Heart String is the fifth studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1979.
Track listing All tracks written by Earl Klugh except where noted. "Heart String" – 6:23 "I'll See You Again" – 5:52 "Acoustic Lady, Part 1 & 2" – 7:43 "Spanish Night" – 3:18 "Pretty World" (Antonio Adolfo, Alan Bergman, Tiberio Gaspar)– 4:47 "Waiting for Cathy" – 2:50 "Rayna" – 5:15 "Heart String (Reprise)" – 4:03
Personnel
Musicians Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 8), steel string guitar (1, 4, 6), electric guitar (2), the "guitar choir" (4), acoustic nylon guitar (6), high-string nylon guitar (6) Greg Phillinganes – electric piano (1, 2, 7), clavinet (1), acoustic piano (4) Mickie Roquemore – clavinet (2, 3, 5), acoustic piano (3, 5) Darryl Dybka – electric piano (3, 5) Phil Upchurch – electric guitar (1–3) Charles Meeks – electric bass (1, 2, 4), bass (7) Hubie Crawford – bass (3), electric bass (3, 5) Roland Wilson – electric bass (5) Victor Lewis – drums (1, 2, 4, 7) Gene Dunlap – drums (3, 5) Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7) David Nadien – concertmaster (8)
Music arrangements Greg Phillinganes – rhythm arrangements (2, 4) David Matthews – string arrangements (2, 3, 7, 8), string conductor (8), orchestral arrangements and conductor Earl Klugh – rhythm arrangements (3–5, 7) Mickie Roquemore – rhythm arrangements (3) Darryl Dybka – rhythm arrangements (5) Gene Dunlap – rhythm arrangements (5)
Production Earl Klugh – producer Dave Palmer – recording, mixing Joel Cohn – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Bill Burks – art direction, design Bob Cass – photography Block-Kewley Management – management
Charts + Album – Billboard Year Chart Position 1978 Jazz Albums 2 1978 R&B Albums 32 1978 The Billboard 200 49
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