02/02/2021
George Duke "Illusions" (1995) -Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-
Label : Warner Bros. Records
01 - Genesis (George Duke)
02 - 500 Miles To Go (George Duke)
03 - 411 (George Duke)
04 - Love Can Be So Cold (George Duke)
05 - Illusions (George Duke)
06 - The Simple Things (George Duke)
07 - Life And Times (George Duke)
08 - Look What We Started Now (George Duke)
09 - C'est la vie (Michael Sembello & Dick Rudolph)
10 - Buffalo Soldiers (George Duke)
11 - Money (George Duke)
12 - No Greater Love (George Duke)
13 - So I'll Pretend (George Duke)
Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Additional Engineering by Wayne Holmes
Production Assistant : Corine Duke
Recorded at LeGonks West, Los Angeles, CA except :
"So I'll Pretend" Recorded at Conway, Los Angeles, CA & Drums on "Money" Recorded at O'Henry Studio, Burbank, CA
Bret Swain : Assistant Engineer at O'Henry Studio
Jerry Finn, Sean O'Dwyer : Assistant Engineers at Conway
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
01 - Genesis
George Duke : Keyboards
02 - 500 Miles To Go
George Duke : Keyboards
Ray Fuller : Guitar
03 - 411
George Duke : Lead vocal & Keyboards
Phil Perry : Vocal
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Josie James, Lynn Davis, Alex Brown & Lori Perry - The Sistas, Rachelle Ferrell, Jim Gilstrap, George Duke : Background vocals
04 - Love Can Be So Cold
George Duke : Lead vocal & Keyboards
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Rachelle Ferrell, Jim Gilstrap & George Duke : Background vocals
Lori Perry : Vocal Fills
05 - Illusions
George Duke : Lead vocal & Keyboards
Chante Moore : Background vocals
Stanley Clarke : Piccolo Bass
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Dennis Chambers : Drums
Ray Fuller : Rhythm Guitar
Michael Landau : Lead Guitar
06 - The Simple Things
George Duke : Vocals, Keyboards
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Lori Perry, Jim Gilstrap : Vocals
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
07 - Life And Times
George Duke : Vocals, Keyboards
Rachelle Ferrell : Vocal
James Ingram : Vocal
Joyce Kennedy : Vocal
Mervin Warren : Vocal
Marvin Winans : Vocal
The Emotions :
Jeanette Hawes : Vocal
Sheila Hutchinson : Vocal
Wanda Vaughn : Vocal
Perri Sisters : Background vocals
Carolyn Perry : Vocal
Darlene Perry : Vocal
Lori Perry : Vocal
Sharon Perry : Vocal
Everette Harp : Alto Sax
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Ray Fuller : Guitar
08 - Look What We Started Now
George Duke : Keyboards
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Ray Fuller : Guitar
09 - C'est la vie
George Duke : Lead vocal, Keyboards
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Michael Sembello : Guitar
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Jerry Hey, Gary Grant : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Larry Williams : Tenor Sax
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Everette Harp : Soprano Sax Solo
Rachelle Ferrell, Jim Gilstrap, George Duke : Background vocals
Michael Sembello, Carl Carwell & George Duke : 'Ee-Yo-Ah Background vocals
10 - Buffalo Soldiers
George Duke : Narration, Keyboards
Everette Harp : Soprano Sax
Chao Chi Hao : Tenor Sax
Ray Fuller : Guitar
11 - Money
George Duke : Vocals, Keyboards
Herman Matthews : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Jerry Hey, Gray Grant : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Dan Higgins : Tenor Sax
Lew McCreary : Trombone
Lynn Davis, Josie James, Alex Brown, Carl Carwell : Vocals
Erik Zobler & Steve Ford : 'Money Zombies'
12 - No Greater Love
George Duke : Vocal, Keyboards
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Acoustic Guitar
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Dennis Chambers : Drums
13 - So I'll Pretend
George Duke : Piano
Dianne Reeves : Vocal
Ray Brown : Bass
Terri Lynn Carrington : Drums
Kirk Whalum : Tenor Sax