Glow (Al Jarreau album)

Glow is the second solo album by Al Jarreau that was released in 1976.[2]

Glow
Studio album by Al Jarreau
Released	June 15, 1976
Recorded	February 1976 – May 1976
Studio	Sound Labs and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California.
Genre	R&B jazz soft rock
Length	36:15
Label	Reprise
Producer	Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt
Al Jarreau chronology
We Get By (1975) Glow (1976) Look to the Rainbow (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Al Jarreau except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rainbow in Your Eyes"	Leon Russell	4:30
2.	""Your Song""	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	5:38
3.	"Água de Beber""	Antônio Carlos Jobim,Vinicius de Moraes	3:57
4.	"Have You Seen The Child"		3:48
5.	"Hold on Me"		1:47
6.	""Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	4:49
7.	"Somebody's Watching You"	Sylvester Stuart	3:48
8.	"Milwaukee"		4:57
9.	"Glow"		5:07

Personnel

• Al Jarreau – vocals, effects (5)
• Tom Canning – electric piano (1-4, 6-9)
• Larry Nash – synthesizers (1, 7), ARP String Ensemble (1)
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 6), organ (4)
• Larry Carlton – guitar (1-4, 6-9)
• Wilton Felder – bass (1, 3, 4)
• Willie Weeks – bass (2, 6, 7, 9)
• Paul Stallworth – bass (8)
• Joe Correro – drums (1-4, 6-9)
• Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3), tambourine (4)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6-9)
• Nick DeCaro – vocal arrangements (1)
• Dale Oehler – string and synthesizer arrangements, conductor

Charts

Glow peaked at #132 and #30 on the Billboard 200 on the Soul LP charts respectively.[3]

The only single to be released and makes the charts was "Rainbow in Your Eyes" reaching number 92 on the R&B charts.[4]

Album

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	132
R&B/Soul	30

Charting singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions[5]
		US R&B
1976	"Rainbow in Your Eyes"	92

Production

• Producers – Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt
• Production Assistant – Noel Newbolt
• Engineer – Al Schmitt
• Assistant Engineers – Don Henderson and Linda Tyler
• Recorded at Capitol Studios and Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Capitol Studios.
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Design – John Calbaka
• Photography – Moshe Brakha and Susan Jarreau
• Management – Patrick Rains

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. All Music Guide
3. "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
4. "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
5. "Al Jarreau – Chart history – Billboard".