| Sign of the Times | ||||
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| Studio album by Bob James | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | Tappan Zee | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Sign of the Times is the ninth album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.
The title track has been sampled by De La Soul ("Keepin' The Faith") and Warren G ("Regulate").
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hypnotique" | Rod Temperton | 5:52 |
| 2. | "The Steamin' Feeling" | Temperton | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Enchanted Forest" | Bob James | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Unicorn" | James | 9:03 |
| 5. | "Sign of the Times" | Temperton | 5:41 |
| 6. | "Love Power" | James | 5:31 |
Personnel
- Bob James – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, all synthesizers, horn and string arrangements, rhythm track and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6), calliope solo (5)
- Steve Khan – guitars (1–5)
- Bruce Dunlap – guitars (6)
- Eric Gale – guitars (6)
- Gary King – bass (1, 2, 5, 6)
- Marcus Miller – bass (3, 4)
- Major Holley – scat contrabass solo (5)
- John Robinson – drums (1, 2, 5)
- Rick Marotta – drums (3, 4)
- Buddy Williams – drums (6)
- Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion (1–5)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2)
- Airto Moreira – percussion (6)
- Tabby Andriello – special effects (5)
- Rod Temperton – rhythm track and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5); horn, string and vocal arrangements
Brass and Woodwinds
- Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone (3, 4)
- Grover Washington Jr. – tenor saxophone (6)
- Phil Bodner, Eddie Daniels, Wally Kane, George Marge and Whit Sidener – woodwinds
- Jim Pugh and Dave Taylor – trombone
- Jon Faddis, Mike Lawrence and Ron Tooley – trumpet
Strings
- Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Charles Libove, Jan Mullen, David Nadien, Joseph Rabushka, Richard Sortomme and Gerald Tarack – violin
Vocals
- Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Kasey Cisyk, Babi Floyd, Milt Grayson, Hilary James, Yvonne Lewis and Luther Vandross
Production
- Bob James – producer
- Joe Jorgensen – associate producer, recording, mixing
- Nancy Byers – assistant engineer
- Marc Chusid – assistant engineer
- Chaz Clifton – assistant engineer
- Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer
- Don Wershba – assistant engineer
- Vlado Meller – mastering at CBS Mastering Studios (New York, NY)
- Paula Scher – art direction, design
- Bill King – photography
References
- "Sign of the Times - Bob James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Pitman, Jed (June 7, 2017). Invisible Man: The Story of Rod Temperton, the 'Thriller' Songwriter. The History Press. ISBN 9780750983297 – via Google Books.
- "Five Songs By The 'Rhodes Scholar' Keyboardist Of Hip-Hop". NPR.org.
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