Suddenly is the debut studio album by American jazz bass-guitarist Marcus Miller, released in 1983.
The album was re-released in 1999.
Track listing All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.
"Lovin' You" - 5:19 "Much Too Much" - 6:12 "Suddenly" (Miller, Mainor Ramsay) - 5:25 "Just For You" - 3:53 "The Only Reason I Live" - 5:01 "Just What I Needed" - 4:51 "Let Me Show You (I Just Want To Make You Smile)" - 4:41 "Be My Love" (Miller, Luther Vandross) - 4:25 "Could It Be You" (instrumental) - 3:24
Personnel Musicians Marcus Miller – lead vocals, backing vocals, all instruments Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2–4, 6, 9) Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (2, 4), additional backing vocals (3) Luther Vandross – additional backing vocals (1), backing vocals (4) David Sanborn – alto saxophone (3–4) Buddy Williams – drums (4, 9) Mike Mainieri – vibraphone (2) Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (4) Brenda White King – backing vocals (4) Yogi Horton – drums (5) Harvey Mason – drums (6) Nick Moroch – acoustic guitar (9)
Strings (tracks 4 & 9) Michael Colina – string arrangements Dean Crandall and Lewis Paer – 2-string bass Eric Bartlett – cello Maureen Gallagher and Valerie Haywood – viola Kineko Barbini, Martha Caplin-Silverman, Robert Chausow, Guillermo Figueroa, Joanna Jenner, Anca Nicolau, Carol Pool, Eriko Sato, Naoko Tanaka and Ruth Waterman – violin
Production Michael Colina – producer Marcus Miller – producer Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing Phil Burnett – assistant engineer Daniel Christopher – assistant engineer Michael Morongell – assistant engineer Eddie Osario – assistant engineer Steven Remote – assistant engineer Wayne Yurgelin – assistant engineer Bruce Robbins – technical maintenance George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Katherine Jewel – contractor Christine Sauers – art direction George Holz – photography
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