Love Approach is an album by American trumpeter Tom Browne that was released by GRP Records in 1980. The song "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" topped the U.S. R&B chart for three weeks in October 1980.
Track listing All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" (Browne, Toni Smith) – 4:43 "Her Silent Smile" – 5:12 "Forever More" (Don Blackman) – 3:22 "Dreams of Lovin' You" (Omar Hakim) – 4:20 "Nocturne" – 5:08 "Martha" (Browne, Smith) – 3:41 "Moon Rise" (Lesette Wilson) – 5:15 "Weak in the Knees" (featuring Viki Sylva) (Sylva) – 4:41
Personnel Tom Browne – trumpet (1–6, 8), arrangements (1, 2, 4–6), Prophet Polyphonic synthesizer programming, Prophet-5 (2), flugelhorn (4, 7), synthesizers (6) Ed Walsh – Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer programming Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (1), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (3, 4), electric piano (4, 5, 8), arrangements (4, 5, 7, 8), Prophet Polyphonic synthesizer (5), Moog synthesizer (6–8) Bernard Wright – electric piano (1, 2), Prophet Polyphonic synthesizer (1), acoustic piano (6) Lesette Wilson – acoustic piano (2), Prophet Polyphonic synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 6), electric piano (3, 6, 7) Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (5) Bobby Broom – guitars (1–7) Michael Viñas – acoustic guitar (8) Marcus Miller – bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 8) Sekou Bunch – bass (3) Francisco Centeño – bass (4, 6) Buddy Williams – drums (1, 5–8) Omar Hakim – drums (2–4) Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (1, 3) Larry Rosen – percussion (2) Carol Steele – percussion (2, 4, 6–8) Bob Franceschini – tenor saxophone (4, 5) Barbara Bellins – flute (5) Weldon Irvine – arrangements (3) Toni Smith – vocals (1, 6) Victoria Sylva – vocals (8)
Handclaps (Tracks 1 & 3) Tom Browne, Alvin Flythe, Mike Flythe, Bob Franceschini, Omar Hakim, Kevin Osborne, Martha Rojas, Toni Smith and Victoria Sylva
Rap on "Funkin' for Jamaica" Alvin Flythe, Mike Flythe and Kevin Osborne
Production Dave Grusin – producer Larry Rosen – producer, recording, digital mixing Ollie Cotton – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant Richard Feldman – engineer at Digital Equipment Soundstream (Salt Lake City, Utah) Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Peter Lopez – GRP production coordinator Donn Davenport – art direction Lisa Wolf – design John Ford – photography Gerard Huerta – logo design Jeri Haywood – hair, make-up Lisa Daurio – stylist Jimmy Boyd – management
Charts Year Album Chart positions US USR&B USJazz 1980 Love Approach 18 1 1
Singles Year Single Chart positions USR&B USDance 1980 "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" 1 9
Culture The instrumental track "Forever More" was heard as part of the beginning and end of the broadcast day on the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, WCMH-TV in the mid-1980s.
References
External links Tom Browne-Love Approach at Discogs Love Approach at [ Allmusic] Tom Browne at Soulwalking