3 is the third and final collaborative album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke, released in 1990 on Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Overview Artists such as Gerald Alston, Rahsaan Patterson, West Coast hip hop group Above The Law and Philip Bailey, Phil Perry, Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Osborne appear on the album. Other artists like Jerry Hey, Michael Landau, George Bohanon, Brandon Fields, Wayne Shorter, Robert Brookins, Joe Henderson, Kirk Whalum, and drummer Dennis Chambers are also featured.
Singles The cover of Parliament-Funkadelic's "Mothership Connection" was released as a 12" single. George Clinton appeared in the music video.
"Lady" was released as a promotional and 7" single along with "Find Out Who You Are".
Track listing
Personnel Primary artists
George Duke – keyboards (tracks: 1–6, 8–9, 11), synthesizer (tracks: 7, 10, 12), vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9), lyrics (track 2), lead vocals (tracks: 4, 8), producer Stanley Clarke – bass (tracks: 1–9, 11–12), keyboards (track 3), vocals (track 5), lyrics (track 6), lead vocals (track 9), producer
Vocalists
Rahsaan Patterson – lead vocals (track 3) Gerald Alston – lead vocals (track 6) Gregory Fernan Hutchison – lyrics & rap vocals (track 3) Philip Eugene Perry – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9), backing vocals (track 3) Carl Carwell – vocals (tracks: 4, 5, 9), backing vocals (track 3) Howard Hewett Jr. – vocals (track 2) Jeffrey Linton Osborne – vocals (track 2) Roy Galloway – vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 3) James Earl Gilstrap – vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 3) Darrell Cox – vocals (track 5) Philip Irvin Bailey – vocals (track 5) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – vocals (track 5) Larry Goodman – rap lyrics (track 3) Dennis Matkosky – lyrics (track 6)
Instrumentalists
Dennis Milton Chambers – drums (tracks: 1–3, 5–6, 8–9, 11), hi-hats (track 4) Robert Brookins – keyboards (track 2) Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (track 5) Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (track 5) George Roland Bohanon Jr. – trombone (track 5) Jerry Hey – trumpet (track 5) Michael Landau – guitar (track 6) Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (track 9) Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (track 9) Rayford Griffin – drums (track 11) Buell Neidlinger – double bass Dorothy Remsen – harp Earl Madison – cello Steve Erdody – cello Ronald Cooper – cello Douglas L. Davis – cello Dan Neufeld – viola Miriam Meyer – viola Marilyn Baker – viola Carole Mukogawa – viola Mihail Zinovyev – viola Samuel Boghossian – viola Bill Hybel – violin Neal Laite – violin Murray Adler – violin Israel Baker – violin Endre Granat – violin Brenton Banks – violin Reginald Hill – violin Michael Ferril – violin Mitchell Newman – violin Armen Garabedian – violin Claudia Parducci – violin Anatoly Rosinsky – violin Alexander Horvath – violin Franklyn D'Antonio – violin George Del Barrio – conducting
Technicals Erik Zobler – mixing & recording Mick Guzauski – mixing (tracks: 3, 6) Kevin Fisher – additional engineering Steve Sykes – additional engineering Dan Humann – additional engineering David Rideau – additional engineering Steve Holroyd – additional engineering Bernie Grundman – mastering Linda McClary – production coordinator
Additional Chris Cuffaro – photography Mary Maurer – art direction Nancy Donald – art direction
Chart history Chart (1990) PeakpositionUS Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)7US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)52
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