Strawberry Moon is a jazz album by Grover Washington Jr. It was released in 1987 through Columbia Records, catalog 40510.[4] The album was self-produced by Grover Washington Jr, except for two tracks. The first of these, "Summer Nights," was co- produced with Marcus Miller and was released as a single, reaching #35 in the Billboard R&B Charts. The second, "I Will Be Here for You," was co-produced by Washington and Michael J. Powell.

Strawberry Moon
Studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released	1987
Genre	Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length	39:41
Label	Columbia
Producer	Grover Washington Jr., Michael J. Powell, Marcus Miller
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
A House Full of Love (1986) Strawberry Moon (1987) Then and Now (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Reception

A reviewer of Jet commented "The smash album featuring the new hit single "The Look of Love," with vocals of Jean Carne".[5] Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote "Grover Washington, Jr.'s first album in three years (and debut for Columbia) did not yield any major hits but found him playing in prime form".[1]

Track listing

1. "Strawberry Moon" (Washington) – 4:26
2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
3. "Shivaree Ride" (Washington) – 4:45
4. "Caught a Touch of Your Love" (James Best, Craig Bickhardt, Jack Keller) – 5:11
5. "Maddie's Blues" (Alf Clausen) – 2:47
6. "I Will Be Here for You" (Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page) – 5:33
7. "Monte Carlo Nights" (Todd Cochran, Stix Hooper) – 5:53
8. "Keep in Touch" (Gary Taylor) – 4:27
9. "Summer Nights" (Marcus Miller) – 6:29

Personnel

• Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes, Fairlight CMI
• James K. Lloyd – grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha DX7, Fairlight CMI
• James Simmons – Fairlight CMI (5)
• Joey DeFrancesco – grand piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8)
• Marcus Miller – multi instruments (9)
• Richard Steacker – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• B.B. King – guitar (4), lead vocals (4)
• Michael J. Powell – guitars (6)
• Gerald Veasley – 5-string bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Tyrone Brown – electric upright bass (2, 5)
• Darryl Washington – drums (1-8), timbales (9)
• Jim Salamone – LinnDrum (1, 3), percussion (1, 3)
• Ellen Cohen – bell tree (1), wind chimes (1)
• Leonard Gibbs – congas (1-8), percussion (2, 4-8)
• Jean Carne – lead vocals (2, 8)
• Spencer Harrison – lead vocals (7), backing vocals (7, 8)
• Liz Hogue – backing vocals (7, 8)

Production

• Grover Washington Jr. – producer, mixing
• Michael J. Powell – co-producer (6)
• Marcus Miller – co-producer (9), mixing (9)
• George Butler – executive producer
• Peter Humphreys – engineer (1-8), mixing (1-8)
• Tim Kinsey – engineer (4)
• Eric Calvi – engineer (9)
• Michael O'Reilly – engineer (9)
• Randy Abrams – assistant engineer (1-8)
• Ronnie James – assistant engineer (1-8)
• Scott MacMinn – assistant engineer (1-8)
• Armand Pocoroba – assistant engineer (1-8)
• Dave Saia – assistant engineer (1-8)
• Adam Silverman – assistant engineer (1-8)
• Nelson Ayers – assistant engineer (9)
• Chaz Clifton – assistant engineer (9)
• Dan Grigsby – assistant engineer (9)
• Neil Nappe – assistant engineer (9)
• Jim Regan – assistant engineer (9)
• Nimitr Sarkananda – mastering
• Christopher Austopchuk – art direction, design
• Jennifer Baumann – photography

Studios

• Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, PA); Counterpoint Studios (New York, NY); House of Music (West Orange, NJ); Dallas Sound Lab (Irving, TX).
• Tracks 1-8 mixed at Sigma Sound Studios; Track 9 mixed at A & R Recording (New York, NY).
• Mastered at Masterwork Recording (Philadelphia, PA).

Charts

References