In the Heat of the Night is the second solo studio album by jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber.
The album peaked at No. 7 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 44 on the Top Black Albums chart.
Its artwork consists of a still image from a 1982 commercial promoting the acquisition of American electronic brand Quasar from Motorola to Matsushita Electric Industrial, which is now Panasonic.
Track listing
Personnel Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars (1, 6, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9), guitar solo (5), arrangements (8) Maurice Starr – keyboards (1, 9), guitars (1, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9) Marlon McClain – guitars (2–8, 10), guitar solo (5) Lee Ritenour – rhythm guitar (5) Nathan East – bass (2–8, 10), vocals (2) John Robinson – cymbals (1, 9), drums (2–8, 10) Jimmy Johnson – congas (1, 9) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2–8, 10) Ronnie Laws – saxophone solo (3) Phillip Ingram – lead vocals (3) Steve George – backing vocals (2–8, 10) David Page – backing vocals (2–8, 10) Richard Page – backing vocals (2–8, 10) Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals (8)
Production Maurice Starr – producer (1, 9) Jeff Lorber – producer (2–8, 10) Phil Greene – recording (1, 9), mixing (1, 9) Chris Brunt – recording (2–8, 10), mixing (2–8, 10) Joe Moody – second engineer (1, 9) Ben Ing – second engineer (2–8, 10) Bill Kipper – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York) Ria Lewerke – art direction Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography Steve Drimmer – manager Allen Kovac – manager Left Bank Management – management company
Technical design Robert Abel – executive producer Bob Regalado – producer Richard Hollander – technical director Randy Roberts – creative director, design
Charts Chart (1984) Peakposition Billboard 200106 Billboard Top Black Albums44 Billboard Top Jazz Albums7
References
External links In the Heat of the Night at discogs: link In the Heat of the Night at Lorber's website: link