• Source: Follow the Rainbow

      • Follow the Rainbow is the twelfth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1979 through Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.


      Overview


      Follow the Rainbow was produced by George Duke. Recording sessions for the album took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, except for track 8, "Corine", which was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
      Duke played various keyboard instruments on Follow the Rainbow, including Fender Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand, Yamaha Grand Piano 9', Hohner D-6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Oberheim, Prophet, Funkosizer, Crumer Strings. The album features contributions from Napoleon Murphy Brock & Lynn Davis on vocals, Roland Bautista & Charles "Icarus" Johnson on guitars, Ricky Lawson & Leon Chancler on drums, Larry Williams, Jerry Hey and Sheila Escovedo among others.


      Singles


      "Say That You Will" reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.


      Track listing




      Personnel


      George Duke – vocals, acoustic grand piano, electric grand piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizers
      Charles Foster Johnson – guitars
      Roland Bautista – electric guitar (1, 2)
      Kevin "Serious Biz" Dugan – guitars, bass (1, 2, 4–10)
      Byron Miller – bass (3), vocals (3)
      Ricky Lawson – drums (1–6, 9, 10)
      Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (7, 8)
      Sheila E. – percussion, vocals
      Larry Williams – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
      Rick Culver – trombone
      Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn
      Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals
      Lynn Davis – vocals
      Josie James – vocals
      Darrell "Sweet D" Cox – cosmotic narrator (1, 3)
      Children of Distinction – choir (6)


      = Production

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      George Duke – producer
      Kerry McNabb – recording (1–7, 9, 10), mixing
      David Palmer – recording (8)
      Dave Rideau – assistant engineer
      John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California)
      Tony Lane – art direction
      Tom Drennon – design
      John Laven – illustration
      Bruce Talamon – photography


      Chart history




      References

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