Romantic Journey is an album released in 1977 by American jazz drummer Norman Connors, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The album charted at number ten on the jazz albums chart.
Track listing Side one "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 7:00 Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills "Once I've Been There" (Phillip Mitchell) – 5:49 Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell "Destination Moon" (Phillip Mitchell) – 4:38 Arranged by Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, and Ian Underwood (synthesizer) Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell "Romantic Journey" (Norman Connors) 5:26 Arranged by Hubert Eaves and Reggie Lucas Electric Guitar Solo – Ray Gomez
Side two "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 6:43 Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters "For You Everything" (Jerry Peters) – 5:52 Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills and Phillip Mitchell "Thembi" (Pharoah Sanders) – 8:04 Arranged by Norman Connors Soprano saxophone – Pharoah Sanders
Charts Chart (1977) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs94 US Top R&B Albums24 US Jazz Albums10
Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B USDance1977 "Once I've Been There" — 16 30
Personnel
Musicians Norman Connors – main performer, timpani, drums, percussion Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster Myrna Mathews, and Julia, Maxine and Orrin Waters – backing vocals Lee Ritenour – acoustic and electric guitar Reggie Lucas – electric guitar Hubert Eaves and Jerry Peters – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet Ian Underwood – synthesizer Gary Bartz – alto saxophone Fred Jackson – bass and alto flute, alto saxophone, clarinet Ernie Watts – bass and alto flute, tenor saxophone Bill Green – Bass, alto and piccolo flute, tenor saxophone, clarinet Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Gene Goe, and Gary Grant – trumpet George Bohannon, Dick Hyde, and Charlie Loper – trombone Maurice Spears – bass trombone Sidney Muldrow and Marnie Robinson – French horn Jerry Peters – harpsichord Willie Weeks – bass Victor Feldman – percussion, bells, vibraphone Kenneth Nash – congas, percussion, Paiste cymbal, gong Bobbye Hall – congas and bongos
Production Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer Skip Drinkwater – producer John Mills and Don Murray – audio engineers George Belle and Linda Tyler – engineers assistants Bernie Grundman – mastering Don Murray and Skip Drinkwater – mixing
References
External links Norman Connors-Romantic Journey at Discogs