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.[2]" In 1981 "Never Givin' Up" gave Jarreau a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

This Time
Studio album by
Al Jarreau
Released1980
GenreJazz
R&B
Length42:19
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJay Graydon
Al Jarreau chronology
All Fly Home
(1978)		 This Time
(1980)		 Breakin' Away
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

This Time marked Jarreau's first foray into the top 40 on the Hot 200 or top 10 on the R&B charts, as well as his first No. 1 on the Jazz charts.[3] His next album would prove even more successful, topping both the Jazz and R&B charts.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Givin' Up"Tom Canning, Al Jarreau3:56
2."Gimme What You Got"Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page3:43
3."Love Is Real"Tom Canning, Jarreau, Tom Kellock4:23
4."Alonzo"Jarreau5:25
5."(If I Could Only) Change Your Mind"Tom Canning, Allee Willis4:16
6."Spain (I Can Recall)"Chick Corea, Jarreau, Artie Maren6:31
7."Distracted"Jarreau5:51
8."Your Sweet Love"Tom Canning, Jarreau, Tom Kellock4:13
9."(A Rhyme) This Time"Jarreau, Earl Klugh3:42

Charts & Awards

Album
Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 27
R&B 6
Jazz 1
Year End Chart (1980) Peak[4]
Jazz 40

Charting Singles
Year Song Peak chart positions[5]
US Pop US R&B
1980 "Distracted" - 61
"Gimmie What You Got" - 63
"Never Givin' Up" 102 26

"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,[6] who had recently undergone a similar change in sound.[7]

Personnel
  • Al Jarreau – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7), vocal percussion (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (1-4, 7, 8, 9)
  • Greg Mathieson – rhythm arrangements (1), acoustic piano (1), string synthesizer (1, 3, 4, 5)
  • Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 8), electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
  • Tom Canning – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8), 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 (8)
  • Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (1)
  • Dean Parks – electric guitar (3, 5)
  • Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (9), rhythm arrangements (9)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1-9)
  • Ralph Humphrey – drums (1, 4, 5, 9), percussion (4)
  • Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3)
  • Steve Gadd – drums (6, 7, 8)
  • Earl Lon Price – saxophone (7)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 7)
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 7)
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 3, 7), flugelhorn (1, 2, 7, 8), trumpet (3, 7)
  • Tom Kellock – rhythm arrangements (3)
  • Les Thompson – harmonica solo (5)

Production
  • Producer – Jay Graydon
  • Engineers – Joe Bogan and Jay Graydon
  • Second Engineer – Debbie Thompson
  • Recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, CA).
  • Remixed and Overdubbed at Garden Rake Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
  • Cover Photography – Richard Avedon
  • Sleeve Photography – Michael Rice and Susan Jarreau
  • Still Life – Harry Mittman

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. This Time Charts and Awards at Allmusic
  3. Career Charts and Awards at Allmusic
  4. "Top 100 Jazz Albums of 1980". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. Singles Charts and Awards on Allmusic
  6. 1981 Grammy Awards Winner for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at Allmusic
  7. Give Me the Night at Allmusic
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