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Dianne Reeves
Studio album by Dianne Reeves
Released	1987
Studio	Mama Jo's (North Hollywood, California) Le Gonks West (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Contemporary jazz
Length	43:33
Label	Blue Note
Producer	George Duke
Dianne Reeves chronology
For Every Heart (1984) Dianne Reeves (1987) The Nearness of You (1988)
Singles from Dianne Reeves
"Better Days" Released: 1988 "Never Said (Chan's Song)" Released: 1988

Dianne Reeves is a studio album by American jazz singer Dianne Reeves issued in 1987 on Blue Note Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and at number 28 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Overview

The album was produced by George Duke and recorded at Mama Jo's and Le Gonks West in Hollywood, California. Dianne Reeves also spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

• Dianne Elizabeth Reeves – vocals
• George Duke – Synclavier synthesizer (tracks: 1-3), Yamaha TX816 (tracks: 1, 3), piano (track 7), producer
• William Edward Childs – piano (tracks: 2, 6, 8)
• Herbert Jeffrey Hancock – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5)
• Jorge Luis Gutierret Del Barrio – synthesizer (tracks: 4, 5)
• Paul Milton Jackson, Jr. – guitar (tracks: 1, 3-5)
• Fred Douglas Washington Jr. – bass (tracks: 1, 3-5)
• Tony Dumas – bass (tracks: 2, 8)
• Stanley Clarke – bass (tracks: 6, 7)
• Richard David Lawson – drums (tracks: 1, 3)
• Ralph Penland – drums (tracks: 2, 8)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (tracks: 4, 5)
• Anthony Tillmon Williams – drums (tracks: 6, 7)
• Paulo Roberto da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 3-5)
• Airto Moreira – percussion (track 6)
• Justo Almario – tenor saxophone (track 4)
• Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (tracks: 6, 7)
• Erik Zobler – engineering
• Alice Murrell – assistant producer
• Steven Bradley Ford – assistant engineering (tracks: 1-5, 8)
• Mitch Gibson – assistant engineering (tracks: 1, 3-7)
• Michael R. Morris – management

Chart history

References

1. Bradshaw, Paul (7 November 1987). "Diane Reeves: Diane Reeves". New Musical Express. p. 34.
2. ^ Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves. Blue Note Records. 1987.
3. ^ "Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. ^ "Dianne Reeves: Dianne Reeves (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. "Dianne Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

External links

• Dianne Reeves at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1987 albums
• Dianne Reeves albums
• Blue Note Records albums
• Albums produced by George Duke