Yours Truly is the twelfth studio album from jazz trumpeter Rick Braun. It was released in 2005 on ARTizen Music, the label he co-founded with Richard Elliot (with whom Braun would also collaborate the following year).
The nine-track disc contains no original material. Instead, Braun has chosen to cover hit pop songs by bands as diverse as Sade, Simply Red and Earth, Wind & Fire. He also covers songs by John Mayer, Lisa Stansfield and Lou Reed.
Allmusic's Paula Edelstein gave the release a rating of four stars (of a possible five), stating, "this is classic Rick Braun in a mellow, melodic mood, transporting listeners with the rich tones of his muted trumpet voice through the musical landscape of his life."Allmusic review
Track listing "Shining Star" (originally by Earth, Wind & Fire; written by Phillip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn & Maurice White) - 3:30 "Holding Back the Years" (originally by Simply Red; written by Mick Hucknall & Neil Moss) - 4:41 "Love's Theme" (originally by Barry White; written by White) - 4:36 "All Around The World" (originally by Lisa Stansfield; written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andrew Morris) - 4:59 "Walk on the Wild Side" (originally by Lou Reed; written by Reed) - 4:05 "Daughters" (originally by John Mayer; written by Mayer) - 5:10 "Groove is in the Heart (originally by Deee-Lite; written by Dmitry Brill, Herbie Hancock & Kamaal Fareed) - 4:37 "Kiss of Life" (originally by Sade; written by Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman & Andrew Hale) - 4:48 "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (originally by Michael Dees for the movie The Happy Ending; written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Michel Legrand) - 4:53
Personnel Rick Braun – trumpet, flugelhorn Mitchel Forman – keyboards (1, 6), string arrangements (6) David Benoit – acoustic piano (9), string arrangements (9) John Pondel – guitars (1) Todd Sharp – guitars (2, 5) Ross Bolton – guitars (3, 4, 7, 8) Jeff Golub – guitars (6) David Dyson – bass (4) Stan Sargeant – bass (5, 6) Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3, 4, 7–9) Bud Harner – drum brushes (5) Steve Kujala – flute (1) Craig Sharmat – orchestra arrangements (3), programming (9) Naughty Heidi – vocals (7)
Production Rick Braun – producer, recording, mixing Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) Michelle Laurençot – art direction, design Shawn Peterson – digital image assistant Lori Stoll – photography Steve Chapman – management
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