As We Speak is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records.
The album reached No. 70 on the Billboard 200, number 32 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 1 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel David Sanborn – alto saxophone (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), saxophone section (1, 4), soprano saxophone (2, 3, 6, 9) Don Freeman – keyboards, synthesizers (2, 7, 8) Michael Sembello – guitars, lead vocals (5, 9), backing vocals (5) Marcus Miller – bass guitar, synthesizers (4) Omar Hakim – drums, tambourine (4) Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Additional musicians George Duke – clavinet (1) Lance Ong – synthesizers (2, 8) James Skelton – Hammond B3 organ (4) Spike – synthesizers (5), IRT strings (5, 6, 8, 9) Buzz Feiten – rhythm guitar (1) Malando Gassama – percussion (5) Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet (1) Bill Evans – saxophone (4), saxophone section (4) Robert A. Martin – French horn (9) Cruz Baca Sembello – backing vocals (5, 9)
Production Robert Margouleff – producer Howard Siegel – engineer, mixing Rudy Hill – assistant engineer Gregg Mann – assistant engineer Mike Morongell – assistant engineer Wayne Yurglin – assistant engineer Barbara Rooney – assistant engineer Karat Faye – second mix engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California) Ilyce Weiner – production coordinator Christine Sauers – art direction, design Richard Seireeni – art direction Kohei Onashi – illustration Michael Halsband – photography
Sources:
Charts YearChart Position1982Billboard 20070Billboard Top Black Albums32Billboard Jazz Albums1
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