnel
edit- Gerald Albright - alto saxophone
- Anas Allas - assistant engineer
- Jearlyn Steele Battle - backing vocals
- Peter Beckerman - assistant engineer
- Poogie Bell - drums
- Gary Bias - alto saxophone
- Steven Birch - programming
- Angela Bofill - vocals
- Dean Brown - electric guitar
- Ray Brown - contractor, trumpet
- Robbie Buchanan - arranger, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming
- Carl Burnett - guitar
- Carl Burnette - guitar
- Eric Calvi - engineer, mixing
- Bill Cantos - keyboards, piano, programming
- Brad Cole - arranger, keyboards, programming
- Michael Davis - trombone
- Julie Delgado - backing vocals
- Michael Dumas - assistant engineer
- Wilton Felder - bass
- Lynn Fiddmont - backing vocals
- Ernie Fields Jr. - baritone saxophone
- André Fischer - arranger, producer
- Ray Fuller - guitar
- Preston Glass - arranger, keyboards, percussion, producer
- Bibi Green - production coordination
- Tyrone Griffen - programming
- Kevin Guillaume - backing vocals
- Noel Hazen - assistant engineer
- Natalie Jackson - backing vocals
- Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar
- Rick Jackson - piano
- Bob James - piano
- Amy Keyes - backing vocals
- Brian Kilgore - percussion
- Jay Landers - engineer
- Ricky Lawson - drum programming, drums, producer, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass
- Randy Long - assistant engineer
- Kenny MacDougald - drums
- Brian Malouf - mixing
- Olivia McClurken - backing vocals
- Pat McDougal - mixing
- Marcus Miller - bass guitar
- Darren Mora - assistant engineer
- Rob Mullins - keyboards
- Billy Murrell - copyist
- Christine Navarez - assistant engineer
- Charles Paakkari - assistant engineer
- Brett Perry - engineer
- Jerry Peters - keyboards, organ, producer, string arrangements
- Greg Phillinganes - keyboards, piano
- Malcolm Pollack - remixing
- Robert Read - assistant engineer
- Chris Rich - assistant engineer
- Darryl Richards - tenor saxophone
- Carlos Rios - guitar
- Nile Rodgers - rhythm guitar
- Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone
- Brenda Russell - vocals, backing vocals
- Hal Sacks - engineer, mixing, producer
- Philippe Saisse - arranger, keyboards, producer, programming, backing vocals
- Deborah Samuel - photography
- Duane Sexton - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- John Siket - assistant engineer
- Akohie Silas - backing vocals
- Alfie Silas - backing vocals
- Jeremy Smith - engineer
- Kent Smith - trumpet
- Andy Snitzer - alto saxophone
- Maurice Spears - bass trombone
- Jevetta Steele - vocals, backing vocals
- Rose Stone - vocals, backing vocals
- Vaneese Thomas - backing vocals
- Don Tittle - engineer, mixing
- Charles Veal - strings
- Lori-Ann Velez - backing vocals
- Chris Walker - bass
- Freddie Washington - bass
- Kevin Whalum - producer, backing vocals
- Kirk Whalum - mouthpiece, producer, programming, reeds, soprano and tenor saxophone
- Fred White - contractor, percussion, backing vocals
- Christian "Wicked" Wicht - assistant producer, programming
- James Williams - backing vocals
- James "D-Train" Williams - backing vocals
- Dave Willis - programming
- Joe Wolfe - programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming
- Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff - engineer, mixing
- Reggie C. Young - trombone
- Vittorio Zammarano - engineer
- Joel Zimmerman - art direction, design[2]
References
edit- ^ Griggs, Tim. "Kirk Whalum: Cache". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ a b c Kirk Whalum: Caché. Columbia Records. 1993.
- ^ "Kirk Whalum Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Kirk Whalum Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Caché by Kirk Whalum". secondhandsongs.com.
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