The Best Is Yet to Come (Grover Washington Jr. album)

The Best Is Yet to Come is a 1982 studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. released via Elektra label.[3][4] The album includes his major hit "The Best Is Yet to Come" recorded with Patti LaBelle.

The Best Is Yet to Come
Studio album by
Released1982
StudioGroup IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Rosebud Recording Studio, New York, NY; Sigma Sound Studios-Starship One, Philadelphia, PA
GenreJazz
Length39:59
LabelElektra 60215
ProducerGrover Washington, Jr., Ralph MacDonald, Nathan Sassover, Dexter Wansel
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Anthology
(1981)
The Best Is Yet to Come
(1982)
Inside Moves
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[2]

Reception

A reviewer of Billboard wrote "When a musician of unassailable integrity, honesty and commitment makes a bold, adventurous statement about his art, what do you do? You believe him".[5] Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated "On The Best Is Yet to Come, the title cut was a major R&B hit, with Patti Labelle doing vocals. The rest, unfortunately, is formulaic fusion".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can You Dig It"Ralph MacDonald, William Salter5:17
2."The Best Is Yet to Come"Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel5:58
3."More Than Meets the Eye"Grover Washington, Jr.4:28
4."Things Are Getting Better"Gerald H. Price4:16
5."Mixty Motions"William Eaton5:17
6."Brazilian Memories"William Eaton6:08
7."I'll Be With You"Grover Washington, Jr.4:37
8."Cassie's Theme"Grover Washington, Jr.3:58
Total length:39:59

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 100
US Billboard Pop Albums[7] 50

References

  1. Wynn, Ron. "The Best Is Yet to Come – Grover Washington Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
  3. "Grover Washington, Jr. – The Best Is Yet to Come". Discogs. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. Nicholas, Aurwin. The History of Jazz and the Jazz Musicians. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365838286. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. "The Best Is Yet to Come". Billboard. 25 Dec 1982. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "The Best Is Yet to Come". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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