Private Passion Aftermath
Despite the success of Private Passion , Jeff Lorber was not satisfied with the output of his solo albums, stating that they have a more vocal and R&B approach with himself as a sideman. As a result, he took a hiatus in music before returning in 1993 with Worth Waiting For self-titled album , which contained 3 Top 10 singles.
Track listing
Side A Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "Facts of Love " Sturken, Rogers White 4:32 2. "True Confessions" Sturken, Rogers White 4:16 3. "Jamaica" Lorber 4:09 4. "Back In Love" B. Hull, J. Hull White, Jeffries 4:10 5. "Kristen" Lorber 5:18
Side B Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 6. "Private Passion" Sturken, Rogers Jeffries 4:18 7. "Sand Castles" Lorber 5:34 8. "Keep On Loving Her" Walsh, Lorber Jeffries 5:02 9. "Midnight Snack" Lorber 5:21
Personnel
Jeff Lorber – synthesizers (1, 2, 9), programming (1, 2), synthesizer programming (3–9), guitars (3)Carl Sturken – synthesizers (1, 2), programming (1, 2), synthesizer programming (6), guitars (6)
Robbie Buchanan – synthesizer programming (4)
Larry Carlton – guitars (3)Dann Huff – guitars (4)Buzz Feiten – guitars (5, 7–9)Brock Walsh – drum programming (9)
Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (5)George Howard – soprano saxophone (7)Karyn White – lead vocals (1, 2, 4), backing vocals (1, 2)Michael Jeffries – lead vocals (4, 6, 8), backing vocals (6)Evan Rogers – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Bunny Hull – backing vocals (4, 8) Production
Jeff Lorber – producer (1–3, 5–9)
Evan Rogers – producer (1, 2, 6)
Carl Sturken – producer (1, 2, 6)
Taavi Mote – associate producer (1, 2, 6), producer (3, 5, 7)
Robbie Buchanan – producer (4)
Brock Walsh – producer (8)
Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
Nels Israelson – photography
Steve Drimmer – manager
Allen Kovac – manager
Left Bank Management – management company Technical credits
Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)Jeff Lorber – recording (1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
Taavi Mote – mixing (1–3, 5–9), recording (3, 7–9)
Paul Retaczak – overdub tracking (1, 2, 6), recording (8)
Craig Burbage – guitar recording (3)
Paul Ericksen – engineer (4)
Frank Wolf – engineer (4)
John "Tokes" Potoker – mixing (4)
Sabrina Buchanek – assistant engineer (9)
Darwin Foye – assistant engineer (9)
John Hegedes – assistant engineer (9)
Jimmy Hogson – assistant engineer (9)
Glen Holguin – assistant engineer (9)
Jeff Lorenzen – assistant engineer (9) Charts
Album
Year
Chart
Position
1987
Billboard 20068
Billboard Top Black Albums29
Billboard Jazz Albums17
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1986
"Facts of Love "
Billboard Black Singles17
Billboard Dance Club Songs9
1987
Billboard Hot 10027
"True Confessions"
Billboard Black Singles88
References
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