In This Life (Kirk Whalum album)

In This Life is the fourth album by jazz musician Kirk Whalum, released in 1995 on Columbia Records. The album was produced by Steve Buckingham. It reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

1	"In This Life" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin)	3:36
2	"'Til I Get It Right'" (Larry Henley, Red Lane)	4:58
3	"Drowning in the Sea of Love" (Gamble and Huff)	7:02
4	"Peaceful Hideaway" (Anthony Smith, Kirk Whalum)	4:33
5	"I Wouldn't Be a Man" (Rory Michael Bourke, Mike Reid)	5:05
6	"Living for the City" (Stevie Wonder)	4:33
7	"My Father's Hope" (Richard Jackson)	4:27
8	"When The Night Rolls In" (Sally Dworsky, Brenda Russell, Rick Wayland	4:35
9	"I Turn To You" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin)	5:26
10	"Reck'n So" (Kirk Whalum)	3:58
11	"The Way I Need You" Now (Barry Alfonso, Mike Reid)	4:56
12	"Dan Cette Vie (In This Life)" (Barry Alfonso, Mike Reid)	6:15

Personnel

Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (1-5, 8-12), soprano saxophone (6, 7, 12), keyboard programming (6), drum programming (6)
Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1, 2, 9, 11, 12), keyboards (8, 9, 12), organ (8, 11)
Barry Beckett – acoustic piano (3), organ (3, 5), keyboards (5)
Rick Jackson – keyboards (4, 7, 10)
Wayne Killus – keyboard programming (6), drum programming (6)
Anthony Smith – keyboard programming (6), drum programming (6)
Brent Mason – guitars (2, 6, 8, 9, 12)
Reggie Young – guitars (3, 5)
Sonny Landreth – slide guitar (3)
Larry Carlton – guitars (4, 10), acoustic guitar (7)
Dwight Sills – guitars (4, 7, 10, 11)
Don Potter – acoustic guitar (7, 11)
Paul Franklin – pedabro (6), steel guitar (7)
David Hungate – bass (2, 8, 9, 12)
Willie Weeks – bass (3, 5)
Cedric Lee – bass (4, 7, 10, 11)
Ralph Penland – drums (2, 12)
Owen Hale – drums (3, 5, 8, 9)
Ricky Lawson – drums (4, 7, 11)
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (10)
Eddie Bayers – drums (12)
Farrell Morris – vibraphone (2)
Terry McMillan – percussion (3, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Brian Kilgore – percussion (4, 7, 10)
Mark Summer – cello (1)
Mark O'Connor – fiddle (6)
Dale Oehler – cello arrangements (1), string arrangements and conductor (2, 9, 12)
Assa Drori – concertmaster (2, 9, 12)
Mike Reid – vocals (1, 5, 9, 11)
Vaneese Thomas – vocals (2)
Teresa James – vocals (3, 8)
Bob Bailey – backing vocals (3, 5, 11)
Louis Nunley – backing vocals (3, 5, 11)
Duawne Starling – backing vocals (3, 5, 11)
Chris Willis – backing vocals (3, 5, 11)

Production

George Butler – executive producer
Steve Buckingham – producer, arrangements
Anthony Smith – producer (6)
Kirk Whalum – arrangements
George Massenberg – engineer, mixing
Gary Paczosa – engineer
Hal Sacks – engineer
Toby Seay – engineer
Richard Landers – assistant engineer
John Paterno – assistant engineer
Ed Simonton – assistant engineer
Kevin Scott – mix assistant
Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
Carol Elliott – production coordinator
Jennie Carey – production coordination assistant
Risa Zaitschek – art direction, design
Pamela Springsteen – photography
Earl Cole for Cole Classic Management – management

References

"Kirk Whalum Chart History". Billboard.
Kirk Whalum - In This Life. Columbia Records. 1995.
^ Widran, Johnathan. "Kirk Whalum – In This Life: Review". AllMusic.

Norment, Lynn (August 1995). "Sounding Off: The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Retrieved 2023-07-13.

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