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In the Heat of the Night is the second solo studio album by jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber.[3]

In the Heat of the Night
Studio album by Jeff Lorber
Released	July 26, 1984
Genre	Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Label	Arista
Producer	Jeff Lorber, Maurice Starr
Jeff Lorber chronology
It's a Fact (1982) In the Heat of the Night (1984) Step by Step (1985)
Singles from In the Heat of the Night
"In the Heat of the Night" Released: 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The album peaked at No. 7 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 44 on the Top Black Albums chart.

Its artwork consists of a still image from a 1982 commercial promoting the acquisition of American electronic brand Quasar from Motorola to Matsushita Electric Industrial, which is now Panasonic.

Track listing

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars (1, 6, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9), guitar solo (5), arrangements (8)
• Maurice Starr – keyboards (1, 9), guitars (1, 9), drum programming (1, 9), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 9)
• Marlon McClain – guitars (2-8, 10), guitar solo (5)
• Lee Ritenour – rhythm guitar (5)
• Nathan East – bass (2-8, 10), vocals (2)
• John Robinson – cymbals (1, 9), drums (2-8, 10)
• Jimmy Johnson – congas (1, 9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2-8, 10)
• Ronnie Laws – saxophone solo (3)
• Phillip Ingram – lead vocals (3)
• Steve George – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
• David Page – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (2-8, 10)
• Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals (8)

Production

• Robert Abel – executive producer
• Maurice Starr – producer (1, 9)
• Jeff Lorber – producer (2-8, 10)
• Phil Greene – recording (1, 9), mixing (1, 9)
• Chris Brunt – recording (2-8, 10), mixing (2-8, 10)
• Joe Moody – second engineer (1, 9)
• Ben Ing – second engineer (2-8, 10)
• Ria Lewerke – art direction
• Randy Roberts – creative director, design
• Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography

Studios

• Tracks 1 & 9 recorded at Syncrosound (Boston, Massachusetts).
• Tracks 2-8 & 10 recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California).
• Mixed at Normandy Sound (Warren, Rhode Island).

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Billboard 200[4]	106
Billboard Top Black Albums[5]	44
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[6]	7

References

External links

• In the Heat of the Night at discogs: link
• In the Heat of the Night at Lorber's website: link

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