The Clarke/Duke Project was the first collaborative album by American jazz musicians Stanley Clarke and George Duke released in 1981 on Epic Records. The Clark/Duke project peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Background The main recording sessions took place at Studio D of Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California with additional recording at Le Gonks West, Westlake Studios and A&M Studios in Hollywood, California.
The album's lead single, "Sweet Baby", peaked at No. 19 on the Hot 100.
Critical reception The Clarke/Duke Project was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing
Personnel
George Duke – vocals, keyboards, percussion, string arrangement (tracks: 3, 8), bass synthesizer (track 7), producer Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass, guitar, sitar, cello, string arrangement (tracks: 4, 8), producer Michael Boddicker – bass synthesizer (track 7) John Frederick Robinson – drums Norman Gary Foster – saxophone (track 3) Jerry Hey – piccolo trumpet C (track 8) Frederick Seykora – strings Israel Baker – strings Endre Granat – strings Paula Hochhalter – strings Barbara Thomason – strings Marcia Van Dyke – strings Bonnie Douglas – strings Selene Hurford – strings Denyse Buffum – strings Sheldon Sanov – strings Kenneth Yerke – strings Rollice Dale – strings Dorothy Wade – strings Nils Oliver – strings Assa Drori – strings Art Royval – strings Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster George Del Barrio – conducting Brent Averill – engineering Tommy Vicari – engineering Dave Concors – engineering Jim Cassell – engineering Erik Zobler – engineering Wally Buck – mixing assistant George Horn – mastering Kathe Hoffman – album coordinator
Chart history Chart (1981)Peakpositionscope="row" scope="row"
References
External links
George Duke's 1980s discography on his website