Private Passion is the fourth album by Jeff Lorber, released in 1986 on Warner Bros. Records. It features Karyn White and Tower of Power member Michael Jeffries on vocals.[2][3][4]

Private Passion
Studio album by Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	JHL Studios (Pacific Palisades, CA) Ground Control Studios (Burbank, CA) Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA) Encore Studios (Burbank, CA) Buckman Studio (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Genre	Smooth jazz[1] soul R&B jazz-funk
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Carl Sturken Evan Rogers Jeff Lorber Taavi Mote Robbie Buchanan
Jeff Lorber chronology
Step by Step (1985) Private Passion (1986) Worth Waiting For (1993)
Singles from Private Passion
"True Confessions" Released: 1986 "Facts of Love" Released: 1986 "Back In Love" Released: 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The album peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200, becoming Lorber's most successful album. "Facts of Love" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's (and Lorber's) only Top 40 hit.[5]

Aftermath

Despite the success of Private Passion, Jeff Lorber was not satisfied with the output of his solo albums, stating that they have a more vocal and R&B approach with himself as a sideman. As a result, he took a hiatus in music before returning in 1993 with Worth Waiting For.[6] Meanwhile, the album launched Karyn White's solo career as she released her 1988 debut self-titled album, which contained 3 Top 10 singles.

Track listing

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – synthesizers (1, 2, 9), programming (1, 2), synthesizer programming (3-9), guitars (3)
• Carl Sturken – synthesizers (1, 2), programming (1, 2), synthesizer programming (6), guitars (6)
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizer programming (4)
• Larry Carlton – guitars (3)
• Dann Huff – guitars (4)
• Buzz Feiten – guitars (5, 7, 8, 9)
• Brock Walsh – drum programming (9)
• Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (5)
• George Howard – soprano saxophone (7)
• Karyn White – lead vocals (1, 2, 4), backing vocals (1, 2)
• Michael Jeffries – lead vocals (4, 6, 8), backing vocals (6)
• Evan Rogers – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Bunny Hull – backing vocals (4, 8)

Production

• Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-9), recording (1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
• Evan Rogers – producer (1, 2, 6)
• Carl Sturken – producer (1, 2, 6)
• Taavi Mote – associate producer (1, 2, 6), mixing (1, 2, 3, 5-9), producer (3, 5, 7), recording (3, 7, 8, 9)
• Robbie Buchanan – producer (4)
• Brock Walsh – producer (8)
• Paul Retaczak – overdub tracking (1, 2, 6), recording (8)
• Craig Burbage – guitar recording (3)
• Paul Ericksen – engineer (4)
• Frank Wolf – engineer (4)
• John "Tokes" Potoker – mixing (4)
• Sabrina Buchanek – assistant engineer (9)
• Darwin Foye – assistant engineer (9)
• John Hegedes – assistant engineer (9)
• Jimmy Hogson – assistant engineer (9)
• Glen Holguin – assistant engineer (9)
• Jeff Lorenzen – assistant engineer (9)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
• Nels Israelson – photography
• Steve Drimmer – manager
• Allen Kovac – manager
• Left Bank Management – management company

Studios

• Mixed at The Village Recorder and Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

Charts

Album

Singles

References

External links

• Private Passion at Discogs
• Private Passion at AllMusic