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This Time (Al Jarreau album)

This Time is the fourth studio album by Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The release marked a change in Jarreau's sound to a more R&B-oriented flavor. As a result, the album achieved more success on the mainstream charts than his previous works, while also topping the Jazz Charts. It also reached No. 6 on the R&B charts and No. 27 on the Billboard 200." In 1981 "Never Givin' Up" gave Jarreau a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

Charts & Awards
Album Charting Singles "Never Givin' Up" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1981, Jarreau's first nomination in the R&B field. It lost to Jarreau's Warner Bros. labelmate George Benson for the Give Me the Night album, who had recently undergone a similar change in sound. == Personnel ==
Personnel
MusiciansAl Jarreau – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7), vocal percussion (1, 4) • Greg Mathieson – acoustic piano (1), string synthesizer (1, 3–5) • Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1–3, 5, 8), electric guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 8) • Tom Canning – Fender Rhodes (2, 4, 5, 8), acoustic piano (3, 5, 8), bells (8) • David Foster – acoustic piano (2), Fender Rhodes (3, 9) • Michael Omartian – string synthesizer (2, 8) • Larry Williams – synthesizers (3, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (6) • Steve George – synthesizers (7) • George Duke – Fender Rhodes (7) • Oscar Castro-Nevesgut-string guitar (1) • Dean Parks – electric guitar (3, 5) • Earl Klugh – gut-string guitar (9) • Abraham Laboriel – bass • Ralph Humphrey – drums (1, 4, 5, 9), percussion (4) • Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3) • Steve Gadd – drums (6–8) • Earl Lon Price – alto sax solo (7) • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 7) • Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 7) • Jerry Heyflugelhorn (1, 2, 7, 8), trumpet (3, 7) • Les Thompson – harmonica solo (5) Music arrangements • Al Jarreau – rhythm arrangements (1–4, 7–9) • Tom Canning – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8) • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 3, 7) • Greg Mathieson – rhythm arrangements (1) • Jay Graydon – rhythm arrangements (2–4, 7–9) • Tom Kellock – rhythm arrangements (3) • Earl Klugh – rhythm arrangements (9) == Production ==
Production
• Jay Graydon – producer, remix engineer, overdub engineer • Joe Bogan – basic track engineer • Debbie Thompson – second basic track engineer • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California) • Richard Seireeni – art direction • Richard Avedon – cover photography • Susan Jarreau – sleeve photography • Harry Mittman – still life • Patrick Rains & Associates – management ==References==
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