From Me to You is the tenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1977 through Epic Records, making it his debut release for the label. Recording sessions for the album took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. The album features contributions from several musicians, including vocalist Dianne Reeves, guitarist Michael Sembello, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, percussionist Emil Richards, saxophonist Ernie Watts, trombonist Glenn Ferris, trumpeter Bobby Bryant, cellist Ray Kelley and others.
Reaching a peak position of number 192 on the US Billboard 200, the album remained on the chart for a total of three weeks. The album spawned one single, "'Scuse Me Miss".
Track listing
Personnel
George Duke – vocals, keyboards, percussion (5), arrangements Michael Sembello – acoustic and electric guitar Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass (1, 8), electric bass (7, 9) Byron Lee Miller – electric bass (2–6, 10) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums Emil Richards – percussion (1, 6, 8) Horn section (1, 2, 4, 7, 10) Ernie Watts and Bill Green – saxophone, flute, piccolo flute Bobby Brant and Walt Fowler – trumpet Glenn Ferris and Lew McCreary – trombone String section (1, 5–7) Murray Adler, William Kurasch, Jay Rosen, Polly Sweeney – violin Pamela Goldsmith, Allan Harshman – viola Raymond Kelley, Jacqueline Lustgarten – cello Lawrence Pecot Robinson, Debbie Robinson, Leslie Kearney, Dennis Moody, Darrell Cox, Bruce W. Talamon – handclaps Dianne Reeves – vocals (5, 6) Jessica Smith, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
Production George Duke – producer Kerry McNabb – engineer John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California) Nancy Donald – design Cynthia Marsh – artwork Bruce W. Talamon – photography
Chart history Chart (1977)Peakpositionscope="row"
References
External links
George Duke's 1970s discography on his website